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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

Sólstafir

Released

August 29, 2014

Recorded

December 2013 – January 2014

Studio

Sundlaugin, Mosfellsbær, Iceland

Genre

Post-metal[1]
post-rock
post-black metal[2]

Length

57:17

Language

Icelandic

Label

Season of Mist

Producer

Birgir Jón Birgirsson, Aðalbjörn Tryggvason

Sólstafir chronology

Svartir Sandar
(2011)

Ótta
(2014)

Berdreyminn
(2017)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Exclaim!	8/10[3]
Metal Storm	8.3/10[4]
PopMatters	[5]

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Translation	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

Ragnar Axelsson – photography

Studios

Sundlaugin, Mosfellsbær, Iceland – recording
Tube Mastering, Hertfordshire, England, UK

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

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

External links

Ótta at AllMusic

v t e Sólstafir
Aðalbjörn Tryggvason Sæþór Maríus Sæþórsson Svavar Austman Hallgrímur Jón Hallgrímsson Halldór Einarsson Guðmundur Óli Pálmason
Studio albums	Í Blóði og Anda Masterpiece of Bitterness Köld Svartir Sandar Ótta Berdreyminn Endless Twilight of Codependent Love

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