Avatar | ||||
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Released | 20 November 2009 | |||
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Length | 43:06 | |||
Label | Gain Music Entertainment | |||
Producer | Markus Tagaris | |||
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Avatar is the third studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Avatar, released on 20 November 2009. [1]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Queen of Blades" | 4:29 |
2. | "The Great Pretender" | 4:03 |
3. | "Shattered Wings" | 3:36 |
4. | "Reload" | 4:13 |
5. | "Out of Our Minds" | 4:30 |
6. | "Deeper Down" | 3:47 |
7. | "Revolution of Two" | 5:08 |
8. | "Roadkill" | 3:30 |
9. | "Pigfucker" | 2:05 |
10. | "Lullaby (Death All Over)" | 7:46 |
Total length: | 43:06 [2] |
Chart | Peak position |
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Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [3] | 36 |
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