@@javiersalas1420 i think either Buster or Calle said "art happens when art happens". I think the silence and inactivity before those 3 years of work were due to Calle and Buster working on HLB. I also remember Buster having some mental health issues for a while that presented a huge barrier.
This is like "drunken fist" metal. It has this kind of "stumbling" effect with the shifting time signatures and riffs. It disorients you, and then out of nowhere it punches you in the face, revealing that it is actually highly coordinated and that the "stumbling" act was part of the plan. It's really clever. There's lots of other ambient and melodic stuff going on that really contrasts well with the shocking punchiness.
försupen i förtvivlan = something like "drunk in doubt" sanningen väger som bly = truth weights like lead röken domnar mitt medvetande = smoke numbs my consciousness under korta stunder är jag fri = under brief moments i'm free bekant men ändå främmande = familiar yet strange(or unfamiliar) befriandde men ändå skrämmande = freeing yet scary den delar sin börda = it shares it's burden your description fits the lyrics well.
Which is kinda ironic because according to Buster it's old Line 6 Modellers and digital pitch shifters lol. Not exactly what a tone chaser would even look at.
Of course its all subjective, but i feel like this album is going to change how a lot of people look at metal. I listened to the whole album when it came out and cant say I've cried that much from an album in a long time. Thanks for all the stuff you check out and the open mind you go in with, hope you do more of this album when you can.
@@IDrop76 Vildhjarta just makes people cry. Don’t know exactly why.. I also think it’s very emotional music. 🤷🏻♂️ It all resembles a deep feeling of longing
Also as far as the tuning goes Geebz, they use a digitech whammy DT which allows them to drop even lower from tunings like Drop F and Drop E all the way down to say double Drop C and B which is just so kickass and can be triggered by midi switches in the DAW. Okay enough fanboying from me
This reminds me of a chat I had with Brand of Sacrifice's guitarist. Those familiar with their work will know they make these crazy screechy noises with the guitars. To get that sound, they also use a whammy effect to take a note up by two octaves. The effect is applied automatically when they play gigs, no idea how that works but it's cool as hell.
@@grimecube Thats super sick, seems a lot of bands these days are utilizing whammy tech again to do cool rhythmic things and spice up riffs. Id be willing to bet Brand of Sacrifice have thier rigs hooked up to a laptop live that midi siwtches the whammy to do what they need, could be totally wrong tho
@@caelenkibler6049 I believe it's hooked up to the click track, which they can program individually for each track. So as long as they are on time the right effects, tones and pedals trigger at the perfect time. I know Periphery does this for their tones and stuff. It is apparently an absolute pain in the ass to program, though.
@@caelenkibler6049 yeah they do. I vividly remember because they had to cancel their set because of something related to this not working. bummer. it was the second stop of tour so i imagine they worked it out.. sick show otherwise with sentinels and signs of the swarm.
Highly recommend anyone watching this who enjoyed the darkness and weird melodies to check out the full album. It's filled with leitmotifs in the music and lyrics that tie different parts of the album, and this album with their first album, together, making it hugely rewarding to listen to the whole album all the way through.
@@xspartan346x i didn't notice any of thousands of evils either, but they're so clever i wouldn't be surprised if they snuck something in. I don't think it's related to the masstaden story though
@@ScheduledChip Oh the story on måsstaden under vatten is definitely closely related to måsstaden's. Look at the lyrics from both, the connection becomes clear. I've seen some pretty interesting posts on reddit theorizing about what the story is really about too and they definitely make sense.
VILDHJARTA is just as exhausting as Meshuggah and I mean that in a good way. These guys keep on pounding until you are mashed to pulp. They give you room to breathe but just enough to (nearly) hold on. Vibewise they also make me think of Uneven Structure from France.
After watching the premiere in real time (which was an experience I'll always cherish, being with all these Thallers and collectively losing our shit) i was so fucking tired. Now on repeat listens I know what I'm getting into but holy hell, that first time
Please listen to "Paaradiso" from the same album "Masstaden (under vatten)" Its Beautiful, in the most terrifyingly existential way! closing out what is an 80min coherent and contextually masterful work of art .
I think he should listen to "Måsstaden" first. This album is a continuation of the story from the first. I know he doesn't listen for or read lyrics (and hell, Måsstaden Under Vatten is entirely in Swedish) but I really think you can still hear the story through the music
@@JustTheTip556 hey i know i remember you,i see you from time to time,all good bro jamming the new Vild now trying to process this madness of an album.
The lyrics throughout this album are about as bright and sparkly as the riffage. Also, some of the background guitars are variations of the main riff of Den Helige Anden. That same riff (or variants thereof) are sprinkled around the album. :)
It is funny how metal grows your ears slowly over time. Because when I had just started listening to metal with Dio, Maiden, and Metallica, if you showed this to me I wouldn’t have liked it at all. But you start listening to other heavier and heavier stuff and now this is just fantastic and so interesting! Nothing like this genre!🤘
@ThinKwiQ Yeah Vildhjarta just has every thing and their sound is so unique. Also have a rocking time at that concert dude! Those are three kick ass bands that give great live shows!
