One of the first things anyone who performs onstage has to learn is that there’s no room for self-consciousness — if you believe in something, and do it hard enough, it’ll be awesome. For no […]
To say 2020 has been fun would be a lie so egregious, we’d choke on it before uttering it out loud. This year really showed up to the door with its arms full of plagues […]
Swedish genre-defiers Avatar have always had a taste for the strange and unusual. One only has to listen to their buoyant mixture of death metal, folk metal, nu-metal, and circus music to hear how committed […]
Earlier this year, Sweden’s Avatar released Hunter Gatherer, their most ambitious and exciting album to date. The record is a new peak for the band, who have been on a steady ascent over the past decade […]
It’s hard to think of other acts that a System of a Down diehard would also like. That’s because the Armenian-American alt-metal quartet have always made an effort to sound as unique as they do […]
As Avatar frontman Johannes Eckerström can tell you, going onstage in clown paint is, oddly enough, no joke. Though they started off as a hard-hitting death metal band, the Swedish five-piece’s sound evolved rapidly in […]
It might be easy to hear Avatar’s latest album, this year’s Hunter Gatherer, and think of them as a new or breakout band. The record’s a huge step forward for the Swedish quintet, showcasing a […]
It’s Friday, which means two things: giving this week the finger, and new music! Tune in every Friday for The Pit’s round-up of new releases, from singalong hard rock to pus-drenched underground death metal. Keep […]
Gothenburg, Sweden-based heavy metal group Avatar have dropped another ripper from their highly anticipated eighth full-length, Hunter Gatherer — which is due August 7th via eOne Music. “God of Sick Dreams” has no shortage of […]
Gothenburg, Sweden-based heavy metal group Avatar have released a blistering new single, “Silence in the Age of Apes.” Abundant, as always, the song includes blazing guitar riffs and frontman Johannes Eckerström’s brutal, snarling growls. Plus, […]
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