1. … Read Full Bio ↴There are 14+ artists using this name (more info on each below):
1. A contemporary Christian group from the USA
2. An electronic band from Japan
3. A post-rock band from Israel
4. A musical group from Sweden
5. A heavy metal band from The Netherlands
6. A nationalist rock band from the UK
7. A side project of Richie Zito
8. A trance musician from Belgium
9. A folk group from Germany
10. A metal band from the USA
11. A folk-rock band from '80s/90s Scotland
12. A psytrance artist from the UK
13. A rock band from Sweden
14. A (now split up) thrash metal band from Brazil
15. An Argentinean alternative/indie rock band from Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina, formed in 2008 (proper name would be Ávalon)
1. Avalon is an American Contemporary Christian music vocal quartet. To date, the group has achieved multiple RIAA-certified Gold record albums, have sold 4 million copies and scored 22 #1 Christian hits.
Avalon was formed in 1995 by Grant Cunningham, A&R Director at Sparrow Records. Cunningham was in search of a vocalist group that could sing tight harmonies and carry God's message to the world. Cunningham publicized his intentions and demo tapes flooded him, but nothing fit his desires.
After letting the idea of Avalon to rest a while, Cunningham visited a coffee shop to listen to a potential singer. However, another artist, Michael Passons, actually caught his attention. Cunningham contacted Passons about his plan for Avalon. Passons prayed about God's will and then decided this was where God was leading him.
Soon after, TRUTH vocalist and South Carolina native Janna Potter Long heard of the intentions for Avalon. Cunningham happened to hear her sing at a Truth concert and liked her because she was "such a good singer."
Rikk Kittleman and Tabitha Fair became part of the group, but each left after a short time. Tabitha was offered a solo record deal, and Rikk left for other opportunities. With Avalon having two member openings, Long remembered previous fellow TRUTH member, Jody McBrayer. Long contacted McBrayer about his interest in the group and McBrayer auditioned. A few days later, Cunningham contacted McBrayer stating that he was now a member of Avalon.
Finally, Nikki Hassman Anders was hired to become the fourth vocalist of Avalon. Hassman recorded two albums with Avalon, Avalon (December 26, 1996) and A Maze of Grace (December 1997), but left in May 1998 to pursue a solo career with Sony Records.
Cherie Paliotta Adams was selected to replace Hassman after one of Avalon's co-managers listened to a country music demo tape recorded by Adams. Even though country is not a style of Avalon records, executives chose Adams knowing she would be a perfect fit. Adams recorded three albums as a member: In A Different Light (March 23, 1999), Joy: A Christmas Collection (September 26, 2000) and Oxygen (May 22, 2001) as well as releasing a remix album, O2: Avalon Remixed (March 2002). Cherie departed the group to pursue a solo ministry that is geared towards single women, and, in September 2002, she was replaced by Melissa Greene, Janna's fellow former band member of the now disbanded group TRUTH.
In between projects, Jody McBrayer released a solo album, This Is Who I Am in September 2002, off which the Top 10 hit "Never Alone (Nunca Solo)," a duet with Jadyn Strand Maria, was culled, as well as a #1 single, "To Ever Live Without Me". Janna also released a solo album in October, self-titled Janna, off which the #2 smash 'Greater Is He' was lifted.
On March 25, 2003, Avalon released a greatest hits record, Testify to Love: The Very Best of Avalon, which featured the #1 hits "Everything to Me" and "New Day." It was the last album to include founding member Michael Passons: the Avalon member known as 'Father Avalon' left only months after the album's release (in summer 2003) to pursue a solo career, and was replaced by Janna's husband, Greg Long.
On February 24, 2004, Avalon released the studio album The Creed. Three singles were released: the carrier "All," which made it to #2 on the Adult Contemporary Christian Songs chart; the Jody McBrayer showcase "You Were There," a #2 Inspirational Charts hit, and Greg's song "I Wanna Be With You."
Avalon's sixth studio album, Stand, was released on January 24, 2006. Carrier single "Love Won't Leave You" peaked in the Top 20 of both Billboard Hot Christian Songs and Hot Christian Adult Contemporary charts. The next single, "Orphans of God," was serviced to radio on April 7, 2006 and peaked in the Top 5 of Radio & Records' Inspo chart the week of August 11, 2006. Additionally, "Somehow You Are" was released to radio in August 2006.
Avalon also released a fan-requested hymns record, titled Faith: A Hymns Collection, on October 17, 2006. It includes the Inspo single "In Christ Alone".
During the summer of 2007, Jody McBrayer decided to depart the group due to a heart condition in an effort to avoid getting a Heart attack. But, before he left, he found time to record one last album with Avalon. On February 26, 2008, Avalon released their ninth album, Another Time, Another Place: Timeless Christian Classics. A headlining tour, titled "The We Will Stand Tour", with Michael English, the Daniel Doss Band and new Fervent Records girl group Cadia followed in spring 2008 to promote the classics album.
The first single released from Another Time, Another Place was their cover of the Twila Paris classic "God Is In Control". The second single, released on November 5, 2007, was a remake of the Sandi Patty/Wayne Watson song "Another Time, Another Place", featuring a Jody/Janna duet.