The first time i heard them through spotify recommendations i was like "what the fuck is this junk?". About 8 years later i was impatiently waiting for new release from them as my favourite band.
Thanks for the video Geebz. I think your first word, “menacing”, encapsulates their sound. I think of vildhjarta as “ambient djent” (yes, I know the term thall). I find their use of space between notes and the ambient synth/pads in the back to really create a huge almost peaceful sound scape. This juxtaposed with the tone, guitar tuning, and vocals make for a really interesting listen. The last thing that I find compelling in their music is the lack of structure. In my minds eye, I see someone walking through the Labyrinth- dark, mysterious, twisting, unknown. Listening to this album is demanding, but they payoff is huge! Highly recommend checking it out. Thanks for the video and your insight!
Thanks for reacting to this. I have listened to a little thall here and there. Initially, I didn't get it and couldn't say that I liked it, but "famous last words " where music is concerned, I found it interesting. Well, thanks to your reaction here, I think I'm finally starting to connect with this style of music. In fact, your reactions have helped me to get educated about several other bands and their music, as well. Thanks also to your subscribers and community. I'll be 70 in another year and I'm really glad to be keeping up with good music as it develops in the contemporary world.
7:30 All the lyrics are so epic in Swedish. "Era jävlar... Jag förkastar er alla!" It's something like "You damn bastards... I reject/repudiate you all"
The music is a masterpiece. The concept and lore within in transcendent. The most inspired work of art that I have personally experienced in this life.
I have so much catching up to do. This is really cool, for lack of better words. Looking forward to purchasing CD's @our only local music store. My friend owns it, we live in a small town. If he doesn't have something, he'll try to order it. So it's 'like xmas', being able to hear and buy killer music I've only heard of and wanted to check out. Thank you Mr Geebz and to everyone's recommendations, you all are The Best! This channel is the bomb! Awwwright! From someone busted inside & out, just want to express the level of joy this channel brings. I'm not looking for pity or feel sorry myself..just being open, probably tmi, I apologize. I hope everyone has their best day possible!! 🤙🤘✌🌞
Someone mentioned the French powerhouse Uneven Structure in these comments and i'm wondering why they haven't been dissected by Mr. Geebz. Guaranteed they will not dissapoint. I'd shoot for the first 3 tracks from Februus as a debut reaction as I feel they blend together so well as 1 song. Then again, thats how Februus as a whole feels.
I agree with you 100%, the frost/hail video cuts out half of hail and should include Awaken. The first three would be great but I think Buds, Awe, Quittance is another set of three that would flow and give an idea of what the album entails. Have you heard the guitarists rendition of “admit defeat” by monuments? It’s like a whole new song, it has that light air feeling all throughout februus. Admit des faits on SoundCloud
Oh yes! I was waiting for you to react to their newest material I am so happy that you are into it! Also in their case, the engineer is literally the part of the band haha! A genius behind the drums, production and mixing as well as mastering - Buster Odeholm! You should check out his own band Humanity's Last Breath and their song - "Tide" :)
All of their albums have been complete psychologically dark experiences, its not just music, its like imagining a horror movie made of emotions, or walking through an abandoned town and seeing the shadows of the evils that lead to its downfall.
If you're interested in diving further into this style of music i'd highly suggest the band Humanity's Last Breath. Buster Odeholm the drummer of Vildhjarta is the writer, producer, and does mixing and mastering for HLB.
Buster also plays guitar, and he plays a right handed guitar upside down since he's a lefty a fun fact if anyone was curious, he does playthrough's as well if you're curious about his guitar work, it's very unique and interesting to see with the weird patterns as well as technicalities to keep it interesting
TH-cam’s algorithm brought me to your channel a few weeks ago and I’ve been really enjoying your content. You’re incredibly articulate in your analysis and it’s such a treat to hear your take. This is my favorite album in a long time and I was so excited to open this video. Thanks for the great content.
tbh you have to listen to the first album several times and then to this full album several times. It's insane, absolutely insane, there are no words on how they use motives and soundscapes especially on this album
I would love to see you react to more Vildhjarta! Specifically the songs 'sunset sunrise sunset sunrise' or 'paaradiso' as these two in my book show off the next level production that Buster Odelholm (their drummer) has to offer! They are also just some of the best songs I've ever heard in general.
This is hands down one of my favorite bands. They bring a sense of ambiance and setting in their music that is so unique and I have not seen it replicated by other bands nearly to this degree.
Vildhjarta completely revolutionised the use of dissonance to me from listening to their first LP. This album is full of throwbacks to it too! Absolutely monolithic albums.
Hey Jeebz, this album is really incredible but it's an 80 minute journey that DEMANDS a front to back listen to truly understand. It also helps if you're familiar with their previous albums because there are LOTS of miniriffs and callbacks that tie the albums together. This song is good but it's weird because by the time it comes up on the album, the album has had time to establish all the weird rhythms and tones you're hearing. The opening track is actually pretty straightforward and instrumental. I highly reccomend listening to the whole thing in one go if you can.
