Meir (album)
# 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.

## 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. The band released music videos for "Bruane Brenn", "Månelyst" and the self-titled track "Kvelertak".

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

Professional ratings :

| Aggregate scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| BBC Music | favorable |
| CMJ | favorable |
| Decibel Magazine | |
| Loudwire | |
| Outburn | (10/10) |
| Pitchfork | (7.2/10) |
| The Quietus | favorable |
| The Skinny | |
| Spin | |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.2/5 |

## 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) | 176 |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 18 |
| German Albums Chart | 64 |
| VG-lista Norwegian Albums Chart | 1 |
| Sverigetopplistan Swedish Albums Chart | 20 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 100 |
