07/25/2013 20:24
Týr
Týr: 7th album 'Valkyrja' out in September
'Valkyrja', the 7th full-length album from the Faroe Islands natives Týr, will be released on September 13th/16th in Europe/UK via Metal Blade. Týr once again collaborated with Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark. Along with Hansen, the band recruited acclaimed drummer George Kollias to act as studio drummer and Leaves' Eyes vocalist Liv Kristine joined vocalist/guitarist Heri Joensen for a vocal duet on 'The Lay of Our Love'.
Track listing:
1. Blood of Heroes (03:41)
2. Mare of My Night (03:55)
3. Hel Hath no Fury (03:26)
4. The Lay of Our Love (03:47)
5. Nation (04:04)
6. Another Fallen Brother (04:04)
7. Grindavísan (04:10)
8. Into the Sky (02:56)
9. Fánar Burtur Brandaljóð (03:38)
10. Lady of the Slain (04:32)
11. Valkyrja (07:31)
12. Where Eagles Dare (06:26) (bonus)
13. Cemetery Gates (07:25) (bonus)
The opening track to the album, 'Blood of Heroes', is streaming now at metalblade.com/tyr, where 'Valkyrja' is also available for pre-order. Limited edition pre-order bundles are available that include Týr rune pendants, t-shirt, vinyl LP, and the CD.
'Valkyrja' is a concept album with a story line based loosely around an anonymous Viking age warrior who leaves his woman and goes off to impress the Valkyrie on the battlefield so that she may bring him to Valhalla, or to Fólkvangr, the home of Freyja - the goddess associated with love, sexuality, beauty, fertility, gold, sorcery, war, and death. One can say the album is also indirectly about women and how they affect men and what men will do to impress and obtain women. Front man and founder Heri Joensen goes on to explain; "the woman that the warrior leaves may represent the earthly women. Freyja, The Lady Of The Slain, may represent the perfection of Women, and the Valkyrie is the link between the two, taking men from earthly to godly women."
Týr will be on tour September and October with Finntroll in Europe. Dates are available at www.facebook.com/tyrband.
(source: Metal Blade Records)