TRUE. legit, as someone who has been listening to Vildhjarta since Omnislash, when Masstaden Nationalsang (Under Vatten) started blasting out that medley of riffs as it summersaulted through the entire Masstaden album, i legit was about to cry. a massive nostalgia attack.
When I first heard this song (And the whole album), I immediately loved it, then I began to become obsessed with it, and now I think Vildhjarta can do no wrong. You said it man. It's in these tones, because the guitar parts can stay simple and I'm still so invested. I think it's just because the over all timbre of this album. They produced the hell out of it.
Waited for this album for about 10 years. Lived up to every expectation. They use midi controlled whammy pedals to program automated detunes so they shift tunings through out songs, essentially.
This was my favorite new album of the last 5 years at least. I can never listen to just one track, I always listen to the entire album straight. It's tough for single tracks because ... "track number" means nothing to these guys. But if you do another track by these guys, consider Kaos2, Toxic, or Måsstadens Nationalsång (Under Vatten).
Actually 'Vild' + 'hjärta' would be swedish for it, but they went with an A instead of Ä (It is like saying the “ay” in “say”), so the pronounciation you're describing is correct but 'hjarta' is not actually a swedish word. Play on words
@@Panomite What you said about "vildhjärta" is true. However, the band's name is taken from a Swedish Dungeons and Dragons scenario called "Vildhjarta".
Buster himself pronounces it in a very "American way" in English interviews (like here th-cam.com/video/VpPdUebgT3A/w-d-xo.html ), so I guess we shouldn't be too ashamed to pronounce it in a way that flows with the language :).
I'm SOOOO Excited! Like a kid in a candy store!! Please circle back to Enslaved and their song The Watcher. You'll LOOVVEE the progressions! Me no playing around here. 😂
This album is growing on me. I was a massive fan of first album ten years back, but this one I didn't click with at first. I saw it as weaker song writing, but since experience it as more a feeling, a headspace most of the album, like more trance inducing. It's hard to explain.
THALL is a term that was coined by the band similar to "djent", used to describe their style of music and is somewhat of a meme. The word itself comes from the World Of Warcraft character Thrall, but pronounced in a Swedish accent.
This band has changed what I see as the boundaries of what heavy music can be! One of the most original and creative artists out there! If you dig this, check out the band Fractalize! Some of the best Djent I’ve ever heard!!! Also the guitar player, Buster has another band that is incredibly heavy and Djenty, called Humanity’s Last Breath! Worth your time for sure!
I started listening to Vildhjarta long time ago, then I discovered Humanity's Last Breath. And only a few month ago I found out that these are same people. Both are out of this world epic
this album, this band is proof that genius music is still being made. The structure, the dynamic, the meaning is un fucking matched and as someone thats listened to a lot of metal for a long time, this truly kicks. ass.
Can't believe you haven't reacted to Twelve Foot Ninja - Over and out, featuring Tatiana from Jinjer yet. It's such a beautiful song and their voices blend so beautifully well together. I think it'll be right down your alleyway!
THALL! These guys are incredible! Really interesting compositions, love the contrast of the ambience and the super heavy guitars. always feels like they are playing out of key but it doesn't sound wrong lol.
I once saw someone describe their sound as, essentially, delicately and intricately crafted melodies and soundscapes carried forward by monolithic and momentum based brutality.
Also, you very much get this band, and it's absolutely lovely to see/hear you enjoy it, and your sort of more technical approach to how it feels, while also being unable to avoid the humanity and emotional power in it
Another great video, as always. Would love to see you react to the Fleshgod Apocalypse song "The Violation". A death metal band that is heavily influenced by classical theory, and operatic music, too. They're intense, but so talented.
@@sylm6665 I love fleshgod apocalypse but you picked one there most linear and least classically inspired track to advertise them as a classically inspired metal band.
I love that you did a video about Vildhjarta. I heard Längstmedån and I was absolutely sucked into their entire discography afterwards. They are awesome! That being said please do a reaction video to the song Lady of the Wind by Whispered and literally anything by Soilwork. They are both melodic death metal bands with Whispered implementing some power metal influences with traditional Japanese instruments, such as the koto and shamisen, into their compositions.
That song was my Vildhjarta entry as well. It's like an overview of their whole musical range within a single song, instantly kicking and constantly surprising, a perfect fit for the first time listen :).
such a great song and album, and what makes this special is saying the producer is like a part of the band in the case of Vildhjarta the producer is literally their drummer, such amazing ideas came out on this album
THALL. Didn't realize they had a new album, thanks! My favorite song of theirs was a bonus track on their first album called "Of Others". Worth putting in the lineup if you're planning more Vildhjarta.
