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Avatar

Avatar is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Impaled Nazarene, Evergrey, In Flames, Obituary and Dark Tranquillity. Those roots explain a lot about how Avatar arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Orbit Culture, The Halo Effect, Amon Amarth, Soilwork and Dark Tranquillity, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Motionless in White, Slipknot, Stone Sour, Corey Taylor and In This Moment, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Avatar, reaching back through Impaled Nazarene and forward to Motionless in White. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Avatar is a Swedish heavy metal band, formed in Mölndal in 2001. The band has released ten studio albums, with the most recent, Don't Go in the Forest, released in late October 2025. The band has had some success on US rock radio, most recently with "The Dirt I'm Buried In" peaking at number 1 of the same chart in August 2023, making it the song with the longest journey to number 1 in the last 20 years.

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AvatarImpaled NazareneEvergreyIn FlamesObituaryDark TranquillityHelloweenLacuna CoilSevendustMotionless in WhiteSlipknotStone SourCorey TaylorIn This MomentOrbit CultureThe Halo EffectAmon AmarthSoilworkDark TranquillityParasite Inc.Mors Principium EstChildren of Bodom

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Avatar connections

Avatar grew out of Impaled Nazarene, Evergrey, In Flames and Obituary, shares an orbit with Orbit Culture, The Halo Effect, Amon Amarth and Soilwork, went on to shape Motionless in White, Slipknot, Stone Sour and Corey Taylor. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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