Evst (Topmost) is the first full-length album by the Faroese doom metal band Hamferð. It was released on October 11, 2013, in the Faroe Islands via Tutl.

Evst
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 11, 2013
StudioStudio Bloch
GenreDoom metal
Length45:19
LabelTutl
ProducerTheodor Kapnas

Reception edit

In a positive review, the Sonic Seducer noted the album's mix of melancholic doom metal and clean song and instrumental parts.[1]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Evst" (Topmost)5:50
2."Deyðir varðar" (Dead Beacons)8:45
3."Við teimum kvirru gráu" (With the Calm Gray Ones)7:25
4."At jarða tey elskaðu" (To Bury the Beloved)4:07
5."Sinnisloysi" (Madness)8:46
6."Ytst" (Outermost)10:26

Personnel edit

Hamferð

  • Jón Aldará – Vocals
  • John Áki Egholm – Guitars
  • Theodor Kapnas – Guitars
  • Esmar Joensen – Keyboards
  • Jenus Í Trøðini – Bass
  • Remi Kofoed Johannesen – Drums

Additional musicians and production edit

  • Eivør Pálsdóttir – vocals on Sinnisloysi
  • Seismic audio arrangement – ORKA with Jens L. Thomsen, Uni Árting and Theodor Kapnas
  • Production, engineering and mixing – Theodor Kapnas
  • Mastering – Tony Lindgren
  • Reamping of distorted guitars – Greg Tomao
  • Artwork – Jón Sonni Jensen

References edit

  1. ^ Röttges, Tim. "Hamferð – Evst". Sonic Seducer (in German). Vol. 21, no. 1/2014. p. 94.