I really hope you do more of this album, they like motifs and stuff a lot, and they've released an instrumental so you can get the full spectrum of just the backing track
To your question what they tune to. They usually use a weird drop tuning on mostly 7 strings, but they also sometimes use a 6 string. The tuning is E C F A# D# G# C (on a 6 string they just omit the high C), which is drop F but with the low F tuned down a semitone and the 2 highest strings tuned up a semitone each. The intervals between the strings are all the same (Perfect 4th) apart from the low E which creats a dissonant ''power chord''. Cool video!
Since you mentioned tone and wanting to get a good sound, the best advice I’ve ever heard for metal guitar tones: Make sure have a good impulse (which is a combination of the cabinet, speaker and mic)! Kristian Kohle has an excellent video that demonstrates this perfectly. You can have the best amp head in the world, but it won’t matter at all if you have a crappy impulse. In fact, I’m pretty sure this Vildhjarta album was recorded with a Line 6 Pod XT. Good impulses, people! Edit: The video I mentioned is called “What metal guitarists don’t understand!”, on URM academy’s channel.
Luckily for Vild, the producer IS a part of the band, he's the drummer!
And an amazing guitarist ( For Humanity's last breath )
He also does bass!
@@leechick Yeah but the bass is programmed
@@hannes1734 not on this album. He has videos of him tracking it
@@hannes1734 who gives a fuck if it’s programmed or not.
This band is so underrated in the wider metal discussions, such originality, such virtuosity.
- that said, I think their newer releases are a little more accessible to newcomers.
@@JustLilGecko I feel like their first album is more easy to the ear than their newest album
@@ZuccAF ten years without releasing... I don't think it tooks 10 years to make the album, but at least 5-6
@@javiersalas1420 they said it took 3 years to write their new album.
@@javiersalas1420 i think either Buster or Calle said "art happens when art happens". I think the silence and inactivity before those 3 years of work were due to Calle and Buster working on HLB. I also remember Buster having some mental health issues for a while that presented a huge barrier.
The whole album is f***ing incredible
Was gonna like your comment but you have 69 so I can't ruin it lol
Seriously it seems to have even aged better in nearly a year. This is fucking stunning
@@posteveryside-beatsnews Spoiler alert: It's the best album you'll ever hear in your life
This is like "drunken fist" metal. It has this kind of "stumbling" effect with the shifting time signatures and riffs. It disorients you, and then out of nowhere it punches you in the face, revealing that it is actually highly coordinated and that the "stumbling" act was part of the plan. It's really clever. There's lots of other ambient and melodic stuff going on that really contrasts well with the shocking punchiness.
Feels to me like Meshuggah and oceans are Alaska had a baby
good analogy
försupen i förtvivlan = something like "drunk in doubt"
sanningen väger som bly = truth weights like lead
röken domnar mitt medvetande = smoke numbs my consciousness
under korta stunder är jag fri = under brief moments i'm free
bekant men ändå främmande = familiar yet strange(or unfamiliar)
befriandde men ändå skrämmande = freeing yet scary
den delar sin börda = it shares it's burden
your description fits the lyrics well.
@@kHEELANDAWG id maybe say more opeth vibes than oaa imo
wow, what a great way to put it. thanks!
10/10 would watch a full album reaction, even if its 17 episodes
All day 🤘
You're not the only one chasing these guys tone. People having been chasing Vildhjartas tone since their inception
Which is kinda ironic because according to Buster it's old Line 6 Modellers and digital pitch shifters lol. Not exactly what a tone chaser would even look at.
@@hannibalbarkas1350 right it’s all about mixing and how it sounds together as one at the end of the day
Of course its all subjective, but i feel like this album is going to change how a lot of people look at metal. I listened to the whole album when it came out and cant say I've cried that much from an album in a long time. Thanks for all the stuff you check out and the open mind you go in with, hope you do more of this album when you can.
I gave it one listen and immediately deleted it 😂
@@RDB93 well damn lol
@@ZuccAF Hey man, not hating.. it’s just not my cup of tea! Haha.
If people enjoy it then that’s beautiful 😁
I’m curious what was emotional about it for you?
@@IDrop76 Vildhjarta just makes people cry. Don’t know exactly why.. I also think it’s very emotional music. 🤷🏻♂️
It all resembles a deep feeling of longing
Also as far as the tuning goes Geebz, they use a digitech whammy DT which allows them to drop even lower from tunings like Drop F and Drop E all the way down to say double Drop C and B which is just so kickass and can be triggered by midi switches in the DAW. Okay enough fanboying from me
This reminds me of a chat I had with Brand of Sacrifice's guitarist. Those familiar with their work will know they make these crazy screechy noises with the guitars. To get that sound, they also use a whammy effect to take a note up by two octaves. The effect is applied automatically when they play gigs, no idea how that works but it's cool as hell.
