{"id":8050,"date":"2025-11-30T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rf-cf-test.held.wtf\/?page_id=8050"},"modified":"2026-02-20T08:56:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T07:56:47","slug":"avatar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rf-cf-test.held.wtf\/en\/bands\/avatar","title":{"rendered":"AVATAR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1541993550\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2020210843\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/rf-cf-test.held.wtf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Unbenannt-2-1024x512.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rf-cf-test.held.wtf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Unbenannt-2-1024x512.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/rf-cf-test.held.wtf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Unbenannt-2-600x300.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/rf-cf-test.held.wtf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Unbenannt-2-450x225.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/rf-cf-test.held.wtf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Unbenannt-2-768x384.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/rf-cf-test.held.wtf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Unbenannt-2-1536x768.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/rf-cf-test.held.wtf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Unbenannt-2-2048x1024.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2020210843 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:0px;\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1232638439\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">GENRE: MELODIC DEATH METAL, GROOVE METAL, PROGRESSIVE METAL<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1232638439 {\n  font-size: 1.75rem;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1308702110\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1383572620\" class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1880840922\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/rf-cf-test.held.wtf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/R5_6785-faerg-EDIT-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rf-cf-test.held.wtf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/R5_6785-faerg-EDIT-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rf-cf-test.held.wtf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/R5_6785-faerg-EDIT-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rf-cf-test.held.wtf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/R5_6785-faerg-EDIT-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/rf-cf-test.held.wtf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/R5_6785-faerg-EDIT-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rf-cf-test.held.wtf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/R5_6785-faerg-EDIT-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rf-cf-test.held.wtf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/R5_6785-faerg-EDIT-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1880840922 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/rf-cf-test.held.wtf\/en\/bands\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button primary is-xxlarge artist-single-all-bands-btn hide-for-small\"  style=\"padding:3px 25px 0px 25px;\">\n  <i class=\"icon-angle-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\" ><\/i>  <span>All bands<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1475714261\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-661002606\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>AVATAR enter Reload for the first time in 2026 &#8211; and bring with them a world in which metal is not only heard, but staged. Since their beginnings in Gothenburg in the early 2000s, they have evolved from melodic, rooted death metal to a unique hybrid of groove, theater and brute precision. Where other genres divide, AVATAR fuse them into a concept more reminiscent of a dark cabinet than a classical stage aesthetic.  <\/p>\n<p>With their newly released album <em>Don&#8217;t Go In The Forest <\/em>(2025), they take the audience into the darkest forests of the mind: a place full of memories, fantasies and forbidden thoughts that need to be spoken. The radical mix of styles remains &#8211; theatricality, horror, groove, avant-garde, prog &#8211; but AVATAR organize their chaos with new clarity. Catchier melodies, stronger hooks and more direct songwriting draw the lines tighter without taming the wild, dark energy. Between rock opera and groove metal, between death metal attack and alternative anthem, a tension is created that doesn&#8217;t need to be explained, but felt.   <\/p>\n<p>Live, the band transforms their shows into a ritual between circus and abyss: controlled chaos, choreographed escalation, an audience that doesn&#8217;t just watch, but becomes part of the story. No spectacle as an end in itself, but a performance that shows attitude and leaves room for the unpredictable. <\/p>\n<p>Anyone looking for an experience beyond familiar genre boundaries at Reload 2026 will find it here: AVATAR perform like a dark circus. Get ready to get lost in the dark forests of their world. <\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-661002606 {\n  font-size: 1.25rem;\n  line-height: 1.35;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"social-icons follow-icons artist-single-social-icons\" style=\"font-size:147%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/avatarmetal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-label=\"Facebook\" class=\"icon button circle is-outline facebook tooltip\" title=\"Follow on Facebook\" aria-label=\"Follow on Facebook\" ><i class=\"icon-facebook\" ><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/avatarmetal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-label=\"Instagram\" class=\"icon button circle is-outline instagram tooltip\" title=\"Follow on Instagram\" aria-label=\"Follow on Instagram\" ><i class=\"icon-instagram\" ><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/avatarmetal.com\/\" data-label=\"Website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"icon button circle is-outline website tooltip\" title=\"https:\/\/avatarmetal.com\/\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/avatarmetal.com\/\" ><i class=\"icon-website\" ><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/rf-cf-test.held.wtf\/en\/bands\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button primary is-xxlarge artist-single-all-bands-btn show-for-small\"  style=\"padding:3px 25px 0px 25px;\">\n  <i class=\"icon-angle-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\" ><\/i>  <span>All bands<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1541993550 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n  margin-bottom: 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8033,"parent":6448,"menu_order":64,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8050","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rf-cf-test.held.wtf\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rf-cf-test.held.wtf\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rf-cf-test.held.wtf\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rf-cf-test.held.wtf\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rf-cf-test.held.wtf\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8050"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/rf-cf-test.held.wtf\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8280,"href":"https:\/\/rf-cf-test.held.wtf\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8050\/revisions\/8280"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rf-cf-test.held.wtf\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6448"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rf-cf-test.held.wtf\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rf-cf-test.held.wtf\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}