Hunter Gatherer (album) explained

Hunter Gatherer
Type:	studio
Artist:	Avatar
Cover:	The Official cover art for Avatar's album, Hunter Gatherer.jpg
Released:	7 August 2020
Studio:	Sphere Studios, Burbank, California, US Suomenlinnan Studio in Helsinki, Finland Spinroad Studios in Lindome, Sweden
Genre:	Melodic death metal^[1] nu metal groove metal metalcore^[2]
Length:	45:28
Producer:	Jay Ruston
Prev Title:	Avatar Country
Prev Year:	2018
Next Title:	Dance Devil Dance
Next Year:	2023

Hunter Gatherer is the eighth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Avatar, released on 7 August 2020.

Background

The band recorded their eighth studio album at Sphere Studios in Burbank, California, US, with additional overdubs at Suomenlinnan Studio in Helsinki, Finland, and Spinroad Studios in Lindome, Sweden.^[3] Jay Ruston returned as producer; he had produced the band's previous album Avatar Country.^[4]

Song information

Avatar released their first music video of the album for the song "Silence in the Age of Apes" on 14 May 2020. The song was said to be inspired by a book by Yuval Noah Harari called . The band later released a music video for "Colossus".

Personnel

• Jonas "Kungen" Jarlsby – guitars
• John Alfredsson – drums
• Johannes Eckerström – lead vocals
• Henrik Sandelin – bass, backing vocals
• Tim Öhrström – guitars, backing vocals

Notes and References

1. Web site: Theatrical metal kings Avatar take a turn for the darker on new album Hunter Gatherer. Louder Sound.
2. Web site: Avatar – Hunter Gatherer Review. Metal Utopia.
3. Hunter Gatherer. Avatar. booklet. 2020.
4. Web site: Avatar Debut 'Silence in the Age of Apes' Video, Unveil New Album. .
5. Web site: Top Albums (Week 33, 2020). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. 17 August 2020.