WHILE COUNTLESS BANDS languished in inactivity during the pandemic, Avatar were drip-feeding the world samples of their “heavy metal’n’roll”. Eighth album dropped in August 2020, and then in 2021 we received a string of standalone songs. Now, after unveiling the snarling single, the Swedish jesters are maintaining their momentum with Frontman Johannes Eckerström gives the lowdown on why they’re making “death metal that fucks”.