Roadrunner Records group Kvelertak have debuted their official music video for “1985” (watch below), the first track to be released off their anticipated new LP Nattesferd. Directed, written and edited by longtime collaborator Fredrik S. Hana, the video for “1985” follows the tracks narrative of a cold dystopian future.
Hana commented on the video stating, “In my third collaboration with Kvelertak, I wanted to make a music video where the story and characters took the center stage. The video revolves around a micro-community, a four man cult, where a deep and twisted friendship lies beneath it all. They don’t see themselves as a part of the normal society and decide to honor their differences in a unique fellowship. We follow the character’s growing addiction to push limits, and in the end, their incompetence to see any real consequences with their actions. I wanted to get across the fantastic feeling of being a part of something, but also the dangers of not daring to take a stand, to just swim along with the current.”
Pre-orders for Nattesferd are available today at www.Kvelertak.com with all orders receiving an instant grat download of “1985.” Nattesferd arrives everywhere May 13 (album art below).
Recorded live in Oslo, Norway’s Amper Tone Studio, Nattesferd is produced by Kvelertak and mixed / engineered by Nick Terry (Lindstrøm, Turbonegro, The Libertines). It is the first of Kvelertak’s albums to be recorded in their home country of Norway.
Next week Kvelertak will embark on their North American headline tour with special guests Torche and label mates Wild Throne. The dates kick-off April 12 at Portland, Maine’s Port City Music Hall and will see the band traversing west through early May (tour itinerary below). Tickets for all dates are currently on sale. For more information visit, www.kvelertak.com.
Kvelertak Tour Dates w/ Torche:
April 12 Portland, ME Port City Music Hall
April 13 New York, NY Irving Plaza
April 14 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
April 15 Pittsburgh, PA Altar Bar
April 16 Washington, DC DC Brau
April 17 Cambridge, MA Middle East – Downstairs
April 19 Montreal, QC l’Astral
April 20 Toronto, ON The Opera House
April 21 Columbus, OH A&R Music Bar **
April 22 Pontiac, MI Crofoot Ballroom **
April 23 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
April 24 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights
April 25 St. Louis, MO The Ready Room
April 26 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
April 28 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
April 29 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
April 30 Boise, ID Neurolox
May 1 Seattle, WA El Corazon
May 2 Vancouver, BC Rickshaw Theatre
May 3 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
May 5 San Francisco, CA The Independent
May 6 Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theater
** Torche replaced by Mutoid Man
