The former frontman, songwriter and co-founder of Norwegian party rocker Kvelertak, Erlend Hjelvik, separated from his former band members in 2018 and took two years to prepare his return. Now he's in the starting blocks to take off with his solo project Hjelvik and the brilliant album debut "Welcome to Hel". Despite the calamities and challenges that the year 2020 will bring, the birth of Hjelvik and the release of "Welcome to Hel" is guaranteed, also to give metalheads of all genres a reason to be happy.
The current pandemic is forcing almost everyone to postpone tours and change plans, but the Hjelvik project, with this energy, dynamism and determination, simply cannot be stopped.
Once "Welcome to Hel" has been unleashed on the world, Erlend and his band mates will tirelessly set about preparing the most explosive and dynamic live show possible. As soon as the world is ready again, so will Hjelvik ...