Meir (album)

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Meir
Studio album by Kvelertak
Released 25 March 2013
Recorded Mid-2012 at GodCity Studios in Salem, Massachusetts, United States
Genre Hardcore punk, black metal, hard rock, heavy metal[1]
Length 49:05
Language Norwegian
Label Sony Music Scandinavia, Roadrunner, Indie
Producer Kurt Ballou
Kvelertak chronology

Kvelertak
(2010)		 Meir
(2013)
Singles from Meir
  1. "Bruane Brenn"
    Released: 8 January 2013

Meir (Neo Norwegian for "more") is the second studio album by Norwegian metal band Kvelertak. It was released on 25 March 2013 (March 26 in the US) via Sony Music Scandinavia in Scandinavia, Roadrunner Records in the rest of the world, and by Indie Recordings on vinyl. The album was produced by Kurt Ballou.

Background

It was recorded at GodCity Studios in Salem, Massachusetts, United States and produced by Kurt Ballou of Converge. the cover artwork was created by John Dyer Baizley of the band Baroness.[2] The band released music videos for "Bruane Brenn",[3] "Månelyst"[4] and the self-titled track "Kvelertak".[5]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 84/100[6]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [7]
BBC Music favorable[8]
CMJ favorable[9]
Decibel Magazine [10]
Loudwire [11]
The Needle Drop (8/10) [12]
Outburn (10/10)[13]
Pitchfork (7.2/10)[14]
The Quietus favorable[15]
The Skinny [16]
Spin [17]
Sputnikmusic 4.2/5[18]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Åpenbaring"   3:06
2. "Spring Fra Livet"   3:34
3. "Trepan"   3:39
4. "Bruane Brenn"   4:07
5. "Evig Vandrar"   2:48
6. "Snilepisk"   2:52
7. "Månelyst"   3:10
8. "Nekrokosmos"   6:40
9. "Undertro"   6:25
10. "Tordenbrak"   8:53
11. "Kvelertak"   3:49

Personnel

Kvelertak
  • Erlend Hjelvik – vocals
  • Vidar Landa – guitar, piano
  • Bjarte Lund Rolland – guitar
  • Maciek Ofstad – guitar, vocals
  • Marvin Nygaard – bass
  • Kjetil Gjermundrød – drums
Production and recording

Weekly charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[19] 176
Finnish Albums Chart[20] 18
German Albums Chart[21] 64
VG-lista Norwegian Albums Chart[22] 1
Sverigetopplistan Swedish Albums Chart[23] 20
Swiss Albums Chart[21] 100

References

  1. ↑ Meir (album) at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Kvelertak Signs With Sony Music Scandinavia - Dec. 20, 2012. Blabbermouth.net.
  3. ↑ Kvelertak: 'Bruane Brenn' Video Released - Feb. 5, 2013. Blabbermouth.net
  4. ↑ Kvelertak: 'Månelyst' Video Released - Mar. 20, 2013. Blabbermouth.net
  5. ↑ Kvelertak: 'Kvelertak' Video Released - Apr. 27, 2013
  6. ↑ "Meir". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-04-21. 
  7. ↑ Monger, Jason Christopher (March 25, 2013). "Meir - Kvelertak - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - Music". Allrovi. Retrieved September 29, 2013. 
  8. ↑ Raziq Rauf (March 25, 2013). "Kvelertak Meir Review. Eleven tracks of heavy metal excellence from the celebrated Norwegian sextet.". BBC Music. Retrieved April 1, 2013. 
  9. ↑ Zoe Camp (March 22, 2013). "Kvelertak - Meir". CMJ. Retrieved April 1, 2013. 
  10. ↑ Begrand, Adrien (May 2013). "Kvelertak, Meir". Decibel Magazine (103): 94. 
  11. ↑ Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann (March 26, 2013). "Kvelertak - Meir". Loudwire. Retrieved April 1, 2013. 
  12. ↑ name=Anthony group=Fantano>Fantano, Anthony. "KVELERTAK – MEIR". Anthony Fantano. Retrieved July 13, 2013. 
  13. ↑ Treppel, Jeff (2013). "Kvelrtak: Meir (Roadrunner)". Outburn (Octavia Laird and Rodney Kusano). June/July 2013 (69): 60. ISSN 1542-1309. Retrieved July 31, 2013. 
  14. ↑ Shteamer, Hank (March 25, 2013). "Kvelertak - Meir". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 25, 2013. 
  15. ↑ Michael Dix (March 27, 2013). "Kvelertak - Meir". The Quietus. Retrieved April 1, 2013. 
  16. ↑ Watson, Ross (March 21, 2013). "Kvelertak - Meir". The Skinny. Retrieved March 22, 2013. 
  17. ↑ Kory Grow (March 29, 2013). "Kvelertak - Meir". Spin. Retrieved April 1, 2013. 
  18. ↑ Youssef, Sobhi (Mar 22, 2013). "Album Review - Kvelertak: Meir". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 1 April 2013. 
  19. ↑ "Kvelertak – Meir (Flanders)" (in Dutch). Belgian Albums Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 5, 2013. 
  20. ↑ "Kvelertak – Meir". Finnish Albums Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 5, 2013. 
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Kvelertak – Meir". Norwegian Albums Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 5, 2013. 
  22. ↑ "Kvelertak – Meir". Norwegian Albums Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 5, 2013. 
  23. ↑ "Kvelertak – Meir". Swedish Albums Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 5, 2013. 
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