Stereogum — Vidar Landa, guitarist for the sick-ass Norwegian metal band Kvelertak, also makes extremely non-metal non-Kvelertak music with his solo project King Hüsky. The King Hüsky style is warm, shimmery, vaguely twee indie-pop, so it’s almost the opp... more info

Stereogum — Kvelertak guitarist Vidar Landa has been kicking out surprisingly poppy rock tracks under the name King Hüsky ahead of his self-titled debut album, tapping into an entirely different side of Norwegian musical history. So far we’ve heard “Runn... more info

Stereogum — For nearly two decades, Vidar Landa has played guitar in the hard-rockin’, ass-kickin’ Norwegian death ‘n’ roll band Kvelertak. These days, Landa is also making music on his own, and it could not possibly sound any more different from Kvel... more info

Stereogum — Since 2007, Vidar Landa has been one of the guitarists and songwriters in Kvelertak, the phenomenal Norwegian band blending black metal with arena-scale classic rock. Today, Landa has unveiled his new solo project. It does not sound like Kvelertak... more info

Metal Injection — Bjarte Lund Rolland played for the band since 2007. more info

Stereogum — Norwegian rock/metal/punk shriekers Kvelertak released their fifth album Endling in fall 2023 (“Krøterveg Te Helvete” was one of Scott’s favorite songs of last year). This week, however, the band announced via Instagram that founding guit... more info

Metalsucks — Welp. The post Kvelertak and Guitarist Bjarte Lund Rolland Part Ways appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Metalsucks — Which opener you'll get depends on the date you attend. The post Kvelertak Announce European Tour with Urne and Mantar appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Metal Injection — Depending on which show you get to. more info

Stereogum — Island , the 2022 album from the Tokyo “post-black metal” band Asunojokei, was wildly impressive. The album scratched a similar itch to Kvelertak, merging the searing intensity of black metal with a more conventional crowd-pleasing heavy met... more info