This weeks BOTW is both Swedish and avant-garde, whilst maintaining their industrial-death metal integrity. Sound too fabulous to be true? Meet Avatar, who are not new to the metal scene at all, but have just released an official video for their upcoming single “Smells Like A Freakshow”, which is from their fourth studio album Black Waltz. The Johan Carlen-directed video shows each member of the band playing the role of the tormentor and the tormented, inflicting one horrific pain after another upon themselves. This is like a big orgy for me, considering its a theatrical combo of metal and horror....... and their Swedes! Check it out below.
Frontman Johannes Eckerström states, “The video illustrates inner conflict in an explicit manner, using abuse of unjust power in different contexts. The lyrical themes of downfall, embracing of decadence and failed attempts to escape are pointed out by the fact that ultimately the bad guys win.“
Frontman Johannes Eckerström states, “The video illustrates inner conflict in an explicit manner, using abuse of unjust power in different contexts. The lyrical themes of downfall, embracing of decadence and failed attempts to escape are pointed out by the fact that ultimately the bad guys win.“
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