The Lay of Thrym

The Lay of Thrym
Studio album by Týr
Released May 27, 2011[1]
Recorded 2011
Genre Viking metal
Folk metal
Length 57:02
Label Napalm Records[1]
Týr chronology
By the Light of the Northern Star
(2009)		 The Lay of Thrym
(2011)		 Valkyrja
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com [2]
Allmusic[3]

The Lay of Thrym is the sixth full-length album by the Faroese Viking/folk metal band Týr.[1] The name of the album comes from one of the best known poems from the Poetic Edda, called "Þrymskviða", "The Lay of Thrym". The band revealed the name of the album along with its release date on their MySpace page.[4] The cover artwork is by Gyula Havancsák.[5] This would be the band's last album with long-time drummer Kári Streymoy.

Track listing[6]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Flames of the Free"  Heri JoensenHeri Joensen4:17
2."Shadow of the Swastika"  Heri JoensenHeri Joensen4:23
3."Take Your Tyrant"  Heri JoensenHeri Joensen3:53
4."Evening Star"  Heri JoensenDanish Traditional, Heri Joensen5:05
5."Hall of Freedom"  Heri JoensenHeri Joensen4:07
6."Fields of the Fallen"  Heri JoensenTerji Skibenæs, Heri Joensen4:59
7."Konning Hans"  Danish / Faeroese TraditionalDanish / Faeroese Traditional, Heri Joensen4:28
8."Ellindur bóndi á Jaðri"  Heri JoensenFaeroese Traditional, Heri Joensen3:55
9."Nine Worlds of Lore"  Heri JoensenFaeroese Traditional, Heri Joensen4:04
10."The Lay of Thrym"  Heri JoensenGunnar H. Thomsen, Heri Joensen6:48
Total length:46:00
Limited Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
11."I" (Black Sabbath cover)Ronnie James DioGeezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi4:43
12."Stargazer" (Rainbow cover)Ronnie James DioRitchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio6:19
Total length:57:02

References

  1. 1 2 3 TÝR: New Album Title, Release Date Revealed
  2. ↑ Simms, Kelley. "About.com Review". About.com. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  3. ↑ Monger, James. "Allmusic Tyr The Lay of Thrym review". Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  4. ↑ TÝR on MySpace
  5. ↑ Hjules Illustration and Design (Gyula Havancsák) hjules.com
  6. ↑ Napalm Records
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