Tyr – the Ultimate Folk Metal Band
Tyr – The Folk metal band
Genres;
Viking metal
Folk metal
Progressive metal
Members;
Heri Joensen – vocals, guitar
Terji Skibenæs – guitar
Gunnar H. Thomsen – bass guitar
Kári Streymoy – drums
Ex-Members;
Jón Joensen – guitar, vocals
Pól Arni Holm – vocals
Allan Streymoy – vocals
Ottó P. Arnarson – guitar
The one-armed God of War – the bravest of all – ‘Tyr’.
Tyr are a band originating from the Faroe Islands, touring in countries such as Iceland, Denmark, Russia, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Finland, Russia,
Germany, and of course, the Faroe Islands.
Their album ‘Eric the Red’ went on to become the best sold album in the Faroe Islands and earned them recognition from Australian record company,
‘Napalm Records’.
Almost every song is based on Faroese or Nordic lore, generally through the genre of Folk Metal. In 2006, Tyr started work on the album ‘Ragnarok’, –
a personal favourite of mine – according to the Tyr website, “Ragnarok emerges as a masterpiece within the true Viking Metal genre!”.
Tyr have a good discography;
TÝR DEMO
2000
HOW FAR TO ASGAARD
2002
ÓLAVUR RIDDARARÓS
2002
ERIC THE RED
2003
ERIC THE RED
2006
RAGNAROK
2006
LAND
2008
You can visit their main site [url=http://www.tyr.net/]here[/url].
Upcoming tours dates 2008/2009
Tyr will be on the mainstage for Metalhammer’s new festival ‘Hammerfest’.
PAGAN KNIGHTS TOUR 2009 + ALESTORM, SUIDAKRA
2/28/09 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade