Týr - 'Dragons Never Die' (official music video)

Μπαλάντες μάχης θα μας τραγουδήσουν οι Týr στο νέο τους δισκογραφικό πόνημα. "Battle Ballads" ο τίτλος και αναμένεται να κυκλοφορήσει στα μέσα του δεύτερου ανοιξιάτικου μήνα, με το μουσικό βίντεο του τραγουδιού "Hammered" να προετοιμάζει το έδαφος. Πρόκειται για τον ένατο "ολοκληρωμένο" στουντιακό δίσκο της μπάντας από τα Νησιά Φερόες (Νήσοι Φερόες ή Φαιρόες ή Φέρο, που σημαίνει Νησιά των Προβάτων)...

Δελτίο τύπου: «The follow-up to the band's 2019's powerful progressive folk-metal album 'Hel', the new 'Battle Ballads' is aptly named - a crushing, soaring, batch of classical embellished songs that conjure images of galloping steeds, clashing swords, and hard-fought victories.

And, as if it needs to be stated, the title 'Battle Ballads' has nothing in common with the lighter-raising songs so prevalent in the 1980s.

"There are definitely two versions of a ballad", clarifies Joensen.

"A lot of people think of hair metal, when they think of ballads. We are looking at ballads here in the Medieval sense.

Apart from a couple of softer parts on the album, this is very much straight heavy metal with some folk and classical influences.

I'm not sure what exactly one would call it - power metal, Viking metal, folk metal. It still fits in very much with what we do, only it feels bigger and more like these big soundscapes."»

Παρακολουθούμε το μουσικό βίντεο του τραγουδιού "Dragons Never Die", για το οποίο ο (τραγουδιστής και κιθαρίστας) Heri Joensen μας λέει (και για το τραγούδι και για τον δίσκο):

«We consciously decided to make this a more direct album with songs that are easier for listeners to get right away than some of the stuff on our last album, or maybe even on our 2006 album Ragnarok, which was very progressive.

With Battle Ballads, there are progressive elements here and there, but we tried to keep the songs based on one or two musical ideas each, and work on everything from there. So, in a way, it’s more concise than our last album, but it’s more epic because of the symphonic elements.

The song starts with a long harmonic crescendo on drums and guitar reminiscent of classical Deep Purple, then shifts an eastern inspired melodic journey back in time with wordless singalong parts, going into a rhythmically simple and stomping verse about a gold-grabbing dragon and a protagonist set on defeating it.

It’s a fast and riveting chorus. The metal story progresses and culminates into a face melting solo. With the last chorus, the protagonist finds that becoming rich beyond measure just makes him the next dragon.»

Band: Týr
Country of origin: Faroe Islands
Location: Tórshavn, Streymoy
Formed in: 1998
Genre: Epic/Power/Folk Metal
Lyrical themes: Norse mythology, Paganism, Faroese/Nordic lore
Years active: 1998-present

Video: "Dragons Never Die"
Album: "Battle Ballads"
Type: Full length
Release date: April 14th, 2024
Label: Metal Blade Records

Tracklisting:
01. Hammered
02. Unwandered Ways
03. Dragons Never Die
04. Row
05. Torkils Døtur
06. Vælkomnir Føroyingar
07. Hangman
08. Axes
09. Battle Ballad
10. Causa Latronum Normannorum

Band members:
Gunnar Thomsen - Bass, Vocals (backing)
Heri Joensen - Guitars, Vocals
Tadeusz Rieckmann - Drums
Hans Hammer - Guitars

Miscellaneous staff:
Gyula Havancsák - Artwork