Melodic death metal

Subgenre of heavy metal music

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December 2024 Band releases a 7" single of 'Tower' during a legal battle with their former record label, featuring a piano version and a live version.
April 2024 Johannes Eckerström confirms the band is writing material for their tenth studio album, planned for release in the second half of 2025.
March 1 2024 Avatar released the EP 'Going Hunting' under the Black Waltz label.
February 2 2024 Avatar released the EP 'Whisper the Unspeakable Collection' under the Black Waltz label.
2023 Avatar releases the music video 'Chimp Mosh Pit' directed by Johan Carlén from their album Dance Devil Dance
2023 Released single 'The Dirt I'm Buried In' and a duet 'Violence No Matter What' with Lzzy Hale from the 'Dance Devil Dance' album
September 2023 Band achieves their first Billboard Mainstream Rock no. 1 single with 'The Dirt I'm Buried In'.
August 2023 The band's song 'The Dirt I'm Buried In' reached number 1 on the US rock radio chart, becoming the song with the longest journey to number 1 in the last 20 years.
February 17 2023 Ninth studio album 'Dance Devil Dance' is released.
2022 Avatar releases two music videos from their album Dance Devil Dance: 'Dance Devil Dance' and 'The Dirt I'm Buried In', both directed by Johan Carlén
2022 Released album 'Dance Devil Dance' with singles 'Valley of Disease' and 'Dance Devil Dance'
July 14 2022 Avatar plays their 1000th show at the Cadot Rock Fest.
2021 Released album 'Going Hunting' with singles 'Going Hunting', 'Barren Cloth Mother', 'So Sang the Hollow', 'Construction of Souls', and 'Cruel and Unusual'
2021 Johannes Eckerström starts playing piano and keyboards for the band.
September 1 2021 Single 'Barren Cloth Mother' is released. Band announces split from eOne and creates their own label, Black Waltz Records.
August 31 2021 Single 'Going Hunting' is released ahead of the Going Hunting Tour.
2020 Avatar releases three music videos from their album Hunter Gatherer: 'Silence in the Age of Apes', 'Colossus', and 'A Secret Door', all directed by Johan Carlén
August 7 2020 Released eighth studio album 'Hunter Gatherer' via eOne, continuing their musical journey.
May 14 2020 Music video for 'Silence in the Age of Apes' is released.
May 5 2020 Band announces the album 'Hunter Gatherer' and its release date of 7 August 2020.
May 1 2020 Band announces the end of the 'Avatar Country' era and teases their upcoming album with the question 'Will you hunt with us?'
2019 Avatar released two media productions: a documentary titled 'With Horns in the Air – A Very Special Message from Avatar' and a short film called 'Legend of Avatar Country', both directed by Johan Carlén.
December 2019 Avatar begins recording their next album at Sphere Studios in Los Angeles.
May 17 2019 Released the live album 'The King Live in Paris', recorded from their Download Festival 2018 performance
2018 Released single 'The King Welcomes You to Avatar Country' from the 'Avatar Country' album
2018 Performed at Download Festival in Paris, which was later recorded and released as the live album 'The King Live in Paris'
October 29 2018 The band launched a Kickstarter campaign for 'Legend of Avatar Country', a film featurette based on the Avatar Country album, seeking $50,000 in funding.
January 12 2018 Avatar Country album was released worldwide on streaming services and in physical formats.
December 19 2017 Official music video for 'The King Wants You' was released.
December 13 2017 The band released their second single 'The King Wants You' on SiriusXM Octane radio, which was subsequently made available on digital platforms.
October 24 2017 Avatar released the single 'A Statue of the King' and announced their seventh album Avatar Country, along with details of their upcoming Avatar Country Tour starting in January 2018.
June 12 2017 Avatar were awarded the Breakthrough Band Award at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods ceremony.
March 2017 Avatar toured North America with In This Moment, Motionless in White & Gemini Syndrome as part of the Half God Half Devil Tour.
May 13 2016 Released sixth studio album 'Feathers & Flesh' through eOne, showcasing their continued musical progression.
March 25 2016 Avatar released the first official single 'The Eagle Has Landed' as an instant gratification reward for album pre-orders.
March 17 2016 The singles 'Regret' and 'House of Eternal Hunt' were released, coinciding with the launch of pre-order merchandise bundles for the Feathers & Flesh album.
March 3 2016 Avatar revealed the name of their new album 'Feathers & Flesh' via their official website and social media, announcing a release date of 13 May 2016.
January 30 2016 In Dallas, Texas, Avatar performed 'For The Swarm' for the first time, marking their first original song since their previous album's release.
December 2015 Avatar entered the studio to begin recording their follow-up album to Hail the Apocalypse, splitting time between three European studios: Castle Studios in Germany, Finnvox Studios in Finland, and Spinroad Studios in Sweden.
August 2015 Avatar conducted a headline U.S. tour with support from Gemini Syndrome and First Decree.
May 6 2015 Avatar was announced as part of the Shiprocked 2016 lineup.
April 2015 Avatar began a U.S. tour with headline performances and supporting Five Finger Death Punch and Mushroomhead.
January 26 2015 The music video for 'Vultures Fly' premiered, which was later voted #1 for five consecutive weeks in Loudwire's Battle Royal video countdown and won their 2015 Best Rock Video.
2014 Johannes Eckerström begins playing brass in addition to his lead vocal duties.
May 13 2014 Avatar released their album Hail the Apocalypse via eOne Music, produced by Tobias Lindell and mixed by Jay Ruston.
March 17 2014 The title track 'Hail the Apocalypse' was released as the album's first single, accompanied by a music video.
March 11 2014 Avatar announced their fifth album, Hail the Apocalypse, which was set for release in May.
August 2013 Avatar was selected by Avenged Sevenfold to replace Device on tour with Five Finger Death Punch after David Draiman withdrew from the tour.
February 2013 Avatar embarked on their first U.S. tour, supporting Lacuna Coil and Sevendust.
February 14 2012 Black Waltz album was released in the United States. This was also the last album to feature guitarist Simon Andersson, who left the band to focus on his studies.

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