Arising Empire are proud to announce the worldwide signing of the powerful Swedish metal quintet AVIANA. Welcome to the family! After making their mark in Scandinavian metal scene with the 2017 debut »Polarize«, sons of Gothenburg AVIANA are back in a new shape and announce the addition of new vocalist Joel Holmqvist (ex. Walking With Strangers, Oceans Red) to their ranks today and release their brand new single 'Heavy Feather' as the debut for their new frontman.
Buy or stream the brand new single 'Heavy Feather' here: https://AVIANA.lnk.to/HeavyFeather
AVIANA states: "We are super excited to join forces with Arising Empire and show the world the next chapter of Aviana. Catch us on tour with The Word Alive, Make Them Suffer and Of Virtue in UK and Europe this April/May."
AVIANA will support THE WORD ALIVE on their big EU/UK headline tour together with MAKE THEM SUFFER and OF VIRTUE in April/May 2019!
»THE WORD ALIVE EU/UK Tour 2019«
Plus Special Guests: MAKE THEM SUFFER, OF VIRTUE, AVIANA
- 30.04.19 Spain Madrid @ Sala Caracol
- 01.05.19 Spain Barcelona @ Sala Upload
- 02.05.19 France Montpellier @ Secret Place
- 03.05.19 Switzerland Lyss @ Kulturfabrik
- 04.05.19 Italy Seregno/Milano @ HT Factory
- 06.05.19 Hungary Budapest @ A38
- 07.05.19 Slovakia Bratislava @ Randal
- 08.05.19 Germany Nurnberg @ Z-Bau
- 09.05.19 Germany Munich @ Backstage
- 10.05.19 Czech Rep Prague @ Nova Chmelnice
- 11.05.19 Poland Poznan @ Pod Minogą
- 12.05.19 Germany Leipzig @ Naumanns
- 14.05.19 Germany Berlin @ Musik & Frieden
- 15.05.19 Denmark Copenhagen @ Stengade
- 16.05.19 Sweden Stockholm @ Kraken
- 18.05.19 Finland Helsinki @ Nosturi
- 20.05.19 Sweden Gothenburg @ Fängelset
- 21.05.19 Germany Hamburg @ Logo
- 22.05.19 Netherlands Haarlem @ Patronaat
- 23.05.19 UK London @ Underworld
Hailing from the infamous Metaltown on the Swedish West Coast, the Gothenburg sons in AVIANA has made one of the most succesful debut releases in Scandinavian modern history with »Polarize« (2017). The album release featuring the hit single 'Solar' and crossover Metalcore ballad 'Canvas' been streamed more than 3 million times up to date on digital platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.
The band have been praised being one of the next heavy Metalcore acts in Europe, putting Scandinavia once again on the map in a struggling part of the music scene. Already been touring UK and Europe multiple times on this first record, both with headline tours and as main support for the Japanese critical acclaimed boys in CRYSTAL LAKE in October 2017, who in 2018 also invited the band to take part of their own True North Festival in Tokyo. During the band's stay in Japan they also toured in Sendai, Osaka, Nagoya and played another show in Tokyo in September -18. There is no doubt of where AVIANA is heading. Towards the top! According to the band themselves a new album is expected to hit the market before summer in 2019. Stay tuned!