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Avatarium’s Jennie-Ann Smith working her magic in the studio.

The band are currently working on the follow-up to 2015′s The Girl With the Raven Mask.

“AVATARIUM is about pushing boundaries and exploring new grounds", states guitar master Marcus Jidell. "Inside the four walls of our pantheon the ceiling needs to be high to let the creativity and imagination fly free. Our focus is not on technical aspects but on landscapes and colors. Diverse emotions such as anger, despair, grief, empathy and hope all find their place in our music. We are aiming to find the human touch, keep it simple and allow mistakes but also make it glorious, shining and bigger then our own selves. 2017 needs to be the year when we bring in a new way of thinking and create music without computers holding us back with mathematic formulas and degrading bands to mass products created on conveyor belts. AVATARIUM is taking the lead and inviting you to follow!"

MARCUS JIDELL DISCUSSES HIS 100 YEAR OLD ACOUSTIC GUITAR THAT HE USED ON THE NEW ALBUM

PRE-ORDER THE FIRE I LONG FOR NOW

In two weeks, doom metal wizards AVATARIUM will unleash their new dark gospel titled The Fire I Long For on November 22nd via Nuclear Blast. Today the group has released a new album trailer featuring guitarist Marcus Jidell talking about this 100 year old acoustic guitar, which he used on the new album. Find out more, here: youtu.be/OuUafJfXZDE

The Fire I Long For is available for pre-order here: nblast.de/Avatarium-theFire            ★ Limited digipack            ★ Black Vinyl            ★ White Vinyl (NB mailorder and wholesale exclusive)            ★ Gold Vinyl (NB mailorder exclusive)            ★ Digital Download | Stream             Founded in 2012 by Leif Edling of CANDLEMASS, AVATARIUM soon saw the arrival of Marcus Jidell (producer CANDLEMASS) and Jennie-Ann Smith who brought an air of charisma with her soulful grace. The band has become an entity of its own and while Leif still contributed three songs for the new album, the band’s current line-up consists of Marcus and Jennie-Ann, who are accompanied on this record by organist Rickard Nilsson and new drummer Andreas ‘Habo’ Johansson (THE DOOMSDAY KINGDOM). Together, this open-minded, yet doom-laden collective draws elements of folk, jazz and psychedelic brilliance into a grandiose amalgamation that manages to maintain an almost pop-like elegance. Recorded at Studio DeepWell in Stockholm, the album was produced by Marcus Jidell, mixed by Grammy Award winner Niklas Flyckt and mastered by Svante Forsback (Rammstein).              Watch and listen to 'Rubicon': youtu.be/npPd5f0GZQo Stream or download the new single via this link: nblast.de/Avatarium-Rubicon Acoustic performance video for 'Lay Me Down'. Check it out over on YouTube: youtu.be/8HBmtpIedAw             The Fire I Long For includes nine new tracks featuring Marcus Jidell's soaring guitar solos and Jennie-Ann Smith's powerful vocals:                        01. Voices            02. Rubicon            03. Lay Me Down            04. Porcelain Skull            05. Shake That Demon            06. Great Beyond            07. The Fire I Long For            08. Epitaph Of Heroes            09. Stars They Move