@@grimecube Thats super sick, seems a lot of bands these days are utilizing whammy tech again to do cool rhythmic things and spice up riffs. Id be willing to bet Brand of Sacrifice have thier rigs hooked up to a laptop live that midi siwtches the whammy to do what they need, could be totally wrong tho
@@caelenkibler6049 I believe it's hooked up to the click track, which they can program individually for each track. So as long as they are on time the right effects, tones and pedals trigger at the perfect time. I know Periphery does this for their tones and stuff. It is apparently an absolute pain in the ass to program, though.
@@caelenkibler6049 yeah they do. I vividly remember because they had to cancel their set because of something related to this not working. bummer. it was the second stop of tour so i imagine they worked it out.. sick show otherwise with sentinels and signs of the swarm.
@@Alex-lc6jv the breakdown at the end of sentinels - albatross might be the best thing i’ve heard in my life
Highly recommend anyone watching this who enjoyed the darkness and weird melodies to check out the full album. It's filled with leitmotifs in the music and lyrics that tie different parts of the album, and this album with their first album, together, making it hugely rewarding to listen to the whole album all the way through.
is it connected to Thousands of Evils at all too? i havent read any lyric translations and didnt notice anything musically
@@xspartan346x i didn't notice any of thousands of evils either, but they're so clever i wouldn't be surprised if they snuck something in. I don't think it's related to the masstaden story though
@@ScheduledChip there are a few snippets of thousands of evils riffs in the album, especially in måsstadens nationalsång under vatten
@@qgloafhun that song is just so clever
@@ScheduledChip Oh the story on måsstaden under vatten is definitely closely related to måsstaden's. Look at the lyrics from both, the connection becomes clear. I've seen some pretty interesting posts on reddit theorizing about what the story is really about too and they definitely make sense.
This album really needs to be heard as a whole. Would love to see youre take on a few full albums like Meshuggah - Catch 33.
Catch 33 is still one of my favorite albums by far, I hope to find this album on this channel for a long time already
@@SatanicDesolation i find catch thirty three to be my favorite song and this to be my favorite album. i think that’s the best way to see it imo.
VILDHJARTA is just as exhausting as Meshuggah and I mean that in a good way.
These guys keep on pounding until you are mashed to pulp.
They give you room to breathe but just enough to (nearly) hold on.
Vibewise they also make me think of Uneven Structure from France.
Uneven Structure is killer
@@EnergyChasms Oh yes!
Was just talking about Februus on here a couple days ago...
After watching the premiere in real time (which was an experience I'll always cherish, being with all these Thallers and collectively losing our shit) i was so fucking tired. Now on repeat listens I know what I'm getting into but holy hell, that first time
if im not mistaken, Uneven Structure was in those same "Thall" circles back in the day. when "got-djent" was still up and running.
Please listen to "Paaradiso" from the same album
"Masstaden (under vatten)" Its Beautiful, in the most terrifyingly existential way! closing out what is an 80min coherent and contextually masterful work of art .
Much better choice than this
I think he should listen to "Måsstaden" first. This album is a continuation of the story from the first. I know he doesn't listen for or read lyrics (and hell, Måsstaden Under Vatten is entirely in Swedish) but I really think you can still hear the story through the music
@@osirisavra1301 wassup guy, long time no talk. I'm the guy that introduced you to Indistinct
@@JustTheTip556 hey i know i remember you,i see you from time to time,all good bro jamming the new Vild now trying to process this madness of an album.
This was a weird choice for a song, I agree. But every song in the album is excellent.
Paaradiso is not talked about enough. Best song in the album
"From the bowels of spirituality". THAT'S where this music comes from. Goddamn, described it perfectly 👌
This album is amazing… best album in years 🤘
This is one of the 17 best songs from the album 😀
The lyrics throughout this album are about as bright and sparkly as the riffage. Also, some of the background guitars are variations of the main riff of Den Helige Anden. That same riff (or variants thereof) are sprinkled around the album. :)
It is funny how metal grows your ears slowly over time. Because when I had just started listening to metal with Dio, Maiden, and Metallica, if you showed this to me I wouldn’t have liked it at all. But you start listening to other heavier and heavier stuff and now this is just fantastic and so interesting! Nothing like this genre!🤘
@ThinKwiQ Yeah Vildhjarta just has every thing and their sound is so unique.
Also have a rocking time at that concert dude! Those are three kick ass bands that give great live shows!
The first time i heard them through spotify recommendations i was like "what the fuck is this junk?". About 8 years later i was impatiently waiting for new release from them as my favourite band.
@ThinKwiQ i've been getting into Knocked Loose and Vildhjarta lately too
I would have never guessed when I started listening to Green Day in 3rd grade that I would be here enjoying thall and deathcore
Holy moly. This album is something else brother. Start to finish this is a must.
OMFG THALL, this album is fucking art!
Thanks for the video Geebz. I think your first word, “menacing”, encapsulates their sound.
I think of vildhjarta as “ambient djent” (yes, I know the term thall). I find their use of space between notes and the ambient synth/pads in the back to really create a huge almost peaceful sound scape. This juxtaposed with the tone, guitar tuning, and vocals make for a really interesting listen. The last thing that I find compelling in their music is the lack of structure. In my minds eye, I see someone walking through the Labyrinth- dark, mysterious, twisting, unknown.
