THE TITANIC DEBUT STUDIO ALBUM OF HEAVY ROCK & METAL, FROM THE NEW BAND OF DARKTHRONE’S TED SKJELLUM. PRESENTED ON BLACK VINYL. Recently unveiled Norwegian Heavy Metal act AVRAK was founded in 2023 by guitarists Anders Hegna & Ted Skjellum; himself notable for being half of legendary duo, Darkthrone. The pair had known each other for many years, & with a mutual passion for old, classic rock & metal they finally embarked upon this new journey together under the banner of AVRAK. Ted had declared from the beginning that he would in fact not carry out main vocal duties in the band, & so Anders - with his own voice befitting of the style - took on this task. Still quite early on within the formative stages, Terje Kråbøl was brought in on the drums &, from there-on, with his percussive presence backing up some thunderous riffing, the creative work accelerated until enough material was produced (and relentlessly refined), culminating in the self-titled, hook-laden & doom-laced rock debut, ‘AVRAK’. Suitably & epically defined as a monumental “Heavy Metal voyage from the peak of the mountains to the depths of the seas”, & delivering themes relating to empowerment in the face of increasingly corrupt times, ‘AVRAK’ is a combination of a vast multitude of influences, as the eclectic, deceptively nuanced nine track offering features a classic heavy metal & doom rock backbone, with further experimentation including synth passages, & even some traces of black metal riffing in its DNA. AVRAK subsequently held its debut show in their local town of Porsgrunn in late April 2026, backed by the brand new bassist & final piece of the puzzle, Steinar Gundersen, with more live shows intended in future to support the release. This edition of ‘AVRAK’ is presented on black vinyl, including printed inner sleeve with full lyrics. Side A 1. Forever Mountain (04:45) 2. Unborn (04:45) 3. Long May The Lums Reek (05:22) 4. Rot (01:07) 5. Varde (04:31) Side B 1. Cloaks Of Power (03:45) 2. The Lonely Shadow (05:32) 3. The Rift (05:55) 4. Hav (02:47)
