Theatrical Swedish metal band Avatar has shared a visualizer for “Death and Glitz,” the latest single from its upcoming album “Don’t Go in the Forest” (Oct. 31, 2025, pre-save it here).
Eckerström states, “‘Death and Glitz’ is a song about perversion and detachment,” vocalist Johannes Eckerström said. “A homeless, young runaway collapses and dies on a dancefloor. The crime scene tape becomes a red velvet rope. The investigator’s camera flashes like paparazzi on the red carpet. We love her for dying. Now, she’s perfect. Obedient. Anything you want.
“The true crime genre is as sick as the sickest goregrind band you’ve ever heard. Its popularity and the form in which it’s being consumed, as a choice between Mickey Mouse and hospital dramas, reveals a darkness. The best ones are when it’s someone young and attractive. A couple goes hiking. Only the man returns. What do we project on this very real person’s very real tragedy? Do we see ourselves, with a strange envy for being so desired? Do we see a canvas on which we can paint the perfect future, if we were there to make it right? Do we completely dehumanize the victim and those who lost her, obsessed with the puzzle? No matter the reason, it is clear that no one is more obedient than the dead. People simply like it when death has a nice rack.”
“Don’t Go in the Forest” track listing:
“Tonight We Must Be Warriors”
“In the Airwaves”
“Captain Goat”
“Don’t Go in the Forest”
“Death and Glitz”
“Abduction Song”
“Howling at the Waves”
“Dead And Gone and Back Again”
“Take This Heart and Burn”
“Magic Lantern”
“The secret ingredient is that we still feel like we’re just getting started,” Eckerström said. “‘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.”
The track listing of the new album will be revealed soon. Avatar previously shared “Captain Goat” and “In the Airwaves.”
Avatar tour dates:
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
12/6 — Tulsa, OK — Tulsa Theater
12/7 — Dallas, TX — House of Blues
Mexico headline show
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.
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
With 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
