Avatar have released festive single Naughty List, featuring a guest guitar solo from Zakk Wylde. The Heavy Metal band’s new track arrives with an official music video and a message of forgiveness and acceptance for people who do not fit the mould.
Guitarist Tim Öhrström invited Wylde to take part while both were supporting Metallica last summer. His contribution adds a guest solo to a song that puts individuality at the heart of its Christmas theme. “The idea is that the Naughty List is full of people who are different rather than bad, and someone needs to have their backs, too,” Johannes Eckerström said. “It is a song about forgiveness and acceptance, and doing what is actually the right thing to do, rather than just following the norm.”
Avatar Tour Plans
The release follows the first anniversary of Avatar’s latest studio album, Don’t Go In The Forest, which the band marked at Halloween. Their European headline tour runs through December, before a Latin American run in January 2027.
The announcement lists the November shows in Wolverhampton, Southampton, Cardiff, Dublin and Belfast as postponed. The remaining UK dates listed are Norwich on 27 November, Newcastle on 28 November and Edinburgh on 29 November.
Avatar will also return to Metallica’s M72 World Tour in North America in summer 2027, with Limp Bizkit also on the support bill. A ’10 Years Of Feathers & Flesh’ show at London’s Royal Albert Hall and a Wacken Open Air appearance are also listed in the announcement.
European Tour 2026
November
- December 1 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Gashouder
- December 3 – Oberhausen, Germany – Turbinenhalle
- December 5 – Budapest, Hungary – Barba Negra Red
- December 6 – Prague, Czechia – Sasazu
- December 8 – Innsbruck, Austria – Musichall
- December 9 – Linz, Austria – Posthof
- December 10 – Ulm, Germany – Roxy
- December 11 – Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg – Rockhal
- December 12 – Zürich, Switzerland – Komplex
- December 13 – Frankfurt, Germany – Zoom
- December 15 – Padova, Italy – Hall
- December 16 – Ljubljana, Slovenia – Cvetlicarna
- December 17 – Zagreb, Croatia – Boogaloo
- December 19 – Wrocław, Poland – A2
Latin American Tour 2027
- January 10 – São Paulo, BR – Carioca Club
- January 12 – Montevideo, UY – Live Era
- January 13 – Buenos Aires, AR – El Teatro Flores
- January 15 – Santiago, CL – Teatro Cariola
- January 17 – Quito, EC – Teatro San Gabriel
- January 19 – Bogotá, CO – Auditorio CEG
- January 20 – San José, CR – Pepper’s Club
- January 22 – Guadalajara, MX – Teatro Estudio Cavaret
- January 23 – Monterrey, MX – Escenario GNP Seguros
- January 24 – San Luis Potosí, MX – Teatro de la Paz
- January 26 – Querétaro, MX – Foro Arpa
- January 27 – Puebla, MX – Auditorio Arema Explanada
10 Years Of Feathers & Flesh
30 March – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall
M72 World Tour 2027 – Supporting Metallica
- May 8 – Vancouver, BC – BC Place
- May 13 – San Diego, CA – Snapdragon
- May 18 – El Paso, TX – Sun Bowl
- May 22 – San Antonio, TX – Alamodome
- May 26 – Fayetteville, AR – Razorback Stadium
- May 29 – Kansas City, MO – Arrowhead Stadium
- June 2 – Raleigh, NC – Carter-Finley Stadium
- June 5 – Indianapolis, IN – Lucas Oil Stadium
- June 8 – Buffalo, NY – New Highmark Stadium
- June 12 – Madison, WI – Camp Randall Stadium
- June 15 – Cleveland, OH – Huntington Bank Stadium
- June 19 – Salt Lake City, UT – Rice-Eccles Stadium
Festival Appearance
31 July – Wacken, Germany – Wacken Open Air
