Black Waltz

Black Waltz
Studio album by Avatar
Released	January 25, 2012
Genre	Melodic death metal
Length	54:48
Label	Gain Music Entertainment
Producer	Tobias Lindell
Avatar chronology
Avatar (2009) Black Waltz (2012) Hail the Apocalypse (2014)

Black Waltz is the fourth album released by Swedish metal band Avatar, on January 25, 2012. In the US, it was released on February 14, 2012.^{[1] [2]}

During the making of the "Black Waltz" music video, the band asked their makeup artist to come with something to make frontman Johannes Eckerström fit in with the characters, and she responded with the "Clown" face paint, which Eckerström is also seen wearing on the album cover. Eckerström has said, "... Something clicked... seeing that face, it awakened something that really wasn't there before; or was but was well hidden... Suddenly the music got its face."^[3] He now regularly wears the face paint in music videos and band photo shoots, as well as during live shows.

The album reached position 25 on the album list in Avatar's native Sweden.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Let Us Die"	4:12
2.	"Torn Apart"	6:29
3.	"Ready for the Ride"	3:14
4.	"In Napalm"	5:32
5.	"Black Waltz"	5:58
6.	"Blod"	3:34
7.	"Let it Burn"	3:32
8.	"One Touch"	4:17
9.	"Paint Me Red"	4:27
10.	"Smells Like a Freak Show"	4:53
11.	"Use Your Tongue"	9:33
Total length:		54:48

Deluxe Edition
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Dying to See You Dead"	3:34
13.	"Smells Like a Freak Show (Radio Edit)"	4:01
14.	"Smells Like a Freak Show (Walter Backlin Retro Mix)"	4:30
15.	"Torn Apart (Live at Sticky Fingers)"	6:58
Total length:		73:51

^[5]

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6]	25

References

1. "CD Review". Metalholic.
2. "Avatar 'Let It Burn' Song: The Swedes Take No Prisoners — Exclusive Premiere". Retrieved 2013-05-09.
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiwLYp6WKT8
4. Veckolista Album - Vecka 5, 3 februari 2012 Archived July 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2013-05-09
5. "Avatar: Black Waltz (Deluxe Edition)". 2013-02-12. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
6. "Swedishcharts.com – Avatar – Black Waltz". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 Jun 2014.