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KVELERTAK - MEIR (Out March 2013, date TBC)

ÅPENBARING
A feather clad man breaks into your skull. He has such sights to show you!

SPRING FRA LIVET
When the walls of life are closing in, you best run for the hills!

TREPAN
Trepanning is a surgical intervention in which a hole is drilled into the human skull, releasing evil spirits.

BRUANE BRENN
Burn the bridges, kill the jailer, live life on the run!

EVIG VANDRAR
An unholy pact has doomed this man to walk the earth until the end of time.

SNILEPISK
This dark tyrants whip is made of hair and flesh. He will leave scars across the land.

MÅNELYST
In the cold light of the moon you become possessed by evil.

NEKROKOSMOS
A green meteor of iron strikes the graveyard. An intergalactic traveller won't leave until everything around him is dead.

UNDERTRO
Nothing matters. We're not even a grain of sand in Cosmos.

TORDENBRAK
There is a storm coming. All you can do is pray!

KVELERTAK
Like the Asgardsreia we will have all the mortals in our way join our cavalcade.

Isn't this supposed to somehow be a concept album on Golda Meir? Weird. The descriptions don't say much but I'm very excited for this. Their self-titled album was awesome.

vengefulgoat wrote:

Cancer band.

Do you really have nothing more to say? I don't mind you disliking the band, but this is just immature.

I hope they maintained most of their black metal influence. There is no black metal to be found in the single, apart from the vocals, but I guess they wanted a super catchy ear catcher.

It was announced today that Kvelertak was signed to Roadrunner Records. Kinda has me worried considering how Roadrunner has a history of killing bands.

Artwork has been posted.

It's been done by John Baizely of Baroness. I understand that they're maintaining a similar theme but I just wished they tried something else.

shouvince wrote:

It's been done by John Baizely of Baroness. I understand that they're maintaining a similar theme but I just wished they tried something else.

It kind of just looks like a Baroness cover. Whereas their first album looked like their own style of Baizley's art. It's missing owls IMO.

Here's another live video of one of the new songs, this one with good quality, since it's a professional recording: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApcZiOZ_s1k

Sounds great to me, I'm really looking forward to the new album.

oneinfinity wrote:

Well that one did kick ass. This is what made the first album so good imo. Overall Rock&Roll vibe, great intensity, some "extreme" parts and some nice licks / solo's all cramped into a song that still is a song. Anticipation for the new album rises!!

Oh, and I agree that the artwork sucks monkeydick.

Agreeing with who exactly? No one even said it sucked.

Kvelertak hitting the road with Cancer Bats and Black Tusk. Should be a party.

Spoiler: show

Pick up pre-orders of Meir here:
http://ca.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/kv ... r-live-now

Author:	MGSX666 [ Tue Jan 22, 2013 2:38 pm ]
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Quote: KVELERTAK - MEIR (Out March 2013, date TBC) ÅPENBARING A feather clad man breaks into your skull. He has such sights to show you! SPRING FRA LIVET When the walls of life are closing in, you best run for the hills! TREPAN Trepanning is a surgical intervention in which a hole is drilled into the human skull, releasing evil spirits. BRUANE BRENN Burn the bridges, kill the jailer, live life on the run! EVIG VANDRAR An unholy pact has doomed this man to walk the earth until the end of time. SNILEPISK This dark tyrants whip is made of hair and flesh. He will leave scars across the land. MÅNELYST In the cold light of the moon you become possessed by evil. NEKROKOSMOS A green meteor of iron strikes the graveyard. An intergalactic traveller won't leave until everything around him is dead. UNDERTRO Nothing matters. We're not even a grain of sand in Cosmos. TORDENBRAK There is a storm coming. All you can do is pray! KVELERTAK Like the Asgardsreia we will have all the mortals in our way join our cavalcade. So that's the tracklisting with some cool descriptions of the songs. The single Bruane Brenn can be checked out here. Well I am extremely stoked. I've listened to their self-titled over 300 times so it's gonna be nice to finally get more music from them and it seems like they aren't going to disappoint.

Author:	henkkjelle [ Tue Jan 22, 2013 2:44 pm ]
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The chorus makes me want to do the Carlton dance. Yes, I'm very excited indeed!

Author:	reven [ Tue Jan 22, 2013 3:19 pm ]
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Didn't expect anything less from these guys, the song sounds incredibly cool. I've got high hopes for this album.

Author:	Thumbman [ Tue Jan 22, 2013 4:05 pm ]
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I love the first album, and this sounds great. Can't wait to hear the other songs.

Author:	IanThrash [ Tue Jan 22, 2013 6:39 pm ]
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those descriptions are really bad ass, i also have great expectations on this band, i recently re-discovered how much i love their first album so im excited.

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Author:	FrizzySkernip [ Wed Jan 23, 2013 3:43 am ]
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Isn't this supposed to somehow be a concept album on Golda Meir? Weird. The descriptions don't say much but I'm very excited for this. Their self-titled album was awesome.

