The Lay of Thrym
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.[2] The cover artwork is by Gyula Havancsák.[3]
Track listing[4]
| Lyrics |
Music |
| 1. |
"Flames of the Free" |
Heri Joensen |
Heri Joensen |
4:17 |
| 2. |
"Shadow of the Swastika" |
Heri Joensen |
Heri Joensen |
4:23 |
| 3. |
"Take Your Tyrant" |
Heri Joensen |
Heri Joensen |
3:53 |
| 4. |
"Evening Star" |
Heri Joensen |
Danish Trad., Heri Joensen |
5:05 |
| 5. |
"Hall of Freedom" |
Heri Joensen |
Heri Joensen |
4:07 |
| 6. |
"Fields of the Fallen" |
Heri Joensen |
Terji Skibenæs, Heri Joensen |
4:59 |
| 7. |
"Konning Hans" |
Danish / Faeroese Trad. |
Danish / Faeroese Trad., Heri Joensen |
4:28 |
| 8. |
"Ellindur bóndi á Jaðri" |
Heri Joensen |
Faeroese Trad., Heri Joensen |
3:55 |
| 9. |
"Nine Worlds of Lore" |
Heri Joensen |
Faeroese Trad., Heri Joensen |
4:04 |
| 10. |
"The Lay of Thrym" |
Heri Joensen |
Gunnar H. Thomsen, Heri Joensen |
6:48 |
| 11. |
"I (Black Sabbath cover – bonus track)" |
Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi |
Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi |
4:43 |
| 12. |
"Stargazer (Rainbow cover – bonus track)" |
Ritchie Blackmore, Ronald Padavona |
Ritchie Blackmore, Ronald Padavona |
6:19 |
Reception
| Professional ratings |
| Review scores |
| Source |
Rating |
| About.com |
[5] |
| Metal Psalter |
[6] |
| Rockfreaks.net |
[7] |
- About.com (2011) - 4 Stars. - "Their sixth full-length release The Lay of Thrym is full of epic and majestic elements of Faroese traditional music with Nordic pride."
- Metal Psalter (June 7, 2011) - 4 Stars. - "Týr has done a pretty good job of remaining consistent while working in a change to a faster sound, as evidenced by The Lay of Thyrm."
- Rockfreaks.net (2011) - 6.5/10 - "It is that absence of the complexity, and with it the heart, of Týr which now feels missing through these largely identikit, catchy-as-you-like power/folk metal numbers."
- Several weeks after its release, and for the first time in Týr's career, The Lay Of Thrym jumped from #31 to #1 on CMJ Loud Rock radio charts, it remained there for two weeks.[8]
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