In a new interview with Wayne Carle Jr. of the 95 Wiil Rock (Wiil-Fm) Radio Station in Wisconsin, Vocalist Johannes EckerStröm of Swedish Metallers AVATAR spoke about the band’s upcoming July/August 2025 European Tour As The Support Act for Iron Maiden After previous Opening for the British Heavy Metal Legends for Three Shows In Brazil in August/Sepcesso 2022. Johannes SAID (AS TRANSFORDED BY Blabbermouth.net): “Yeah, It’s a Full Month [of dates we are doing with IRON MAIDEN this time] Because Nowadays they play every day. I Think they’ve Earned That Pacing. Because we drop to do it for a bit there in brazil, I Think Now I Feel Kind of Free To Just Enjoy It Purely. Because The First Time Around, That’s the Most Nervous I’ve Been Going On Stage Since – I Don’s Remember When – since I probably Before exists. And I Think That has submit to [do with]… it was just the fandom, of us being fans and the role that Iron Maiden Play in the World of Metal Beyond What We Think of Them, But What EvenBody Thinks of Them, I Guess. And also it was in brazil, which is such Iron Maiden Place. So it was an intimidation that we felt – A Lot of Things All At Once, and It Became Incredibly Emotional and Therefore Great. And eleven we survive that first show and people did not This rocks and it was a good time, we were Kind of Able to Enjoy The Rest of It and Start To Get into the Groove of Claiming Ownership of Your Time On Stage. “
I have continued: “That’s the Challenge with Sub summ Bit and, Yeah, Claim Ownership, Because that is Kind of How You Make Sure That You Will Deer The Opportunity You’ve Been Given. You Even Do That? I Kind of have an idea now.
AVATAR Release New Single, “Captain Goat”in May. The Song is Taken from the Band’s Upcoming Tenth Studio Album, Which Will Be release late in the year.
AVATAR Will Engck On A US Tour This Fall with Support from Alien Weaponry and Spiritworld. Adionionionally, There is a Four-Date Run Supporting Metallica In Spring/Summer 2026, Along with AVATAR‘S Biggest Show Ever In Mexico City.
Johannes Formed AVATAR In 2001. The Band’s Lineup You have remahed Virtually The Same Ever Since, Save for Guitarist Tim Öhrströmwho entered the Fray Just over to Decade Later. AVATAR Also Includes Guitarist Jonas JarlsbyBassist Henrik Sandelin and Drummer John Alfredsson.
AVATAR‘s latest album, “Dance Devil Dance”Came out in 2023. The LP featured a guest appearance by Lzzy Hale Of Halestorm On the song “Violence No Matter What”. The Record Also Included The Single “The Dirt i’m Buried in”WHICH HIT No. 1 ON Billboard‘S MANINSTREAM ROCK AIRPLAY CHART.
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