Avatarium Releasing New Album "The Girl With The Raven Mask"

The Swedish doom metal masters from Avatarium are set to release their upcoming album, "The Girl With The Raven Mask," on October 23 via Nuclear Blast. Bassist Leif Edling is really content with the result, commenting:

“I think we have created something unique this time with Avatarium! The songs are more written to be just songs and there are some really nice moments on the record that I personally love... the straight forward title track, the beautiful 'January Sea,' the riff in 'Ghostlight' and the groove in 'Run Killer Run.'

"The organ and the Rhodes piano are ridiculously loud in the mix at times, even Dr. Carl agrees hehe, but i think it gives even more edge to the songs! I hope people will dig 'The Girl With The Raven Mask' as much as I do myself, and if they don't, it's their problem. A band can't deliver more than we have done here, so it is an album close to perfection! When an album is perfect...shoot me!"

Guitarist Marcus Jidell comments: "Avatarium has been taking another big step with this album and I can't wait for people to hear the songs and to play them live on our tour in November! It has been a lot of work but also a great pleasure to be the producer of this album, I'm very happy with the result and I feel very proud to be a member of this powerful and talented band!“

This new album follows the band's debut self-titled album (reviewed here) as well as the "All I Want" EP from last year. The album's track listing is:

01. Girl With The Raven Mask
02. The January Sea
03. Pearls And Coffins
04. Hypnotized
05. Ghostlight
06. Run Killer Run
07. Iron Mule
08. The Master Thief

Bonus DVD (live @ Hammer Of Doom 2014):
01. Moonhorse
02. Bird Of Prey
03. All I Want
04. Tides Of Telepathy
05. Deep Well
06. Pandora’s Egg
07. Avatarium