{"id":75780,"date":"2019-03-17T00:00:36","date_gmt":"2019-03-17T00:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=75780"},"modified":"2019-03-17T15:22:29","modified_gmt":"2019-03-17T15:22:29","slug":"news-tyr-release-eighth-studio-album-hel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-tyr-release-eighth-studio-album-hel\/","title":{"rendered":"T\u00ddR Make New Album \u2018Hel\u2019 Available For Streaming In Its Entirety (March 17th, 2019) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

T\u00ddR Make New Album \u2018Hel\u2019 Available For Streaming In Its Entirety<\/strong><\/span>
\nMarch 17th, 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Faroese folk metal group T\u00fdr issued eighth full-length studio album Hel<\/em> on March 8th, 2019 through Metal Blade Records.<\/p>\n

Hel<\/em> can be streamed in its entirety via YouTube below.<\/p>\n

The six-year gap between Hel<\/em> and previous release Valkyrja<\/em> (2013) marks the longest gap between any two of T\u00fdr\u2019s records. \u201cWe approached this one differently because I learned that if I continue doing albums in the way we had up to now, I would die from a heart attack before I\u2019m 50,\u201d revealed frontman Heri Joensen. \u201cThat\u2019s one of the reasons we changed our method and took such a long time on this one.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hel<\/em> additionally includes more songwriting contributions from bassist \/ backing vocalist Gunnar Thomsen and guitarist Terji Skiben\u00e6s than on previous releases. \u201cMusically it leans a bit towards our album, Ragnarok<\/em> (2005),\u201d stated Thomsen. \u201cIt\u2019s a bit more epic and also much better worked through than any of our previous albums.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hel<\/em> also marks the recording debut of drummer Tadeusz Rieckmann, who has occupied the drum position since 2016. \u201cWe had some problems finding the right guy some years back, but Tadeusz is the man for the job,\u201d said Joensen. \u201cHe\u2019s a very technically able drummer, but at the same time, he has a very natural old-school heaviness to his style, and he plays with deep emotion, which is just what we need.\u201d<\/p>\n

Conceptually, the album is informed by a combination of mythology, personal experience and observations of current international events. \u201cHel<\/em> is the realm of death in Norse mythology, the underworld where those who die a natural death, not in battle, go,\u201d Joensen tells. \u201cA bit confusingly, it is also the name of the goddess who rules over the same realm. She\u2019s the daughter of Loki and a terrifying creature to look upon.\u201d <\/p>\n

Two of the songs – \u2018Ragnars Kv\u00e6\u00f5i\u2019 and \u2018\u00c1lvur Kongur\u2019 – are traditional Faroese ballads and are as such sung in Joensen\u2019s native tongue. \u201cIf I have a good folky melody, I always have the thought that I should write the lyrics in Faroese, but I seldom have the time,\u201d Joensen said. \u201cThe traditional songs come with lyrics, so it\u2019s just about picking out the verses I want to use.” These tracks were in actuality selected even before the release of Valkyrja<\/em> and have had a long gestation period, Joensen feeling that in adapting them they very much fit with the band\u2019s signature sound.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am always trying out melodies and chose \u2018Ragnars Kv\u00e6\u00f0i\u2019 first for the fascinating melody in the chorus, and secondly for the storyline,” he said. \u201cThe other ballad I picked first because of the lyrics, which refer to Odin extensively, and secondly for the melody and chorus. I was very satisfied with the harmonies and epic feel of the arrangements I\u2019d come up with, and to tell you the truth, I wish there were more songs of this kind on the album.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hel<\/em> was tracked entirely by Thomsen and Joensen, with sessions split between the latter\u2019s studio in S\u00f8ldarfj\u00f8r\u00f0ur, drums laid down at Jacob Hansen\u2019s studio in Denmark, Skiben\u00e6s working in his home studio, and some solos and bass details recorded while they were on the road in North America. \u201cThe sessions took us a long time because we did it all on our own. But we gathered a lot of knowhow while doing it, so it will be a good reference for the future,\u201d stated Thomsen. Joensen concurred, adding, \u201cIt was a bit more relaxing than usual, which was good for me. It took some discipline, and creative people are not typically the most disciplined types. I am definitely not, so I guess it could have gone faster with someone else at the whip!\u201d<\/p>\n

The track listing is as follows;<\/p>\n

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01. \u2018Gates Of Hel\u2019
\n02. \u2018All Heroes Fall\u2019
\n03. \u2018Ragnars Kv\u00e6\u00f0i\u2019
\n04. \u2018Garmr\u2019
\n05. \u2018Sunset Shore\u2019
\n06. \u2018Downhill Drunk\u2019
\n07. \u2018Empire Of The North\u2019
\n08. \u2018Far From The Worries Of The World\u2019
\n09. \u2018King Of Time\u2019
\n10. \u2018Fire And Flame\u2019
\n11. \u2018Against The Gods\u2019
\n12. \u2018Songs Of War\u2019
\n13. \u2018\u00c1lvur Kongur\u2019<\/p>\n

T\u00fdr\u2019s line-up is as follows;<\/p>\n

Heri Joensen (vocals and guitars)
\nAttila V\u00f6r\u00f6s (guitars)
\nGunnar H. Thomsen (bass)
\nTadeusz Rieckmann (drums)<\/p>\n

Music videos were filmed for the tracks \u2018Sunset Shore\u2019 and \u2018Ragnars Kv\u00e6\u00f0i\u2019, which can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Seventh studio record Valkyrja<\/em> was released<\/a> in September 2013 via Metal Blade.<\/p>\n

Promotional photograph by Tim Tronckoe.<\/em><\/p>\n