Týr "By The Light Of The Northern Star (EU, Napalm Records, Limited Edition Digipak, NPR 294)"

By the Light of the Northern Star is the fifth studio album by Faroese folk metal band Týr. It was released on 29 May 2009 through Napalm Records. The cover artwork is by Gyula Havancsák.

Tracklist:

1. Hold the Heathen Hammer High 04:50   
2. Tróndur í gøtu 04:01
3. Into the Storm 05:04   
4. Northern Gate 04:42   
5. Turið Torkilsdóttir 04:18   
6. By the Sword in My Hand 04:48
7. Ride 04:59   
8. Hear the Heathen Call 04:40   
9. By the Light of the Northern Star 05:55
10. The Northern Lights 01:48  
11. Anthem 01:36   

Time:  46:41  

Released in Brazil by Somber Music.

Somber Music also released a limited version with a bonus DVD containing Týr presentation at Wacken Open Air 2007.

A music video was made for "Hold the Heathen Hammer High"

Recording information:

Recorded at Kris-Stuff Studio, Hoyvík, Faroe Islands.

Mixed at Hansen Studio.

Mastered at the Finnvox Studio, Helsinki, Finland.

Týr "Land (2008, CD + DVD, Napalm Records, Limited Edition, Digipak, US, EU NPR 247 NPRDVD 005)"

Land is the fourth studio album by Faroese folk metal band Týr. It is a multilingual album with vocals in Faroese, English, Norwegian, Danish in Sinklars Vísa and Icelandic in Brennivín. It was released on 30 May 2008 through Napalm Records. The album is based on Nordic folklore. The final track is a new version of the song "Hail to the Hammer" which originally appeared on a demo in 2000, and again on How Far to Asgaard in 2002.

Tracklist:

Disc 1 (CD)

1. Gandkvæði Tróndar 04:11   
2. Sinklars vísa 04:55
3. Ocean 10:07   
4. Gátu ríma 05:39   
5. Brennivín 04:58   
6. Fípan fagra 05:49   
7. Valkyrjan 05:05
8. Lokka táttur 06:05
9. Land 16:17  
10. Hail to the Hammer 05:19  

Time: 01:08:25  

Disc 2 (DVD) - Live 2007: Wacken, DEU

1. The Edge (live) 07:37
2. Regin Smiður (live) 06:34
3. Lord of Lies (live) 06:17  
4. Hail to the Hammer (live) 05:47   
5. Ragnarok (live) 06:41
6. Wings of Time (live) 06:49
7. Ramund hin Unge (live) 05:32   

Time:    45:17  

According to the band, the album "Land" 'contains mostly Faeroese, but also Icelandic and Norwegian traditional songs, re-arranged into heavy metal. The second most prevalent language is English'.

It also contains original material.

'Hail to the Hammer' 2008 is a re-recording of the track with the same name from the 'How Far to Asgaard' album. The first version of this song was on the band's 2000 demo.

A music video was made for "Hail to the Hammer"

Another video was made for "Sinklars Vísa"

Recording information:

Recorded at Jacob Hansen's studio in Ribe, Denmark.