Avatar release their new debut single music video, announce a World Tour and as well as announcing details of their upcoming album.

It’s a busy day for music news from Swedish band, Avatar. First off, they have released their new single, “A Statue Of A King”. To go along with this, they have also debuted the music video for the single. The video was directed by Johan Carlén and was overseen by the “Department of Accurate Depiction of the King”.

They have also announced that their new LP will be released on January 12, 2018.  Avatar Country will be the band’s seventh album and will be the follow up to their 2016 Feathers & Flesh. 

You can preorder Avatar Country now by clicking here.

 

Avatar Country Tracklist:
1. Glory To Our King
2. Legend of The King
3. The King Welcomes You To Avatar Country
4. King’s Harvest
5. The King Wants You
6. The King Speaks
7. A Statue of The King
8. King After King
9. Silent Songs of the King Pt 1 Winter Comes When The King Dreams of Snow
10. Silent Songs of the King Pt 2 The King’s Palace

 

Avatar toured throughout the US this summer, performing at festivals such as Chicago Open Air, as well as opening for In This Moment. Now, they have finally announced that they are headlining a World Tour of their own. Opening for them on the tour will be The Brains and Hellzapoppin Circus Sideshow.

The North American tour begins on January 6 in Columbus, OH. Cramming in an impressive 28-date tour going from coast to coast, before heading over to Europe. They will be rounding out the tour in their native Gothenburg on April 7.

Avatar have been gaining a lot of recognition throughout the US, and this tour is sure to be a success. Fans have been waiting for the announcement of a headlining tour, and now they know the wait is almost over.

North America Tour Dates

Jan-06 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
Jan-07 Toronto, ON The Opera House
Jan-09 Montreal, QC Astral
Jan-11 New York, NY Gramercy Theatre
Jan-12 Boston, MA Brighton
Jan-13 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Soundstage
Jan-14 Philadelphia, PA Theatre Of Living Arts
Jan-16 Louisville, KY Mercury Ballroom
Jan-17 Atlanta, GA The Buckhead Theatre
Jan-18 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
Jan-19 Houston, TX House of Blues 
Jan-20 Dallas, TX House of Blues 
Jan-21 San Antonio, TX Aztec
Jan-23 Tempe, AZ The Marquee
Jan-24 Los Angeles, CA Regent Theater
Jan-25 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades
Jan-28 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
Jan-30 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
Jan-31 Denver, CO The Summit Music Hall
Feb-01 Lincoln, NE Bourbon Theatre 
Feb-02 Chicago, IL The Bottom Lounge
Feb-03 Green Bay, WI Sand Lot
Feb-05 Lawrence, KS Granada
Feb-07 Detroit, MI St. Andrew’s Hall
Feb-08 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
Feb-09 Indianapolis, IN Deluxe
Feb-10 Milwaukee, WI The Rave II
Feb-11 Grand Rapids, MI Intersection

Europe/UK Tour Dates

3/13/18 Utrecht, Netherlands Tivoli Vredenburg
3/14/18 Paris, France Trianon
3/15/18 Lille, France Lille / Le Splendid- (Les Paradis Artificiels Festival)
3/16/18 London, UK Islington Assembly Hall
3/17/18 Sint-Niklaas, Belgium De Casino 
3/18/18 Köln, Germany Luxor
3/20/18 Reims, France La Cartonnerie 
3/21/18 Nîmes, France Paloma
3/22/18 Cognac, France West Rock
3/23/18 Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain Sala Sanatana 27
3/24/18 Madrid, Spain Sala Mon Live
3/25/18 Barcelona, Spain Sala Bikini
3/26/18 Villeurbanne, France Le Transbordeur
3/27/18 Genève, Switzerland L’Usine
3/28/18 Zurich, Switzerland Dynamo
3/29/18 Milan, Italy Alcatraz
4/1/18 Munich, Germany Technikum
4/2/18 Prague, Czech Republic Lucerna Music Bar
4/3/18 Berlin, Germany Bi Nuu
4/4/18 Hamburg, Germany Gruenspan
4/5/18 Copenhagen, Denmark Pumpehuset
4/6/18 Stockholm, Sen Klubben Fryshuset
4/7/18 Göteborg, Sen Trädgår’n

Avatar
Website | Facebook | Twitter

About The Author

Kirstine moved from the UK to Chicago in 2011, and has fallen in love with the city and its music scene. She enjoys combining her two biggest passions – music and photography. If there is a band with a guitar playing, chances are she’ll be there…camera in hand. Kirstine went to her first live concert at 7 years old, and hasn’t looked back since!