TÝR Release Seventh Full-Length Album ‘Valkyrja’
September 13th, 2013
Faroe Islands-based power metal group Týr issued seventh full-length album Valkyrja on September 13th, 2013 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland through Metal Blade Records. The label scheduled release in the rest of Europe for September 16th, and subsequently North American release for September 17th.
The outing was cut in Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark with Jacob Hansen, who handled production, mixing and mastering duties. The composition ‘The Lay Of Our Love’ features guest vocals from Leaves’ Eyes frontwoman Liv Kristine. Concluding the affair are cover versions of ‘Where Eagles Dare’ and ‘Cemetery Gates’, written by Iron Maiden and Pantera respectively. ‘Where Eagles Dare’’s original rendition was featured May 1983 album Piece Of Mind, while ‘Cemetery Gates’’ original rendition was included on July 1990’s Cowboys From Hell.
Nile sticksman George Kollias stepped behind the drumkit for Valkyrja. Drummer Kári Streymoy had parted ways with Týr following the conclusion of the 2013 North American Paganfest.
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The track listing was as follows;
01. ‘Blood Of Heroes’
02. ‘Mare Of My Night’
03. ‘Hell Hath No Fury’
04. ‘The Lay Of Our Love’
05. ‘Nation’
06. ‘Another Fallen Brother’
07. ‘Grindavísan’
08. ‘Into The Sky’
09. ‘Fánar Burtur Brandaljod’
10. ‘Lady Of The Slain’
11. ‘Valkyrja’
12. ‘Where Eagles Dare’ (Iron Maiden cover)
13. ‘Cemetery Gates’ (Pantera cover)
Valkyrja is a concept album with a storyline 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.
Sixth studio record The Lay Of Thrym was released in May 2011.
