AVATAR share two new songs "Going Hunting" + "Barren Cloth Mother" and announces signing to Thirty Tigers + launches its own Black Waltz Records Imprint touring the U.S. this fall

AVATAR SHARE TWO NEW SONGS "Going Hunting" + "Barren Cloth Mother" — WATCH + LISTEN

BAND ANNOUNCES SIGNING TO THIRTY TIGERS + LAUNCHES ITS OWN BLACK WALTZ RECORDS IMPRINT

TOURING THE U.S. THIS FALL

The heavy metal 'n' roll dark madcap visionaries collectively known as AVATAR are ambitious, Swedish rock sorcerers of the highest order. They smash the boundaries between band, theater troupe, and cinematic masterminds with a series of celebrated albums and videos, and the immersive world of Avatar Country, a fantastical land where metal rules supreme.

In keeping with their customary larger-than-life-ness, the band is back with not one but TWO brand new songs. Avatar have shared the official music video for "Going Hunting" directed once again by Johan Carlén and fan track "Barren Cloth Mother."

The black and white, animated visual for "Going Hunting" features a giant insect as its protagonist, faceless men in suits, the band performing, and much more in its storyline. It's a glorious and cinematic visual, which is expected from the band.

The band has also announced its signing with a new label. They are now part of the Thirty Tigers roster and have launched their own Black Waltz Records imprint.

"Since the early '60s, Swedish children have grown up reading Lee Falk's The Phantom," the band says. "According to legend, The Phantom has the strength of 10 tigers. Thus, Avatar now has the strength of three Phantoms and are therefore finally unstoppable. Thirty Tigers are innovators and we are very excited to have signed with them. It's good to work with such forward thinking people who truly understand what it means to be an artist in this millennium."

Avatar continue, "This calls for a celebration, so to commemorate this occasion, and the tour we're just about to embark on, we've chosen to tear up some eardrums with 'Going Hunting' and 'Barren Cloth Mother.' Both songs tell about inner and outer darkness in their own ways. We keep sailing over dark oceans, staring down into the abyss. These songs, as great as they are, are just a taste of what's yet to come."

Avatar will return to the road in the U.S. this September, as one of the first European metal bands to return to the United States tour circuit after the COVID-19 lockdown, with Magic Sword and Tallah in tow. The trek kicks off today, September 1, in Albany and runs through October 18 in Seattle. Going Hunting continues in Europe Jan 2022 in the UK and wraps in Sweden in March. The band will make a few Main Stage festival appearances this year and next. Hellfest, Aftershock, Louder Than Life and Blue Ridge Rockfest to name a few. All dates are below. Tickets are available here.

AVATAR ARE:

Johannes Eckerström – Vocals

Jonas Jarlsby – Guitar

Tim Öhrström – Guitar

Henrik Sandelin – Bass

John Alfredsson – Drums

AVATAR GOING HUNTING TOUR:

WITH MAGIC SWORD + TALLAH:

9/1 — Albany, NY — Empire Live

9/2 — Baltimore, MD — Baltimore Sound Stage

9/3 — New York, NY — Irving Plaza

9/4 — Boston, MA — Big Night Live

9/5 — Philadelphia, PA — Theatre of Living Arts

9/7 — Fort Wayne, IN — Pierre’s

9/8 — Pittsburgh, PA — Roxian Theatre

9/9 — Cleveland, OH — House of Blues

9/11 — Danville, VA — Blue Ridge Rockfest

9/12 — Asheville, NC — The Orange Peel

9/13 — Atlanta, GA — Buckhead Theatre

9/15 — Chicago, IL — House of Blues

9/17 — Madison, WI — The Sylvee

9/18 — Detroit, MI — DTE Energy Music Theatre

9/20 — Kansas City, MO — Truman Theater

9/21 — Lincoln, NE — Bourbon

9/22 — Minneapolis, MN — The Fillmore Minneapolis

9/24 — Louisville, KY — Louder Than Life

9/25 — St Louis, MO — Delmar Hall

9/26 — Oklahoma City, OK — Diamond Ballroom

9/27 — Dallas, TX — House of Blues

9/28 — Houston, TX — House of Blues

9/29 — San Antonio, TX — The Aztec Theater

10/1 — Albuquerque, NM — Sunshine Theater

10/2 — Denver, CO — Summit

10/3 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Depot

10/5 — Phoenix, AZ — The Van Buren

10/6 — Los Angeles, CA — The Wiltern

10/7 — Las Vegas, NV — House of Blues

10/8 — Sacramento, CA — Aftershock

10/10 — Grand Junction, CO — Mesa Theater

10/12 — Billings, MT — Pub Station

10/14 — Spokane, WA — Knitting Factory

10/15 — Portland, OR — Roseland Theater

10/16 — Garden City, ID — Revolution Concert House and Event Center

10/18 — Seattle, WA — Neptune

2022 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES:

1/8 — Nottingham, UK — Rock City

1/9 — Manchester, UK — Academy

1/10 — Glasgow, UK — SWG3

1/12 — Wolverhampton, UK — KK’s Steelmill

1/13 — Bristol, UK — SWX

1/14 — Southampton, UK — 1865

1/15 — London, UK — 02 Forum Kentish Town

2/12 — Paris, FR — L’Olympia

2/14 — Brussels, BE — Ancienne Belgique (A.B.)

2/15 — Karlsruhe, DE — Substage

2/16 — Lyon, FR — Le Transbordeur

2/17 — Barcelona, ES — Razzmatazz 1 & 2

2/18 — Madrid, ES — Kapital

2/19 — Lisbon, PT — LAV

2/21 — Bordeaux, FR — Le Rocher Palmer

2/22 — Geneva, CH — Alhambra

2/23 — Zurich, CH — Komplex

2/24 — Vienna, AT — Simm City

2/25 — Brno, CZ — Sono Centrum

2/26 — Munich, DE — Freiheitshalle

2/27 — Leipzig, DE — Hellraiser

2/28 — Warsaw, PL — Proxima

3/1 — Berlin, DE — Columbia Theater

3/2 — Hamburg, DE — Gruenspan

3/3 — Cologne, DE — Essigfabrik

3/4 — Tilburg, NL — 013

3/10 — Göteborg, SE — Trädgår’n

3/11 — Stockholm, SE — Fållan

3/12 — Malmö, SE — Slagthuset

6/24 — Cartagena, ES — Rock Imperium Festival

6/26 — Clisson, FR — Hellfest 2022