Thousands of Evils

Thousands of Evils
EP by Vildhjarta
Released September 30, 2013 (2013-09-30)[1]
Recorded 2012–2013 @ Hudiksvall[2]
Genre Djent
Length 24:10
Label Century Media[1]
Producer Daniel Bergström
Vildhjarta chronology
Måsstaden
(2011)Måsstaden2011		 Thousands of Evils
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Circle Pit9.5/10[3]
Heavy Blog Is Heavy[4]
Ultimate Guitar7.5/10[5]

Thousands of Evils is the second EP by Swedish metal band Vildhjarta. The album was released digitally in Europe on September 30, 2013, and worldwide in digital form and on a limited 1,000 copy 12" vinyl press on 29 October 2013.[6] The EP was made available on Spotify on October 3, 2013.[7]

Background

On September 13, 2013, Vildhjarta released a music video of the track 'Dimman' and announced their participation in a North American tour with Veil of Maya, Here Comes the Kraken, Northlane, and Structures.[8] On October 1, 2013, Terrorizer premiered the track 'Regnar Bensin'.[9]

Critical reception

The EP received generally positive reviews. Ultimate Guitar called the band a "pretty interesting group"[5] while The Circle Pit praised the album, awarding it 9.5/10 and writing that “Thousands of Evils rages and fumes and stomps through a good 20+minute long spiral road in five different directions."[3]

Premiering the track 'Regnar Bensin', Terrorizer were positive about the EP as well, writing that "Veering from crushing heavy to eerily calm, ‘Thousands of Evils’ is quite a journey indeed.[9]

Track listing

All music written by Daniel Bergström and Carl-Magnus Thomér. All orchestration written by Patrick Marchente. All lyrics by Daniel Ädel and Vilhelm Bladin.[2]

  1. "Introduction: Staos" - 2:39
  2. "Längstmedån" - 3:03
  3. "Dimman" - 4:07
  4. "Regnar Bensin" - 2:21
  5. "En mörk vit lögn" - 2:11
  6. "Dimman från lützen" - 3:57
  7. "Intermezzo" - 1:52
  8. "Mist förståndet" - 4:00

Personnel

Adapted from vinyl liner notes.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Century Media artist page". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Thousands of Evils (Vinyl liner notes). Vildhjarta. Century Media. 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Circle Pit review". October 29, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Heavy Blog Is Heavy review". October 16, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Ultimate Guitar review". October 31, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Release facebook post". September 30, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Vildhjarta’s Thousands Of Evils Now Available On Spotify". October 3, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Vildhjarta Releases "Dimman" Video, Announces Tour". September 14, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  9. 1 2 "Terrorizer". October 1, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
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