r/AvatarMetal

Ever since I somewhere saw how Johannes looked at a Ghost plushie during a meet & greet and shouted "THIS IS THE WRONG BAND!", I haven't stopped thinking about it.

When I look at other great bands, like Iron Maiden or Ghost, I feel like the fans really love official metal plushies and it honestly seems like a missed opportunity.

I mean, just imagine a Johannes plushie, complete with a top hat, the iconic makeup and that big smile! I think that it really has some potential.

That being said, I know Johannes lurks around here sometimes 👀, so if you are reading this: Please please make some plushies!!!

While I wait patiently for another single or anything else new from Avatar, I want to explore other bands close or have the same Rock/Metal mix going on. My Spotify does an ok job at giving me new music but why not ask?

Incase your ear bug so happens to be similar to mine , we do enjoy Avatar together after all, here a few bands Ive discovered that have been holding me over

Green Lung: Psychedelic, Doom, 60s, 70ish sounding band that reminds me of Ghost if they stayed in their Papa 3 phase. Songs to check out : Let the Devil In, Call of the Coven, Maxine

Spiritworld: Recently I learned this band has actually opened for Avatar in some regions , if I was a fan of either at the time I would have absolutely lost my shit to see them in the same show. ANYWAY, Thrash metal with old west influences 10/10 imo. Songs : Waiting on the Reaper, Relic of Damnation

Electric Callboy: Something quite different however, something tells me the fan crossover for both Avatar and Electric callboy might be higher than i think. These guys are , what i can only describe as, is Boyband Metal? Yeah lets go with that. "We got the moves" is awesome. If that doesn't get you right away then nothing else will.

So I'd you have any other bands that come close or lingers in any of these styles please let me know. Thankksssss.

What are some misheard lyrics you’ve heard from their songs?

For me it’s a couple of lyrics from “The King Wants You”

Original: “Those doomed to be heroes”

What I heard: “The soon to be heroes”

And then realised my mistake once I finally read the lyrics a while ago lol

Another one is when they keep saying (over and over): “the king wants you” I sometimes hear: “lucky it was you” to some extent haha

Please do share yours, if anyone has misheard anything! (I do it a lot too when listening to Mastodon, along with Gojira but when I read the lyrics my mind always thinks abt the correct text lol)

Bro holy shit this may be my favourite song the band has EVER released. I’ve had it pretty much on loop since release, like multiple listens per night. It’s that Goddamn good

It’s been too long and I’m missing the guys 😔

I know the chances aren’t great but I’m just hoping they come before graduation creeps up on me lmao. Any thoughts or tiny bits of info y’all have? I remember Canada being mentioned during the Crying Fire early preview