How Far to Asgaard
How Far to Asgaard is the first full-length album by the Faroese Heavy Metal band Týr. It was released in January 2002 by Tutl Records.
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| Released | January 1 2002 | |||
| Genre | Viking metal, folk metal, doom metal, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 53:22 / 1:18:11 | |||
| Label | Tutl Records | |||
| Producer | Týr | |||
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"Ormurin Langi" is a metal version of the traditional Faroese song. A video for the song was also recorded in Iceland.
The song "How Far to Asgaard" is 8:59 in length, followed by 9:50 of silence. At 18:49 there is the Faroese poem "Nornagest Ríma" chanted by a group and accompanied by rhythmic stamping.
The Russian release of the album is issued by СД-Максимум (CD-Maximum) under license from Tutl Records. The 9:50 of silence on the track, "How Far to Asgaard" is shortened to just 0:51. This version also contains the video for "Hail to the Hammer." The album art on this version is an obvious remake of the original.
The album was re-released on 2 October 2008 by Napalm Records with a new cover artwork and two additional tracks originally from the single Ólavur Riddararós released in 2002. In the re-released version, the poem "Nornagest Ríma"is used as a bonus track after the song "Stýrisvølurin", instead of "How Far to Asgaard". "Stýrisvølurin" ends at 6:42, and is followed by 2 minutes, 52 seconds of silence, until "Nornagest Ríma" starts at 9:34.
Track listing
Music by Týr except where noted. Lyrics by Heri Joensen except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Hail to the Hammer" | Heri Joensen | Heri Joensen, Pól Arni Holm | 4:34 |
| 2. | "Excavation" | H. Joensen | H. Joensen, Gunnar H. Thomsen | 6:42 |
| 3. | "The Rune" | H. Joensen | H. Joensen, Holm, Thomsen | 6:42 |
| 4. | "Ten Wild Dogs" | H. Joensen | H. Joensen, Jón Joensen, Thomsen | 6:51 |
| 5. | "God of War" | H. Joensen | H. Joensen, J. Joensen | 7:08 |
| 6. | "Sand in the Wind" | H. Joensen | H. Joensen | 6:24 |
| 7. | "Ormurin Langi" | Jens Christian Djurhuus | Traditional | 5:50 |
| 8. | "How Far to Asgaard" | H. Joensen | H. Joensen, Holm | 29:27 |
| Total length: | 53:22 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 9. | "Ólavur Riddararós" | Traditional | Traditional | 4:36 |
| 10. | "Stýrisvølurin" | Traditional, H. Joensen | H. Joensen | 20:14 |
| Total length: | 1:18:11 | |||
Personnel
- Pól Arni Holm - vocals
- Heri Joensen - guitars, backing vocals
- Gunnar H. Thomsen - bass, backing vocals
- Kári Streymoy - drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Allan Streymoy - lead vocals on tracks 9-10
Production
- Mastered by Lenhert Kjeldsen
- Mixed by Lasse Glavind and Jesper Johansen