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Kvelertak

{{Short description|Norwegian heavy metal band}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Kvelertak

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| caption = Kvelertak performing in 2019

| origin = Stavanger, Norway

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  • Black 'n' roll{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kvelertak-mn0002526582/biography | title=Kvelertak | publisher=AllMusic | access-date=22 December 2015 | author=Buchanan, John. D. | archive-date=24 December 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224083618/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kvelertak-mn0002526582/biography | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/kvelertak-kvelertak | title=Kvelertak – Kvelertak | work=Exclaim! | date=15 March 2015 | access-date=22 December 2015 | author=Pham, Andrew | archive-date=16 June 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616193004/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/kvelertak-kvelertak | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=http://www.stereogum.com/1550471/kvelertak-snilepisk-video/video/ | title=Kvelertak – "Snilepisk" Video | publisher=Stereogum | date=1 November 2013 | access-date=22 December 2015 | author=Nelson, Michael | archive-date=16 June 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616193006/https://www.stereogum.com/1550471/kvelertak-snilepisk-video/news/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/kvelertak-meir | title=Kvelertak – Meir | work=Exclaim! | date=26 March 2013 | access-date=22 December 2015 | author=Walschots, Natalie Zina | archive-date=23 December 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223160826/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/kvelertak-meir | url-status=live }}
  • hardcore punk
  • {{nowrap|hard rock{{cite web | url=http://www.houstonpress.com/music/get-crushed-by-kvelertaks-unclassifiable-heaviness-6768091 | title=Get Crushed By Kvelertak's Unclassifiable Heaviness | work=Houston Press | date=22 November 2013 | access-date=22 December 2015 | author=Smith, Nathan | archive-date=23 December 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223085106/http://www.houstonpress.com/music/get-crushed-by-kvelertaks-unclassifiable-heaviness-6768091 | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3215271/roadrunner-records-signs-norwegian-rock-band-kvelertak/ | title=Roadrunner Records Signs Norwegian Rock Band Kvelertak | publisher=Bloody Disgusting | date=25 January 2013 | access-date=22 December 2015 | author=Barkan, Jonathan | archive-date=23 December 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223061628/http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3215271/roadrunner-records-signs-norwegian-rock-band-kvelertak/ | url-status=live }}}}
  • extreme metal{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/meir-mw0002476688|title=Meir – Kvelertak – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – Music|publisher=Allrovi|last=Monger|first=Jason Christopher|date=25 March 2013|access-date=29 September 2013|archive-date=19 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019072050/http://www.allmusic.com/album/meir-mw0002476688|url-status=live}}

}}

| years_active = 2007–present

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| website = {{url|kvelertak.com}}

| current_members = *Ivar Nikolaisen

  • Vidar Landa
  • Maciek Ofstad
  • Marvin Nygaard
  • Håvard Takle Ohr

| past_members = *Erlend Hjelvik

  • Anders Mosness
  • Kjetil Gjermundrød
  • Bjarte Lund Rolland

}}

{{langnf|no|Kvelertak|italic=no|stranglehold}}{{cite web| last = Ramirez| first = Carlos| title = Kvelertak Strangle the Crowd in 'Ordsmedar Av Rang' – Video Premiere| work = Noisecreep| publisher = AOL Music| date = 29 April 2011| url = http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/04/29/kvelertak-ordsmedar-av-rang-video/| access-date = 29 April 2011| archive-date = 4 April 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130404061543/http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/04/29/kvelertak-ordsmedar-av-rang-video/| url-status = live}} 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,{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/Kvelertak/posts/10155456281650685 |title=Kvelertak – Hey, Erlend here, there is no easy way to say... |website=Facebook.com |access-date=14 March 2020 |archive-date=16 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616193015/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FKvelertak%2Fposts%2F10155456281650685 |url-status=live }} being replaced by Ivar Nikolaisen.{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/Kvelertak/photos/a.386574020684.170939.58323625684/10155466132555685/?type=3&theater |title=Kvelertak – Ivar Nikolaisen, Welcome To The Kvelertak... |website=Facebook.com |date=20 July 2018 |access-date=14 January 2020 |archive-date=16 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616193016/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FKvelertak%2Fphotos%2Fa.386574020684.170939.58323625684%2F10155466132555685%2F%3Ftype%3D3%26theater |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web| title = Kvelertak Receives Gold-Album Plaque From Dave Grohl| work = Blabbermouth.net| publisher = Roadrunner| date = 1 July 2011| url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=160165| access-date = 1 July 2011| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131219074356/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=160165| archive-date = 19 December 2013}} 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)=

File:Kvelertak - Erlend Hjelvik - Vocals - Singer.jpg

Kvelertak were formed in Stavanger, Norway, in 2007. A demo, Westcoast Holocaust, was self-released that year.[http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=74873 KVelertak: Eight Songs Available For Free Download – June 17, 2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626030644/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=74873 |date=26 June 2020 }}. Blabbermouth.net.[http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=78149 Kvelertak Replaces Helldriver At Norway's Øyafestivalen – Aug. 4, 2007]. Blabbermouth.net. The band released their debut album, Kvelertak, on 21 June 2010 via the Norwegian record label Indie Recordings,{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/kvelertak-ordsmedar-av-rang-video-released/|title=KVELERTAK: 'Ordsmedar Av Rang' Video Released|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=20 April 2011|access-date=31 May 2016|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305135132/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/kvelertak-ordsmedar-av-rang-video-released/|url-status=live}} and on 15 March via The End Records in North America.[https://archive.today/20130413175716/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=158770 Kvelertak Interviewed In Berlin (Video) – May 29, 2011] . Blabbermouth.net. The album was certified gold by IFPI in Norway for selling over 15,000 copies.

