Kvelertak - Meir

8 | 235 votes |

Release date:	25 March 2013
Style:	Punk, Blackened hardcore
Owners:	192 have it 36 want it

01. Åpenbaring
02. Spring Fra Livet
03. Trepan
04. Bruane Brenn
05. Evig Vandrar
06. Snilepisk
07. Månelyst
08. Nekrokosmos
09. Undertro
10. Tordenbrak
11. Kvelertak

The Best Hardcore / Metalcore / Deathcore Album Of 2013

Review

Line-up
Erlend Hjelvik - vocals
Vidar Landa - guitars
Bjarte Lund Rolland - guitars
Maciek Ofstad - guitars
Kjetil Gjermundrød - drums
Marvin Nygaard - bass

Session musicians
Ashley Rose Redshaw - backing vocals

Additional info
Recorded at Godcity studios in Salem, Massachusetts, August-September 2012. Produced and mixed by Kurt Ballou.
Mastered by Alan Douches at WWSM.
Art by John Dyer Baizley.

Staff review by
Auntie Sahar

Rating:
7.8

It's pretty amusing when people try labeling black metal bands/fans as elitist, because these days that stereotype of the genre's bands and followers as striving to maintain that "trve and kvlt" attitude falls pretty easily when one just looks at the facts. In the past decade, black metal seems to have been branching out in all possible directions, incorporating seemingly any potential influences into the core of its traditional formula. Further testament to this increasing evolution comes in the form of Norway's Kvelertak, whose sound can best be described as some strange blackened pop punk of sorts. So as a disclaimer: if you're one of those people that think the aesthetics of black metal all boil down to corpsepaint, howling to the moon in ancient forests, and anti-Christianity, you'll probably want to go elsewhere. Otherwise, if you're someone like me who absolutely loves the ever-increasing creativity of the genre, then please continue.

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Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9162	Permalink 20.04.2012 - 05:17 Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9162 Yes yes and more yes. ---- 14:22 - Marcel Hubregtse I do your mum *DESTROY DRUM TRIGGERS* Loading...
s7mon s7mon Posts: 27	Permalink 13.05.2012 - 19:40 s7mon s7mon Posts: 27 Can't fucking wait. Loading...
Paz 777 Elite Posts: 4007	Permalink 21.01.2013 - 18:26 Rating: 7 Paz 777 Elite Posts: 4007 New track from forthcoming album: Loading...
Sentenced Odiin gothic.moorion@gmail.com Posts: 260	Permalink 19.03.2013 - 08:34 Rating: 9 Sentenced Odiin gothic.moorion@gmail.com Posts: 260 Listening right now to the streamed album and it is very impressive and asskicking (: \|m\| ---- Life has given me much, maybe taken more... Loading...
Paz 777 Elite Posts: 4007	Permalink 19.03.2013 - 12:38 Rating: 7 Paz 777 Elite Posts: 4007 Not so divine as debut, but quite pleasant listen. Loading...
moe5512 Posts: 502	Permalink 24.03.2013 - 00:25 moe5512 Posts: 502 On my first listen now, really good I must say, don't know yet if it's as good as the debut Loading...
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DelightfulJim Posts: 108	Permalink 28.03.2013 - 19:48 Rating: 9 DelightfulJim Posts: 108 Nothing that will re-invent the wheel, but it has the same charm as the debut, so it's worth a listen to pretty much anyone in my books. Loading...
qlacs "The Quaker" Posts: 1547	Permalink 28.03.2013 - 23:10 Rating: 8 qlacs "The Quaker" Posts: 1547 Good riffs, not as glorious as the debut but still a Kvelertak album. To me the weakest thing is the mixing became too bland... ---- Loading...
Unhealer Eclecticist Posts: 2311	Permalink 28.03.2013 - 23:26 Rating: 7 Unhealer Eclecticist Posts: 2311 Don't know if better, but it's more partier And I agree the mix is not really convincing, strange thing considering Ballou took care of it. Loading...
Gelati Posts: 85	Permalink 09.05.2013 - 20:57 Rating: 9 Gelati Posts: 85 This isn't really an album you break down the intricacies of (that's not to say there aren't any as the hybrid of styles is uncanny and very well executed). "Meir", much like their debut, is just good old-fashioned, ass-kicking fun. It's infectiously catchy, brutal at times, but most importantly it's just a blast to listen to. Roll around town with the windows down and a few buddies rockin' out to this shit and you'd be appreciating it at its fullest. I'm usually rather "high brow" in my taste but this shit is just too fun not to enjoy :-) Can't wait for the shitshow thats gonna be Kvelertak and Cancer Bats! Loading...
NocturnalStalker Metal Addict Posts: 889	Permalink 02.07.2013 - 18:23 Rating: 8 NocturnalStalker Metal Addict Posts: 889 No other band manages to mix hardcore punk, hard rock and black metal in one melting pot to provide such a fine (and fun!) music. I liked their debut a bit more, but it might have been for the feeling of novelty. "Meir" didn't give a slap in the face, but this fact didn't prevent me from taking a great pleasure from listening to this album. ---- "And we are not who we think we are We are who we're afraid to be" - Lux Occulta "The Opening of Eleventh Sephirah" Loading...
BloodJuNkie Of Egypt Posts: 647	Permalink 03.08.2013 - 21:26 Rating: 10 BloodJuNkie Of Egypt Posts: 647 This album should be one of the "Top 20 albums of 2013" Loading...
Kuroboshi Posts: 1202	Permalink 23.08.2013 - 16:50 Rating: 8 Kuroboshi Posts: 1202 Well, the last three songs were pretty meh, but apart from them, really excellent! Not as good as the debut though. Just love that first song: "Kvelertak!!!" Loading...
AngelofDeth Cyborg Raptor Posts: 1183	Permalink 06.03.2014 - 02:38 Rating: 7 AngelofDeth Cyborg Raptor Posts: 1183 Definitely a step down from their amazing debut. Still a good listen but just doesn't have the magic of the first album. ---- pewpew.. gotcha Loading...
Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306	Permalink 21.05.2014 - 22:54 Rating: 9 Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306 Haven't heard such a catchy, upbeat album like this in quite a while. Åpenbaring gets me every time; such a fun track. ---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something." Loading...
telephonebear Account deleted	Permalink 24.12.2014 - 23:38 telephonebear Account deleted Three long tracks are amazing, first and last tracks are super fun, then theres spring fra livet, evig vandrar... god this albums good. Loading...
Deadmeat Necrobutcher Posts: 2437	Permalink 10.02.2017 - 17:25 Rating: 8 Deadmeat Necrobutcher Posts: 2437 Much worse than their amazing debut. still decent.. Bruane Brenn and Månelyst are the songs i like the most... ---- Υou've sold your human essence to the cold world of dead and empty things... You're SOLD! Loading...
Guib Thrash Talker Posts: 3220	Permalink 04.08.2023 - 04:25 Guib Thrash Talker Posts: 3220 Another beautiful cover art by John Baizley ---- - Headbanging with mostly clogged arteries to that stuff - Guib's List Of Essential Albums - Also Thrash Paradise Thrash Here Loading...