On November 13, 2007, Avalon released a digital EP featuring three songs from the album: singles "God is in Control," "Another Time, Another Place" and a cover of the Amy Grant classic "Thy Word".
Current Avalon member Jeremi Richardson joined the group in late 2007 to replace Jody McBrayer. On November 11 2007, Melissa Greene announced at a show in Spring Arbor, Michigan, that it was the first concert with Richardson officially being a member of the group.
It was confirmed in late 2008 that EMICMG would release Avalon: The Greatest Hits, a compilation of successful hits from previous Avalon recordings. It is notable that the track list, as published by the record label, bears many of the same hits featured on the 2003 release Testify to Love: The Very Best of Avalon (11 of the 16 songs featured on the older hits record also made the cut for the new one).
The album does, however, contain four updated radio successes from three of Avalon's projects that have been released since the last hits record, namely "All" and "You Were There" from The Creed (2004), "Orphans of God" from Stand (2006), and "In Christ Alone" from Faith: A Hymns Collection (2006).
In addition, the new hits album features a new song from Avalon entitled "Still My God", which was serviced to radio on January 9, 2009. On March 31, 2009, "Still My God" became Avalon's first #1 single since "New Day" released in 2003 (ironically from Avalon's previous greatest hits title).
On May 15, 2009, Melissa Greene announced her resignation from Avalon on her personal website upon accepting a position as Pastor of Music and Arts at Gracepointe Church in Nashville after a call from God. Melissa will continue her Solo Career as well. On May 21, 2009, Avalon announced that Jeremi's wife Amy Richardson would fill Melissa's spot as the newest member of Avalon. Janna will be on maternity leave from Avalon next year after her baby is born. Janna and Greg are waiting until the baby's born to find out if it's a Boy or a Girl.
Shortly after the release of the recent hits record, Avalon announced they would be returning to the studio to record a brand-new, all original album (their first since Stand in 2006) due out September 15 on E1 Music (formerly Koch Records), thus ending Avalon's long-time stint on the Sparrow Records (EMI Christian Music Group) label. Avalon began recording vocals for the new album with Amy Richardson as its new member on May 19, 2009. It was announced in June 2009 that the album would be titled Reborn. The first single "Arise" was released to Christian radio in August 2009; on December 9, it officially became Avalon's 22nd career #1 radio hit, topping Billboard's Soft AC/Inspirational chart. This came just weeks after Avalon wrapped up their co-headlining tour with fellow Christian recording group Selah in the fall of 2009, which sold out many venues and promoted the groups' new albums.
2. A Japanese electronic/dance band fronted by Yosuke Kotani, with a release on Escalator records. MySpace and Last.fm pages.
3. Avalon is An Israeli instrumental post-rock band in the lines of the Japanese Mono. visit MySpace page for more info or their bandcamp: [url=http:https://avalon2.bandcamp.com/[/url]. If you're listening to them and don't want to share this artist's tags, pictures, etc. you can tag them as AVALON (isr) and you'll find the correct ones.
4. A band from Sweden that is currently defunct.
5. Avalon was a Dutch heavy metal band, very popular in the 1980s. They have recently remastered their old work on a 2CD release, entitled The Last Move. Although this cd includes some new songs, there is nothing known of a comeback tour or new record. Band members include Dutch musical talent Jack Pisters (S.C.A.R., Anouk, Soylent Green, Ayreon, etc), who is mostly responsible for the remastered works.
6. Avalon, from England, is a nationalist rock band with several albums to their credit.
7. Avalon is a sideproject of Richie Zito
8. Tim Handels, a Belgian ambient/acid/trance artist use the name Avalon. See Avalon*.
9. Avalon is also the name of a German band who do traditional Irish folk.
10. Avalon was American Metal band. They were formed in Rochester, NY. They released LP "Live or Die" in 1988. The band split up in 1993.
11. Avalon, from Scotland, were a folk-rock band during 80s/90s who released 4 albums (Rocky Roads; Heavy Hearts; Higher Ground; Second Sight). Mostly playing around Edinburgh, but also at Fairport's Cropredy festival (1990) and big fests in France (Lorient) and Denmark. Website
12. Avalon is the Psytrance composer Leon Kane, he releases his tunes through the UK label NANO Records. Leon Avalon is currently one of the biggest up and coming names on the international psytrance circuit. Avalon’s rip-roaring full-on, melodic, driving, yet surprisingly hard-hitting and evocative sound, is totally unique and has been tried and tested with huge success on dancefloors worldwide.
Avalon has been tearing it up at parties in over 20 countries over the past year, at events including Glade 2009 (UK), Tribe 8 Anos, Universo Paralello 10, (Brazil) Burning man 09 (US), Origin 2010 (South Africa) as well as at some of the largest festivals and club nights across Europe, Japan and Australia. Whilst making incredible leaps and bounds with his solo production and DJing, he has also been remixed by and invited to work with some of the biggest names in the scene, forming recent collaborations with Zen mechanics, Cosmosis, Burn In noise, Lucas, Waio, Logica, Dickster and Tristan.
