Eric the Red (album)

Eric the Red (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Eric the Red
Type = studio
Artist = Týr


Released = June 27, 2003
Recorded = Jacob Hansen studio, Denmark
Genre = Viking metal
Folk metal
Length = 60:14 / 70:31
Label = Tutl
Napalm Records
Producer = Týr
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jbfwxqlaldke link]

* [http://soundofmetal.se/ Sound of Metal] Rating-10|7.5 [http://soundofmetal.se/index.php?page=tyrerictheredreview link]
Last album = "Ólavur Riddararós"
(2002)
This album = "Eric the Red"
(2003)
Next album = "Ragnarok"
(2006)
Misc = Extra album cover
Upper caption = "Eric the Red - 2006 re-release"
Background = lightsteelblue

"Eric the Red" is the second full-length album by the Faroese Viking folk metal band Týr. It was released on June 27, 2003 by Tutl.

The album is trilingual with Faroese and English as the predominant languages. The song Ramund Hin Unge is sung in Danish (specifically Gøtudanskt). [cite web | title=Lords of Metal| work=Týr Interview| url=http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showinterview.php?id=757&lang=en | accessmonthday=February 13 |accessyear=2008]

The album was re-released on March 24, 2006 by Napalm Records with a new cover artwork and two additional tracks originally from a demo released in 2000. [cite web | title=Allmusic| work=Eric The Red| url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fzfpxqtdld6e | accessmonthday=February 13 |accessyear=2008] [cite web | title=The Metal Observer| work=Týr Band History | url=http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=2&id=5038 | accessmonthday=February 13 |accessyear=2008]

The original cover features a painting by Haukur L. Halldórsson titled The Ocean God.cite web | title=Týr Official Website | work=Discography| url=http://www.tyr.net/cddisco.asp?Cmd=2 | accessmonthday=February 13 |accessyear=2008] The re-release album features cover art by Jan Yrlund.

Track listing

Credits

* Heri Joensen – vocals, guitar
* Terji Skibenæs – guitar
* Gunnar H. Thomsen – bass
* Kári Streymoy – drums

References


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