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Kvelertak
is a Norwegian Heavy metal music, heavy metal band from Stavanger, formed in 2007. The group comprises vocalist Ivar Nikolaisen, guitarists Vidar Landa and Maciek Ofstad, bassist Marvin Nygaard and drummer Håvard Takle Ohr. Founding member and lead singer Erlend Hjelvik left the group in 2018, being replaced by Ivar Nikolaisen. Most of Kvelertak's songs have Norwegian lyrics, and their main influences are rock and roll, black metal and punk rock. The band's Kvelertak (album), self-titled debut album was released in 2010 and sold more than 15,000 copies in Norway. The second album, ''Meir (album), Meir'', was released in 2013, followed by ''Nattesferd'' in 2016 and ''Splid'' in 2020. ''Splid'' was the band's first album with Ivar Nikolaisen on lead vocals. History Formation and debut album (2007–2011) Kvelertak were formed in Stavanger, Norway, in 2007. A demo, ''Westcoast Holocaust'', was self-released that year. The band released their debut album, ''Kvelertak (album), K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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is a Norwegian heavy metal band from Stavanger, formed in 2007. The group comprises vocalist Ivar Nikolaisen, guitarists Vidar Landa and Maciek Ofstad, bassist Marvin Nygaard and drummer Håvard Takle Ohr. Founding member and lead singer Erlend Hjelvik left the group in 2018, being replaced by Ivar Nikolaisen. Most of Kvelertak's songs have Norwegian lyrics, and their main influences are rock and roll, black metal and punk rock. The band's self-titled debut album was released in 2010 and sold more than 15,000 copies in Norway. The second album, ''Meir'', was released in 2013, followed by ''Nattesferd'' in 2016 and ''Splid'' in 2020. ''Splid'' was the band's first album with Ivar Nikolaisen on lead vocals. History Formation and debut album (2007–2011) Kvelertak were formed in Stavanger, Norway, in 2007. A demo, ''Westcoast Holocaust'', was self-released that year. The band released their debut album, ''Kvelertak'', on 21 June 2010 via the Norwegian record label Indie Reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meir (album)
''Meir'' is the second studio album by Norwegian heavy metal band Kvelertak. It was released on 25 March 2013 (26 March in the US) via Sony Music Scandinavia in Scandinavia, Roadrunner Records in the rest of the world, and by Indie Recordings on vinyl. The album was produced by Kurt Ballou. Background ''Meir'' (Norwegian for "more") was recorded at GodCity Studios in Salem, Massachusetts, United States and produced by Kurt Ballou of Converge. The cover artwork was created by John Dyer Baizley of the band Baroness. The band released music videos for " Bruane Brenn", "Månelyst" and the self-titled track "Kvelertak". In 2017, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked ''Meir'' as 96th on their list of 'The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time.' Track listing Personnel ;Kvelertak * Erlend Hjelvik – vocals * Vidar Landa – guitar * Bjarte Lund Rolland – guitar, piano, vocals * Maciek Ofstad – guitar, vocals * Marvin Nygaard – bass * Kjetil Gjermundrød – drums, percussion ;Guest m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nattesferd
''Nattesferd'' is the third studio album by Norwegian heavy metal band Kvelertak, released on 13 May 2016. The album was recorded in Oslo. It is the band's last album with vocalist Erlend Hjelvik and drummer Kjetil Gjermundrød. Background Kvelertak released the first song "1985" on 8 March 2016. Nattesferd is the band's first album recorded in Norway. The band released music videos for the songs "1985", "Nattesferd" and "Svartmesse". Blabbermouth.net
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Splid
''Splid'' (Norwegian for "discord") is the fourth studio album by Norwegian Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Kvelertak, released on 14 February 2020. The album was recorded in GodCity Studios in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. It is the band's first album with vocalist Ivar Nikolaisen and drummer Håvard Takle Ohr. Release On 27 November 2019, the first single "Bråtebrann" was released, along with the announcement of the album. Critical reception ''Splid'' was met with "universal acclaim" from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, it received an average score of 84 based on six reviews. At AnyDecentMusic?, the release was given a 7.7 out of 10. James Christopher Monger of AllMusic spoke on the change of the lead vocals: "The installation of a new lead singer can be fraught with danger, but Kvelertak's chassis has always been the sublime triple-guitar attack of Vidar Landa, Bjarte Lund Rolland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kvelertak (album)
''Kvelertak'' is the debut album by the Norwegian band Kvelertak, released on 21 June 2010 through Indie Recordings. The album was released in North America on 15 March 2011 through The End Records with six bonus tracks—four live recordings from the group's BBC sessions and two demo tracks. After performing in Oslo, Norway on 24 June 2011, Kvelertak were presented with a gold record certification by Indie Recordings and Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters (the headlining band of the concert). ''Kvelertak'' was certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for selling more than 15,000 copies. The cover artwork was created by John Dyer Baizley of the band Baroness. Track listing All songs written and composed by Kvelertak. Personnel Kvelertak * Erlend Hjelvik – vocals * Vidar Landa – guitar, gang vocals * Bjarte Lund Rolland – guitar, piano, vocals (on "Sultans of Satan"), gang vocals * Maciek Ofstad – guitar, vocals (on "Sjøhyenar (Havets Herrer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spellemannprisen
