Land (Týr album)
Land is the fourth full-length album by the Faroese Viking / folk metal band Týr. It is a multilingual album with vocals in Faroese, English, Norwegian, Danish in Sinklars Vísa and Icelandic in Brennivín. It was released on May 30, 2008 through Napalm Records.[4] The album is based on Nordic folklore. The final track is a new version of the song "Hail to the Hammer" which originally appeared on a demo in 2000, and again on How Far To Asgaard in 2002.
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| Released | Europe: May 30, 2008 US/Canada: June 10, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Viking metal Folk metal Progressive metal | |||
| Label | Napalm Records | |||
| Producer | Týr | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Gandkvæði Tróndar" | J.H.O. Djurhuus (1881–1948) | Traditional Faeroese, arr. Heri Joensen | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Sinklars Vísa" | Edvard Storm | Traditional Danish, Heri Joensen | 4:55 |
| 3. | "Ocean" | Heri Joensen | Heri Joensen, Traditional Faeroese | 10:07 |
| 4. | "Gátu Ríma" | Traditional Faeroese | Traditional Faeroese, Heri Joensen | 5:38 |
| 5. | "Brennivín" | Heri Joensen, Björn S. Blöndal (1893–1980) | Heri Joensen, Traditional Icelandic | 4:58 |
| 6. | "Fípan Fagra" | Traditional Faeroese | Traditional Faeroese, Heri Joensen | 5:49 |
| 7. | "Valkyrjan" | Heri Joensen | Heri Joensen, Traditional Faeroese, Edvard Grieg, Traditional Norwegian | 5:05 |
| 8. | "Lokka Táttur" | Traditional Faeroese | Traditional Faeroese, Swedish, Heri Joensen | 6:02 |
| 9. | "Land" | Heri Joensen, J.H.O. Djurhuus, Hávamál | Heri Joensen, Traditional Faeroese | 16:19 |
| 10. | "Hail to the Hammer" | Heri Joensen | Heri Joensen, Traditional Faeroese | 5:19 |
| Total length: | 68:22 | |||
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References
- About.com review
- Allmusic review
- Lords of Metal review
- "Tyr Delay New Album, "Land," and Reveal Artwork". metalunderground.com. 2008-04-05. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
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