[9] The record was the first release to feature co-lead vocalist Vilhelm Bladin and last to include founding member (and third guitarist) Jimmie Åkerström, who left Vildhjarta in April 2012 due to difficulties from being unable to match the evolving playing and songwriting skill of the rest of the band.

The musical style found on the album, often described by fans as "thall", would continue to influence multiple bands and artists within the djent scene.

For the album's tenth anniversary a special remixed/remastered edition, titled Måsstaden (forte), was released on 28 January 2022 on both compact disc and vinyl.

Nina Saeidi writing for Metal Injection was very positive about the album, and concluded that "Måsstaden is stunningly beautiful and filled with a dark energy that is often hard to find in the copycat genre in which Vildhjarta are boundary pushers.

While Metal Underground were still on the whole positive about the album, they were critical that "for as good as the music is, Vildhjarta don't do much to step out of the shadow of their main inspiration, making comparisons to Meshuggah at times a bit too accurate", though they concluded the review by saying "Måsstaden is a good album from a new band that's more of a taste of what's to come, rather than a fully evolved sound.