Avatar has released a new album, accompanied by a spooky music video, perfect for Halloween. The band is also hitting the road for the foreseeable future, including a Summer 2026 tour with Metallica.
Don’t Go In The Forest
On the spookiest day of the year, Avatar has unveiled their brand new album, Don’t Go In The Forest. Alongside the album, a music video for the title track was released, directed by Johan Carlén. This video perfectly encapsulates the lyrical themes and haunting energy with an almost vintage style feel.
Speaking on the album, vocalist Johannes Eckerström explains, “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.”
He furthered, “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.”
Don’t Go In The Forest is available for streaming and purchase now and can be found here!
Impact of Avatar
Avatar has evolved and continued its acclaimed momentum over the years. Their 2023 album, Dance Devil Dance,included their No. 1 Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay hit “The Dirt I’m Buried In”. They have continued on to headline multiple sold-out tours, and even have a fossil named after them.
The impact of Avatar is no secret, and Don’t Go In The Forest furthers it.
On The Road
The band is keeping themselves busy on the road for the foreseeable future with tour dates lined up. Their North American headline tour begins on November 5 in Phoenix, Arizona, and continues until December 12 in Dallas, Texas. Tonight, October 31, Avatar will be headlining The Pepsi Center in Mexico City, Mexico.
Less than two months after concluding their North American tour, the band will be traveling to Sweden to begin their European headline tour. From February 5 to March 13, they will play several shows throughout Europe, including dates in London, Milan, Paris, and more.
May 24 marks the beginning of their summer tour in support of Metallica. They will be joining the metal legends in Frankfurt, Budapest, Dublin, and London. Full tour dates are available below.
2025 U.S. HEADLINE TOUR:
11/5 — Phoenix, AZ — The Van Buren
11/6 — San Diego, CA — The Observatory San Diego
11/7 — Riverside, CA — Riverside Municipal Auditorium
11/8 — 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
12/2 — Chicago, IL — Riviera Theater
12/4 — Nashville, TN — Marathon Music Works
12/5 — St. Louis, MO — The Pageant
12/6 — Tulsa, OK — Tulsa Theater
12/7 — Dallas, TX — House of Blues
2025 MEXICO HEADLINE:
10/31 — Mexico City, MX — The Pepsi Center
2026 EUROPEAN HEADLINE TOUR:
2/5 — Stockholm, SE — Fållan
2/7 — Helsinki, FI — Kulttuuritalo
2/9 — Oslo, NO — Sentrum Scene
2/10 — Copenhagen, DK — Vega
2/11 — Osnabrück, DE — Die Botschaft
2/12 — Brussels, BE — A.B. [SOLD OUT] ^
2/14 — London, UK — Exhibition ^
2/15 — Manchester, UK — Academy ^
2/16 — Glasgow, UK — Barrowland ^
2/17 — Nottingham, UK — Rock City ^
2/18 — Bristol, UK — O2 Academy ^
2/20 — Amsterdam, NL — AFAS Live ^
2/21 — Esch-Sur-Alzette, LU — Rockhal ^
2/22 — Zürich, CH — Komplex ^
2/24 — Barcelona, ES — Razzmatazz ^
2/25 — Madrid, ES — La Riviera ^
2/27 — Lisbon, PT — LAV ^
2/28 — Bilbao, ES — Santana 27 ^
3/2 — Lyon, FR — Le Cube ^
3/3 — Milan, IT — Alcatraz ^
3/4 — Vienna, AT — Gasometer ^
3/5 — Munich, DE — Tonhalle ^
3/6 — Cologne, DE — E-Werk ^
3/7 — Paris, FR — Le Zenith ^
3/9 — Wiesbaden, DE — Schlachthof
3/10 — Zlin, CZ — Sports Hall Datart
3/11 — Warsaw, PL — Stodola
3/12 — Berlin, DE — Columbiahalle
3/13 — Hamburg, DE — Docks
^ Support: Witch Club Satan
SUPPORTING METALLICA — SUMMER 2026:
5/24 — Frankfurt, DE — Deutsche Bank Park
6/11 — Budapest, HU — Puskas Arena
6/19 — Dublin, IE — Aviva Stadium
7/5 — London, UK — London Stadium
