Týr - 'Battle Ballads' (official album stream)

Μπαλάντες μάχης μας τραγουδούν οι Týr στο νέο τους δισκογραφικό πόνημα. "Battle Ballads" ο τίτλος και κυκλοφόρησε σήμερα. 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."»

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

Album: "Battle Ballads"
Type: Full length
Release date: April 12h, 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