Meir (album)

Meir is the second studio album by Norwegian heavy 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.

Meir
Studio album by
Kvelertak
Released25 March 2013
RecordedMid-2012 at GodCity Studios in Salem, Massachusetts, United States
Genre
Length49:05
LanguageNorwegian
Label
Sony Music (Scandinavia)
Roadrunner (International)
Indie (vinyl)
ProducerKurt Ballou
Kvelertak chronology
Kvelertak
(2010)		 Meir
(2013)		 Nattesferd
(2016)
Singles from Meir
  1. "Bruane Brenn"
    Released: 8 January 2013

Background

Meir (Norwegian for "more") 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.[4] The band released music videos for "Bruane Brenn",[5] "Månelyst"[6] and the self-titled track "Kvelertak".[7]

In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked Meir as 96th on their list of 'The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time.'[8]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
BBC Musicfavorable[10]
CMJfavorable[1]
Decibel Magazine[11]
Loudwire[12]
Outburn(10/10)[13]
Pitchfork(7.2/10)[14]
The Quietusfavorable[15]
The Skinny[16]
Spin[17]
Sputnikmusic4.2/5[18]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
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
  • Bjarte Lund Rolland – guitar, piano, vocals
  • Maciek Ofstad – guitar, vocals
  • Marvin Nygaard – bass
  • Kjetil Gjermundrød – drums, percussion
Guest musicians
  • Ashley Rose Redshaw - backing vocals ("Spring Fra Livet" and "Nekrokosmos")
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. Zoe Camp (March 22, 2013). "Kvelertak - Meir". CMJ. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  2. Walschots, Natalie Zina (26 March 2013). "Kvelertak - Meir". Exclaim!. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  3. Monger, Jason Christopher (March 25, 2013). "Meir - Kvelertak | Songs, Reviews, Credits". All Media Network. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  4. Kvelertak Signs With Sony Music Scandinavia - Dec. 20, 2012. Blabbermouth.net.
  5. Kvelertak: 'Bruane Brenn' Video Released - Feb. 5, 2013. Blabbermouth.net
  6. Kvelertak: 'Månelyst' Video Released - Mar. 20, 2013. Blabbermouth.net
  7. "KVELERTAK: 'Kvelertak' Video Released". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. April 27, 2013.
  8. "Rolling Stone Share Their Choices For 'The 100 Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time'". Theprp.com. June 21, 2017.
  9. "Meir". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  10. 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.
  11. Begrand, Adrien (May 2013). "Kvelertak, Meir". Decibel Magazine (103): 94.
  12. Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann (March 26, 2013). "Kvelertak - Meir". Loudwire. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  13. Treppel, Jeff (2013). "Kvelrtak: Meir (Roadrunner)". Outburn. Octavia Laird and Rodney Kusano. June/July 2013 (69): 60. ISSN 1542-1309. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. 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. "Kvelertak – Meir". Norwegian Albums Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  22. "Kvelertak – Meir". Norwegian Albums Chart. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on April 30, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  23. "Kvelertak – Meir". Swedish Albums Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
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