HALESTORM‘s Lzzy Hale joined Swedish metallers AVATAR on stage final evening (Sunday, September 24) on the Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville, Tennessee to carry out the music “Violence No Matter What”. Fan-filmed video of her look will be seen under.

Earlier immediately, AVATAR shared a photograph from final evening’s live performance and included the next message: “Solely in Nashville! With a crowd that loud and rowdy, we knew we might want some backup. Fortunately, the best voice of our time was on the town, and the beast might be slain as soon as once more. We’ll always remember this! Thanks @LZZYHALE and THANK YOU NASHVILLE!”

Lzzy is featured on the studio model of “Violence No Matter What”, which seems on AVATAR‘s ninth studio album, “Dance Satan Dance”. The hassle was launched this previous February through Black Waltz Data.

On the time of the music’s authentic launch, Hale stated in a press release: “‘Violence No Matter What’ was such an inspiring piece to be part of! Thanks a lot to the boys for giving me the chance to precise my angst towards the horrors of this world by way of such an excellent music.”

Concerning the lyrical themes coated in “Violence No Matter What”, AVATAR frontman Johannes Eckerström stated: “One factor and one factor solely. It is okay to debate and combat and to suppose in another way. However there’s a restrict, and the road should be drawn at authority held with violence, a worldview that can’t survive with out enemies, a promised return to a fabricated former glory.”

“Dance Satan Dance” was recorded within the Swedish wilderness, far-off from all of the perceived glamor of the large metropolis and fashionable studios. Jay Ruston (ANTHRAX, MR. BUNGLE, CROBOT, STONE SOUR, AMON AMARTH, URIAH HEEP) returned as producer. He first labored with AVATAR when he blended “Hail The Apocalypse”, a task he reprised on “Feathers & Flesh” earlier than taking the wheel as producer on “Avatar Nation” and “Hunter Gatherer”.

In August 2022, Eckerström advised TotalRock about AVATAR‘s newest LP: “My smartest thing to liken it to is [JUDAS PRIEST‘s] ‘British Metal’ within the sense of that… JUDAS PRIEST have been all the time nice, and earlier than ‘British Metal’ you had ‘Killing Machine’, you had ‘Unhappy Wings Of Future’ and all this, however they have been a nice heavy metallic band, a nice rock and roll band, an incredible prog band at occasions and form of eclectic. After which with ‘British Metal’ I discover they actually received laser centered, reduce off the fats. And we’re centered on what we really feel proper now metallic wants — this very pompous however but…

“Actually, I really feel like we’ve to save lots of heavy metallic,” he continued. “As a result of both individuals are misplaced up to now… They did it higher than we’ll ever do what they do. Do not try this. What’s subsequent? What’s subsequent for us? And try this with out disappearing up your individual asses fully.

“When folks find yourself doing metallic that’s greatest loved whereas sitting down and shutting up, you miss the purpose,” Johannes added. “Steel is the music that you just transfer to — within the pit, banging your head, dancing round, no matter, lifting weights, ingesting an excessive amount of, getting pregnant, impregnating somebody, doing issues. It is music to maneuver with. You may have drums within the band; why would you could have drums if you happen to do not transfer?

“We glance rather a lot to the masters — that’s knowledge from MOTÖRHEAD, from JUDAS PRIEST, from a whole lot of issues — however then simply… yeah, that, however not that. They did that. We’re now and what’s subsequent with that. The place can we attempt to assist deliver it? And that’s this album.”

AVATAR loved fairly a productive summer season final 12 months, traipsing North America on a profitable headline tour. They subsequent launched into a few of the greatest exhibits of the profession — a trek with IRON MAIDEN, supporting the band in stadiums in Brazil. AVATAR additionally performed arenas supporting SABATON. They secured slots at main festivals globally — Inkcarceration, Summer season Breeze and Bloodstock Open Air, amongst others.