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Aviana
Aviana performing at Full Force, 2023
Aviana performing at Full Force, 2023
Background information
OriginGothenburg, Sweden
Genres
Years active2016–present
Labels
Members
  • Joel Holmqvist – vocals
  • Death – guitar
  • Fear – bass
  • Dark – drums
Past members
  • Marcus Vik
  • Marcus Heffler
  • Oscar Forsman
  • Sebastian Colque
  • Niclas Bergström
Websitehttps://avianaofficial.com/
Aviana logo

Aviana (stylised in all caps) are a Swedish metalcore and djent band from Gothenburg.[1][2]

History

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Aviana formed in 2016 with vocalist Marcus Vik, guitarists Marcus Heffler and Oscar Forsman, bassist Sebastian Colque and drummer Niclas Bergström. Debut album Polarize followed in 2017. Later that year Vik departed and former Walking with Strangers frontman Joel Holmqvist took over vocals.

The quintet signed to German label Arising Empire and issued second album Epicenter in August 2019, earning a positive print review in Metal Hammer.[3]

In 2020, shortly after Epicenter, Heffler, Forsman, Colque and Bergström all exited, leaving Holmqvist the sole official member. He continued under the Aviana name, releasing the standalone EP Overcome in November 2021.[4]

During 2022 Holmqvist introduced three masked live musicians—known only as Death, Fear and Dark—issued a run of digital singles and compiled them as the third album Corporation (September 2022).[5]

2023–present

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  • 15 September 2023 – single “As Above, So Below”, accompanied by a visualiser video.[6]
  • April 2023 – Renormalization Tour of Australia supporting Earth Caller.[7]
  • 10 April 2024 – video single “Delirium”.[8]
  • 22 November 2024 – single “Father”.[9]
  • May–December 2024 – European “Black Tour” with Imminence and Allt.[10]
  • 30 January 2025 – single and video “Storm Ablaze”.[11]
  • February–March 2025 – main support on Make Them Suffer’s first North-American headlining tour.[12]

Members

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Current
  • Joel Holmqvist – vocals
  • Death – guitar[13]
  • Fear – bass[14]
  • Dark – drums†
Former
  • Marcus Vik – vocals
  • Marcus Heffler – guitar
  • Oscar Forsman – guitar
  • Sebastian Colque – bass
  • Niclas Bergström – drums

Discography

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Studio albums

  • Polarize (2017)
  • Epicenter (2019)
  • Corporation (2022)

EPs

  • Overcome (2021)
  • Obsession (2022)
  • Transcendent (2022)

Singles

  • “Anomaly” (26 May 2022)
  • “As Above, So Below” (15 Sep 2023)
  • “Delirium” (4 Oct 2024)
  • “Father” (22 Nov 2024)
  • “Storm Ablaze” (30 Jan 2025)

Music videos

Title Year Ref.
“Heavy Feathers” 2019 [15]
“My Worst Enemy” 2019 [16]
“Red Sky” 2019 [17]
“Frail” 2019 [18]
“Retaliation” 2021 [19]
“Oblivion” 2021 [20]
“Rage” 2021 [21]
“Overcome” 2021 [22]
“Obsession” 2022 [23]
“Transcendent” 2022 [24]
“Anomaly” 2022 [25]
“Paradox” (feat. Marcus Vik) 2022 [26]
“Illuminate” 2022 [27]
“As Above, So Below” 2023 [28]
“Delirium” 2024 [29]
“Father” 2024 [30]
“Storm Ablaze” 2025 [31]

References

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  1. ^ "Aviana". Metal Kingdom. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Aviana". Arising Empire. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  3. ^ Matthias Weckmann (23 August 2019). "Album review: Epicenter". Metal Hammer (in German).
  4. ^ "Aviana release new video for 'Overcome'". Distorted Sound. 16 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Album review: Corporation". Metal Epidemic. 28 September 2022.
  6. ^ ""As Above, So Below" – single". Apple Music. 15 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Gig review: Earth Caller + Aviana". Wall of Sound. 19 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Video: "Delirium"". Chaoszine. 10 April 2024.
  9. ^ ""Father" – single". Apple Music. 22 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Live review: Imminence • Aviana • Allt". All About The Rock. 11 October 2024.
  11. ^ ""Storm Ablaze" – single". Apple Music. 30 January 2025.
  12. ^ "Make Them Suffer announce 2025 tour". New Noise Magazine. 12 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Live review mentioning masked guitarists". Musaholic Magazine. 9 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Photo review: Invent Animate / Aviana". Fuel The Scene. 2 October 2023.
  15. ^ "AVIANA – Heavy Feathers (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube. Arising Empire. 12 April 2019.
  16. ^ "AVIANA – My Worst Enemy (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube. Arising Empire. 17 May 2019.
  17. ^ "AVIANA – Red Sky (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube. Arising Empire. 28 June 2019.
  18. ^ "AVIANA – Frail (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube. Arising Empire. 16 August 2019.
  19. ^ "AVIANA – Retaliation (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube. Arising Empire. 4 February 2021.
  20. ^ "AVIANA – Oblivion (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube. Arising Empire. 1 April 2021.
  21. ^ "AVIANA – Rage (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube. Arising Empire. 26 August 2021.
  22. ^ "AVIANA – Overcome (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube. Arising Empire. 4 November 2021.
  23. ^ "AVIANA – Obsession (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube. Arising Empire. 20 January 2022.
  24. ^ "AVIANA – Transcendent (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube. Arising Empire. 10 March 2022.
  25. ^ "AVIANA – Anomaly (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube. Arising Empire. 25 May 2022.
  26. ^ "AVIANA – Paradox feat. Marcus Vik (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube. Arising Empire. 9 August 2022.
  27. ^ "AVIANA – Illuminate (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube. Arising Empire. 29 September 2022.
  28. ^ "AVIANA – As Above, So Below (OFFICIAL VISUALISER)". YouTube. Arising Empire. 15 September 2023.
  29. ^ "AVIANA – Delirium (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube. Arising Empire. 10 April 2024.
  30. ^ "AVIANA – Father (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube. Arising Empire. 21 November 2024.
  31. ^ "AVIANA – Storm Ablaze (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube. Arising Empire. 30 January 2025.
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