page_title: Avatar (band)
section_title: Avatar Country (2017−2020)
hierarchical_section_title: Avatar (band) / History / Avatar Country (2017−2020)
caption_attribution_description: English: Avatar Country World Tour kick-off show in Columbus, OH on January 6th, 2018.
context_page_description: Avatar is a Swedish heavy metal band, formed in Gothenburg, in 2001. The band has released eight studio albums, the most recent being Hunter Gatherer in 2020. The band has had some success on US rock radio as well, notably with their song "New Land", which peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in May 2017.
context_section_description: On 24 October 2017, Avatar released a new single called "A Statue of the King", along with the announcement that they will release their seventh album, Avatar Country, on 12 January 2018. It was also announced the dates of the new Avatar tour, Called "Avatar Country Tour", which starts in January 2018 in North America and arrives in Europe in March of the same year. On 13 December the song "The King Wants You" was released on SiriusXM Octane radio, and soon available on digital platforms, being the second single from the album "Avatar Country". The official music video was released on 19 December.
  On 12 January 2018, Avatar Country was released worldwide, available both through streaming services such as Spotify, and in physical formats from music stores throughout the world. On 29 October 2018, the band launched a Kickstarter campaign for Legend of Avatar Country which has been described as "A film featurette based on the album Avatar Country by the band Avatar." The band needed to meet funding of $50,000 and as of 31 October 2018, the band has over $110,000 raised for the film.
caption: Avatar Country World Tour kick-off show in Columbus, OH on 6 January 2018.
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