kvelertak

There have been a lot.

They don't feel like they're 10 years old, do they?

Norway's latest and greatest export Kvelertak have released the tripped out animated video for 'Evig Vandrar' and being baffled never felt so good.

Kvelertak will release their much-hyped sophomore album, 'Mei'r March 26 and the first video from the album is every bit as fun as you would expect from the Norwegian Black n' Roll outfit.

Kvelertak jammed a new tune called 'Spring Fra Livet' on Norwegian TV over the holidays and now we can get a good listen versus the cell phone videos of new songs that have been making their way around the interwebs.

Seriously...Kvelertak have been doing nothing but making waves since they burst onto the scene with their self-titled debut album and their latest shenanigans have once again catapulted the band back into the forefront of the metal scene.

For me, Kvelertak is one of the most interesting new bands out there. They mix rock, black metal and a little bit of prog to come up with a sound they can truly call their own. And to put the icing on the cake...the band kills it live or at least they did at CMJ Showcase last month in New York City. The audio quality, while not great, is okay in the video and good enough to tell me the band was tight and spot on when they tore it up that night.

This week I'm going with Kvelertak's self-titled debut album. The band offers an interesting mix of modern metal, black metal and punk and it works so well for me. The best way I can describe their style is if a band like Baroness or Mastodon were from Norway this is probably how they would sound...

I can't help it man...I've been obsessed with metal since I was fourteen years old when I first heard Metallica and I gotta say right now is an excellent time to be a metal fan. I've never seen so many quality releases in such a short period of time...