Kvelertak
From:
Stavanger,
Norway
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Kvelertak News
Below is our complete Kvelertak news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
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Kvelertak Premiere New Music Video “Morild”
Norwegian black n' roll outfit Kvelertak has unveiled a music video for their track "Morild," directed by Fredrik S. Hana. The song is featured on their recent album, "Endling," which was released in early September.
The group shared their thoughts on the video: More...
Kvelertak Premiere New Single "Endling"
Kvelertak returns with the title track from their upcoming studio album, "Endling." The Norwegian black n' rollers are set to release the album on September 8th.
The band commented on the single, stating: More...
Kvelertak Premiere New Single “Skoggnagr”
Kvelertak, the Norwegian black n' rollers, have released another single from their latest album, "Endling." The track "Skoggnagr" now has a lyric video available for viewing. You can check it out streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below:
The band shared their thoughts on the song, stating: More...
Kvelertak Premiere New Single & Music Video
Norwegian black n’ roll outfit Kvelertak's upcoming new fifth studio album “Endling” , will be released on September 08th via Rise Records/Petroleum Records. A new track and music video directed by Adam Holmkvist for the first single “Krøterveg Te Helvete” has premiered online streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below.
Comments guitarist Vidar Landa: More...
Kvelertak Releases Mobile Game
Calling all metal fans and gamers! Norwegian metallers, Kvelertak, have immortalized their latest album, Splid, in video game form and beyond.
Game Of Doom arrives today, May 13. It takes fans and singer Ivar Nikolaisen on an epic quest through a retro-style maze where they are tasked with finding the other band members, as well as defeating the ghost of Tagholdt, who haunts a local museum and is a character from the song "Fanden ta dette hull."
The band says, "Your favourite superheroes are finally back - in a game where you can swing a REAL axe!"
Watch the game trailer below. More...
Ex-Kvelertak Singer Launches New Band Hjelvik
Ex-Kvelertak frontman, Erlend Hjelvik, has started a solo metal band Hjelvik and has signed with Nuclear Blast Records!
Jens Prueter, Head of A&R at Nuclear Blast Europe commented:
"It’s been 10 years since I first saw Erlend with Kvelertak in my hometown Dortmund in Germany. Their debut album had only been out for a couple of months and was on heavy rotation on my turntable. I was blown away by the raw energy of his stage performance, and ten years later it is an honour to start working with him on HJELVIK. He has not lost his high energy and brings his unique mix of black metal, hard rock and punk to a new level. Welcome to Nuclear Blast and onward to Hel!"
Hjelvik also reveals that he will release his debut album "Welcome to Hel" later this year. More...
Kvelertak Premiere Live Video “Bråtebrann”
Kvelertak premiere a new live video for “Bråtebrann“. The clip is culled from a livestreamed quarantine show called ‘Live From Your Living Room’ the band performed on April 10th, 2020 at the empty venue Artilleriverkstedet in Horten, Norway.
Kvelertak Premiere New Song “Fanden Ta Dette Hull”
Kvelertak‘s new track “Fanden Ta Dette Hull” has premiered online ahead of the group’s upcoming new record, “Splid“. The album will land in stores this Friday, February 14th, through Rise Records.
Tell Kvelertak regarding this song: More...
Kvelertak Premiere New Song & Music Video
Kvelertak premiere a new official music video and new song “Crack Of Doom” streaming via YouTube below. The track features a guest spot from Mastodon bassist/singer Troy Sanders and is taken from their impending new release “Splid“, which will be released by Rise Records on February 14th. The group tracked that album with Converge‘s Kurt Ballou at his GodCity Studio.
Tell Kvelertak of the new single: More...
Kvelertak Vocalist Erlend Hjelvik Exits Band
UPDATE: Kvelertak have released a statement confirming their singer's exit. They plan to reveal his replacement at the band's Fjellparkfestivalen appearance, set for later this week. Additionally, the group reports that sessions are underway for a new album, expected out in 2019. Scroll down to read the original announcement.
Kvelertak frontman Erlend Hjelvik announces his exit from the band. In a statement issued via social media earlier he says:
“Hey, Erlend here, there is no easy way to say this, so I’ll just get straight to it.
It’s necessary for me to part ways with Kvelertak.
