AVATAR have debuted two new songs — “Going Hunting” and “Barren Cloth Mother” — in advance of the launch of their headlining U.S. tour, which commences today (September 1).
AVATAR are also celebrating their signing with ‘Thirty Tigers’ and starting up their own imprint known as ‘Black Waltz Records’, which takes it’s moniker from the band’s 2012 album, ‘Black Waltz’.
Commenting on the goings on within the band, AVATAR states: “Since the early ’60s, Swedish children have grown up reading Lee Falk’s The Phantom. According to legend, The Phantom has the strength of 10 tigers. Thus, Avatar now has the strength of three Phantoms and are therefore finally unstoppable. Thirty Tigers are innovators and we are very excited to have signed with them. It’s good to work with such forward thinking people who truly understand what it means to be an artist in this millennium.”
They continued, “This calls for a celebration, so to commemorate this occasion, and the tour we’re just about to embark on, we’ve chosen to tear up some eardrums with ‘Going Hunting’ and ‘Barren Cloth Mother.’ Both songs tell about inner and outer darkness in their own ways. We keep sailing over dark oceans, staring down into the abyss. These songs, as great as they are, are just a taste of what’s yet to come.”
You can check out both songs below as well as AVATAR’s North American tour dates with MAGIC SWORD and TALLAH.
AVATAR North American tour dates:
Sept. 01 – Albany, N.Y. @ Empire Live
Sept. 02 – Baltimore, Md. @ Baltimore Soundstage
Sept. 03 – New York, N.Y. @ Irving Plaza
Sept. 04 – Boston, Mass. @ Big Night Live
Sept. 05 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Theatre of Living Arts
Sept. 07 – Fort Wayne, Ind. @ Pierre’s
Sept. 08 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Roxian Theatre
Sept. 09 – Cleveland, Ohio @ House of Blues
Sept. 11 – Danville, Va. @ Blue Ridge Rockfest
Sept. 12 – Asheville, S.C. @ The Orange Peel
Sept. 13 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Buckhead Theatre
Sept. 15 – Chicago, Ill. @ House of Blues
Sept. 17 – Madison, Wis. @ The Sylvee
Sept. 18 – Detroit, Mich. @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
Sept. 20 – Kansas City, Mo. @ Truman Theater
Sept. 21 – Lincoln, Neb. @ Bourbon
Sept. 22 – Minneapolis, Minn. @ The Fillmore Minneapolis
Sept. 24 – Louisville, Ky. @ Louder Than Life
Sept. 25 – St Louis, Mo. @ Delmar Hall
Sept. 26 – Oklahoma City, Okla. @ Diamond Ballroom
Sept. 27 – Dallas, Texas @ House of Blues
Sept. 28 – Houston, Texas @ House of Blues
Sept. 29 – San Antonio, Texas @ The Aztec Theater
Oct. 01 – Albuquerque, N.M. @ Sunshine Theater
Oct. 02 – Denver, Colo. @ Summit
Oct. 03 – Salt Lake City, Utah @ The Depot
Oct. 05 – Phoenix, Ariz. @ The Van Buren
Oct. 06 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Wiltern
Oct. 07 – Las Vegas, Nev. @ House of Blues
Oct. 08 – Sacramento, Calif. @ Aftershock
Oct. 10 – Grand Junction, Colo. @ Mesa Theater
Oct. 12 – Billings, Mont. @ Pub Station
Oct. 14 – Spokane, Wash. @ Knitting Factory
Oct. 15 – Portland Ore. @ Roseland Theater
Oct. 16 – Garden City, Idaho @ Revolution Concert House and Event Center
Oct. 18 – Seattle, Wash. @ Neptune
