by Metal Insider | Dec 18, 2012 | In The Studio
For those somehow still unfamiliar with Kvelertak (if that’s you, what’s wrong with you?), now is the perfect time to get acquainted. The Norwegian six-piece’s unmistakable blend of black/stoner/punk/rock/generally badass metal is coming back with a...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 14, 2012 | New Music
If nothing else, 2012 might have been the year that a lot of people were introduced to Torche. Granted, the band’s been around for a while now, but a new label (Volcom), and tours with bands including Corrosion of Conformity, Converge and Kvelerak might have...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 16, 2012 | New Music, Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJQZ4xZD8hQ[/youtube] If you didn’t catch the Converge/Torche/Kvelertak show in the past month or so, you were doing it wrong. Other Kurt Ballou, the three bands share a common DNA of tightly-constructed riffs and energy...
by Bram Teitelman | Sep 18, 2012 | Updates, Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xA-qS_rfqs[/youtube] Usually, watching a band track their album in the studio is about as fun as watching paint dry, except you don’t have the benefit of a newly-painted room when it’s done. However, when the studio...
by Bram Teitelman | Sep 4, 2012 | In The Studio, Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfyEVprqGyI[/youtube] Kvelertak are currently holed up in Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou’s Godcity Studios recording their sophomore album. Thankfully through this studio update, you can hear a little bit of what it sounds...