The experience of building a successful band has been fun and rewarding but has also been equally intense and challenging. Over the years, this has taken its toll. As we’ve been developing personally and professionally, our individual goals, needs and motivations have changed, leading us in different directions.
Though it is a heavy decision to leave a life I’ve been living and breathing for the last decade, I feel happy and excited to explore new possibilities for the future.
Regrettably, due to circumstances out of my control, I am not able to perform the last four shows in Norway this summer. I apologize to the festival organizers and fans planning on these shows.
I would like to thank Bjarte, Kjetil, Maciek, Marvin and Vidar, our crew, bands we’ve toured with and everyone else who has worked with Kvelertak. Most importantly, I appreciate our awesome fans that have made everything possible. I’m very proud and grateful for everything we’ve accomplished as Kvelertak. I am genuinely thankful for everything we’ve experienced together and wish the band the best of luck and success in the future.
Kvelertakk for meg!
Erlend Hjelvik“
Kvelertak themselves have yet to issued any official statement on how they will be proceeding in the wake of this new situation.
Kvelertak Releases New Video
Roadrunner Records group Kvelertak just released an official music video for “Bronsegud,” taken from latest LP "Nattesferd." The video, which was directed by Stian Andersen, documents the band’s life on the road traveling the world and performing neck-breaking sets to sold-out audiences.
Furthermore, Kvelertak has been announced as special guest for the entirety of Metallica’s upcoming "WorldWired" European tour. Dates are set to kick off September 4th at The Netherlands’ Ziggo Dome and continue through May 2018. A full listing of upcoming Kvelertak tour dates is available after the jump.
Kvelertak Posts "Svartmesse" Video
Roadrunner Records group Kvelertak today releases an official music video for “Svartmesse,” taken from the "Nattesferd" LP t hat arrived this past May. The video, which was directed by Torjus Førre Erfjord of Raindog Films, is streaming now below.
The band commented on the video's creation: “It's made by our good friend Torjus Førre Erfjord who has previously made the videos for 'Blodtørst' and 'Evig Vandrar. ' As well as featuring his own unique style of animation, this video has a darker and more sinister tone that goes hand in hand with the lyrics of the song.” More...
Kvelertak Posts "Nattesferd" Video
Roadrunner Records group Kvelertak just released an official music video for “Nattesferd,” the title track from the band's new LP that arrived this past May. The otherworldly clip - produced by Norwegian production company Bacon and directed by Jakob Marky - is streaming now below.
The video was filmed in Fårö, a Baltic Sea island off the south eastern coast of Sweden where Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman lived / died and made several films, among them "Through a Glass Darkly" (1961), "Persona" (1966), "Hour of the Wolf" (1968), "Shame" (1968), "The Passion of Anna" (1969), and "Scenes from a Marriage" (1972).
Marky, a recent winner of the prestigious After Bergman Award (which allowed the possibility of filming on Fårö), commented on the video: "I wanted to make something circular, as the track has it’s never-ending guitars, coming back to haunt you. I very much liked the idea of filming science fiction on the same places that Tarkovsky and Bergman visited. I think both of them were very big fans of the golden triangle too, or so I heard.” More...
Kvelertak Streams Full New Album
Roadrunner Records group Kvelertak has debuted the entire new "Nattesferd" LP - listen in at Rollingstone.com here.
Rolling Stone declared, “Whether it's juggling black-metal blast beats and Eighties-influenced power-rock riffs or indulging three-guitar Iron Maiden-esque prog-rock tapestries, everything they do sounds effortless.”
Recorded live in Oslo, Norway’s Amper Tone Studio, "Nattesferd" was produced by Kvelertak and mixed / engineered by Nick Terry (Lindstrøm, Turbonegro, The Libertines). It is the first of Kvelertak’s albums to be recorded in the band's home country of Norway. More...
Kvelertak Streaming "Berserkr"
Roadrunner Records group Kvelertak has released a second track - titled “Berserkr” - taken off new LP "Nattesferd." If you missed it, the band's recently posted video for "1985" is also still online here.
Recorded live in Oslo, Norway’s Amper Tone Studio, "Nattesferd" is produced by Kvelertak and mixed / engineered by Nick Terry (Lindstrøm, Turbonegro, The Libertines). It is the first of Kvelertak’s albums to be recorded in the band's home country of Norway.
