Hunter Gatherer (album)

Hunter Gatherer
Studio album by
Avatar
Released7 August 2020
Studio
Genre
Length45:28
Label
ProducerJay Ruston
Avatar chronology
Avatar Country
(2018) 		Hunter Gatherer
(2020) 		Dance Devil Dance
(2023)
Singles from Hunter Gatherer
  1. "Silence in the Age of Apes"
    Released: 14 May 2020
  2. "God of Sick Dreams"
    Released: 11 June 2020
  3. "Colossus"
    Released: 9 July 2020

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 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind.[citation needed] The band later released a music video for "Colossus".

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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

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

Charts

Chart performance for Hunter Gatherer
Chart (2020) Peak
position
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

  1. ^ "Theatrical metal kings Avatar take a turn for the darker on new album Hunter Gatherer". Louder Sound.
  2. ^ "Avatar – Hunter Gatherer Review". Metal Utopia.
  3. ^ Hunter Gatherer (booklet). Avatar. 2020.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Avatar Debut 'Silence in the Age of Apes' Video, Unveil New Album". Loudwire.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Avatar – Hunter Gatherer" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Avatar – Hunter Gatherer" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Avatar – Hunter Gatherer" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Top Albums (Week 33, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Avatar – Hunter Gatherer" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 August 2020.