KVELERTAK unveil new song Fanden Ta Dette Hull
10th February 2020With the release of their acclaimed new album ‘Splid‘ imminent, Norwegian band KVELERTAK have shared another new song, titled ‘Fanden Ta Dette Hull‘.
Elaborating on the song, they explain, “In Stavanger city museum there used to be a exhibition in the basement called “crooked animals and smiling skeletons”. The story behind this name is pretty simple. Most of the skeletons are as old as the museum. They had, after so many years, become crooked and it looked like they were smiling. The first thing you could see was a skeleton of “Homo Sapiens” and it was a real skeleton of a man who grew up in my neighbourhood in the 19th century. This guy was buried last year, in 2019. FANDEN TA DETTE HULL is the story of his life. And what a life!”
Long awaited, fourth studio album ‘Splid‘ is set for release on February 14th via Rise Records. It is the first from KVELERTAK since 2016’s ‘Nattesferd’ and is also the recorded debut of their new singer, Ivar Nikolaisen, who joined the group in 2018. The album was recorded with Kurt Ballou (Converge, Code Orange, Zeal & Ardor, Every Time I Die, Dillinger Escape Plan, High On Fire) at Godcity Studio in Salem, Massachusetts.
The band kicked off 2020 by unveiling new song and video ‘Crack Of Doom‘, featuring Troy Sanders of Mastodon. Watch the official video here. The video is directed by the award winning, renowned Norwegian stills photographer and music video director Stian Andersen. Stian has been a part of the KVELERTAK circle for many years, having also directed their previous videos for “Kvelertak” and “Bronsegud”. Earlier, the group shared first new song ‘Bråtebrann‘, also taken from ‘Splid‘, which was highlighted as a Track Of The Week on The Guardian‘s website. Listen to it on YouTube here.
KVELERTAK state, “‘Splid‘ (‘discord’ in English) is a deep dive into western gluttony, our own stupidity, and the abyss of the earth. Working with Kurt again has been amazing and we’re extremely happy with the production. We’ve pushed ourselves to the edge this last year – musically, physically, and mentally. The result is one hour of catchy riffs, punk rock, and heavy metal influenced by a world in discord to accompany our way towards Ragnarok.”
‘SPLID’ TRACK LISTING:
Rogaland
Crack of Doom (featuring Troy Sanders)
Necrosoft
Discord
Bråtebrann
Uglas hegemoni
Fanden ta dette hull!
Tevling
Stevnemøte med Satan
Delirium tremens
Ved bredden av Nihil
PRE-ORDER ‘SPLID’ HERE
In March, KVELERTAK will return to the UK for headline shows in Manchester, Bristol, and London, bringing with them special guests Planet Of Zeus and Blood Command. Tickets are on sale now from all good box offices and from www.kvelertak.com.
KVELERTAK TOUR DATES:
21/02 – STAVANGER – Folken (SOLD OUT)
22/02 – STAVANGER – Folken
26/02 – COPENHAGEN – Amager Bio
27/02 – BREMEN – Schlachthof
28/02 – HAMBURG – Gruenspan
29/02 – COLOGNE – Essigfabrik
01/03 – LUXEMBOURG – Rockhal Club
03/03 – PARIS – Le Trabendo
04/03 – KARLSRUHE – Substage
06/03 – LEIPZIG – Conne Island
07/03 – BERLIN – SO36
08/03 – KRAKOW – Kwadrat
10/03 – BUDAPEST – Durer Kert (Main Hall)
11/03 – VIENNA – Szene
13/03 – PRAGUE – Meet Factory
14/03 – MUNICH – Backstage Werk
16/03 – PRATTELN – Z7
17/03 – WIESBADEN – Schlachthof
18/03 – HAARLEM – Patronaat
20/03 – MANCHESTER – Academy 2
21/03 – BRISTOL – SWX Bristol
22/03 – LONDON – Electric Brixton
25/03 – OSLO – Rockefeller (SOLD OUT)
26/03 – BERGEN – USF Verftet
27/03 – ALESUND – Terminalen
28/03 – TRONDHEIM – Samfundet (SOLD OUT)
30/03 – HELSINKI – TavastIa
31/03 – TAMPERE – Pakkahuone
02/04 – STOCKHOLM – Debaser
03/04 – MALMO – KB
04/04 – GOTHENBURG – Pustervik
15/04 – BODO – Sinus
16/04 – TROMSO – Driv
17/04 – ALTA – City Scene
18/04 – VADSO – Kooperatuvet
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