Very early on in their career, Kvelertak were considered the new metal/rock curiosity to discover. Then they quickly evolved from curiosity to sensation. All it took was a first album, released through Indie Recordings and graced by a wonderful artwork signed by John Baizley, for the Norwegian band to convince the audience and create big expectations.
In fact, that’s not surprising given that their recipe associates originality, creativity and efficiency. With their highly varied influences, Kvelertak have created their very own style. That’s probably what the audience is looking for, even unconsciously, in a world that’s evolved towards formatted, rehashed music, even in metal. Kvelertak are a breath of fresh air, mixing energetic punk rock, federating classic rock, lively hardcore, aggressive black metal and psychedelic stoner.
When we interviewed him a few weeks ago, Vidar Landa, one of the band’s three guitarists, told us: « We’re six members and everybody has their own musical backgrounds. We all put these influences into our music and into the band. » As a result, there’s always something in their songs that will make one go: “Oh, that’s surprising!” The fact that the three guitarists compose probably explains the acute sense of melody and harmonies the band shows. At least that’s what Landa suggests: « We’ve always been doing that and the songs are always made with that in mind, based around three guitars. So it’s not really hard to handle for us. It’s part of our foundations. That’s also what’s fun about this band: the fact we can play around with a bunch of guitars and do lots of harmonies. »
Are we currently witnessing the birth of a future leading light? Of one of those bands that will drive tomorrow’s metal scene? It might be a bit early to tell (even if we really want to believe), and the music world may have become too complex, compared to the 70s, 80s and 90s, to speculate on tomorrow’s talents. But one must admit that, in spite of their youth, their weird name and their Norwegian lyrics, Kvelertak elicit almost unanimous support.
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