Ótta

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Ótta
Sólstafir - Ótta 2014.jpg
Studio album by
Sólstafir
ReleasedAugust 29, 2014 (2014-08-29)
RecordedDecember 2013 – January 2014
StudioSundlaugin, Mosfellsbær, Iceland
Genre
Length57:17
LanguageIcelandic
LabelSeason of Mist
ProducerBirgir Jón Birgirsson, Aðalbjörn Tryggvason
Sólstafir chronology
Svartir Sandar
(2011) 		Ótta
(2014) 		Berdreyminn
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!8/10[3]
Metal Storm8.3/10[4]
PopMatters7/10 stars[5]

Ótta (an old time form for the time of the day from 3 to 6 AM) is the fifth album by the Icelandic heavy metal band Sólstafir. It was released on August 29, 2014 through the record label Season of Mist.

Track listing[]

All lyrics are written by Sólstafir; all music is composed by Sólstafir.

No.TitleTranslationLength
1."Lágnætti""Midnight", lit. "Low Night"8:44
2."Ótta""Dead of Night"9:38
3."Rismál""Dayrise", lit. "Sunrise-time"4:24
4."Dagmál""Morning", lit. "Daytime"5:39
5."Miðdegi""Midday"4:18
6."Nón""Noon"7:47
7."Miðaftann""Mid Evening"5:39
8."Náttmál""Nighttime"11:15
Total length:57:17
Tilberi bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Tilberi"6:31
2."Til Valhallar"4:30
3."Ótta" (Elevator Mix)8:56

Credits[]

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[6]

Personnel[]

Sólstafir[]

  • Aðalbjörn Tryggvason – guitar, vocals
  • Sæþór Maríus Sæþórsson – guitar
  • Svavar Austmann – bass
  • Guðmundur Óli Pálmason – drums

Additional musicians[]

  • Hrafn Thoroddsen – hammond organ on "Náttmál"
  • Halldór Á. Björnsson – piano
  • Bjarni M. Sigurðarson – banjo
  • Amiina – strings
  • Hildur Ársælsdóttir – strings
  • Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir – strings
  • María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir – strings

Production[]

  • Birgir Jón Birgirsson – production, mixing
  • Aðalbjörn Tryggvason – production
  • Silli Geirdal – co-production
  • Níels Adolf Svansson – assistant engineering
  • Andy Jackson – mastering

Artwork and design[]

Studios[]

Charts[]

Chart Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 65
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 25
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 64
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[11] 34

References[]

  1. ^ Jahdi, Robin (24 June 2015). "The 40 best post-metal records ever made". Fact. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  2. ^ O'Boyle, Tom (14 May 2019). "The 10 Essential Post-Black Metal Albums". Louder Sound. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. ^ Marko, Aaron J. (September 16, 2014). "Sólstafir Ótta". exclaim.ca. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  4. ^ R'Vannith (September 8, 2014). "Sólstafir - Ótta review". www.metalstorm.net. Metal Storm. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  5. ^ Stevens, Nathan (October 29, 2014). "Sólstafir: Ótta". www.popmatters.com. PopMatters. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  6. ^ Ótta (booklet). Sólstafir. Season of Mist. 2014.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Sólstafir - Ótta".
  8. ^ "Sólstafir: Ótta" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  9. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  10. ^ "Sólstafir - Ótta".
  11. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.

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