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It is always great to see killer new bands receive swift and decisive recognition, but even a band as singular as KVELERTAK must have spent some of the last decade under considerable pressure to deliver. The departure of talismanic frontman Erlend Hjelvik in 2018 could easily have foretold a slow de...
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For many years, the great Norwegian destroyers Kvelertak have combined seething underground metal ferocity with fists-up classic rock hooks. Kvelertak are a huge deal in their homeland, and they’ve got a sterling reputation among sick-riff appreciators the world over. A few years ago years ago, Kvelertak pulled off something very difficult. The band’s longtime singer Erlend Hjelvik had left the band. Kvelertak replaced him with a new singer, Ivar Nikolaisen, and they didn’t miss a beat. Splid, the band’s first album with Nikolaisen, was awesome. (Hjelvik also released a very good solo album in 2020.) Now, Kvelertak are doing it again.
The triple-guitar-stoked Norwegian metalists forge Splid, inspired by a vibe-changing new vocalist, a more melodic approach, and monster sounds from the vault of heavy-duty gear—plus bongos—owned by producer/Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou.
Well I’d be loathe to call 2020 a great year, because it was genuinely horrible, but at least it was enlivened by some fantastic music. The tragedy is that, in a year that afforded artists the freedom to write and record at their leisure, the very industry upon which their art relies (concerts, tours, festivals and dance floors) ground to a halt. Legendary venues, bars and nightclubs have closed across the globe and a host of promising musicians, have had to return to their day jobs (presuming that they still exist).
So while it is worth celebrating the outpouring of creativity that the Covid-19 pandemic unleashed, the incredible cost in lives and mental well being should not be forgotten – and nor should the cost to the music industry at large. 2020 might end up being a great year for Spotify and Apple Music, but a terrible one for the flesh and blood musicians behind the algorithms.