In March 2011, Kvelertak were presented with two Spellemannprisen Awards, a prestigious Norwegian music award similar to the American Grammy Award—for Best Newcomer and Best Rock Band.{{cite web| title = Kvelertak Wins Two Spellemann Awards| work = Blabbermouth.net| publisher = Roadrunner Records| date = 6 March 2011| url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=154941| access-date = 6 March 2011| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140715041535/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=154941| archive-date = 15 July 2014}} The Kvelertak song "Mjød" was used as the end music for the film The Troll Hunter.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1740707/soundtrack|title=Trollhunter|date=29 October 2010|access-date=31 May 2016|website=IMDb.com|archive-date=11 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311015003/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1740707/soundtrack|url-status=live}}

=''Meir'' and ''Nattesferd'' (2012–2017)=

File:Kvelertak - Rock am Ring 2019-2830.jpg

The second album, Meir, 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. 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/kvelertak-is-almost-done-writing-material-for-next-album/|title=KVELERTAK Is Almost Done Writing Material For Next Album|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=29 November 2015|access-date=29 November 2015|archive-date=16 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616193006/https://blabbermouth.net/news/kvelertak-is-almost-done-writing-material-for-next-album|url-status=live}} Marvin Nygaard was voted sexiest man in Norway in 2013 {{Cite web |title=Marvin Nygaard - Norges kjekkeste mann |url=https://www.facebook.com/kjekkasenmarvinnygaard |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}

The band's third studio album, titled Nattesferd, was released on 13 May 2016.[http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/kvelertak-to-release-nattesferd-album-in-may-new-song-1985-streaming/ Kvelertak To Release 'Nattesferd' Album In May; New Song '1985' Streaming] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710015519/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/kvelertak-to-release-nattesferd-album-in-may-new-song-1985-streaming/ |date=10 July 2020 }}. Blabbermouth.net. Published on 8 March 2016. They opened for Metallica on their WorldWired Tour between September 2017 and May 2018 in Europe, and was also the opening act for Ghost on their Popestar Tour in 2017.

=Lineup change and ''Splid'' (2018–present)=

File:Kvelertak - Rock am Ring 2019-1562.jpg

In July 2018, Erlend Hjelvik announced that he had left the band. His replacement, Ivar Nikolaisen (of Silver and The Good, The Bad and The Zugly), was announced on 20 July at their show in Fjellparkfestivalen, Flekkefjord – he had previously featured as a guest vocalist on 'Blodtørst'.{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/Kvelertak-Kvelertak/release/2363845 |title=Kvelertak – Kvelertak (2010, Vinyl) |website=Discogs.com |access-date=14 January 2020 |archive-date=28 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028163209/https://www.discogs.com/Kvelertak-Kvelertak/release/2363845 |url-status=live }}

Kvelertak released their fourth studio album, Splid, on 14 February 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/kvelertak-to-release-splid-album-in-february/|title=KVELERTAK To Release 'Splid' Album In February|website=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=27 November 2019|date=27 November 2019|archive-date=28 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128195557/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/kvelertak-to-release-splid-album-in-february/|url-status=live}} Hjelvik released his solo album, Welcome to Hel, on 20 November 2020.

Kvelertak released their fifth studio album, Endling, on 8 September 2023.

Guitarist Bjarte Lund Rolland left the band in October 2024, after his right index finger was worn out from years of playing guitar without a pick.

Awards

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

Band members

Current members

  • Vidar Landa – guitar (2007–present)
  • Marvin Nygaard – bass, backing vocals (2007–present)
  • Maciek Ofstad – guitar, backing vocals (2009–present)
  • Ivar Nikolaisen – lead vocals (2018–present)
  • Håvard Takle Ohr – drums (2019–present)

Past members

  • Bjarte Lund Rolland – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards (2007–2024)
  • Erlend Hjelvik – lead vocals (2007–2018)
  • Anders Mosness – guitar (2007–2009), drums (2007–2008)
  • Kjetil Gjermundrød – drums (2008–2019)

Others

  • Jay Weinberg – drums (live) (2013)
  • Eirik Melstrøm – guitar (live) (2023)

=Timeline=

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Discography

= Studio albums =

= EPs =

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

=Singles=

  • "Mjød" (2010)
  • "Blodtørst" (2010)
  • "Bruane brenn" (2013)
  • "Kvelertak" (2013)
  • "1985" (2016)
  • "Berserkr" (2016)
  • "Bråtebrann" (2019)
  • "Crack of Doom" (feat. Troy Sanders) (2020)
  • "Fanden ta dette hull!" (2020)
  • "Krøterveg Te Helvete" (2023)

= Demos =

  • Westcoast Holocaust (2007){{Cite web|url=http://www.archaic-magazine.com/article.php?aid=45078|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005053208/http://www.archaic-magazine.com/article.php?aid=45078|title=Archaic Magazine interview of Kvelertak|archive-date=5 October 2011}}

References

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External links

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  • {{official website|http://kvelertak.com}}
  • {{facebook|Kvelertak}}
  • {{allmusic}}

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