Hunter Gatherer (album)
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| Released | 7 August 2020 | |||
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| Length | 45:28 | |||
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| Producer | Jay Ruston | |||
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Hunter Gatherer is the eighth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Avatar, released on 7 August 2020.
Background[edit]
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[edit]
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 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind.[citation needed] The band later released a music video for "Colossus".
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Silence in the Age of Apes" | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Colossus" | 4:01 |
| 3. | "A Secret Door" | 6:06 |
| 4. | "God of Sick Dreams" | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Scream Until You Wake" | 4:10 |
| 6. | "Child" | 5:33 |
| 7. | "Justice" | 4:41 |
| 8. | "Gun" | 4:31 |
| 9. | "When All but Force Has Failed" | 2:48 |
| 10. | "Wormhole" | 5:20 |
| Total length: | 45:28 | |
Personnel[edit]
- Jonas "Kungen" Jarlsby – guitars
- John Alfredsson – drums
- Johannes Eckerström – lead vocals
- Henrik Sandelin – bass, backing vocals
- Tim Öhrström – guitars, backing vocals
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] | 70 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] | 51 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] | 43 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[8] | 107 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 79 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[10] | 97 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Theatrical metal kings Avatar take a turn for the darker on new album Hunter Gatherer". Louder Sound.
- ^ "Avatar – Hunter Gatherer Review". Metal Utopia.
- ^ Hunter Gatherer (booklet). Avatar. 2020.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Avatar Debut 'Silence in the Age of Apes' Video, Unveil New Album". Loudwire.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Avatar – Hunter Gatherer" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Avatar – Hunter Gatherer" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Avatar – Hunter Gatherer" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Top Albums (Week 33, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Avatar – Hunter Gatherer" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 August 2020.