Måsstaden under vatten

Måsstaden under vatten (Swedish: "Seagull town underwater") is the second full-length album by Swedish progressive metal band Vildhjarta, released on 15 October 2021. It is their first studio release in eight years since the Thousands of Evils EP, and was released exactly ten years after their debut album, Måsstaden, the concept of which is further explored on this album. Måsstaden under vatten is the group's first album to feature drummer Buster Odeholm who also produced, mixed and mastered the album.[7]

Måsstaden under vatten
Studio album by
Released15 October 2021
GenreProgressive metal, djent, art metal[1]
Length80:08
LabelCentury Media Records
ProducerBuster Odeholm
Vildhjarta chronology
Thousands of Evils
(2013)
Måsstaden under vatten
(2021)
Singles from Måsstaden under vatten
  1. "Den Helige Anden[2]"
    Released: November 15, 2019
  2. "När de du älskar kommer tillbaka från de döda[3]"
    Released: April 29, 2021
  3. "Toxin / Kaos2[4]"
    Released: August 20, 2021
  4. "Penny Royal Poison[5]"
    Released: September 17, 2021
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net8.5/10[6]

Background

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Vildhjarta had been issuing teasers for the album as far as back in September 2016, when a clip was uploaded to YouTube with the title heartsmear teaser which features a minute of new music in pre-production.[8] No further details of the progress was known afterwards until March 2019, when another teaser clip was uploaded with the title kaos 2 with 90 seconds of music which was released as a single on 15 November 2019. It was the first Vildhjarta song in six years since Thousands of Evils EP which was released in 2013. At that point, the album title was known as kaos 2 with an expected release date of 2020.[9]

Teasing continued throughout the year and more,[10] and on 29 April 2021, the band released a new single "När de du älskar kommer tillbaka från de döda" with an accompanying video, also hinting that the album would be titled Måsstaden under vatten, making a connection to the band's 2011 debut album, måsstaden.[11] On 20 August 2021, two new tracks from the album titled "Toxin" and "Kaos 2" were released along with the official announcement of the album. Rickard Westman, who did the artwork for the band's previous two releases, also returns for this album.[12]

"Penny Royal Poison", the last single from the album, was released on 17 September 2021. The record was released October 15.[13]

Track listing

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Måsstaden under vatten[14]
No.TitleLength
1."Lavender Haze"3:23
2."När de du älskar kommer tillbaka från de döda"3:54
3."Kaos2"4:01
4."Toxin"2:56
5."Brännmärkt"5:48
6."Den helige anden (under vatten)"5:27
7."Passage Noir"4:27
8."Måsstadens nationalsång (under vatten)"5:34
9."Heartsmear"3:24
10."Vagabond"7:18
11."Mitt trötta hjarta"3:56
12."Detta drömmars sköte en slöja till ormars näste"3:06
13."Phantom assassin"2:58
14."Sunset Sunrise"4:44
15."Sunset Sunrise Sunset Sunrise"6:00
16."Penny Royal Poison"3:09
17."Paaradiso"10:03
Total length:80:08

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Album Review: VILDHJARTA Måsstaden Under Vatten". 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ "VILDHJARTA: PRESENT THEIR BRAND-NEW SINGLE "DEN HELIGE ANDEN"". centurymedia.com. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  3. ^ "VILDHJARTA Remains Devastating With New Song "När De Du Älskar Kommer Tillbaka Fran De Döda"". metalinjection.net. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Vildhjarta Announce First Album in 20 Years, Drop Two New Songs". loudwire.com. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  5. ^ "VILDHJARTA's New Song "Penny Royal Poison" Is A Steamroller". metalinjection.net. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  6. ^ Dom Lawson (12 October 2021). "CD Reviews - Måsstaden Under Vatten - Vildhjarta - Blabbermouth.net". Blabbermouth. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  7. ^ "måsstaden under vatten". cmdistro.com/. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  8. ^ "VILDHJARTA Just Posted One Minute Of New Music And It's Devastating". Metalinjection.net. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Century Media Records – Vildhjarta: : present their brand-new single "Den Helige Anden"". Centurymedia.com. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  10. ^ "VILDHJARTA Teases Even More New Music From The Studio". metalinjection.net. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Vildhjarta Post Punishing New Track, Announce First Album In Ten Years". metalsucks.net. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  12. ^ "måsstaden under vatten". cmdistro.com/. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  13. ^ "VILDHJARTA's New Song "Penny Royal Poison" Is A Steamroller". metalinjection.net. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  14. ^ "måsstaden under vatten". vildhjartastore.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.