Tag Archive: Kvelertak


I’ve never listened to Cancer Bats before — I was aware of them, but just never got round to listening to them. However, it’s the beginning of a new year and so the perfect chance to try new things, maybe I can write this off as a new year’s resolution or something. Recently the band released a new track “Old Blood” to be played on various radio stations which naturally made its way to YouTube in a matter of days, the low quality rip can be found below:

Well, I’m glad I did because I like what I’m hearing, I know they predate Kvelertak but what I’m hearing is essentially the halfway point between everybody’s favourite Norwegians and the energetic hardcore of Every Time I Die. Definitely the sort of music that would shine in a live situation but still good fun on record. “Old Blood” will be included on the upcoming Cancer Bats album Dead Set On Living, set to be released in April — I may be well behind when it comes to this band but I still have time to catch up!

- DL

I don’t know how I got to this video on my daily trawls of metal news/Twitter/Neopets but I somehow happened upon it. So general metal populace, I ask you, how is this not a big deal!? Kvelertak produced one of the best debut albums of the last decade with their self-titled last year and no one thought to alert me the moment there was new material? Despicable!

Naturally, it sounds great, recorded at a secret show in Brooklyn just after the ridiculously stocked Metalsucks/Metal Injection CMJ Showcase. From what I can gather, it sounds much like the half way point between the fun party rock of “Mjöd” and  Satyricon with a ‘few beers’ feel of “Fossegrim“, which is absolutely perfect as I loved both of those tracks. There aren’t many bands who can get me excited about new material from just a fairly low quality live version of a new song but I’m more than welcoming to the prospect of getting a new Kvelertak record as soon as possible!

- DL

Unkind – Harhakuvat

Unkind

Harhakuvat

01. Harhakuvat
02. Kaivannot
03. Laumasielut
04. Ylpeä perhe
05. Johtajat ja uhrit
06. Läsnä
07. Tämä päivä
08. Koulutettu epäonnistumaan

[08/02/11]
[Relapse Records]

Since the release of last years amazing self-titled album from the Norwegian outfit Kvelertak, I’ve been chomping at the bit for another band of that caliber to make it’s way into my crosshairs. Luckily this year has brought its fair share of new bands that will easily sustain my listening for months to come, but there was one band in particular that really stood out and caught my interest. Finland’s Unkind are a metallic hardcore/punk band with a d-beat and crust foundation and rather than just being another run of the mill hardcore band, Unkind display why they are different as their latest album, Harhakuvat, hits hard on an emotional level as its dark and ominous tone becomes a dirge for ones inner psyche.

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Aaaaaaaand yet another awesome tour for you North American types this autumn, this time with seminal screamo outfit Circle Takes The Square.

CTTS have been quiet for quite some time now, but they’re set to release their new album Decompositions: Volume I sometime this November, and I’m pretty stoked on that shit.

There’s no set support, but most of the dates will feature several of City of Ships, Touché Amoré and Pianos Become The Teeth. A couple also feature Thou, who are rather excellent.

Here’s what we have at the moment:

10/22 Harrisonburg, VA – Secret show
10/23 Baltimore, MD – The Ottobar (feat. City Of Ships, Pala)
10/24 Philadelphia, PA – Pi Lam (feat. GholasGods and QueensFull of Hell)
10/25 Blacksburg, VA – 130 Jackson (feat. PygmylushRegents)
10/26 Greensboro, NC – Legitimate Business (feat. Pygmylush, Systems
10/27 Savannah, GA – TBA (feat. HowlerIndian Giver)
10/28 Gainesville, FL – The Fest 10
10/29 St. Petersburg, FL – Fubar (feat. Capsule, City of Ships)
10/31 Pembroke Pines, FL – The Talent Farm (feat. Touche Amore, Pianos Become The Teeth,City Of Ships)
11/01 Winter Park, FL – The Haven (feat. Touche Amore, Pianos Become The Teeth, City Of Ships)
11/02 Birmingham, AL – The Firehouse (feat. Touche Amore, Pianos Become The Teeth, City Of Ships)
11/03 New Orleans, LA – Dragons Den (feat. Touche Amore, Pianos Become The Teeth, Thou)
11/05 Baton Rouge, LA – Manship Theatre (feat. True Widow, Thou, Leaving)
11/06 TBA – TBA
11/07 Atlanta, GA – TBA
11/08 Athens, GA – TBA

More details to come on those last few shows, and we’ll try and get those to you when they come our way.

There’s are also tentative details coming through about shows from The Chariot with VannaThe Crimson ArmadaFormer Thieves and Listener (whose frontman Dan Smith is the guy who does the intense spoken-word section on David De La Hoz). More details on that too when they are announced.

So fall’s looking pretty good for you guys as far as tours go. I’m not sure what the national coverage is like, but between the Between the Buried and Me/Animals As Leaders/TesseracT, Devin Townsend Project/The Ocean, Mastodon/Dillinger, Decapitated/Decrepit Birth/Fleshgod ApocalypseEnslaved/Alcest, Kvelertak/Skeletonwitch, The Black Dahlia Murder/All Shall PerishAna Kefr and The Bled runs, you’re bound to be able to see something cool (unless you live in the arse-end of nowhere, eh JR?). Just look at that list. Phew!

- CG

Chimaira are going to be busy boys this fall. Not only are they on tour with Impending DoomRise To Remain, and Revocation as of October 12th, but they will also be linking up with Skeletonwitch (fresh from their headline tour with Kvelertak), Unearth and Molotov Solution about a week after that ends to give you a whole wealth of chances to see them live, if said chance might be your thing.

