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AVATAR Releases Festive Single ‘Naughty List’ Featuring ZAKK WYLDE
Swedish metal band Avatar have released the festive single “Naughty List”, featuring a guitar solo by Zakk Wylde in its official video. The band says the song is about accepting and forgiving people who are different, rather than treating them as bad for not following social norms.
Guitarist Tim Öhrström invited Wylde to take part while both acts were supporting Metallica last summer. The release follows the first anniversary of Avatar’s 2025 album “Don’t Go In The Forest”; the band is due to tour Europe in 2026, Latin America in January 2027 and North America with Metallica and Limp Bizkit later that summer.
In short
- Avatar have released a festive single featuring Zakk Wylde.
- The band describes it as a song about acceptance and forgiveness.
- European, Latin American and North American tours are planned.
Explained simply
Avatar are a Swedish heavy metal band known for theatrical performances and a mix of heavy music and showmanship. Zakk Wylde is an American guitarist who has played with Ozzy Osbourne and leads the band Black Label Society.
The song’s message centres on accepting people who do not fit social expectations, rather than labelling them as bad. Its seasonal title draws on the idea of Santa’s “naughty list”, traditionally used to sort children by their behaviour.
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