Dance Devil Dance

Dance Devil Dance
Studio album by Avatar
Released	17 February 2023
Genre	Alternative metal [1] [2] groove metal [2] melodic death metal [2] hard rock [3]
Length	41:16
Label	Thirty Tigers
Producer	Jay Ruston Avatar
Avatar chronology
Hunter Gatherer (2020) Dance Devil Dance (2023) Don't Go in the Forest (2025)
Singles from Dance Devil Dance
"Dance Devil Dance" Released: 8 November 2022 [4] "The Dirt I'm Buried In" Released: 24 January 2023 [5]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Blabbermouth.net	8/10 [3]
Distorted Sound	7/10 [6]
Kerrang!	[7]
Louder Sound	[8]
Metal Injection	7/10 [9]
Rock 'N' Load	9/10 [10]

Dance Devil Dance is the ninth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Avatar. The album was released on 17 February 2023 through Thirty Tigers. It was mostly self-produced by the band with the assistance of Jay Ruston. ^{[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]}

Track listing

All tracks are written by Avatar.

Dance Devil Dance track listing ^[17]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dance Devil Dance"	4:00
2.	"Chimp Mosh Pit"	3:02
3.	"Valley of Disease"	4:08
4.	"On the Beach"	4:32
5.	"Do You Feel in Control?" ( [a] )	3:09
6.	"Gotta Wanna Riot"	4:03
7.	"The Dirt I'm Buried In"	4:04
8.	"Clouds Dipped in Chrome"	3:45
9.	"Hazmat Suit"	3:35
10.	"Train"	2:59
11.	"Violence No Matter What" (duet with Lzzy Hale)	3:54
Total length:		41:16

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic. ^[18]

Avatar

• Johannes Eckerström – lead vocals, trumpet, piano, keyboards
• Jonas "Kungen" Jarlsby – guitars
• Tim Öhrström – guitars, backing vocals
• Henrik Sandelin – bass, backing vocals
• John Alfredsson – drums

Additional musicians

• Lzzy Hale – duet vocals on track 11

Additional personnel

• Jay Ruston – mixing, production, programming, sampling
• Avatar – production, programming, sampling
• John Douglass – engineering
• Walter Bäcklin – programming, sampling
• Paul Logus – mastering
• Oscar Nilsson – overdubs
• George Cappellini Jr. – A&R, management
• Mike Cortada – artwork, layout
• Ben Adelberg and Johan Carlén – photography

Charts

Chart performance for Dance Devil Dance

Chart (2025)	Peak position
French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP) [19]	80

References

Footnotes

1. The question mark is missing from the tracklist of the physical release.

Citations

1. Hobson, Rich (20 December 2023). "The 10 best alt metal albums of 2023". Metal Hammer . Retrieved 18 May 2024.
2. "Avatar - Dance Devil Dance Review • metal.de" . Retrieved 7 October 2025.
3. Erickson, Anne (17 February 2023). "AVATAR Dance Devil Dance". Blabbermouth.net .
4. "Rock Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
5. "Rock Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
6. Ray, Graham (16 February 2023). "ALBUM REVIEW: Dance Devil Dance – Avatar". Distorted Sound. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
7. Hickie, James (16 February 2023). "Album review: Avatar – Dance Devil Dance". Kerrang! . Retrieved 30 April 2023.
8. Wright, Holly (12 February 2023). "Metal? Punk? Jazz? Avatar's Dance Devil Dance hits a lot of musical buttons – maybe too many". Louder Sound . Retrieved 30 April 2023.
9. Morin, Max (16 February 2023). "Album Review: AVATAR Dance Devil Dance". Metal Injection . Retrieved 30 April 2023.
10. "Avatar // Dance Devil Dance // Album Review". Rock 'N' Load. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
11. "AVATAR Release Official Video For "Dance Devil Dance"". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
12. "Avatar Drop Literal Gut-Wrenching Video for 'Dance Devil Dance' New Album Title Track". Loudwire. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
13. "AVATAR Announces 'Dance Devil Dance' Album, Shares Title Track". Blabbermouth.net. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
14. "Avatar announce new album 'Dance Devil Dance'". Lambgoat. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
15. "Avatar Announce New Album Dance Devil Dance, Release Title Track: Stream". Consequence. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
16. "Avatar drop new single and video for "Dance Devil Dance"". Chaoszine. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
17. "Dance Devil Dance by Avatar". Apple Music. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
18. "Avatar Dance Devil Dance - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
19. "Top 100 Rock & Metal Albums du semaine 30, 2025" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique . Retrieved 28 July 2025.