Berdreyminn is the sixth album by the Icelandic heavy metal band Sólstafir. It was released on May 26, 2017 through the record label Season of Mist.
| Berdreyminn | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 26, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | November – December 2016 | |||
| Studio | Sundlaugin, Mosfellsbær, Iceland | |||
| Genre | Post-rock, post-metal, hard rock | |||
| Length | 57:22 | |||
| Language | Icelandic | |||
| Label | Season of Mist | |||
| Producer | Birgir Jón Birgisson, Jaime Gómez Arellano, Aðalbjörn Tryggvason | |||
| Sólstafir chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metal Hammer |   [1] |
| Metal Injection | 9/10[2] |
Track listing edit
All lyrics are written by Sólstafir; all music is composed by Sólstafir
| No. | Title | Translation | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Silfur-refur" | "Silver Fox" | 6:54 |
| 2. | "Ísafold" | "Ice World", "Icy Ground" | 4:58 |
| 3. | "Hula" | "Mist", "Veil" | 7:07 |
| 4. | "Nárós" | "Lifeless Rose" | 7:22 |
| 5. | "Hvít sæng" | "White Bed" | 7:22 |
| 6. | "Dýrafjörður" | a fjord in the Westfjords of Iceland | 7:31 |
| 7. | "Ambátt" | "Handmaid" | 8:08 |
| 8. | "Bláfjall" | "Blue Mountain" | 8:00 |
| Total length: | 57:22 | ||
| No. | Title | Translation | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9. | Untitled (no audio) | 1:00 | |
| 10. | "Svart Blóð" | "Black Blood" | 4:49 |
| 11. | "Samband Í Berlin" | "Connection in Berlin" | 4:22 |
| Total length: | 67:32 | ||
Credits edit
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[3]
Personnel edit
Sólstafir edit
- Aðalbjörn Tryggvason – guitar, vocals
- Sæþór M. Sæþórsson – guitar
- Svavar Austmann – bass
- Hallgrímur J. Hallgrímsson – drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians edit
- Snorri Sigurðarson – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Ingi Garðar Erlendsson – trombone, tuba
- Erna Ómarsdóttir – french horn
- Halldór Á. Björnsson – piano, keyboards
- Amiina – strings
- Margrét Soffía Einarsdóttir – soprano vocals on "Hula"
Production edit
Visual art edit
- Adam Burke – cover art
- Steinunn Lilja Draumland – photography
- Hippografix – layout
- Jo Geirdal – handwriting, raven
Studios edit
- Sundlaugin, Mosfellsbær, Iceland, November – December 2016 – recording
- Orgone studios, Woburn, England, UK – mixing
- Sterling Sound Studios, New York City, NY, USA – mastering
Charts edit
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] | 35 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] | 136 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] | 20 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[7] | 166 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 30 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 42 |
References edit
- ^ Daly, Joe (May 4, 2017). "Sólstafir – Berdreyminn album review". teamrock.com. Future Publishing. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
- ^ Luedtke, Christopher (June 14, 2017). "Album Review: SÓLSTAFIR Berdreyminn". www.metalinjection.net. Metal Injection. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
- ^ Berdreyminn (liner notes). Sólstafir. Season of Mist. 2017. SOM 412B. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Austriancharts.at – Sólstafir – Berdreyminn" (in German). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Sólstafir – Berdreyminn" (in French). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Sólstafir: Berdreyminn" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Sólstafir – Berdreyminn". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Sólstafir – Berdreyminn". Hung Medien.
External links edit
- Berdreyminn at Sólstafir's official website
- Berdreyminn at AllMusic