Meir (album)

Meir is the second studio album by Norwegian heavy metal band Kvelertak. It was released on 25 March 2013 (26 March 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
Released	25 March 2013
Recorded	Mid-2012 at GodCity Studios in Salem, Massachusetts, US
Genre	Black 'n' roll[1] hardcore punk[2] heavy metal[3] dark rock[4]
Length	49:05
Language	Norwegian
Label	Sony Music (Scandinavia) Roadrunner (International) Indie (vinyl)
Producer	Kurt Ballou
Kvelertak chronology
Kvelertak (2010) Meir (2013) Nattesferd (2016)
Singles from Meir
"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.^[5] The band released music videos for "Bruane Brenn",^[6] "Månelyst"^[7] and the self-titled track "Kvelertak".^[8]

In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked Meir as 96th on their list of 'The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time.'^[9]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	84/100[10]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
BBC Music	favorable[11]
CMJ	favorable[1]
Decibel Magazine	[12]
Loudwire	[13]
Outburn	(10/10)[14]
Pitchfork	(7.2/10)[15]
The Quietus	favorable[16]
The Skinny	[17]
Spin	[18]
Sputnikmusic	4.2/5[19]

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
• 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

• Kurt Ballou – mixing, production

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[20]	176
Finnish Albums Chart[21]	18
German Albums Chart[22]	64
VG-lista Norwegian Albums Chart[23]	1
Sverigetopplistan Swedish Albums Chart[24]	20
Swiss Albums Chart[22]	100

References

1. Zoe Camp (22 March 2013). "Kvelertak - Meir". CMJ. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
2. Walschots, Natalie Zina (26 March 2013). "Kvelertak - Meir". Exclaim!. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
3. Monger, Jason Christopher (25 March 2013). "Meir - Kvelertak | Songs, Reviews, Credits". All Media Network. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
4. "Sh*t That Comes Out Today: March 26, 2013". MetalSucks. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
5. Kvelertak Signs With Sony Music Scandinavia - Dec. 20, 2012. Blabbermouth.net.
6. Kvelertak: 'Bruane Brenn' Video Released - Feb. 5, 2013. Blabbermouth.net
7. Kvelertak: 'Månelyst' Video Released - Mar. 20, 2013. Blabbermouth.net
8. "KVELERTAK: 'Kvelertak' Video Released". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 27 April 2013.
9. "Rolling Stone Share Their Choices For 'The 100 Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time'". Theprp.com. 21 June 2017.
10. "Meir". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
11. Raziq Rauf (25 March 2013). "Kvelertak Meir Review. Eleven tracks of heavy metal excellence from the celebrated Norwegian sextet". BBC Music. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
12. Begrand, Adrien (May 2013). "Kvelertak, Meir". Decibel Magazine (103): 94.
13. Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann (26 March 2013). "Kvelertak - Meir". Loudwire. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
14. Treppel, Jeff (2013). "Kvelrtak: Meir (Roadrunner)". Outburn. June/July 2013 (69). Octavia Laird and Rodney Kusano: 60. ISSN 1542-1309. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
15. Shteamer, Hank (25 March 2013). "Kvelertak - Meir". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
16. Michael Dix (27 March 2013). "Kvelertak - Meir". The Quietus. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
17. Watson, Ross (21 March 2013). "Kvelertak - Meir". The Skinny. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
18. Kory Grow (29 March 2013). "Kvelertak - Meir". Spin. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
19. Youssef, Sobhi (22 March 2013). "Album Review - Kvelertak: Meir". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
20. "Kvelertak – Meir (Flanders)" (in Dutch). Belgian Albums Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
21. "Kvelertak – Meir". Finnish Albums Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
22. "Kvelertak – Meir". Norwegian Albums Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
23. "Kvelertak – Meir". Norwegian Albums Chart. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
24. "Kvelertak – Meir". Swedish Albums Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2013.