Ótta

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.

Ótta
Studio album by
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[2]
Metal Storm8.3/10[3]
PopMatters[4]

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.[5]

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
  • Amiinastrings
  • 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)[6] 65
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 25
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 64
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[10] 34

References

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