Author:	MGSX666 [ Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:27 am ]
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FrizzySkernip wrote: Isn't this supposed to somehow be a concept album on Golda Meir? Weird. The descriptions don't say much but I'm very excited for this. Their self-titled album was awesome. No. I'm pretty sure that was a joke and that meir means more in Norwegian.

Author:	shouvince [ Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:42 am ]
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I dunno, didn't it sound like something off their debut album? That's how I felt during the verse. The chorus was markedly different though. Towards the end, it had a strong rock n roll vibe with the Lynard Skynard-ish solo at the end. I hope the new album delivers.

Author:	wire_forest [ Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:37 pm ]
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Really like this band, so really excited for this release. The new song that is streaming seems up my street as well, so it is looking good at the mo.

Author:	vengefulgoat [ Wed Jan 23, 2013 2:06 pm ]
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Cancer band. [User has been suspended for this post, due to repeated warnings from previously obnoxious posts]

Author:	Oddeye [ Wed Jan 23, 2013 2:52 pm ]
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FrizzySkernip wrote: Isn't this supposed to somehow be a concept album on Golda Meir? Weird. The descriptions don't say much but I'm very excited for this. Their self-titled album was awesome. LOL I love the first album but I was a bit let down by the single. Hopefully it will grow on me though. And still, Meir is one of the albums I look forward to the most this year.

Author:	henkkjelle [ Wed Jan 23, 2013 3:00 pm ]
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vengefulgoat wrote: Cancer band. Do you really have nothing more to say? I don't mind you disliking the band, but this is just immature. I hope they maintained most of their black metal influence. There is no black metal to be found in the single, apart from the vocals, but I guess they wanted a super catchy ear catcher.

Author:	MGSX666 [ Thu Jan 24, 2013 8:11 pm ]
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henkkjelle wrote: vengefulgoat wrote: Cancer band. Do you really have nothing more to say? I don't mind you disliking the band, but this is just immature. I hope they maintained most of their black metal influence. There is no black metal to be found in the single, apart from the vocals, but I guess they wanted a super catchy ear catcher. Yeah that's what I'm thinking as there were no black metal influences in the singles off the s/t like Blodtorst or Mjod but Ulvetid, Liktorn, and plenty others on the album did. Maybe it'll be easier to tell if you compare Bruane Brenn's description to the other ones.

Author:	MGSX666 [ Fri Jan 25, 2013 5:00 pm ]
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Sorry for the double post but for those wondering if the black metal influences are still present check out this live video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz0BDafNiAw

Author:	123matt321 [ Mon Feb 18, 2013 1:26 pm ]
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... jB16MhTFXk The editors of the UK magazine Metal Hammer host a weekly podcast, which is also posted on YouTube, divided into convenient sections. In the clip above, they devote the first eight and a half minutes to an in-depth, thoughtful discussion of the new Kvelertak album Meir, which is definitely worth your attention. They discuss the similarities between Meir and the band's 2010 self-titled debut, but also analyze the many ways the band has grown and evolved between albums. Check it out! Kvelertak frontman Erlend Hjelvik was interviewed by AOL's Noisecreep on Friday; the piece is online now. Erlend talks about signing with Roadrunner, what he thinks is the key to the band's appeal, the lyrics on their forthcoming album Meir, and much more. http://www.noisecreep.com/2013/02/11/kv ... interview/ This is one of my most anticipated releases of the year. I grabbed a pre-order from: http://www.rhinorecords.ca/shop/product ... KMT-B.aspx

Author:	123matt321 [ Mon Mar 04, 2013 3:52 pm ]
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GnAikzqK_2I Singer Erlend Hjelvik and guitarist Vidar Landa of Norwegian rock 'n' roll maniacs Kvelertak recently stopped by our New York offices and sat for interviews on a variety of subjects. In the clip above, they discussed how they came to sign with Roadrunner, and talk about some of their favorite Roadrunner acts, past and present, including some they've shared stages with. Pre-order the new album on itunes here -> https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/meir/id597097843

Author:	Adriankat [ Sat Jan 26, 2013 12:06 am ]
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It was announced today that Kvelertak was signed to Roadrunner Records. Kinda has me worried considering how Roadrunner has a history of killing bands.

Author:	chemicalcoma [ Sat Jan 26, 2013 1:16 am ]
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I gotta be honest...i recently started listening to these guys...not really sure how to take them

Author:	shouvince [ Sat Jan 26, 2013 4:10 am ]
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Adriankat wrote: It was announced today that Kvelertak was signed to Roadrunner Records. Kinda has me worried considering how Roadrunner has a history of killing bands. At least it won't affect this album. This signing will certainly help the band in terms of promotion and distribution of the new cd.

Author:	~Guest 132892 [ Sat Jan 26, 2013 8:14 am ]
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Mediocre at best, but that doesn't mean they aren't a fun band.

