Hear Ye! Hear Ye! - His royal majesty the King and His elite orchestra, AVATAR have granted the Royal State Television Network (KTV) the right to release footage of their participation in recent battle through the popular medium of the "YouTube". This is within accommodation with their newest single, "The King Wants You." The so-called "music video" is once again directed by Johan Carlén, overseen by the Department of Accurate Depiction of the King.

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As first heard on SiriusXM's Octane channel late last week, this is the second single and music video we've heard from the King with AVATAR off His new record titled Avatar Country coming next month.

The band initially released the single and "music video" for "A Statue of the King" last month. The visually stunning recording of a great Avatar Country celebration has gone on to receive high praise from around the world. Revolver Magazine called it a "powerful anthem" and Loudwire dubbed it "the band's most ambitious looking video yet."

Both "A Statue of the King" and "The King Wants You" have also been granted availability as iTunes instant gratification tracks. Meaning, fans and future Citizens who pre-order Avatar Country on iTunes will receive the song as an immediate download. Both tracks are available on all streaming services now.

Avatar will release their seventh, and most Royal, full length, Avatar Country on January 12, 2018, via Entertainment One. Avatar Country will serve as the highly anticipated follow up to Feathers and Flesh, which debuted at #5 Hard Music, #7 Indie, #12 Rock, #31 Current, #9 Overall and #88 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.

The King will embark on a series of state visits this winter with very special guests THE BRAINS (North America leg), OLD KERRY MCKEE (European leg) and sideshow extraordinaire HELLZAPOPPIN. Citizens and zealots may remember Hellzapoppin from the band's 2012 music video for their single "Black Waltz." The Royal presence will first be felt in Columbus, OH on January 6th at the Newport Music Hall and stretch coast to coast before coming to a theatrical close at The Intersection in Grand Rapids. The European round of state visits will start in Utrecht, Netherlands on March 13 and be concluded in Gothenburg, Sweden on April 7. GLORY TO OUR KING!

AVATAR live: North America supports: The Brains, Hellzapoppin:

06.01.2018 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
07.01.2018 Toronto, ON - The Opera House
09.01.2018 Montreal, QC - Astral
11.01.2018 New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre
12.01.2018 Boston, MA - Brighton
13.01.2018 Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage
14.01.2018 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre Of Living Arts
16.01.2018 Louisville, KY - Mercury Ballroom
17.01.2018 Atlanta, GA - The Buckhead Theatre
18.01.2018 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
19.01.2018 Houston, TX - House Of Blues
20.01.2018 Dallas, TX - House of Blues
21.01.2018 San Antonio, TX - The Aztec Theater
23.01.2018 Tempe, AZ - The Marquee
24.01.2018 Los Angeles, CA - Regent Theater
25.01.2018 Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades
26.01.2018 Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
27.01.2018 Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory
28.01.2018 Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
30.01.2018 Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
31.01.2018 Denver, CO - The Summit Music Hall
01.02.2018 Lincoln, NE - Bourbon Theatre
02.02.2018 Chicago, IL - The Bottom Lounge
03.02.2018 Green Bay, WI - Sand Lot
05.02.2018 Lawrence, KS - Granada
07.02.2018 Detroit, MI - St. Andrew's Hall
08.02.2018 Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues
09.02.2018 Indianapolis, IN - Deluxe
10.02.2018 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave II
11.02.2018 Grand Rapids, MI - Intersection

Europe supports: Old Kerry McKee, Hellzapoppin:

13.03.2018 (NL) Utrecht - Tivoli Vredenburg (Grote Zaal)
14.03.2018 (FR) Paris - Le Trianon
15.03.2018 (FR) Lille - Le Splendid (Les Paradis Artificiels Festival)
16.03.2018 (UK) London - Islington Assembly Hall
17.03.2018 (BE) Sint-Niklaas - De Casino
18.03.2018 (DE) Cologne - Luxor
20.03.2018 (FR) Remis - La Cartonnerie
21.03.2018 (FR) Nimes - Paloma
22.03.2018 (FR) Cognac - West Rock
23.03.2018 (ES) Bilbao - Sala Santana 27
24.03.2018 (ES) Madrid - Sala Mon Live
25.03.2018 (ES) Barcelona - Sala Bikini
26.03.2018 (FR) Lyon - Le Transbordeur
27.03.2018 (CH) Geneva - L'Usine
28.03.2018 (CH) Zuerich - Dynamo
29.03.2018 (IT) Milan - Alcatraz
01.04.2018 (DE) Munich - Technikum
02.04.2018 (CZ) Prague - Lucerna Music Bar
03.04.2018 (DE) Berlin - Bi Nuu
04.04.2018 (DE) Hamburg - Gruenspan
05.04.2018 (DK) Copenhagen - Pumpehuset
06.04.2018 (SE) Stockholm - Klubben Fryshuset
07.04.2018 (SE) Gothenburg - Tradgarn

27.- 28.04.2018 (USA) Jacksonville, FL - Metropolitan Park
01.-03.06. (NL) FORTAROCK, Nijmegen
01.-03.06. (DE) ROCK AM RING / ROCK IM PARK
06.06.2018 (NO) ØYESLETTA, Kvinesdal

The tracklisting of "Avatar Country" reads as follows:

1. Glory To Our King
2. Legend of The King
3. The King Welcomes You To Avatar Country
4. King's Harvest
5. The King Wants You
6. The King Speaks
7. A Statue of The King
8. King After King
9. Silent Songs of the King Pt 1 Winter Comes When The King Dreams of Snow
10. Silent Songs of the King Pt 2 The King's Palace

First preorders are already up and more will follow, check for updates:

https://avatarmetal.com/

AVATAR is:

Johannes Eckerström - Vocals
John Alfredsson - Drums
Henrik Sandelin - Bass
The King - Guitars
Tim Öhrström - Guitars

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