Eric the Red (album)
| Eric the Red | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 27 June 2003 | |||
| Studio | Jacob Hansen studio, Denmark | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 60:14 | |||
| Label | TUTL | |||
| Producer | Týr | |||
| Týr chronology | ||||
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| 2006 re-release | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   [1] |
| AllMusic |  [2] |
| Lords of Metal | (8.1/10)[3] |
| Metal Storm |   [4] |
Eric the Red is the second studio album by Faroese folk metal band Týr. It was released on 27 June 2003 by TUTL Records.
The album is trilingual with Faroese and English as the predominant languages. The song "Ramund Hin Unge" is sung in Danish (specifically Gøtudanskt).[5]
The album was re-released on 24 March 2006 by Napalm Records with a new cover artwork and two additional tracks originally from a demo released in 2000.[6]
The original cover features a painting by Haukur L. Halldórsson titled The Ocean God.[7] The re-release album features cover art by Jan Yrlund.[7]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Edge" | Heri Joensen | Heri Joensen | 7:44 |
| 2. | "Regin Smiður" | Traditional | Traditional | 6:08 |
| 3. | "Dreams" | H. Joensen | H. Joensen | 5:32 |
| 4. | "The Wild Rover" (Irish traditional song) | Traditional | Traditional | 4:12 |
| 5. | "Stýrisvølurin" | H. Joensen | H. Joensen, traditional | 6:57 |
| 6. | "Ólavur Riddararós" | Traditional | Traditional | 4:36 |
| 7. | "Rainbow Warrior" | H. Joensen | H. Joensen | 5:28 |
| 8. | "Ramund Hin Unge" | Traditional | Traditional | 4:31 |
| 9. | "Alive" | H. Joensen | H. Joensen | 7:24 |
| 10. | "Eric the Red" | H. Joensen | H. Joensen | 7:42 |
| Total length: | 60:14 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "God of War" (re-issue from 2000 demo) | H. Joensen | H. Joensen | 6:23 |
| 12. | "Hail to the Hammer" (re-issue from 2000 demo) | H. Joensen | H. Joensen | 3:49 |
| Total length: | 70:25 | |||
Personnel
[edit]- Heri Joensen – vocals, guitar
- Terji Skibenæs – guitar
- Gunnar H. Thomsen – bass
- Kári Streymoy – drums
References
[edit]- ^ "About.com review". Archived from the original on 20 March 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Lords of Metal review
- ^ Metal Storm review
- ^ "Lords of Metal". Týr Interview. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
- ^ "AllMusic". Eric The Red. Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
- ^ a b "Týr Official Website". Discography. Archived from the original on 22 January 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
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