{"product_id":"tyr-how-far-to-asgaard-clear-vinyl-2x12","title":"Tyr \"How Far To Asgaard (Clear vinyl)\" 2x12\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinally, “How Far to Asgaard” gets released on vinyl, Týr’s mighty debut album!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTýr have become a well-known band in the metal community all over the world with their later albums and lots of touring across Europe. “Eric The Red” and “Ragnarok” are often hailed as masterpieces, rightfully we would say, but the band’s debut album “How Far To Asgard” is largely neglected and overlooked. This is a shame in our opinion because, while not yet playing their completely own brand of progressive Viking Metal, Týr already knew how to craft some well-written and well-played songs back in 2002.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are not as many progressive elements on “How Far to Asgaard” as the band will incorporate in the future, the song structures are generally a bit simpler. What we get on “How Far to Asgaard” is closer to traditional eighties epic\/doom metal; most of the music is mid-tempo. But Týr did not just pay homage to their favorite bands on “How Far to Asgaard”; beginning with the lyrics they tried to incorporate lots of Faroese tradition and folklore, the lyrics mostly deal with Norse mythology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf course, “How Far to Asgaard” also has influences from Faroese folk music, foremost in regard of melodies, but these are not as common as they would be on Týr’s following albums. A noteworthy song is the album’s opener “Hail to the Hammer”, which is simple, catchy and has a great sing-along chorus and is really awesome when played live, maybe Týr’s first hitsong so to say.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll in all, “How Far to Asgaard” is an album every fan of Týr should listen to, although it should not be compared with the band’s later outputs too much, “How Far to Asgaard” is well worth hearing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Hail to the Hammer\u003cbr\u003e2. Excavation\u003cbr\u003e3. The Rune\u003cbr\u003e4. Ten Wild Dogs\u003cbr\u003e5. God of War\u003cbr\u003e6. Sand in the Wind\u003cbr\u003e7. Ormurin Langi\u003cbr\u003e8. How Far to Asgaard\u003cbr\u003e9. Ólavur Riddararós\u003cbr\u003e10. Stýrisvølurin\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tyr","offers":[{"title":"Clear","offer_id":45835126538300,"sku":"786372","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/8122\/0924\/files\/2fbcc0b398bcbdea53bfb97a869f42f8.jpg?v=1783461980","url":"https:\/\/www.indiemerchstore.com\/products\/tyr-how-far-to-asgaard-clear-vinyl-2x12","provider":"IndieMerchstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}