Originally the brainchild of Candlemass maestro Leif Edling, Swedish doomsters Avatarium have been hacking away at new music for album number six, the monstrous ‘Between You, God, The Devil, And The Dead’, which is due for release on January 24th 2025 via AFM Records.
Founding Avatarium more than 10 years ago, Leif Edling made the doom metal world a darker and ultimately more interesting place. Over the years, they’ve released two EPs, four critically acclaimed full-length records, and a live DVD, ‘An Evening With Avatarium – Live in Stockholm’, one of the coolest doom DVDs on earth. Edling eventually left Avatarium’s ranks due to health issues, but the band forged onward, and 2022 found them capping off a prolific decade with their latest album and AFM Records debut, ‘Death, Where Is Your Sting’.
Following the much-acclaimed record release, lauded by fans and music press worldwide and numerous live appearances at prestigious festivals or on tour with acts such as Swallow The Sun, early 2025 will see the Swedish doom maestros even double down on all the heavy riffs and occult rock your ass can handle. Their forthcoming studio offering, produced and mixed by Marcus Jidell with a mastering by Svante Forsbäck (Candlemass, Amorphis and many more) — features eight new enthralling tracks, that showcases the band’s exceptional songwriting skills and qualities. Avatarium have evolved since their 2013 self-titled debut, and although they have always introduced new elements along the way, with their epic fusion of a doom-ladden rock and dark, heavy yet melancholic, poetry, the Swedish collective fronted by extraordinary vocalist Jennie-Ann Smith proves why they are one of the most unique acts in modern alternative music today.
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