The heavy metal visionaries collectively known as AVATAR — vocalist Johannes Eckerström, guitarists Jonas Jarlsby and Tim Öhrström, bassist Henrik Sandelin, and drummer John Alfredsson — have gone from strength to strength to strength over the past several years. There’s the critically acclaimed, 2023-released album Dance Devil Dance, which included rock chart topper “The Dirt I’m Buried In.” There have been scores of sold-out headline shows across the globe and an actual fossil named after them. The list goes on and on. But the band is looking forward to an even brighter future with today’s release of the brand new song “CAPTAIN GOAT.”
Listen here.
Watch the video here.
“I think it will be very clear to people hearing ‘Captain Goat.’ that the rules once again have changed,” states vocalist Eckerström. “It will always be metal. It will always be Avatar. We will never do the same song twice and we will always find ways to reinvent ourselves. It’s the only way we know how to do this, and the only way to give ourselves a shot at being the best we have ever been. ‘Captain Goat’ uses the motif of Satan and the spirit’s journey through the underworld as a meditation. It is a negotiation with the harsh state of being and finding acceptance as you navigate the ruthless darkness of life.”
Regarding the accompanying visual, he furthers, “In the video, we find a way to play with that, shamelessly lending imagery from various myths, folklore, and legends. Besides, any day I get to see the boys undress for a part is a good day for all of us.”
Additionally, there are forthcoming tours supporting Iron Maiden and Metallica, along with the band’s biggest show EVER in Mexico City. See below for a complete rundown of the band’s planned tour activity for the next two years.
Avatar show no signs of pausing to take a breath in their quest for absolute world domination — much less stopping. There is more new music on the way, as well.
But for now, bow down to the Captain. Captain Goat, that is.
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
12/6 — Tulsa, OK — Tulsa Theater
12/7 — Dallas, TX — House of Blues
AVATAR ON TOUR:
WITH IRON MAIDEN:
7/3 — Belfort, FR — Eurockéennes
7/5 — Madrid, ES — Cívitas Metropolitano
7/6 — Lisbon, PT — MEO Arena
7/9 — Zurich, CH — Hallenstadion
7/11 — Gelsenkirchen, DE — Veltins Arena
7/13 — Padova, IT — Studio Euganeo
7/15 — Bremen, DE — Bürgerweide
7/17 — Vienna, AT — Ernst Happel Stadium
7/19 — Paris, FR — Paris La Défense Arena
7/20 — Paris, FR — Paris La Défense Arena
7/23 — Arnhem, NL — GelreDome
7/25 — Frankfurt, DE — Deutsche Bank Park
7/26 — Stuttgart, DE — Cannstatter Wasen
7/29 — Berlin, DE — Waldbühne Berlin
7/30 — Berlin, DE —Waldbühne Berlin
8/2 — Warsaw, PL — PGE Narodowy
8/9 — Kortrijk, BE — Alcatraz Festival*
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.
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
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
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Avatar Captain Goat