Listening to this album is demanding, but they payoff is huge! Highly recommend checking it out.
Thanks for the video and your insight!
This isn't deathcore at all lol
the description fits, check through each songs artwork, erie as fuck. I heard that was their objective with the 1st masstaden
Thanks for reacting to this. I have listened to a little thall here and there. Initially, I didn't get it and couldn't say that I liked it, but "famous last words " where music is concerned, I found it interesting. Well, thanks to your reaction here, I think I'm finally starting to connect with this style of music. In fact, your reactions have helped me to get educated about several other bands and their music, as well. Thanks also to your subscribers and community. I'll be 70 in another year and I'm really glad to be keeping up with good music as it develops in the contemporary world.
Nice one like usual, great to see this band here.
The THALL army will arrive for sure :3
Their guitar tone has always sounded like the guitar is screaming at you.
This whole album sounds distraught. Like something is seriously going wrong (in a good way)
I DIDNT KNOW HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO GET TO THIS LEVEL OF METAL MUSIC BUT I'M SO GLAD YOU DID IT! Yay metal community, you did good! 👍👍👍
Yay! Thank you Geebz. Vildhjarta deserves as much signal boosting as possible.
7:30 All the lyrics are so epic in Swedish. "Era jävlar... Jag förkastar er alla!" It's something like "You damn bastards... I reject/repudiate you all"
Please Geebz, you need to do Humanity's Last Breath - Tide
Don't worry, if he likes Vildhjarta he's gonna end up checking out HLB and Stoort Neer sooner or later.
YES! Or Humanity’s Last Breath - Vittring. Both are equally amazing.
Dehumanize is a better track to react to
That was a crazy ride . First time listening to it . Loved the sense of darkness . Makes me feel alive somehow .
The music is a masterpiece. The concept and lore within in transcendent. The most inspired work of art that I have personally experienced in this life.
This is one of the few bands that still makes me listen this intently trying to catch details
I have so much catching up to do. This is really cool, for lack of better words.
Looking forward to purchasing CD's @our only local music store. My friend owns it, we live in a small town. If he doesn't have something, he'll try to order it. So it's 'like xmas', being able to hear and buy killer music I've only heard of and wanted to check out.
Thank you Mr Geebz and to everyone's recommendations, you all are The Best!
This channel is the bomb! Awwwright!
From someone busted inside & out, just want to express the level of joy this channel brings. I'm not looking for pity or feel sorry myself..just being open, probably tmi, I apologize.
I hope everyone has their best day possible!! 🤙🤘✌🌞
This album needs to be digested in its entirety. Such a masterpiece. T H A L L
One of the best albums I’ve heard in a while. Sooo worth the wait
Someone mentioned the French powerhouse Uneven Structure in these comments and i'm wondering why they haven't been dissected by Mr. Geebz. Guaranteed they will not dissapoint. I'd shoot for the first 3 tracks from Februus as a debut reaction as I feel they blend together so well as 1 song. Then again, thats how Februus as a whole feels.
I agree with you 100%, the frost/hail video cuts out half of hail and should include Awaken. The first three would be great but I think Buds, Awe, Quittance is another set of three that would flow and give an idea of what the album entails. Have you heard the guitarists rendition of “admit defeat” by monuments? It’s like a whole new song, it has that light air feeling all throughout februus. Admit des faits on SoundCloud
Februus is so good.
Agreed. Februus is an absolute must for anyone interested in modern progressive metal
Oh yes! I was waiting for you to react to their newest material I am so happy that you are into it! Also in their case, the engineer is literally the part of the band haha! A genius behind the drums, production and mixing as well as mastering - Buster Odeholm! You should check out his own band Humanity's Last Breath and their song - "Tide" :)
All of their albums have been complete psychologically dark experiences, its not just music, its like imagining a horror movie made of emotions, or walking through an abandoned town and seeing the shadows of the evils that lead to its downfall.
Just like that!
If you're interested in diving further into this style of music i'd highly suggest the band Humanity's Last Breath. Buster Odeholm the drummer of Vildhjarta is the writer, producer, and does mixing and mastering for HLB.
Buster also plays guitar, and he plays a right handed guitar upside down since he's a lefty a fun fact if anyone was curious, he does playthrough's as well if you're curious about his guitar work, it's very unique and interesting to see with the weird patterns as well as technicalities to keep it interesting
TH-cam’s algorithm brought me to your channel a few weeks ago and I’ve been really enjoying your content. You’re incredibly articulate in your analysis and it’s such a treat to hear your take. This is my favorite album in a long time and I was so excited to open this video. Thanks for the great content.
tbh you have to listen to the first album several times and then to this full album several times. It's insane, absolutely insane, there are no words on how they use motives and soundscapes especially on this album
my vinyl copy of this album just arrived today, insanely good
I never clicked on a video of yours so fast. Obsessed with this album. Great breakdown of it, my man. THALL
Yusss!!! So excited for this!
