Måsstaden under vatten
{{Infobox album
| name = Måsstaden under vatten
| type = studio
| artist = Vildhjarta
| cover = Masstaden Under Vatten.jpg
| alt =
| released = 15 October 2021
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Progressive metal, djent, art metal{{Cite web|url=https://metalinjection.net/reviews/vildhjarta-masstaden-under-vatten|title = Album Review: VILDHJARTA Måsstaden Under Vatten|date = 13 October 2021}}
| length = 80:08
| label = Century Media Records
| producer = Buster Odeholm
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Vildhjarta
| type = studio
| prev_title = Thousands of Evils
| prev_year = 2013
| title = Måsstaden under vatten
| year = 2021
| next_title = Där skogen sjunger under evighetens granar
| next_year = 2025
}} }}
{{album reviews
|rev1=Blabbermouth.net
|rev1score=8.5/10{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/masstaden-under-vatten/|title=CD Reviews - Måsstaden Under Vatten - Vildhjarta - Blabbermouth.net|author=Dom Lawson|date=12 October 2021|accessdate=December 19, 2021|publisher=Blabbermouth}}
}}
Måsstaden under vatten (Swedish: "Seagull town underwater") is the second studio 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 nearly ten full years after their debut album, Måsstaden, the concept of which is further explored on this album. Måsstaden under vatten is the group's last album to feature bassist and founding member Johan Nyberg and the first with drummer Buster Odeholm who also produced, mixed and mastered the album.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cmdistro.de/Item/Vildhjarta_-_m-sstaden_under_vatten_-Gatefold_black_2LP_-_Poster-/3897|title=måsstaden under vatten|date = 26 September 2018 |publisher=cmdistro.com/|access-date=20 September 2021}}
Background
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.{{Cite web|url=https://metalinjection.net/av/holy-shit-vildhjarta-just-posted|title=VILDHJARTA Just Posted One Minute Of New Music And It's Devastating|date=7 September 2016|website=Metalinjection.net|access-date=2 April 2020}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.centurymedia.com/newsdetailed.aspx?IdNews=23928&IdCompany=3|title=Century Media Records – Vildhjarta: : present their brand-new single "Den Helige Anden"|website=Centurymedia.com|access-date=2 April 2020}}
Teasing continued throughout the year and more,{{Cite web|url=https://metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/in-the-studio/vildhjarta-teases-even-more-new-music-from-the-studio|title=VILDHJARTA Teases Even More New Music From The Studio|date=24 February 2021|website=metalinjection.net|access-date=21 September 2021}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2021/04/30/vildhjarta-post-punishing-new-track-announce-first-album-in-ten-years/|title=Vildhjarta Post Punishing New Track, Announce First Album In Ten Years|date=30 April 2021|website=metalsucks.net|access-date=13 May 2021}} On 20 August 2021, two new tracks from the album titled "Toxin" and "Kaos2" 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cmdistro.de/Item/Vildhjarta_-_m-sstaden_under_vatten_-Gatefold_black_2LP_-_Poster-/3897|title=måsstaden under vatten|publisher=cmdistro.com/|access-date=20 September 2021}}
"Penny Royal Poison", the final single from the album, was released on 17 September 2021. The record was released October 15.{{Cite web|url=https://metalinjection.net/av/new-music/vildhjartas-new-song-penny-royal-poison-is-a-steamroller|title=VILDHJARTA's New Song "Penny Royal Poison" Is A Steamroller|date=17 September 2021|publisher=metalinjection.net |access-date=20 September 2021}}
Track listing
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| headline = Måsstaden under vatten{{Cite web|url=https://vildhjartastore.com/collections/all/products/masstaden-under-vatten-2cd-digipak|title=måsstaden under vatten|publisher=vildhjartastore.com |access-date=20 September 2021}}
| total_length = 80:08
| title1 = Lavender Haze
| length1 = 3:23
| title2 = När de du älskar kommer tillbaka från de döda
| length2 = 3:54
| title3 = Kaos2
| length3 = 4:01
| title4 = Toxin
| length4 = 2:56
| title5 = Brännmärkt
| length5 = 5:48
| title6 = Den helige anden (under vatten)
| length6 = 5:27
| title7 = Passage Noir
| length7 = 4:27
| title8 = Måsstadens nationalsång (under vatten)
| length8 = 5:34
| title9 = Heartsmear
| length9 = 3:24
| title10 = Vagabond
| length10 = 7:18
| title11 = Mitt trötta hjarta
| length11 = 3:56
| title12 = Detta drömmars sköte en slöja till ormars näste
| length12 = 3:06
| title13 = Phantom assassin
| length13 = 2:58
| title14 = Sunset Sunrise
| length14 = 4:44
| title15 = Sunset Sunrise Sunset Sunrise
| length15 = 6:00
| title16 = Penny Royal Poison
| length16 = 3:09
| title17 = Paaradiso
| length17 = 10:03
}}
Personnel
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- Vilhelm Bladin – vocals, lyrics
- Daniel Bergström – guitar
- Calle-Magnus Thomér – guitar
- Johan Nyberg – bass{{Cite web|url=https://vildhjarta.bandcamp.com/album/m-sstaden-under-vatten|title=måsstaden under vatten - Vildhjarta|website=Bandcamp|access-date=March 16, 2025}}
- Buster Odeholm – drums, mixing, production
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=Additional personnel=
- Rickard Westman – artwork
- Jakob Herrmann – drum recording, drum engineering
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