The Faroese band embarked on a European tour with Die Apokalyptischen Reiter and a few months later with AMON AMARTH. Technically brilliant and 100 percent authentic, Ragnarok was nothing less than a masterpiece within the true Viking metal genre. In late 2006, TÝR refined their trademark sound with Ragnarok. “Hail to The Hammer” became the hymn to the new generation of folk, pagan, and Viking metal fans. Immediately, the unique approach of TÝR´s music, melting traditional Nordic songs and dances with Celtic influences, doom, heavy, and progressive metal found fans around the globe. Its approach unmistakably creates very true Viking metal.įollowing the release of a demo, the Ólavur Riddararos single, full-length How Far to Asgard, six years of innumerable gigs, and several domestic television appearances, TÝR’s second full-length Eric the Red became the Islands’ best-selling album, coming to the attention of Napalm Records, the label that finally made the album available worldwide in 2006. That is what we build our music on and draw great inspiration from,” explains Joensen.Īlmost every song is based on Faroese or Norwegian lore, and is riveted in the garb of the folk metal genre. Yet TÝR mastermind Heri 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.Ī distinctive trademark that sets TÝR apart from most other bands of the Viking metal genre is the authenticity of their music: “Traditional music dating back to the Vikings, that is not preserved anywhere else in the world, not even in Iceland, is passed on in an oral tradition here and it is still alive and well. The one-armed God of War -the bravest of all- became the eponym of the Nordic quartet. Or so it was believed…Įxactly 999 years later, a small group fondly remembering the archaic gods and rites came together to form the Faroese Viking metal band, TÝR.
And so it was that in 999 A.D., the Christianization of the small “Faeroe Islands” began, casting a veil of oblivion over the ancient Scandinavian gods and only leaving the relics of forgotten heathenry buried deep within the Christian ritual. Profession of the Christian Faith or Decapitation: This was the choice given by Sigmundur to his Faroese Viking compatriot Tróndur í Gøtu.
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