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Hunter Gatherer (album)

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Hunter Gatherer
Studio album by
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

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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

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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

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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

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

Charts

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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

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  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.