Eric the Red (album)

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Eric the Red
Eric the Red cover.JPG
Studio album by
Týr
Released27 June 2003
RecordedJacob Hansen studio, Denmark
GenreViking metal, folk metal, progressive metal
Length60:14 / 70:25
LabelTutl Records
ProducerTýr
Týr chronology
How Far to Asgaard
(2002) 		Eric the Red
(2003) 		Ragnarok
(2006)
2006 re-release
Eric the red re-release cover.jpg
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com4/5 stars[1]
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[2]
Lords of Metal(8.1/10)[3]
Metal Storm9/10 stars[4]

Eric the Red is the second full-length album by the Faroese Viking / folk metal band Týr. It was released on 27 June 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).[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[]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."The Edge"Heri JoensenHeri Joensen7:44
2."Regin Smiður"TraditionalTraditional6:08
3."Dreams"H. JoensenH. Joensen5:32
4."The Wild Rover" (Irish traditional song)TraditionalTraditional4:12
5."Stýrisvølurin"H. JoensenH. Joensen, traditional6:57
6."Ólavur Riddararós"TraditionalTraditional4:36
7."Rainbow Warrior"H. JoensenH. Joensen5:28
8."Ramund Hin Unge"TraditionalTraditional4:31
9."Alive"H. JoensenH. Joensen7:24
10."Eric the Red"H. JoensenH. Joensen7:42
Total length:60:14
2006 re-release bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
11."God of War" (re-Issue from 2000 demo)H. JoensenH. Joensen6:23
12."Hail to the Hammer" (re-issue from 2000 demo)H. JoensenH. Joensen3:49
Total length:70:25

Credits[]

References[]

  1. ^ "About.com review". Archived from the original on 20 March 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Lords of Metal review
  4. ^ Metal Storm review
  5. ^ "Lords of Metal". Týr Interview. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
  6. ^ "AllMusic". Eric The Red. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Týr Official Website". Discography. Archived from the original on 22 January 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2008.


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