Swedish rockers Avatar have started recording their next album with producer Sylvia Massey (Tool, System of a Down). They will be splitting their time between three studios throughout Europe with all of the music being made in the aptly named Castle Studios in Röhrsdorf, Germany; Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland; and Spinroad Studios in Lindome, Sweden. The new effort will be released next year by Entertainment One Music in the U.S. and Canada and Century Media overseas.

Jan 09: Gothenburg Sound Festival – Gothenburg (SE)
Jan 18: Shiprocked Cruise – Miami, FL
Jan 23: Sunsplash Waterpark – Cape Coral, FL (w/Nonpoint)
Jan 24: Ferg’s Sports Bar & Grill – St Petersburg, FL
Jan 26: Zydeco – Birmingham, AL
Jan 27: Brewsky’s – Hattiesburg, MS (w/September Mourning)
Jan 28: Riverside Warehouse – Shreveport, LA (w/September Mourning)
Jan 29: Click’s – Tyler, TX (w/September Mourning)
Jan 30: Trees – Dallas, TX
Jan 31: Alamo City Music Hall – San Antonio, TX (w/September Mourning)
Feb 02: Sam’s Place – Crowley, LA (w/September Mourning)
Feb 03: Scout Bar – Houston, TX
Feb 04: Club Patron – Odessa, TX (w/September Mourning)
Feb 05: Jake’s – Lubbock, TX (w/September Mourning)
Apr 30: Fort Rock – Fort Myers, FL
Jul 08: Norway Rock – Kvinesdal (NO)