This album is was released in 2013, but I had to do an album review for college, so I decided on this EP, as I only discovered it a few months back and keep re-listening to it.
The 24 minute EP starts with an eerie orchestral vocal piece, at the
start of the first track, before launching into the epic, chaotic yet
calculated song that the buildup makes you expectant of.
Thousands of Evils is Vildhjarta's second EP, following on from their
first studio album, Måsstaden, in my mind, the best work they have produced to
date. It is very different to Måsstaden in many ways. Judging by comments on
YouTube, many seemed to dislike the mixing of the EP. I understand why they say
this however I feel they’ve discovered a new sound, which sets it aside from
their previous work.
The first track, “Introduction: Staos” starts off with an eerie,
mysterious sounding ambient section before launching into a frenzied attack of
hard hitting drums and palm muted guitars.
Längstmedån, the second track begins with their signature clean delayed
guitar, before adding in a fast paced, distorted lead guitar. In the
background, the clean guitar continues, giving the track an interesting
ambience.
Our ears are given a short rest on the third track, Dimman as it is a mostly acoustic interlude, aside from the slightly tamed chugging towards the end of it. I like the way the clean guitars and bass mix in, as for once the bass can be heard as a separate instrument, rather than part of a mix.
Our ears are given a short rest on the third track, Dimman as it is a mostly acoustic interlude, aside from the slightly tamed chugging towards the end of it. I like the way the clean guitars and bass mix in, as for once the bass can be heard as a separate instrument, rather than part of a mix.
The other track that is completely different to the other songs is
Intermezzo, an ambient piano piece that lasts nearly two minutes. Throughout, a
single drone note is constantly repeated, yet somehow, the track is not boring!
Many of the other tracks are of the same vain as Längstmedån, except
there aren’t any intros to speak of.
My standout track is the last, Mist förståndet. It is the most diverse
track, as it has plenty of tempo changes, and surpringly, clean vocals for the
first time in the history of the band.
Over all, I would rate this EP a solid 8/10. It sounds fairly samey at
times however they have somehow found themselves a fairly new sound since their
last album.
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