Author:	Metalmeistermms [ Mon Jan 28, 2013 5:39 pm ]
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The new single is ok, but not spectacular to me. I am however looking forward to this as the first album was great.

Author:	Pfuntner [ Mon Jan 28, 2013 10:51 pm ]
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The single didn't do a ton for me, but I didn't "get" their debut album until I saw how much that material was live, so I'm sure that this song will probably work the same way.

Author:	oneinfinity [ Tue Jan 29, 2013 8:21 pm ]
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Here's another live video of one of the new songs, this one with good quality, since it's a professional recording: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApcZiOZ_s1k Sounds great to me, I'm really looking forward to the new album.

Author:	shouvince [ Fri Feb 01, 2013 2:04 pm ]
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Artwork has been posted. It's been done by John Baizely of Baroness. I understand that they're maintaining a similar theme but I just wished they tried something else.

Author:	dontlivefastjustdie [ Fri Feb 01, 2013 6:14 pm ]
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Art looks good, not surprised they went with Baizley again. NOT stoked on hearing they signed to Roadrunner but I can't say I'm that surprised, one large label or another was bound to scoop them up. Hopefully it won't negatively impact their sound.

Author:	Goatfangs [ Fri Feb 01, 2013 7:17 pm ]
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I like the art but... is she seriously being shat on by pigeons? Bruane Brenn is catchy shit though, looking forward to hearing this new Kvelertak. Their debut kicks ass!

Author:	MGSX666 [ Fri Feb 01, 2013 7:44 pm ]
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shouvince wrote: Artwork has been posted. It's been done by John Baizely of Baroness. I understand that they're maintaining a similar theme but I just wished they tried something else. It kind of just looks like a Baroness cover. Whereas their first album looked like their own style of Baizley's art. It's missing owls IMO.

Author:	Thumbman [ Fri Feb 01, 2013 11:08 pm ]
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Pretty much most of his artwork is pretty samey (although I do really dig the style). And I do agree that the cover for their first album is amazing.

Author:	shouvince [ Sat Feb 02, 2013 4:37 am ]
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MGSX666 wrote: shouvince wrote: It's been done by John Baizely of Baroness. I understand that they're maintaining a similar theme but I just wished they tried something else. It kind of just looks like a Baroness cover. Whereas their first album looked like their own style of Baizley's art. It's missing owls IMO. YES! Owls were their trademark in my opinion. It could've been their "Eddy" if they continued with that theme.

Author:	shouvince [ Tue Feb 05, 2013 5:26 pm ]
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bump Music video for 'Bruane Brenn'. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UYEqAORdcU Spoiler: show I thought it was pretty cool. They could've done without the whole air-guitar-band-lip-sync jam in the trailer-truck though. Also, I want that owl-head-gear!

Author:	Metalmeistermms [ Wed Feb 06, 2013 3:36 pm ]
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oneinfinity wrote: Here's another live video of one of the new songs, this one with good quality, since it's a professional recording: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApcZiOZ_s1k Sounds great to me, I'm really looking forward to the new album. Well that one did kick ass. This is what made the first album so good imo. Overall Rock&Roll vibe, great intensity, some "extreme" parts and some nice licks / solo's all cramped into a song that still is a song. Anticipation for the new album rises!! Oh, and I agree that the artwork sucks monkeydick.

Author:	Octodecillion [ Wed Feb 06, 2013 5:13 pm ]
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Metalmeistermms wrote: oneinfinity wrote: Here's another live video of one of the new songs, this one with good quality, since it's a professional recording: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApcZiOZ_s1k Sounds great to me, I'm really looking forward to the new album. Well that one did kick ass. This is what made the first album so good imo. Overall Rock&Roll vibe, great intensity, some "extreme" parts and some nice licks / solo's all cramped into a song that still is a song. Anticipation for the new album rises!! Oh, and I agree that the artwork sucks monkeydick. Agreeing with who exactly? No one even said it sucked.

Author:	Metalmeistermms [ Sat Feb 09, 2013 2:53 pm ]
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Octodecillion wrote: Agreeing with who exactly? No one even said it sucked. Hmm, reading back it does seems like nobody actually did say the artwork sucked.... It does however, don't you agree ?

Author:	soverysorry [ Sun Feb 10, 2013 5:30 pm ]
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Awesome, cant wait, etc. I love all their shit but I wish they had more songs like Mjod, that song is amazing. Also, did anyone else discover Kvelertak through that (GOD AWFUL SHIT) film "Troll Hunter"?

Author:	shouvince [ Mon Feb 11, 2013 3:04 am ]
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I knew of the band before seeing the movie but I remember hearing them during it. Possibly one of the reasons which made it bearable. But I have to admit, the movie was so bad that it made me laugh. Those forest trolls were made from terrible CGI.

Author:	123matt321 [ Tue Feb 26, 2013 1:08 pm ]
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Kvelertak hitting the road with Cancer Bats and Black Tusk. Should be a party. Pick up pre-orders of Meir here: http://ca.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/kv ... r-live-now