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How Far to Asgaard

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How Far to Asgaard
Studio album by
Released1 January 2002
Genre
Length53:22
LabelTUTL
ProducerTýr
Týr chronology
How Far to Asgaard
(2002)
Eric the Red
(2003)
2008 re-release

How Far to Asgaard is the debut studio album by Faroese folk metal band Týr. It was released in January 2002 by TUTL Records.

"Ormurin Langi" is a metal version of the traditional Faroese song. A video for the song was also recorded in Iceland.

The song "How Far to Asgaard" is 8:59 in length, followed by 9:50 of silence. At 18:49 there is the Faroese poem "Nornagest Ríma" chanted by a group and accompanied by rhythmic stamping.

The Russian release of the album is issued by СД-Максимум (CD-Maximum) under license from Tutl Records. The 9:50 of silence on the track "How Far to Asgaard" is shortened to just 0:51. This version also contains the video for "Hail to the Hammer". The album art on this version is an obvious remake of the original.

The album was re-released on 2 October 2008 by Napalm Records with a new cover artwork and two additional tracks originally from the single "Ólavur Riddararós" released in 2002. In the re-released version, the poem "Nornagest Ríma" is used as a bonus track after the song "Stýrisvølurin", instead of "How Far to Asgaard". "Stýrisvølurin" ends at 6:42 and is followed by 2:52 of silence, until "Nornagest Ríma" starts at 9:34.

Track listing

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Music by Týr except where noted. Lyrics by Heri Joensen except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Hail to the Hammer"Heri JoensenHeri Joensen, Pól Arni Holm4:34
2."Excavation"H. JoensenH. Joensen, Gunnar H. Thomsen6:42
3."The Rune"H. JoensenH. Joensen, Holm, Thomsen6:42
4."Ten Wild Dogs"H. JoensenH. Joensen, Jón Joensen, Thomsen6:51
5."God of War"H. JoensenH. Joensen, J. Joensen7:08
6."Sand in the Wind"H. JoensenH. Joensen6:24
7."Ormurin Langi"Jens Christian DjurhuusTraditional5:50
8."How Far to Asgaard"H. JoensenH. Joensen, Holm29:27
Total length:53:22
2008 re-release bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
9."Ólavur Riddararós"TraditionalTraditional4:36
10."Stýrisvølurin"Traditional, H. JoensenH. Joensen20:14
Total length:78:11

On the final track, "Stýrisvølurin" runs for 6:42, followed by 2:52 of silence, then the hidden poem “Nornagest Ríma”.

Personnel

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Týr[1]

  • Pól Arni Holm – vocals
  • Heri Joensen – guitars, backing vocals
  • Gunnar H. Thomsen – bass, backing vocals
  • Kári Streymoy – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Allan Streymoy – lead vocals on tracks 9–10

Production

  • Mastered by Lenhert Kjeldsen
  • Mixed by Lasse Glavind and Jesper Johansen

References

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  1. ^ "TÝR - Official Website". www.tyr.net. Archived from the original on 13 June 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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