Kvelertak (album)

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Kvelertak
Studio album by Kvelertak

Publication
(s)

July 16, 2010

admission

February – March 2010

Label (s) Indie recordings

Format (s)

CD, LP

Genre (s)

Hard rock , heavy metal , hardcore punk , black metal

Title (number)

11

running time

48:36

occupation
  • Bjarte Lund Rolland - guitar
  • Maciek Ofstad - guitar, vocals
  • Marvin Nygaard - bass
  • Kjetil Gjermundrød - drums

production

Kurt Ballou

Studio (s)

GodCity Studios, Salem , Massachusetts

chronology
- Kvelertak Meir
(2013)
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Kvelertak ( Norwegian 'stranglehold') is the debut album by the Norwegian rock band Kvelertak of the same name . It was released on June 21, 2010 by Indie Recordings . On March 15, 2011, the North American edition came out with a few bonus tracks, including live versions from the band's BBC sessions.

Origin and style

The album was produced by Kurt Ballou of Converge . It was recorded in the spring of 2010 at GodCity Studios in Salem , Massachusetts . The cover illustration is by John Dyer Baizley from Baroness . Stylistically it was described as a “bastard from Wolfmother , Turbonegro , Satyricon and Gorillaz ” and summarized with the catchphrase “Necro'n'Roll”.

After performing at the Telenor Arena in Oslo on June 24, 2011, the band was awarded a gold record by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for more than 15,000 from the record company and Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters , who headlined that evening albums sold in Norway. In addition, the band was awarded in the categories "Best Newcomer" and "Best Rock" at the 39th Spellemann Prizes. The band also received a Statoil scholarship in February 2011 for promising newcomers worth around $ 180,000.

reception

Volkmar Weber awarded nine out of ten points in Rock Hard magazine . He wrote that the album “rocks incredibly heavy, is varied and, above all, cool and beautifully dirty.” In spring 2017, the German magazine Visions included the album in their list of the 66 + 6 best metal albums of the third millennium.

Track list

All pieces were written and composed by the band.

  1. "Ulvetid" - 3:29
  2. “Mjød” - 2:30
  3. "Fossegrim" - 3:32
  4. "Blodtørst" - 3:37
  5. "Offernatt" - 4:29
  6. "Sjøhyenar (Havets Herrer)" - 4:50
  7. "Sultans of Satan" - 4:35
  8. “Necroscope” - 5:10
  9. "Liktorn" - 5:35
  10. “Ordsmedar Av Rang” - 4:27
  11. "Utrydd Dei Svake" - 6:22
North American version bonus titles
  2. "Fossegrim" (live) - 3:25
  3. "Sjøhyenar (Havets Herrer)" (live) - 4:33
  4. "Blodtørst" (live) - 3:43
  5. "Mjød" (live) - 2:58
  6. "Ordsmedar av Rang" (2009 demo) - 4:03
  7. "Utrydd Dei Svake" (2008 demo) - 6:36

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Volkmar Weber: Kvelertak . Kvelertak . In: Rock Hard , No. 279.
  2. ↑ Kvelertak Receives Gold Album Plaque From Dave Grohl . In: Blabbermouth.net . Roadrunner . July 1, 2011. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 1, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.roadrunnerrecords.com
  3. ↑ oA: The 66 + 6 best metal albums of the millennium . In: Visions, issue 289, pages 52–66
  4. ↑ Kvelertak - Credits . In: Allmusic . Retrieved March 5, 2011.