by Zenae Zukowski | Nov 30, 2020 | Interviews
Hjelvik’s debut album, Welcome To Hel, has finally arrived on November 20th via Nuclear Blast (order here). The new Norwegian blackened Viking metal outfit is a solo project of ex Kvelertak frontman Erlend Hjelvik, which executes themes of death, darkness, and...
by Zenae Zukowski | Sep 21, 2020 | New Music, News, Releases, Video
Ex-Kvelertak frontman, lyricist, and co-founder Erlend Hjelvik has recently announced his new solo project Hjelvik. The singer has now released a music video for his debut single “North Tsar.” The track is taken from his upcoming album, Welcome to Hel, which...
by Elise Yablon | Aug 20, 2020 | News, Video
Erlend Hjelvik, former frontman for Kvelertak, has gone solo. The metal singer announced Tuesday (18) that he is forming a new band called Hjelvik and will be releasing the band’s debut album, Welcome To Hel later this year via Nuclear Blast. “Signing...
by Chris Annunziata | Jan 6, 2020 | New Music, Video
Kvelertak have posted a new song titled, “Crack of Doom” featuring frontman Troy Sanders of Mastodon. The track is taken from their upcoming album Splid, which drops February 14 via Rise Records. This is also the first album to feature new...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jul 17, 2018 | News, Updates
Following Kvelertak frontman Erlend Hjelvik’s announcement on leaving the band, the group has shared an official statement. The Norwegian heavy metal outfit admitted knowing about the singer’s exit for a while as they already have a new vocalist that they plan to...