Tonight Kvelertak will begin a North American headline tour with special guests Torche and label mates Wild Throne at Portland, Maine’s Port City Music Hall. More...
Kvelertak Posts "1985" Music Video
Roadrunner Records group Kvelertak has debuted an official music video for “1985,” the first track to be released off new LP "Nattesferd." Directed, written, and edited by longtime collaborator Fredrik S. Hana, the video for “1985” follows the track's narrative of a cold dystopian future.
Hana commented on the video: “In my third collaboration with Kvelertak, I wanted to make a music video where the story and characters took the center stage. The video revolves around a micro-community, a four man cult, where a deep and twisted friendship lies beneath it all. They don’t see themselves as a part of the normal society and decide to honor their differences in a unique fellowship.
"We follow the character’s growing addiction to push limits, and in the end, their incompetence to see any real consequences with their actions. I wanted to get across the fantastic feeling of being a part of something, but also the dangers of not daring to take a stand, to just swim along with the current.” More...
Kvelertak Releasing "Nattesferd" Album
Roadrunner Records group Kvelertak today announces details on new LP "Nattesferd." The follow up album to 2013’s "Meir" album, "Nattesferd" is heralded by the new single “1985.” Pre-orders will be available April 8th with the album arriving everywhere May 13th.
Frontman Erlend Hjelvik commented, “We are finally getting ready to release our third album 'Nattesferd' on the world and however cliché it may sound, I'm not afraid to say that this is our best one yet! An exquisite smorgasbord of riffs infused with everything between the best of classic rock and heavy metal. I'm certain it will blow the minds of both old and new fans. Enjoy!”
Recorded live in Oslo, Norway’s Amper Tone Studio, "Nattesferd" is produced by Kvelertak and mixed / engineered by Nick Terry (Lindstrøm, Turbonegro, The Libertines). More...
Kvelertak Announces North American Tour
Roadrunner Records group Kvelertak has unveiled details of a North American headline tour, which will get underway this spring with special guests Torche and label mates Wild Throne.
The dates kick off April 12th at Portland, Maine’s Port City Music Hall and will see the band traversing west through early May (tour itinerary below). Tickets for all dates go on sale February 5th.
Kvelertak is currently in Oslo, Norway’s Amper Tone Studio working on the follow-up LP to 2013’s “Meir.” The new album is being recorded live and engineered by Producer Nick Terry (Lindstrøm, Turbonegro, The Libertines), marking the first time Kvelertak has recorded an album in the band's home country of Norway. More...
Roadrunner Records Releases Summer Sampler
The Roadrunner Records Summer Sampler is now online: head over to Noisetrade here to download your free copy. The track listing is as follows:
1. Stone Sour - 'House of Gold & Bones'
2. Killswitch Engage - 'A Tribute To The Fallen'
3. Trivium - 'Through Blood And Dirt And Bone'
4. Gojira - 'The Axe'
5. King 810 - 'Fat Around The Heart'
6. The Amity Affliction - 'Pittsburgh'
7. Theory Of A Deadman 'Drown'
8. WeAreHarlot - 'Denial'
9. Black Stone Cherry - 'Me and Mary Jane'
10. Marmozets - 'Why Do You Hate Me'
11. Dream Theater - 'The Enemy Inside'
12. The Devil Wears Prada - 'Sailor’s Prayer'
13. Heartist - 'Pressure Point'
14. Kvelertak - 'Kvelertak'
15. Opeth - 'Cusp of Eternity' More...
Exodus Playing Rock On The Range
The Rock On The Range festival will bring the likes of Guns N’ Roses, Avenged Sevenfold, Kid Rock and many more to Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, OH on May 16, 17 & 18.
To guarantee that festival-goers will experience true, blistering heavy metal during this monumental weekend, Bay Area thrash legends Exodus are also confirmed to bring on the brutality, Saturday, May 17th!
Gary Holt states, “Exodus is super fired up to announce our participation in the year’s Rock On The Range! It’s our honor to share the stage with so many amazing artists and we will do our best to see to it that shit hits the proverbial fan when we take the stage!”
The full lineup consists of: More...