<P> On March 3, 2016, Avatar revealed the name of the new album, Feathers & Flesh, via their official website, and through social media . A release date of May 13, 2016 was also announced, as well as several pre-ordering merchandise bundles that would be available to order on March 17, 2016 . One bundle offers a 60 - page, 109 - verse poem hardcover book described on the band's Facebook as' a story too extensive for any booklet' . The first single, For The Swarm, was released as a reward for those pre-ordering the album on iTunes . A music video of this single was also released . Fan reception of the new song and video were high, as evidenced in For The Swarm being voted #1 in Loudwire's Battle Royale for the week ending March 11, 2016 . On March 17th, 2016 the singles, Regret and House of Eternal Hunt were released to help kick off pre-ordering of merchandise bundles for Feathers & Flesh . A video directed by Johan Carlén was released featuring the two songs playing sequentially as the view pans around a darkened art gallery, with many paintings of birds, primarily owls, mirroring some of the artwork that the band has created for the individual songs on their album . Regret, as the opening track on the album, is described by the band as "an intense journey through epicness" and, "...by far the most different album intro we ever written ." The song introduces' The Owl', the protagonist of the album as she lays dying, reflecting on her past . House of Eternal Hunt, described by the band as "the definition of metal", starts the tale of The Owl, a "predator ruling the sky" according to Eckerström . The first' official' single, The Eagle Has Landed, was released March 25, 2016 . As with the previously released singles, this track was an instant gratification reward for pre-ordering Feathers & Flesh . The song introduces' The Eagle', "...crashing into the world of his adversary", according to Eckerström . No new music video was released with this track, though the band did upload the song to its official YouTube channel with the same video featured for the release of Regret and House of Eternal Hunt . </P> <P> On June 12, 2017, Avatar were awarded the Breakthrough Band Award at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods . </P> <P> On October 24, 2017, Avatar released a new single called "A Statue of the King", along with the announcement that they will release their seventh album, "Avatar Country", on January 12, 2018 . It was also announced the dates of the new Avatar tour, Called "Avatar Country Tour", which starts in January 2018 in North America and arrives in Europe in March of the same year . </P> <P> On December 13 the song "The King Wants You" was released on SiriusXM Octane radio, and soon available on digital platforms, being the second single from the album "Avatar Country". The official music video was released on December 19 . </P>

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