Having already locked in some dates supporting Metallica in 2026, among several headlining tours, Swedish alternative metal band Avatar are gearing up to release their next album on Halloween (October 31st). They’ve titled that record “Don’t Go In The Forest“, with vocalist Johannes Eckerström elaborating on it as follows:
“The secret ingredient is that we still feel like we’re just getting started. ‘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 the darkest woods, filled with memories, and fantasies. Forbidden thoughts that must be spoken. It would have been impossible to make this album at any other time than now. That’s all we ever wanted, and I think you’ll find it’s all you ever wanted too.”
Earlier today, the band debuted a music video for the song “Tonight We Must Be Warriors” from it, with Eckerström stating:
“It has become a necessity to me over the years to be able to answer one question: Why is this important? It can’t be just another album. We need to discover something, try something else. It has to come from the heart. What is being said matters. In days of isolation and despair, maybe we need to be reminded that we are not alone? We are one of many. Maybe we also need a reminder that the burden is on our shoulders? To get it done, we need to do the fighting ourselves.”
“Don’t Go Into The Forest” will feature ten tracks, only three of which have been announced thus far. Outside of the above-mentioned single are the previously released cuts, “In The Airwaves” and “Captain Goat“.
With Alien Weaponry & SpiritWorld:
11/05 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
11/06 San Diego, CA – The Observatory San Diego
11/07 Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium
11/08 Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
11/10 Seattle, WA – Moore Theater
11/11 Portland, OR – Roseland Theatre
11/12 Boise, ID – Revolution
11/14 Salt Lake City, UT – The Union
11/15 Denver, CO – Fillmore
11/17 Minneapolis, MN – Fillmore
11/18 Madison, WI – The Sylvee
11/20 Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit
11/21 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
11/22 Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live!
11/23 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring
11/25 Huntington, NY – Paramount
11/26 Boston, MA – House of Blues
11/28 Allentown, PA – Archer Music Hall
11/29 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte
11/30 Louisville, KY – Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
12/02 Chicago, IL – Riviera Theater
12/04 Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
12/06 Tulsa, OK – Tulsa Theater
12/07 Dallas, TX – House of Blues
Avatar:
10/31 Mexico City, MEX – The Pepsi Center
With Alien Weaponry:
02/05 Stockholm, SWE – Fallan
02/07 Helsinki, FIN – Kultturilato
02/09 Oslo, NOR – Sentrum Scene
02/10 Copenhagen, DEN – Vega
02/11 Osnabrueck, GER – Die Batschaft
02/12 Brussels, BEL – A.B.
02/14 London, UK – Exhibition
02/15 Manchester, UK – Academy
02/16 Glasgow, UK – Barrowland
02/17 Nottingham, UK – Rock City
02/18 Bristol, UK – O2 Academy
02/20 Amsterdam. NET – AFAS Live
02/21 Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX – Rockhal
02/22 Zurich, SWI – Komplex
02/24 Barcelona, SPA – Razzmatazz
02/25 Madrid, SPA – La Riviera
02/27 Lisbon, POR – LAV
02/28 Bilbao, SPA – Santana 27
03/02 Lyon, FRA – Le Cube
03/03 Milan, ITA – Alcatraz
03/04 Vienna, AUT – Gasometer
03/05 Munich, GER – Tonhalle
03/06 Cologne, GER – E-Werk
03/07 Paris, FRA – Le Zenith
03/09 Wiesbaden, GER – Schlachthof
03/10 Zlin, CZE – Sports Hall Datart
03/11 Warsaw, POL – Stodola
03/12 Berlin, GER – Columbiahalle
03/13 Hamburg, GER – Docks
With Metallica & Pantera:
05/22 & 24 Frankfurt, GER – Deutsche Bank Park
06/11 & 13 Budapest, HUN – Puskas Arena
06/19 & 21 Dublin, IRE – Avavia Stadium
07/03 & 05 London, UK – London Stadium