I would love to see you react to more Vildhjarta! Specifically the songs 'sunset sunrise sunset sunrise' or 'paaradiso' as these two in my book show off the next level production that Buster Odelholm (their drummer) has to offer! They are also just some of the best songs I've ever heard in general.
Sunset sunrise and sunset sunrise sunset sunrise are the absolute best! Very very emotional
This is hands down one of my favorite bands. They bring a sense of ambiance and setting in their music that is so unique and I have not seen it replicated by other bands nearly to this degree.
Holy shit! I can't believe you're doing this track so quickly. You're the man geebz 👍
Vildhjarta completely revolutionised the use of dissonance to me from listening to their first LP. This album is full of throwbacks to it too! Absolutely monolithic albums.
Such an eerie & hypnotic beast of an album! Great reaction 🤘
Hey Jeebz, this album is really incredible but it's an 80 minute journey that DEMANDS a front to back listen to truly understand. It also helps if you're familiar with their previous albums because there are LOTS of miniriffs and callbacks that tie the albums together. This song is good but it's weird because by the time it comes up on the album, the album has had time to establish all the weird rhythms and tones you're hearing. The opening track is actually pretty straightforward and instrumental. I highly reccomend listening to the whole thing in one go if you can.
TRUE.
legit, as someone who has been listening to Vildhjarta since Omnislash, when Masstaden Nationalsang (Under Vatten) started blasting out that medley of riffs as it summersaulted through the entire Masstaden album, i legit was about to cry. a massive nostalgia attack.
When I first heard this song (And the whole album), I immediately loved it, then I began to become obsessed with it, and now I think Vildhjarta can do no wrong. You said it man. It's in these tones, because the guitar parts can stay simple and I'm still so invested. I think it's just because the over all timbre of this album. They produced the hell out of it.
I got into Vildhjarta when you first did them on the channel so thanks Geebz. Absolutely fantastic. New album is amazing.
Hi geebez. Can’t wait for your 1 year birthday. I think I have been following you from day 1
Waited for this album for about 10 years. Lived up to every expectation.
They use midi controlled whammy pedals to program automated detunes so they shift tunings through out songs, essentially.
I like the feeling of the songs sometimes being multiple "vignettes" rather than one idea all the way through
This was my favorite new album of the last 5 years at least. I can never listen to just one track, I always listen to the entire album straight. It's tough for single tracks because ... "track number" means nothing to these guys. But if you do another track by these guys, consider Kaos2, Toxic, or Måsstadens Nationalsång (Under Vatten).
I believe the bands name is pronounced "vild-yarta". Stands for "Wildheart".
Actually 'Vild' + 'hjärta' would be swedish for it, but they went with an A instead of Ä (It is like saying the “ay” in “say”), so the pronounciation you're describing is correct but 'hjarta' is not actually a swedish word. Play on words
@@Panomite Thanks! Appreciate the clarification.
@@Panomite What you said about "vildhjärta" is true. However, the band's name is taken from a Swedish Dungeons and Dragons scenario called "Vildhjarta".
Buster himself pronounces it in a very "American way" in English interviews (like here th-cam.com/video/VpPdUebgT3A/w-d-xo.html ), so I guess we shouldn't be too ashamed to pronounce it in a way that flows with the language :).
I'm SOOOO Excited! Like a kid in a candy store!!
Please circle back to Enslaved and their song The Watcher. You'll LOOVVEE the progressions! Me no playing around here. 😂
This album is growing on me. I was a massive fan of first album ten years back, but this one I didn't click with at first. I saw it as weaker song writing, but since experience it as more a feeling, a headspace most of the album, like more trance inducing. It's hard to explain.
Yeah this album has quite an eerie thing about it. Almost like the soundtrack to a really hard reading novel
i love this dudes facial expressions , so deep in thought ahaha. definitely subbing
So plenty people keep leaving this as a comment on this video but ....Okay, so can somebody tell me what THALL means? 👴
No one knows 🤷♂️
THALL is a term that was coined by the band similar to "djent", used to describe their style of music and is somewhat of a meme. The word itself comes from the World Of Warcraft character Thrall, but pronounced in a Swedish accent.
@@swagadordali1723 I actually only knew it as a meme only. Surprised that there is actually a backstory 😄
Like they write here… its a meme but now its a Djent genre
The only good answer to this is THALL
This band has changed what I see as the boundaries of what heavy music can be! One of the most original and creative artists out there! If you dig this, check out the band Fractalize! Some of the best Djent I’ve ever heard!!! Also the guitar player, Buster has another band that is incredibly heavy and Djenty, called Humanity’s Last Breath! Worth your time for sure!
Either you already had this planned or you saw my comment! Either way glad you got around to it. Hopefully you’ll do more of this album!!
