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Sweden's doom darlings AVATARIUM have entered the Gröndahl studio and currently work on a follow-up to their highly acclaimed second album »The Girl With The Raven Mask«. This third brainchild will include eight new tracks and is scheduled to see the light of day in spring 2017.

After topping multiple soundchecks in the leading European music magazines, AVATARIUM won the 'Up And Coming'-award on the German Metal Hammer Awards and with their catchy riffs, mystic atmosphere and unique voice of frontwoman Jennie-Ann Smith, they will once again bewitch doomsters all over the globe.

"AVATARIUM is about pushing boundaries and exploring new grounds", states guitar master Marcus Jidell. "Inside the four walls of our pantheon the ceiling needs to be high to let the creativity and imagination fly free. Our focus is not on technical aspects but on landscapes and colors. Diverse emotions such as anger, despair, grief, empathy and hope all find their place in our music. We are aiming to find the human touch, keep it simple and allow mistakes but also make it glorious, shining and bigger then our own selves. 2017 needs to be the year when we bring in a new way of thinking and create music without computers holding us back with mathematic formulas and degrading bands to mass products created on conveyor belts. AVATARIUM is taking the lead and inviting you to follow!"

Avatarium announce third studio album »Hurricanes And Halos«!

Sweden's doom darlings AVATARIUM are back with their third studio album and once again, singer Jennie-Ann Smith and her gentlemen cast a spell over you with a truly magical sound experience - »Hurricanes And Halos« will take the world by storm on May 26th and contains eight majestic new tracks.

Once again, AVATARIUM rely on beauty and darkness, heavy guitars and fragile sounds, unique female vocals and the mystic vintage blues sound from the 60s, while still staying on modern ground and trusting into the haunting soul of doom rock. Six out of the eight new tracks were forged by Candlemass wizard Leif Edling, but guitar master Marcus Jidell and singer Jennie-Ann Smith also contributed to the songwriting and formed a worthy successor to »The Girl With The Raven Mask« that topped multiple soundchecks in 2015 and brought them the 'Up And Coming'-award from German Metal Hammer.

The new album was produced by Marcus Jidell himself, while David Castillo (KATATONIA, BLOODBATH, OPETH) recorded and mixed it in the famous Ghost Ward Studios and the mastering was done by Jens Bogren (SOILWORK, SEPULTURA). Together they created an organic and warm sound that sets »Hurricanes And Halos« apart from the overbred, electronically optimized mass.

"Recording »Hurricanes And Halos« has truly been an emotional roller coaster for me and I do think that has contributed to a pure and vibrating energy on the album. I am deeply proud of what we have achieved together," states lead singer Jennie-Ann Smith and guitar wizard Marcus Jidell adds: "It feels like the two previous albums and the EPs lead us to this one, it's been a natural flow to where we are today, musical and emotional wise"

On November 22nd, doom metal wizards AVATARIUM return with their dark gospel to open another chapter of their hauntingly beautiful otherworld. Only two years after taking the fans by storm with "Hurricanes And Halos" that has been named 'album of the month' by magazines worldwide, the Swedes announce the completion of their fourth full-length release. "The Fire I Long For" sees them return to their epic doom roots whilst paying their respects to rock legends like Rainbow, Led Zeppelin and The Doors.

Founded in 2012 by Leif Edling of CANDLEMASS, AVATARIUM soon saw the arrival of Marcus Jidell (producer CANDLEMASS) and Jennie-Ann Smith who brought an air of charisma with her soulful grace. By now, the band has become an entity of its own and while Leif still contributed three songs for the new album, the band’s current nucleus consists of Marcus and Jennie-Ann, who are accompanied on this record by organist Rickard Nilsson and new drummer Andreas ‘Habo’ Johansson (THE DOOMSDAY KINGDOM). Together, this open-minded, yet doom-laden collective draws elements of folk, jazz and psychedelic brilliance into a grandiose amalgamation that manages to maintain an almost pop-like elegance.

Recorded at Studio DeepWell in Stockholm, the album was produced by Marcus Jidell, mixed by Grammy Award winner Niklas Flyckt and mastered by Svante Forsback (Rammstein).

2020-11-16 - Sweden's heavy doom rockers AVATARIUM might not have been able to set the European stages on fire with their magical live show this year due to obvious reasons - however, instead, they'll bring the best tracks from their four studio albums right into your living room now!

After previously releasing their "Live In Stockholm" show as downloadable concert via Blackbox in August (still available here: https://avatarium.solidtango.com ), the band has now announced that their first official live release titled "An Evening With Avatarium" will be available on all streaming platforms on December 4th.

Guitar master Marcus Jidell comments: "This concert was recorded right before the outbreak of Covid-19; it’s the tour we should have made 2020. In these hard and challenging times we hope you’ll get some good energy and power from our doomy, intense, dynamic and heavy show!!"

Announcement from our record label!
Swedish doom rockers Avatarium announce new album "Death, Where Is Your Sting" / Pre-sale kicked off / First single "God Is Silent" available for streaming!
Today is a lucky day if you're a fan of our fabulous Swedish doom rock/metal masters AVATARIUM:
New album "Death, Where Is Your Sting" announced for Oct 21
Pre-sale kicked off https://shop.afm-records.de/avatarium/
NEW SINGLE "God Is Silent" available for streaming!
https://fanlink.to/God-Is-Silent
"Death, Where Is Your Sting" will be available as Digipak, Vinyl ( Incl. poster & spot gloss UV varnish) and ltd. 2-CD Earbook (limited to 1.000 units).