The Bloodstock team are pleased to announce that TYR has been confirmed for Bloodstock Open Air 2008.
The one-armed God of War—the bravest of all—became the eponym of the
Nordic quartet. Yet Joensen is no war monger in disguise and points out
that Týr (also known as the God of Justice) is also revered for first
seeking the avenues of diplomacy — an attribute that does not take away
from this God Of War’s drive.
The band’s musical direction followed an unrelenting campaign of
tempestuous perseverance. After six years of innumerable gigs (Iceland,
Denmark, Russia, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Finland, Russia, Germany, and
of course, the Faroe Islands) and several domestic television
appearances, Eric the Red became the island’s best-selling album,
coming to the attention of Napalm Records, the Austrian label that
finally made the album available worldwide.
Eric the Red followed the style dictated by the old religion. Almost
every song is based on Faroese or Nordic lore, and is revetted in the
garb of the Folk Metal genre. Its approach unmistakably creates a very
true Viking Metal. Tracks with such sonorous and powerful titles as
"Regin Smiður" (Regin, the Blacksmith), "Stýrisvølurin" (The Tiller),
or "Ólavur Riddararós" (Olaf, Knight of the Rose), all reminiscent of
other disparate, yet genre specific, bands like Otyg, Glittertind,
Ensiferum, Moonsorrow, old Vintersorg, and last but not least
Solstice’s doom/folk cult album New Dark Age, are catchy reminders of
the good ol’ days of the Viking era.
In 2006, TYR once again entered the Studio with engineer Jacob Hansen
to record their new album. Ragnarok was also mixed by Jacob Hansen,
produced by TYR, mastered by Lehnert Kjeldsen at Mastertouch in
Copenhagen, and features the band stronger than ever before. Hymns of
nordic Folk and pounding Metal summon the ghosts of TYR's ancestors.
Scandinavian mythology, Viking warriors, and heroic battles become the
lyrical backdrop that accompany powerful Viking choruses, traditional
melodies, and timeless Heavy Metal. TYR have refined their trademark
sound in their latest work, Ragnarok. Technically brilliant and 100
percent authentic, Ragnarok emerges as a masterpiece within the true
Viking Metal genre!
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