Kvelertak Reveal Plans to Release First Album with New Singer Ivar Nikolaisen in 2019

Kvelertak the Norwegian heavy metal band plans to release a new album in 2019, according to guitarist Vidar Landa. That album will be the group’s first with frontman Ivar Nikolaisen, who replaced Erlend Hjelvik last year. In an interview, Vidar laughs, “Yes, the new Kvelertak album will be coming this year. We’ve never rushed things. It’s always been a couple of years between our albums and when it’s done it’s done.”

The band includes vocalist Ivar Nikolaisen, guitarists Vidar Landa, Bjarte Lund Rolland and Maciek Ofstad, bassist Marvin Nygaard and drummer Kjetil Gjermundrød. Founding member and lead singer Erlend Hjelvik left the group in 2018, being replaced by Ivar Nikolaisen. Kvelertak have Norwegian lyrics and their main influences are rock and roll, black metal and punk rock.

When it comes to discussing ideas for the new album, Vidar admits, “Right now, it’s kind of hard to explain the new material but we are working on the new album and have written a lot of stuff so far. The way it looks now, I guess we are working with things that we felt worked really well for us on ‘Nattesferd‘ and stuff from the other albums that really clicked with us collectively.”

The bassist Marvin Nygaard admits that most of the material and foundation of the tracks is done by Bjarte. Although the band comes to the table collectively with their ideas to formulate material. Looking back on their work, the band put out a self-titled debut album in 2010 and second album, Meir, was released in March 2013. The band’s third studio album, titled Nattesferd, was released on May 13, 2016.

Kvelertak Tour Dates
01/30 Wiesbaden, GER – Schlachthof
01/31 Hamburg, GER – Docks
02/02 Copenhagen, DEN – Aarhus Train
02/03 Oslo, NOR – Spektrum
02/04 Stockholm, SWE – Munchen Brewery
02/06 Hannover, GER – Capitol
02/07 Oberhausen, GER – Turbinenhalle
02/09 Brussels, BEL – AB
02/10 Tilburg, NET – 013
02/12 Zurich, SWI – Komplex
02/13 Paris, FRA – Casino de Paris
02/15 Barcelona, SPA – Razzmatazz 1
02/16 Madrid, SPA – La Riviera
02/17 Lisbon, POR – Sala Tej