Featuring new Kvelertak vocalist Ivar Nikolaisen.

We’ve all wondered how metal vocalists get those low, gurgly gutturals out of their throats. The secret? It has a little something to do with “butthole lips.”

Oh, brother.

“I swear one day I’ll be there with you by your side when my ride here on earth is over.”

Probably on Friday.

A fantasy nerd’s wet dream.

Chunky grooves for daaayyyzzz.

Esoteric black/death metal.

Pretty boring if you ask me.

Is that Aramaic?

Anyone know what Corey Taylor thinks of this?

My mantra, incidentally, is “Don’t listen to Bring Me the Horizon… Don’t listen to Bring Me the Horizon…”

The movie hits theaters in October.

That ceiling is a goddamn hero in my book.

FFO: Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Lynyrd Skynyrd

CRUSH.

The perfect way for dummies like me to understand “the science of the smaller than small.”

“They” being my neighbors.

What elements did the band bring to their metalcore base on this album that made it stand out at the time? How did the newly solidified lineup (with Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance joining the fold) improve the band’s sound? How did this album set the stage for the band’s future evolution?

This Friday, August 24th, in Los Angeles.