''Meir'' is the second studio album by Norwegian heavy metal band

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. 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

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. The album was produced by

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Background

''Meir'' (Norwegian for "more") was recorded at GodCity Studios in

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, United States and produced by

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. The cover artwork was created by John Dyer Baizley of the band

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. The band released music videos for " Bruane Brenn", "Månelyst" and the self-titled track "Kvelertak". In 2017, ''

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'' ranked ''Meir'' as 96th on their list of 'The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time.'

Track listing

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 *

– mixing, production

Weekly charts

References

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