Melodic Death Metal

Photo gallery: Avatar live in Munich at the Tonhalle

March 8, 2026

The Swedish visionaries of Avatar returned to Munich last week. This time, they played a bigger venue, the Tonhalle, and managed to sell it out completely in advance! The atmosphere was, as always, loaded with anticipation, and the “citizens of Avatar country” were not disappointed. It was an energetic show that led through many albums of the band. Most of the songs, though, came from their recent record “Don’t Go In The Forest”, but they also played all-time favorites like “The Eagle Has Landed” and “Bloody Angel”. After almost two hours, they closed their set with two more fan favorites, “Smells Like A Freakshow” and “Hail the Apocalypse”. Here’s the complete set-list: Captain Goat Silence in the Age of Apes The Eagle Has Landed In the Airwaves Bloody Angel Death and Glitz Blod The Dirt I’m Buried In Colossus Torn Apart Howling at the Waves Glory to Our King Legend of the King Let It Burn Tonight We Must Be Warriors Encore: Don’t Go in the Forest Smells Like a Freakshow Hail the Apocalypse Of [Read More]

Melodic Death Metal

Avatar share US-tour dates for spring 2026

January 28, 2026

After a one-month tour through the US in November/December 2025, Swedish melodic death-metal band Avatar recently announced further US tour dates for 2026, starting April 16th in Sacramento, CA, and ending May 20th in Hampton Beach, NH. They will be joined by Fleshgod Apocalypse and Frozen Soul. But first off, Avatar will be playing European stages again, starting next week, February 5th in Stockholm, Sweden. The final date will be March 13th in Hamburg, Germany. Tickets are selling fast, so better be quick and get yours HERE. For the European/UK leg, they will be joined by Alien Weaponry, Witch Club Satan, and Agabas. Avatar released their latest album “Don’t Go In The Forest” on October 31st, 2025. “The secret ingredient is that we still feel like we’re just getting started,” says vocalist Johannes Eckerström. “Don’t Go In The Forest is an album filled to the brim with stuff we’ve never done before. It’s all songs and concepts we haven’t been close to touch until now. The mind is wild and we have lost ourselves in [Read More]

Hardcore

Upcoming European/UK tours in 2026 – Part 1

January 11, 2026

2025 was an amazing year with tons of shows and live performances. But can you top that? I think 2026 has a lot in store already, it probably has the potential to exceed last year. We’ll share with you a snippet of the upcoming tours and hope you’ll find the time to check those out: Lionheart California-based Hardcore band Lionheart just released their new album “Welcome To The Westcoast II”. They also dropped a new single that same day – “Chewing Through The Leash feat. Matt Honeycutt from Kublai Khan TX”. Check it out: Their European tour has already started. Some dates are sold out, some are close. Note that there were some venue changes, f. e.  in Munich it’s the Backstage now. Please check for further changes. Lionheart will be joined by Madball, Gideon and Slope! For more information on the band, follow their social media: https://www.facebook.com/lionheartca https://lionheartca.com/ https://instagram.com/LIONHEARTCA https://twitter.com/LIONHEARTCA Sylosis Sylosis also have a new record coming out soon. “The New Flesh” will be out February 20th. The 11-track record is produced and [Read More]