Splid

"Kvelertak aren't creating any surprises on Splid, they are simply doing it better than they ever have before, showing they are greater than all the individual parts of their sound".

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"Musikalsk er Kvelertak over hele paletten og lader sig ikke begrænse af, at den vokale stil først og fremmest sender tankerne i retning af hardcorepunk. Punkrocken er måske nok hjemhavnen, udrejsen foregår fra, men når det er sagt, kan turen bevæge sig i et utal af retninger ... Jeg finder Kvelertaks komplette foragt for genrekonventioner enormt forfriskende. Den manglende variation i Nikolaisens vokal begynder dog at kræve sin pris, når albummet bevæger sig mod den sidste halvdel. Splid ville have være meget mere effektfuld, hvis Kvelertak havde koncentreret albummet til 40 minutter og smidt de 20 mest overflødige væk".

"Ivar Nikolaisen's first stint behind the wheel feels less like a sea change and more like a subtle changing of the guard -- Nikolaisen has been in the band's orbit for years, even making a vocal appearance on their debut. His ability to replicate Hjelvik's death rattle establishes some continuity, but his periodic forays into clean singing, often in English, represent enough of a stylistic departure to make Splid feel fresh, even when it's serving up the same ghoulish goulash of pick-slide-happy classic rock and Asgardian black metal as its predecessor".

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