For fans of Avatar, this event is not to be missed. Loudwire Nights host Chuck Armstrong will be live with Johannes Eckerström to celebrate the release of Avatar’s 10th studio album, Don’t Go in the Forest — featuring Loudwire’s exclusive vinyl variant.

They will discuss Avatar’s current tour, the story behind the album, and their experience performing in Mexico City on the night of its release. As this is a real-time livestream on Facebook and YouTube, you can participate in the show. Feel free to drop your questions and comments in the chat, and Chuck will share them directly with Johannes. Be sure to tune in right here at 6PM ET!

Avatar’s 10th Album Don’t Go in the Forest

While Avatar celebrates their 10th studio album, Don’t Go in the Forest, Eckerström is not focused on milestones. He admits that he only felt the significance of reaching double digits the night before the album was released. For him, the number is less important than the creative process. Each album Avatar produces is approached as if it could be their last.

“No other album exists before it and, more importantly, there’s no album after it. It’s the last album,” Eckerström told Loudwire Nights. “Every album has been the last album — if you had one more album to record, what do you really want to do now?”

This sense of urgency fuels their songwriting, but Eckerström notes that the true weight of releasing an album is felt later when they finally share their music with the world. “The word ‘release’ as an album release carries a meaning of also letting go,” he explained. Experiencing fans’ reactions outside of their creative bubble is what truly solidifies that moment — when a “last album” finally becomes part of someone else’s life.

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