Swedish metallers Avatar will play the main stage at the Download Festival this Friday.
The band will have a rich back catalogue from which to pull too, with seven albums under their belt, including 2018s Avatar Country.
Frontman Johannes Eckerström talked Download with Total MK...
How special is it to be playing at Download - the British home of rock and metal?
My favorite part is to see which childhood hero is napping in catering. I probably shouldn't say who I've seen doing that though.
What can the Download faithful expect from your set?
We'll give the festival the Royal treatment. This is the most ambitious rig we've ever put on a festival stage.
How will you spend the rest of your time on the site?
Probably doing press. Then it's fly time as we play in Finland the day after. Festival season is hectic.
Anyone else on the bill you'll be keen to check out?
Bad Religion would've been cool to see, but I doubt I'll have time.
What three festival essentials should Download ticket-holders be sure to pack before heading to the site?
Your three best buddies.
And festivals aside, what's going on with Avatar in 2018?
We keep spreading the Good Gospel Of His Majesty The King in every corner of the world we can reach.
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