Rvkkvs

Based in Auckland, New Zealand, long time friends and sometimes musical collaborators formed Rvkkvs in 2020. With a varied and ‘whole band’ approach to songwriting starting at different instrument bases, the songs are varied and complex, drawing from each members individual musical influences, all brought together through the lense of extreme metal.

Heavily influenced by the world of human behaviour we inhabit daily, thematically the band deals with pathology, addiction, malice and the seemingly endless hubris we are surrounded by. At the same time the band members see music and the extremity of the style as a cathartic release from the daily grind and they perform the songs not without a sense of humour and staunch self esteem, that even in the face of gross human behaviour we can still rise above and find solace in music and the connections it brings.