Musically, Avatar traces its roots back to Sweden’s Gothenburg, the well-known epicenter of melodic death metal during the mid-1990s and where the band initially formed in 2001. But Avatar is ...

Swedish Metal Band Avatar Welcomes Fans to ‘Avatar Country’ With New Album & Tour. Even before it first made its way stateside in 2012, Gothenburg, Sweden's Avatar had a flair for the theatrical.

I find it funny that Axl hates Avatar so much, because I find them awesome and endearing. Maybe it’s because I have a penchant for clowns, and respect that idea of wearing a goofy painted face to hide ...

The ten song, 43-minute adventure that Avatar sends listeners on covers a lot of geographic ground when it comes to a spectrum of genre. Their past work in the world of melodic death metal seeps ...

Within that universe lurks Avatar, a five-piece Swedish metal band, together since 2001, who strive for originality: “We’re trying to carve […] Latest Music ...

Swedish metal band Avatar established a Kickstarter campaign with a lofty goal of $50,000 to make a "featurette" movie, "Avatar Country." It reached that goal in just 90 minutes, according to eOne ...

“When people end up doing metal that is best enjoyed while sitting down and shutting up, you miss the point. Metal is the music that you move to — in the pit, banging your head, dancing around, ...

Soul Music’s Influence on Heavy Metal. Along with teasing new music from Avatar, Eckerström spent time celebrating Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath, namely how he believes they helped bring the ...

For some, like the Foo Fighters, a jeans-and-T-shirt appearance makes sense because it fits the music, Eckerstrom says. He says that image just wouldn’t fit the freak show metal Avatar plays.

Avatar arrived at the Egyptian room on May 8, 2024, to start their North American tour and give Indy a taste of the freak show. Avatar Kicks off The Great Metal Circus in Indianapolis | Music ...

Metal is, if you want it to be, quite technical music. Like the way metal musicians play, it's kind of like using super powers, you shred and you scream real loud and you play really fast. It is ...