Jeff took a look at their new album the other week, and we’re pretty excited about all things Kvelertak, Skeletonwitch and Revocation, so you can’t really lose. Respective tour dates after the jump, courtesy of Lambgoat. In the meantime, here’s “Born In Blood” featuring Phil Bozeman of Whitechapel.

- CG

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If I have ever seen a wild metal party tour that would absolutely decimate with drunken/stoned rage, this one would be it. The MetalSucks-sponsored Kvelertak & Skeletonwitch co-headliner features support from Zoroaster and will be making it’s way across the Eastern US this October.

Here are the tour dates:

10/19/11 The Earl, Atlanta GA
10/20/11 Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte NC
10/21/11 CMJ @ Europa, Brooklyn NY (no Zoroaster) + 3 Bands TBA. **MetalSucks / Metal Injection / 1000 Knives CMJ showcase!**
10/22/11 CMJ @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise Aboard The Jewel, New York NY  (no Zoroaster)
10/23/11 Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia PA
10/24/11 The Summit, Columbus OH (no Skeletonwitch)
10/25/11 Peabody’s, Cleveland OH
10/26/11 Empty Bottle, Chicago IL
10/27/11 The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids MI
10/28/11 Belvedere’s, Pittsburgh PA

There’s no way a show of this stature won’t be absolutely insanely fun, so if you live out east and can make it, you definitely need to be attending this one. No one will make it out sober.

Also in Kvelertak news, the band has just debuted a brand new music video for “Blodtorst.” It’s really an excellent video with some fun animation, and you can trip out to that one below:


Click Here To Watch The Video

- JR

As much as I hate to undercut my good man Jeff, I figure I could offer up an argument for the opposing side of the three guitar player approach. Jeff cited Periphery, asking, “What’s stopping Periphery from writing a few crazy proggy sections where all three guitars are doing something completely different but complementary to each other?”

Absolutely nothing, because they’ve already done it. It happens all over their debut album, albeit often in a subtle fashion, because they’re either tucked behind vocals, or overpowered by production that isn’t actually as good and clear as it could be. The best example I can give is Periphery’s epic “Racecar,” which you can hear above. There are moments throughout the track where there are two harmonizing rhythm tracks playing alongside each other with a cleaner delicate melodic part over it—for example, 5:30; harmonies are panned left and right and there’s a centered clean ambient track being layered that you have to really listen for). There are moments where there are two melodic leads and a rhythm track—6:50, harmonizing leads and a chuggy rhythm being laid down underneath. Most importantly (and properly answering Jeff’s rhetorical question), there are even moments where there are three different guitar tracks being played simultaneously where nothing is doubled—clean atmospheric layering, killer guitar lead, and a low rhythmic chugging during the song’s major hook at 9:55. It takes more than a passing listen to pick out several different guitar parts, especially when they’re all being challenged in the mix alongside bass and drums.

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Apparently I’m A Huge Hipster

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Hmmm. Well, since you put it that way…

[via /mu/ Essentials]

- JR

 

Good morning folks! Here’s a rundown of this week’s new releases, as always.

Across The Sun – Before The Night Takes Us (Metal Blade)
Arkhum – Anno Universum (Vendlus)
As Blood Runs Black – Instinct (Mediaskare)
Assaulter – Boundless (Metal Blade)
Blood Ceremony – Living With The Ancients (Rise Above)
Cannibal Corpse – Global Evisceration DVD (Metal Blade)
Deadlock – Bizarro World (Lifeforce)
Fell Voices – Untitled (Gilead)
Ken Mode – Venerable (Profound Lore)
Kvelertak – Kvelertak (The End)
Mastodon – Live At The Aragon DVD (Reprise)
Nekromantheon – Divinity of Death (Vendlus)
Northless – Clandestine Abuse (Gilead)
Rotten Sound – Cursed (Relapse)
Serenity – Death & Legacy (Napalm)
Trap Them – Darker Handcraft (Prosthetic)
Visons Of Atlantis – Delta (Napalm)
Weedeater – Jason..The Dragon (Southern Lord)

Kvelertak is finally seeing an official US release. It’s about time! If you haven’t heard this blackened party rock band, do it now; Chris gave the guys an exceptional review. Damien thinks that new Rotten Sound is one of the finer records available so far this year, which you should definitely get your hands on if you’re a fan of grind. Gein reviewed Deadlock back in January, pretty much to the tune of “it’s alright.” Apparently it just now saw a US release.

We should have reviews of the new Across The Sun, As Blood Runs Black, Trap Them, and Weedeater albums this week as well, so keep an eye out for those! Have a good one, folks!

- JR

Yep, or passports. Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaah shit.

Our favourite Norwegian hellraisers, who were due to join Weedeater‘s Jason the Dragon (ai see wut u did thar!) tour with Zoroaster tonight, had their passports and U.S. visas stolen RIGHT ON THE WAY TO THE FREAKING AIRPORT. If that ain’t the shittiest luck. This also means they missed their Scion Rock Festival appearance, which is a huge bummer.

Fingers crossed they’ll be able to make their SXSW appearance on March 18th, as that shit promises to be tight, or whatever the expression the cool kids are using these days is. It all depends on the competence and willingness of the relevant Norwegian authorities, and I guess the American authorities too.

In the meantime, continue to give them your support – their debut self-titled is awesome and is available in the States on March 15th!

- CG

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