Ivar Nickolaisen has never met Helmut Von Botnlaus. Truth be told, says Kvelertak’s frontman, very few people have. The legend of Helmut goes something like this: born at the tail end of World War II ...

Norwegian hirsute beasts of rock Kvelertak (Norse code for "chokehold") are not just bringing their beautiful beards and surely unintentionally endearing love of owls to London as headliners of this ...

Norway's Kvelertak is a motherfucker of a band. Picture a six-man pile-up of punk, metal, black metal and classic rock with random body parts strewn about the wreckage. They're that completely on-fire ...

Frontman Erlend Hjelvik of Norwegian metallers Kvelertak was the guest on Full Metal Jackie’s radio show this past weekend. Hjelvik spoke all about the band’s studio albums, including their ...

Norwegian metallers Kvelertak have developed a notable buzz around their upcoming sophomore album, 'Meir.' Set to be released via Roadrunner Records on March 26, Kvelertak vocalist Erland Hjelvik and ...

Erlend and Vidar from Norwegian six piece rock band Kvelertak chat with Dan about their new album and Dan previews a couple of tracks; Kvelertak and Spring Fra Livet.

"The only complaint we’ve had was from Happy Tom [of Turbonegro]," says Erlend Hjelvik, the impressively bearded front man of Kvelertak, when the Quietus catch up with him and guitarist Vidar Landa on ...

Kvelertak's upcoming album, Mier, is going to be a really fun record. I got an advance of it, and let me tell you, it's non-stop headbanging. For a while, Kvelertak were one of the hottest free agents ...

Kvelertak's new album Splid was one that contained a few firsts. It was the band's first album with vocalist Ivar Nikolaisen, and also the band's first to feature songs in English. The two songs – ...

I remember reading an interview with Howard Jones around the time The End of Heartache came out in which he said something to the effect of, “You could play Slayer songs on acoustic guitars and they ...

Erlend Hjelvik (YELL-vik) is a metal composer, lyricist, and vocalist from Vikedal, Norway. In 2006, Erlend co-founded Kvelertak, the genre-defying rock & metal band known for its high-energy live ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. While Norwegian pop-metallers Kvelertak continue to enthral audiences worldwide, guitarist Vidar ...