I started listening to Vildhjarta long time ago, then I discovered Humanity's Last Breath. And only a few month ago I found out that these are same people. Both are out of this world epic
SO HAPPY TO SEE THIS DONE 👏
this album, this band is proof that genius music is still being made. The structure, the dynamic, the meaning is un fucking matched and as someone thats listened to a lot of metal for a long time, this truly kicks. ass.
Since the day I found this band ten years ago it's been my favorite. There simply is no other band like this.
Can't believe you haven't reacted to Twelve Foot Ninja - Over and out, featuring Tatiana from Jinjer yet. It's such a beautiful song and their voices blend so beautifully well together. I think it'll be right down your alleyway!
I love it when a song starts and you think this probably isn't for me, but by the time the song is finished your not ready for it to stop yet.
Maan I've never heard this band before but it gives me goosebumps akin to gojira and tool.
I will now and forever refer to guitar tuning as "drop balls"
Love how you actually "listen" to the music. Please do more from this album. If I may suggest, react to Lavender Haze
Heck yes so glad u checked this!!
You should check Entheos - World Without Us. Incredible bass work, riffs and female vocals :)
so true
THALL! These guys are incredible! Really interesting compositions, love the contrast of the ambience and the super heavy guitars. always feels like they are playing out of key but it doesn't sound wrong lol.
I once saw someone describe their sound as, essentially, delicately and intricately crafted melodies and soundscapes carried forward by monolithic and momentum based brutality.
Yes! I very much recommend any and every song on this album!
Also, you very much get this band, and it's absolutely lovely to see/hear you enjoy it, and your sort of more technical approach to how it feels, while also being unable to avoid the humanity and emotional power in it
I know it's a big ask, but I almost feel this album really needs to be listened to as a whole, just a completely different experience
YES! More Vildhjarta!!
Found these guys almost 10 years ago. This is the band I show people that really want their minds blown.
Another great video, as always. Would love to see you react to the Fleshgod Apocalypse song "The Violation". A death metal band that is heavily influenced by classical theory, and operatic music, too. They're intense, but so talented.
“In Aeternum” would sick as well
@@sylm6665 I love fleshgod apocalypse but you picked one there most linear and least classically inspired track to advertise them as a classically inspired metal band.
The only song better than “In Aeternum” is “Blue (Da Ba Dee)”
Thank you for reacting to this
It’s an insanely good album
I love that you did a video about Vildhjarta. I heard Längstmedån and I was absolutely sucked into their entire discography afterwards. They are awesome! That being said please do a reaction video to the song Lady of the Wind by Whispered and literally anything by Soilwork. They are both melodic death metal bands with Whispered implementing some power metal influences with traditional Japanese instruments, such as the koto and shamisen, into their compositions.
That song was my Vildhjarta entry as well. It's like an overview of their whole musical range within a single song, instantly kicking and constantly surprising, a perfect fit for the first time listen :).
This album is an absolute beast. Didn’t disappoint at all! On a side note I’d love to see your thoughts on some Karmanjakah Geebs.
such a great song and album, and what makes this special is saying the producer is like a part of the band in the case of Vildhjarta the producer is literally their drummer, such amazing ideas came out on this album
THALL. Didn't realize they had a new album, thanks! My favorite song of theirs was a bonus track on their first album called "Of Others". Worth putting in the lineup if you're planning more Vildhjarta.
I think the channel is ready for full album reactions!
I really hope you do more of this album, they like motifs and stuff a lot, and they've released an instrumental so you can get the full spectrum of just the backing track
This is my personal AOTY. So hypnotizing.
You’ve gotta check out more from this album
To your question what they tune to. They usually use a weird drop tuning on mostly 7 strings, but they also sometimes use a 6 string. The tuning is E C F A# D# G# C (on a 6 string they just omit the high C), which is drop F but with the low F tuned down a semitone and the 2 highest strings tuned up a semitone each. The intervals between the strings are all the same (Perfect 4th) apart from the low E which creats a dissonant ''power chord''. Cool video!
Geebz is developing a good 'stank face' when the heavy/djenty riffs drop :D
The album is pretty conceptual and a lot of themes resurface in different forms throughout - sometimes different meter or orchestration.
T H A L L
Third Eye Blind: "semi-charmed kinda life"
Geebz: "semitone kinda vibe"
GEEBZ!! love the content man. You should check out either “shogun” or “ caustic are the ties that bind” by trivium. Super awesome and dynamic songs
Totally sold on these guys, the song writing is insane
So Good!!
Since you mentioned tone and wanting to get a good sound, the best advice I’ve ever heard for metal guitar tones: Make sure have a good impulse (which is a combination of the cabinet, speaker and mic)!
Kristian Kohle has an excellent video that demonstrates this perfectly. You can have the best amp head in the world, but it won’t matter at all if you have a crappy impulse. In fact, I’m pretty sure this Vildhjarta album was recorded with a Line 6 Pod XT. Good impulses, people!
Edit: The video I mentioned is called “What metal guitarists don’t understand!”, on URM academy’s channel.
Ohhhh yes
oh nice, some more vildhjy 👍
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