Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Pop
Label: Apollon Records/ Degaton Records
Format: CD, vinyl, digital,cassette
Release date: March 13, 2026
Tracklist
1. Elevator Pitch (1:13)
2. Showbiz (6:38)
3. Superdad (6:49)
4. Father Superior (3:33)
5. Viva The Apocalypse! (4:18)
6. The Doctor In Command (4:50)
7. Karma Supernova (8:54)
8. Maybelline (5:09)
9. Kiss Me Now! (3:17)
Total Time 44:41
Credits
Jon Ivar Kollbotn: Main vocals, additional keys
Lars Christian Bjørknes: Keys, backing vocals, percussion
Eivind Gammersvik: Bass guitar, additional keys, percussion, sound design
Sondre Veland: Drums, rototoms, percussion
Øystein Bech-Eriksen: Guitars
With
Sondre Skollevoll: Guitars, backing vocals
Peri Winkle (Claudia Cox): Lead vocals(tracks 8-9), backing vocals, violin
Halie (Hannah Emilie Wright Grung): Lead vocals(tracks 3-4), backing vocals
The Barba Sisters (Romi & Paola Barba): Apocalypse choir
Lady Moth: Eyes on the prize
William Grøv Skramsett: Trumpets
Morten Norheim: Saxophone
Iver Sandøy: Additional percussion
Written, arranged and produced by Major Parkinson
Performed and recorded live in Degaton Studios, May 2025.
Additional recordings in Degaton Studios, Room 114, PillStreet PopUp, Duper Studio, Solslottet
Lyrics: Jon Ivar Kollbotn
Mix: Anders Bjelland – Tracks 2-6
Mix: Iver Sandøy – Tracks 7-8
Mix: Eivind Gammersvik – Tracks 1, 9
Engineering: Eivind Gammersvik, Lars Christian Bjørknes
Editing & programming: Eivind Gammersvik, Lars Christian Bjørknes
Apocalypse choir arrangement: Josh Greene
Mastering: Jørgen Træen
Front cover & inlay photography: Michael Nigro
Cover design: Martin Kvamme
Description/Reviews:
Valesa – Chapter II: Viva the Apocalypse! is the new full-length album from Norwegian art-pop cult band Major Parkinson, and the second installment in their ongoing Valesa series. Expanding the neon-shaded universe of Velvet Prison, this chapter pushes the project into sharper, more visceral territory, blending theatrical art-pop with psychedelic rock, groove-driven arrangements, and a darker narrative edge.
Recorded largely live with the full band in the same room, the album carries a renewed physicality and immediacy. Prominent horn sections, dual vocal interplay, and a groovy, rhythmic pulse gives the record an energetic, almost feral presence that marks a distinct evolution from Part I’s synth-infused aesthetics. Thematically, the album explores the dark magnetism of showbiz, American mythologies, and the hallucinatory line between utopia and delusion — delivered with the band’s trademark dark humor and cinematic flair.
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