How Far to Asgaard is the first full-length album by the Faroese heavy metal band Týr. It was released in January 2002 by Tutl Records.
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How Far to Asgaard | ||||
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Studio album by Týr | ||||
Released | 1 January 2002 | |||
Genre | Viking metal, folk metal, doom metal, progressive metal | |||
Length | 53:22 / 78:11 | |||
Label | Tutl Records | |||
Producer | Týr | |||
Týr chronology | ||||
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2008 re-release | ||||
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"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 seconds of silence, until "Nornagest Ríma" starts at 9:34.
Music by Týr except where noted. Lyrics by Heri Joensen except where noted.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Hail to the Hammer" | Heri Joensen | Heri Joensen, Pól Arni Holm | 4:34 |
2. | "Excavation" | H. Joensen | H. Joensen, Gunnar H. Thomsen | 6:42 |
3. | "The Rune" | H. Joensen | H. Joensen, Holm, Thomsen | 6:42 |
4. | "Ten Wild Dogs" | H. Joensen | H. Joensen, Jón Joensen, Thomsen | 6:51 |
5. | "God of War" | H. Joensen | H. Joensen, J. Joensen | 7:08 |
6. | "Sand in the Wind" | H. Joensen | H. Joensen | 6:24 |
7. | "Ormurin Langi" | Jens Christian Djurhuus | Traditional | 5:50 |
8. | "How Far to Asgaard" | H. Joensen | H. Joensen, Holm | 29:27 |
Total length: | 53:22 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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9. | "Ólavur Riddararós" | Traditional | Traditional | 4:36 |
10. | "Stýrisvølurin" | Traditional, H. Joensen | H. Joensen | 20:14 |
Total length: | 78:11 |
Production
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