The Spellemannprisen (also referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards) is a Norwegian music award ceremony presented by International Federation of the Phonographic Industry#Local associations, IFPI Norge and :no:FONO, FONO. It was first awarded in 1973 for the recording year 1972, and has been awarded every year since. It is the most significant award that a group or artist can receive in Music of Norway, Norwegian music. The award ceremony is organized by the Spellemann Committee, which is appointed by IFPI Norge and FONO. The annual ceremony features performances by prominent artists. The awards are presented in a widely viewed broadcast ceremony. The awards are the Norwegian equivalent to the Grammy Awards for music, and it is one of the major awards in Norway along with the Gullruten for television, Amanda Award, Amandaprisen for motion pictures, and Hedda Award, Heddaprisen for stage performances. Juries and scoring The number of awards given varies somewhat from year to yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Metal
Black metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include Tempo#Beats per minute, fast tempos, a Screaming (music)#Black metal, shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted Electric guitar, guitars played with tremolo picking, raw (Lo-fi music, lo-fi) recording, unconventional song structures, and an emphasis on atmosphere. Artists often appear in corpse paint and adopt pseudonyms. Venom (band), Venom initiated the "First-wave black metal, first wave" of black metal, with their 1982 album ''Black Metal (Venom album), Black Metal'' giving it its name. In the following years, the style was developed by Bathory (band), Bathory, Mercyful Fate, Hellhammer and Celtic Frost. By 1987, this wave had declined, but influential works were released by Tormentor (band), Tormentor, Sarcófago, Parabellum (Colombian band), Parabellum, Blasphemy (band), Blasphemy, Samael (band), Samael and Rotting Christ. A "Second-wave black metal, second wave" arose in the early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black 'n' Roll
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, a shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, raw (lo-fi) recording, unconventional song structures, and an emphasis on atmosphere. Artists often appear in corpse paint and adopt pseudonyms. Venom initiated the " first wave" of black metal, with their 1982 album ''Black Metal'' giving it its name. In the following years, the style was developed by Bathory, Mercyful Fate, Hellhammer and Celtic Frost. By 1987, this wave had declined, but influential works were released by Tormentor, Sarcófago, Parabellum, Blasphemy, Samael and Rotting Christ. A " second wave" arose in the early 1990s, spearheaded by bands in the early Norwegian black metal scene, such as Mayhem, Darkthrone, Burzum, Immortal, Emperor, Satyricon and Gorgoroth. This Norwegian scene did much to define black metal as a distinct genre, and inspired other scenes in Finland ( Beherit, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rise Records
Rise Records is an American record label currently based in Beaverton, Oregon, mainly focusing on alternative rock, heavy metal, and punk rock music artists. History Rise was founded in 1991 by Craig Ericson in Nevada City, California. He released a small number of 7" records before putting the label on hiatus to attend college. Ericson didn't release anything further until 1999, after moving to Portland, Oregon.Label Profile: Rise Records. ''Alternative Press'', October 2008, p. 56. He began issuing small-print 7" records, and his first CD release came in 2000, from the group One Last Thing. Rise Records' releases are distributed in the U.S. by ADA and BMG. In July 2013, the company moved from Portland to neighboring Beaverton, Oregon. The label has a distribution deal with Alternative Distribution Alliance, the indie distributor owned by Warner Music Group and directly in Europe and Australia with Warner Music and BMG. On 9 September, Australian label UNFD announced a distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Troll Hunter
''Trollhunter'' (; UK: ''Troll Hunter''; Canada: ''The Troll Hunter'') is a 2010 Norwegian dark fantasy film, made as a " found footage" mockumentary. Written and directed by André Øvredal, and featuring a mixed cast of relatively unknown actors and well-known Norwegian comedians, including Otto Jespersen, ''Trollhunter'' received positive reviews from Norwegian critics. It opened on 10 June 2011 in the United States to a mostly-positive critical reception. Plot A group of students from Volda University College, Thomas, Johanna, and their cameraman Kalle, set out to make a documentary about a suspected bear poacher, Hans. At the site of an illegally slain bear they interview local hunters, who comment that the bear tracks look odd, as well as Finn Haugen, head of the Norwegian Wildlife Board, who dismisses the idea that the bear tracks could have been faked. The students follow Hans in an attempt to secure an interview but he continually rebuffs them. After following him into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petroleum Records
Petroleum Records (formerly Metropol Music ) is a Norwegian record label. Signees The label's roster includes Thomas Dybdahl, Sondre Justad, Aurora, Kvelertak is a Norwegian Heavy metal music, heavy metal band from Stavanger, formed in 2007. The group comprises vocalist Ivar Nikolaisen, guitarists Vidar Landa and Maciek Ofstad, bassist Marvin Nygaard and drummer Håvard Takle Ohr. Founding member and ..., Bjorn Eidsvag, and Kaizers Orchestra. The label signed Aurora in 2014. References Norwegian record labels {{record-label-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
