Kvelertak

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Kvelertak
Provinssirock 20130614 - Kvelertak - 37.jpg
Kvelertak performing in 2013
Background information
Origin Rogaland, Norway
Genres
Years active 2007–present
Labels
Website kvelertak.com
Members
  • Erlend Hjelvik
  • Vidar Landa
  • Bjarte Lund Rolland
  • Maciek Ofstad
  • Marvin Nygaard
  • Kjetil Gjermundrød

Kvelertak is a six-piece heavy metal band from Rogaland, Norway, formed in 2007. The group comprises vocalist Erlend Hjelvik, guitarists Vidar Landa, Bjarte Lund Rolland and Maciek Ofstad, bassist Marvin Nygaard and drummer Kjetil Gjermundrød. Kvelertak 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.[8] The second album, Meir, was released in March 2013. The band's third studio album, titled Nattesferd, was released on May 13, 2016.

History

Alt
Vocalist Erlend Hjelvik

Kvelertak was formed in Stavanger, Norway in 2007. The band's name is the Norwegian for "stranglehold" or "chokehold".[9] A demo, Westcoast Holocaust, was self-released that year.[10][11] The band released their debut album, entitled Kvelertak, on June 21, 2010 via the Norweigian record label Indie Recordings,[12] and on March 15 via The End Records in North America.[13] The album was certified gold by IFPI in Norway for selling over 15,000 copies.[8]

In March 2011, Kvelertak was presented with two Spellemannprisen Awards, a prestigious Norwegian music award similar to the American Grammy Award—for Best Newcomer and Best Rock Band.[14] The Kvelertak song "Mjød" was used as the end music for the film The Troll Hunter.[15]

The second album, entitled Meir, was released on March 25, 2013 (March 26 in the US) via Sony Music Scandinavia in Scandinavia, Roadrunner Records in the rest of the world, and by Indie Recordings on vinyl. Kvelertak has also attracted a following from renowned artists such as Metallica front man James Hetfield who, along with the Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon, watched the band perform in San Francisco. Hetfield also posted a video on his Instagram account of him watching the band and describing the front man Hjelvik as a "savage" frontman. [16]

The band's third studio album, titled Nattesferd, was released on May 13, 2016.[17]

Honors

  • 2010: Two times Spellemannprisen in the categories best Rock band and this years Newcomer, for the self-titled album Kvelertak

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Year Album details Peak chart positions
NOR
[18]		 BEL (FL) FIN
[19]		 GER SWE SWI UK
2010 Kvelertak 3 — — — — — —
2013 Meir 1 165 18 64 20 100 108
2016 Nattesferd
  • Released: May 13, 2016
  • Label: Roadrunner Records,
    Indie Recordings
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 2
[20]		 91 9
[21]		 24 31 44 128
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

EPs

  • Gojira/Kvelertak Live (2013, split with Gojira)

Singles

  • "Mjød" (2010)
  • "Blodtørst" (2010)
  • "Bruane Brenn" (2013)
  • "Kvelertak" (2013)
  • "1985" (2016)
  • "Berserkr" (2016)

Demos

  • Westcoast Holocaust (2007)[22]

Band members

Current members
  • Erlend Hjelvik – vocals
  • Vidar Landa – guitar, piano
  • Bjarte Lund Rolland – guitar
  • Maciek Ofstad – guitar, vocals
  • Marvin Nygaard – bass
  • Kjetil Gjermundrød – drums
Past members
  • Anders Mosness – guitar

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ KVelertak: Eight Songs Available For Free Download - June 17, 2007. Blabbermouth.net.
  11. ↑ Kvelertak Replaces Helldriver At Norway's Øyafestivalen - Aug. 4, 2007. Blabbermouth.net.
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  13. ↑ Kvelertak Interviewed In Berlin (Video) - May 29, 2011. Blabbermouth.net.
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  17. ↑ Kvelertak To Release 'Nattesferd' Album In May; New Song '1985' Streaming. Blabbermouth.net. Published on March 8, 2016.
  18. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  19. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  20. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  21. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  22. ↑ Archaic Magazine interview of Kvelertak Archived October 5, 2011 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Awards
Preceded by Recipient of the Rock Spellemannprisen
2010		 Succeeded by
Honningbarna
Preceded by Recipient of the Newcomer Spellemannprisen
2010		 Succeeded by
Jonas Alaska
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Kvelertak&oldid=723023013"