Faroe Islands very own Týr have just the third single taken off their new album Valkyrja. Surf over to Metal Hammer , our partners in crime for this operation, and check out the song.
Valkyrja, the seventh full-length album from the Faroe Islands natives, Týr, will be released on September 16th in the UK. Fans can now view a small glimpse of the creative process behind Valkyrja while at Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen. The video features some of George Kollias‘s drum tracking, as well as vocal tracking, and can be viewed now at metalblade.com/tyr.
The opening track to the album, “Blood of Heroes”, is streaming also at Metal Blade’s page, where Valkyrja is also available for pre-order. Limited edition pre-order bundles are available that include rune pendants, t-shirt, vinyl LP, and the CD.
About Valkyjra:
Valkyrja is a concept album with a story line based loosely around an anonymous Viking age warrior who leaves his woman and goes off to impress the Valkyrie on the battlefield so that she may bring him to Valhalla, or to Fólkvangr, the home of Freyja—the goddess associated with love, sexuality, beauty, fertility, gold, sorcery, war, and death. One can say the album is also indirectly about women and how they affect men and what men will do to impress and obtain women. Front man and founder Heri Joensen goes on to explain; “the woman that the warrior leaves may represent the earthly women. Freyja, The Lady Of The Slain, may represent the perfection of Women, and the Valkyrie is the link between the two, taking men from earthly to godly women.”
Týr will be on tour September/October with Finntroll:
30/09/13 UK – Norwich – Waterfront
01/10/13 UK – Glasgow – Classic Grand
02/10/13 UK – Manchester – NQ Live
03/10/13 IE – Dublin – The Pint
04/10/13 UK – Bilston – Robin 2
05/10/13 UK – London – The Garage
