Vildhjarta | |
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 Vildhjarta at Euroblast Festival 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Hudiksvall, Sweden |
| Genres | Progressive metal,[1] djent[1] |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Century Media[2] |
| Members | Daniel Bergström Calle Thomér Vilhelm Bladin Buster Odeholm |
| Past members | David Lindkvist Robert Luciani Jimmie Åkerström Daniel Ädel Johan Nyberg |
| Website | www |
Vildhjarta is a Swedish progressive metal band from Hudiksvall, formed in 2005. The band plays in a Meshuggah-influenced musical style employing heavily down-tuned guitars, as well as harmonic minor chord progressions, jarring staccato riffs, and layers of reverberant guitars and atmospheres.
The group released a two-track EP entitled Omnislash in 2009 before they proceeded to sign with Century Media Records in 2011, spawning their debut full-length album Måsstaden that same year. In 2013, they followed up with a second EP, Thousands of Evils released on an exclusive 1,000-copy vinyl record run. Their second full-length album Måsstaden under vatten was released in October of 2021.
The word "vildhjärta" means "wildheart" in Swedish. The band's name was inspired by the name of an adventure module for the Swedish tabletop role-playing game Drakar och Demoner.[3]
- ^ a b "Thousands Of Evils [EP] Review". Ultimate Guitar Archive. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "Century Media Records – Vildhjarta: : SIGN WORLDWIDE RECORD DEAL WITH CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS". Centurymedia.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ^ Thomér, Calle (30 November 2011). "Vildhjarta's Calle Thomer On New Album "Måsstaden" And Swedish Metal Scene". metalunderground.com (Interview). Interviewed by Ty Arthur. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
Do you know what Dungeons and Dragons is, the roleplaying game? Vildhjarta is like a Swedish version of that game, it's an expansion or whatever. Vildhjarta is a magical forest, kind of metal, huh?