Recent releases Include his debut album on Nano records, ‘Distant Futures,’ and latest ep ‘Session one’ all Gaining top ten and number 1 slots on beatport . Stay tuned for more future releases on top labels such as Nano, Neurobiotic, Alchemy and Tipworld.
13. Avalon is a new band from Sweden. They can be found at http://www.avalonmusic.se/
FAR AWAY
Avalon Lyrics
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I'm looking for a sign
To show me how
To cross the distance
And leave this all behind
I want to run
But there's no motion here
Just lifeless moments
And all that's left are tears
To cool the sun
Everything is gray
Tell me is there such a place
Where hearts are never broken
Dreams don't die
Souls are never searching
Crying out for a reason why
And love is everlasting
A place where there are no more fears
Far away from here
Will you reach out to me
Pull me through
A world of sorrow
To where I'm meant to be
From dark to light
Oh, where there is no more gray
Oh, tell me, please tell me is there such a place
I want to go far away from here
I want to go far away from here
I want to fly far away from here
Far away, far away
Far away from here
Dreams will never
Dreams will never die
Souls will never ever wonder why
And we will all be standing in the light
The lyrics of Avalon's song "Far Away" convey a sense of yearning to escape from a bleak and despairing situation to a place where there is hope, love, and happiness. The singer is looking for a sign to help her cross the distance that separates her from this haven. She wants to run away, but feels trapped in a lifeless and motionless existence, where time stands still. All she has left are tears to cool the sun and colorless moments that are locked outside her reach. She longs for a place where hearts are not broken, dreams do not die, and souls are not searching in vain for a reason why. She wants to find a place where love is everlasting, and there are no more fears. She hopes that someone will reach out to her and pull her through a world of sorrow to where she is meant to be, from dark to light.
The song is an expression of the universal human desire to seek a better life, a brighter future, and a happier destiny. It speaks to our need for hope, love, and faith. It acknowledges the realities of pain and suffering, but provides a vision of a place where they no longer exist. It suggests that there is a way out of the darkness, and that we don't have to face our trials alone. It encourages us to keep searching for a sign that will guide us on our journey, and to believe in ourselves and others.
Line by Line Meaning
Far Away From Here
The singer is physically present in a location, but is searching for an escape from it.
I'm looking for a sign
The singer desires a clear indication or signal to direct them towards their escape.
To show me how
The singer seeks guidance in order to traverse the path towards their escape.
To cross the distance
The artist must overcome an obstacle in order to achieve their goal of escaping.
And leave this all behind
The artist wishes to distance themselves from their current location and circumstances.
I want to run
The singer desires to leave quickly and immediately.
But there's no motion here
The singer's present location is stagnant and offers no progress or change towards their escape.
Just lifeless moments
The artist's current surroundings lack vitality or energy.
Locked outside
The artist feels trapped or limited in their current situation, unable to act or leave.
And all that's left are tears
The artist is left only with sorrow or pain after being unable to escape their current situation.
To cool the sun
Metaphorical language suggesting that the singer's tears are powerful enough to affect natural elements like the sun.
Everything is gray
The artist's present situation lacks color, excitement or vibrancy.
Tell me is there such a place
The singer wonders if a location and circumstances with the qualities they desire even exists.
Where hearts are never broken
The singer desires a place where love or relationships never result in heartache or disappointment.
Dreams don't die
In this place, the singer's aspirations or goals will never go unfulfilled or lost.
Souls are never searching
In this place, the artist will never feel lost or uncertain about their sense of self.
Crying out for a reason why
The artist will never feel the need to question their circumstances or motivations in this place.
And love is everlasting
The singer desires a love that will never fade or disappear.
A place where there are no more fears
The singer wishes to escape to a location where they no longer feel afraid or uncertain.
Will you reach out to me
The artist is asking someone to assist them in their escape and search for a better situation.
Pull me through
The artist desires to be guided and pulled towards their destination.
A world of sorrow
The artist's present situation is full of sadness or pain.
To where I'm meant to be
The singer trusts that their escape will lead them to arrive at their intended destination.
From dark to light
Metaphorical language suggesting that the artist's escape will lead them from negative or difficult circumstances to a more positive destination.
Dreams will never
The new location the singer is searching for will not allow dreams or aspirations to expire or disappear.
Dreams will never die
The singer believes that their goals or desires in life will always be attainable and will never be lost or forgotten.
Souls will never ever wonder why
In this new location, the singer will never be lost or feel confused about their sense of self and purpose.
And we will all be standing in the light
Metaphoric description of a feeling of joy, clarity and happiness achieved in the new location.
I want to go far away from here
Repeating the song's main theme, the artist again emphasizes their desire to leave their present location to find something new.
I want to fly far away from here
The singer desires not just to escape, but to do so in a way that feels powerful or thrilling.
Far away, far away
Repeating the song's main theme multiple times emphasizes how intensely the singer feels about leaving their current situation.
Far away from here
Referencing the song's main theme one final time to conclude the lyrics.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DAN MUCKALA, JASON BARTON, HOWIE DOROUGH
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