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The heavy metal visionaries collectively known as AVATAR — vocalist Johannes Eckerström, guitarists Jonas Jarlsby and Tim Öhrström, bassist Henrik Sandelin, and drummer John Alfredsson — have gone from strength to strength to strength over the past several years.
There’s the critically acclaimed, 2023-released album Dance Devil Dance, which included rock chart topper The Dirt I’m Buried In. There have been scores of sold-out headline shows across the globe and an actual fossil named after them. The list goes on and on. But the band is looking forward to an even brighter future with today’s release of the brand new song ‘CAPTAIN GOAT’.
“I think it will be very clear to people hearing ‘Captain Goat’, that the rules once again have changed,” states vocalist Eckerström. “It will always be metal. It will always be Avatar. We will never do the same song twice and we will always find ways to reinvent ourselves. It’s the only way we know how to do this, and the only way to give ourselves a shot at being the best we have ever been. ‘Captain Goat’ uses the motif of Satan and the spirit’s journey through the underworld as a meditation. It is a negotiation with the harsh state of being and finding acceptance as you navigate the ruthless darkness of life.”
Regarding the accompanying visual, he furthers, “In the video, we find a way to play with that, shamelessly lending imagery from various myths, folklore and legends. Besides, any day I get to see the boys undress for a part is a good day for all of us.”
Additionally, there are forthcoming tours supporting Iron Maiden and Metallica, along with the band’s biggest show EVER in Mexico City — see below for a complete rundown of the band’s planned tour activity for the next two years.
Avatar show no signs of pausing to take a breath in their quest for absolute world domination — much less stopping. There is more new music on the way, as well.
But for now, bow down to the Captain. Captain Goat, that is.
WITH IRON MAIDEN, EUROPE 2025
JULY
THU 3 – BELFORT, FR – Eurockéennes
SAT 5 – MADRID, ES – Cívitas Metropolitano
SUN 6 – LISBON, PR – MEO Arena
WEDS 9 – ZURICH, SZ – Hallenstadion
FRI 11 – GELSENKIRCHEN, DE – Veltins Arena
SUN 13 – PADOVA, IT – Studio Euganeo
TUES 15 – BREMEN, DE – Bürgerweide
THURS 17 – VIENNA, AT – Ernst Happel Stadium
SAT 19 – PARIS, FR – Paris La Défense Arena
SUN 20 PARIS, FR – Paris La Défense Arena
WEDS 23 – ARNHEM, NL – GelreDome
FRI 25 – FRANKFURT, DE – Deutsche Bank Park
SAT 26 – FRANKFURT, DE – Cannstatter Wasen
TUES 29 – BERLIN, DE – Waldbühne Berlin
WEDS 30 – BERLIN, DE – Waldbühne Berlin
AUGUST
SAT 2 – WARSAW, PL – PGE Narodowy
SAT 9 – KORTRIJK, BE – Alcatraz Festival *
EUROPEAN HEADLINE TOUR 2026
FEBRUARY
THU 05 – STOCKHOLM, SE – FALLAN
SAT 07- HELSINKI, FI – KULTTURILATO
MON 09 – OSLO, NO – SENTRUM SCENE
TUE 10 – COPENHAGEN – DK – VEGA
WED 11 – OSNABRUECK, DE – DIE BOTSCHAFT
THU 12 – BRUSSELS, BE – A.B.
SAT 14 – LONDON, UK – EXHIBITION
SUN 15 – MANCHESTER, UK – ACADEMY
MON 16 – GLASGOW, UK – BARROWLAND
TUE 17 – NOTTINGHAM, UK – ROCK CITY
WED 18 – BRISTOL, UK – O2 ACADEMY
FRI 20 – AMSTERDAM, NL – AFAS LIVE
SAT 21 – ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE, LU – ROCKHAL
SUN 22 – ZURICH, CH – KOMPLEX
TUE 24 – BARCELONA, ES – RAZZMATAZZ
WED 25 – MADRID, ES – LA RIVIERA
FRI 27 – LISBON, PT – LAV
SAT 28 – BILBAO, ES – SANTANA 27
MARCH
MON 02 – LYON, FR – LE CUBE
TUE 03- MILAN, IT – ALCATRAZ
WED 04 – VIENNA, AT – GASOMETER
THU 05 – MUNICH, DE – TONHALLE
FRI 06 – COLOGNE, DE – E-WERK
SAT 07 – PARIS, FR – LE ZENITH
MON 09 – WIESBADEN, DE – SCHLACHTHOF
TUE 10 – ZLIN, CZ – SPORTS HALL DATART
WED 11 – WARSAW, PL – STODOLA
THU 12 – BERLIN, DE – COLUMBIAHALLE
FRI 13 – HAMBURG, DE – DOCKS
WITH METALLICA — SUMMER 2026
SAT 24 MAY — Frankfurt, DE — Deutsche Bank Park
THURS 11 JUNE — Budapest, HU — Puskas Arena
FRI 19 JUNE — Dublin, IE — Aviva Stadium
SAT 5 JULY — London, UK — London Stadium
More information, HERE
Photo By Johan Càrlen
