Feathers & Flesh
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| Studio album by Avatar | ||||
| Released | May 13, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | Castle Studios Röhrsdorf, Germany Suomenlinnan Studio Helsinki, Finland Spinroad Studios Lindome, Sweden |
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| Genre | Groove metal, gothic metal, metalcore, melodic death metal | |||
| Length | 67:51 | |||
| Label | Entertainment One | |||
| Producer | Sylvia Massy | |||
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Feathers & Flesh is the sixth studio album by the Swedish metal band Avatar, released on May 13, 2016. A concept album, it is the story of an owl who goes to war against the world.
After several tours supporting 2014's Hail the Apocalypse, Avatar entered the studio in December 2015 to begin recording a then unnamed follow-up studio album. The band split their time between three European studios — Castle Studios in Rohrsdorf, Germany, Suomenlinnan Studio in Helsinki, Finland and Spinroad Studios in Lindome, Sweden. Acclaimed producer Sylvia Massy, noted for her work with Tool and Red Hot Chili Peppers, praised Avatar as 'relentless', noting singer Johannes Eckerström as having 'wild energy and charisma'. The start of recording sessions also coincided with multiple updates via the band's Instagram account, chronicling their time in the studio. Once recording finished, Avatar took part in Shiprocked 2016, then toured the southern United States with September Mourning and Saint Diablo. On January 30, 2016 in Dallas, Texas, Avatar performed the song For The Swarm, for the first time, the first original song since the release of their previous album.
The February/March 2016 issue of Revolver interviewed Eckerström, who described the concept behind the latest album.
It's about this owl who goes to war against the world to prevent the sun from rising. It's a fable inspired by the work of the famous French fable writer Jean de La Fontaine, so the creatures in the fable represent a side of the human psyche or different behaviors. Something good or bad happens to them depending on what they do in the story, and at the end you learn some kind of lesson.
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