Kvelertak News: Kvelertak - Kvelertak (2010)
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While Kvelertak shares with their Norwegian black metal compatriots a taste for the dark side and for moody music supporting the deep Nordic growl, they also stand out from them in that they put rocking before image or philosophy. This self-titled debut (actually a reissue of last year's debut, with six new songs, for the US market) is heavy and menacing, but with a hard groove that is sludgy and refreshing. With a three-guitar lineup that work as one for a massive sound as well as interweave for some surprising melody, Kvelertak (Norwegian for "Stranglehold") deliver the overwhelming goods.
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