Johannes Eckerström, singer of Swedish melodic metal group Avatar, has explained why his home country has given the world so many heavy bands. “In Sweden, post-World War II, there’s this kind of […] ...

Swedish metal group Avatar had to cut their London show short due to their crew members being shocked by electrical equipment.

Swedish heavy metal band Avatar followed the release of its tenth studio album, “Don’t Go in the Forest,” last fall with a world tour in which zactrack SMART, the Ultra-Wide-Band (UWB) real time ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Johannes Eckerström of Avatar performs at Old Forester's Paristown Hall on November 30, 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Stephen J.

The band's high-energy performance took a dangerous turn when the stage became literally electrified.

Johannes Eckerstrom believes making an album should be anything but easy. The long-haired, often face-painted frontman of Swedish metal group Avatar knew he needed a challenge on the band’s sixth ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--A FOX 17 forecaster received a little help during FOX 17 Morning News from an unlikely source. Swedish heavy metal band AVATAR was in town for a show, and decided to help our ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.-Swedish Metal Band Avatar is performing Sunday night in Grand Rapids. One of the band's biggest hits is "Hail the Apocalypse" and they spent their Sunday morning with Fox 17 ...

SIOUX CITY -- Swedish heavy metal band Avatar will be performing, May 25, at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino's Anthem, 111 Third St. Formed in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2001 by drummer John Alfresson and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Johannes Eckerström of the Swedish metal band Avatar talks to Reverb about the band’s first U.S. tour. Photo courtesy of Avatar’s website. Don’t tell Swedish ...