Release date: 29 May 2009
Style: Epic Progressive folk metal

Rating:

8.4 | 232 votes

Owners:

300 have it
49 want it
1 trades it


01. Hold The Heathen Hammer High
02. Tróndur í Gøtu
03. Into The Storm
04. Northern Gate
05. Turið Torkilsdóttir
06. By The Sword In My Hand
07. Ride
08. Hear The Heathen Call
09. By The Light Of The Northern Star
10. The Northern Lights [bonus]
11. Anthem [bonus]

Review
Lyrics (11)


Additional info
Recorded by Kristoffur Mørkøre at Krisstuff studios
Mixed by Jacob Hansen
Mastered at Finnvox.
Cover illustration and layout by Gyula Havancsák.

Staff review by
Ernis

Rating:
7.1
Tyr is a wonderful and special band from a very special place, Faeroe islands. I personally love their music, so rich in melodies and emotions, the sound of the musicians' native language fitting perfectly the mood and flow of the music. Every album of theirs actually has some good moments in them with their new album By The Light Of The Northern Star not being an exception.

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published 28.10.2009 | Comments (18)

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JÄY - 03.02.2010 at 17:29  
Rating: 9 I really like how they traded some of their progressive-ness for more simplistic power on this album...its so catchy and fun while not feeling goofy or stupid.
Vikcen - 16.08.2011 at 00:25  
Rating: 8 A little disappointment so far compared with the last album "The Lay Of Thrym"... Although i love the song Hold The Heathen Hammer High, really very good.
Regolith - 25.11.2011 at 00:41  
Rating: 8 'Turid Torkilsdottir' is the song that will be playing in the halls of heaven. All jokes aside, the opening (and closing) ocapella vocal parts are one-of-a-kind amazing. For the first 20 listens (at least) I got goose bumps every time I played it.

Hmm, what else? Oh, the rest of the album! Right!

...meh.

Kidding. It took quite a few passes but most of the other songs grew on me and now I enjoy them quite a bit. My daughter actually walks over to the stereo and trys to sing and dance specifically to this band/album (which she hasn't done for any other group). So I guess at least Tyr can appeal to 2 year-old girls.
cadenceofthewind - 28.08.2012 at 07:15  
  Such an amazing album!

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