How Far to Asgaard

How Far to Asgaard is the debut studio album by Faroese folk metal band Týr. It was released in January 2002 by TUTL Records.

How Far to Asgaard
Studio album by Týr
Released	1 January 2002
Genre	Viking metal folk metal doom metal progressive metal
Length	53:22
Label	TUTL
Producer	Týr
Týr chronology
How Far to Asgaard (2002) Eric the Red (2003)
2008 re-release

"Ormurin Langi" is a metal version of the traditional Faroese song. A video for the song was also recorded in Iceland.

The song "How Far to Asgaard" is 8:59 in length, followed by 9:50 of silence. At 18:49 there is the Faroese poem "Nornagest Ríma" chanted by a group and accompanied by rhythmic stamping.

The Russian release of the album is issued by СД-Максимум (CD-Maximum) under license from Tutl Records. The 9:50 of silence on the track "How Far to Asgaard" is shortened to just 0:51. This version also contains the video for "Hail to the Hammer". The album art on this version is an obvious remake of the original.

The album was re-released on 2 October 2008 by Napalm Records with a new cover artwork and two additional tracks originally from the single "Ólavur Riddararós" released in 2002. In the re-released version, the poem "Nornagest Ríma" is used as a bonus track after the song "Stýrisvølurin", instead of "How Far to Asgaard". "Stýrisvølurin" ends at 6:42 and is followed by 2:52 of silence, until "Nornagest Ríma" starts at 9:34.

Track listing

Music by Týr except where noted. Lyrics by Heri Joensen except where noted.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Hail to the Hammer"	Heri Joensen	Heri Joensen, Pól Arni Holm	4:34
2.	"Excavation"	H. Joensen	H. Joensen, Gunnar H. Thomsen	6:42
3.	"The Rune"	H. Joensen	H. Joensen, Holm, Thomsen	6:42
4.	"Ten Wild Dogs"	H. Joensen	H. Joensen, Jón Joensen, Thomsen	6:51
5.	"God of War"	H. Joensen	H. Joensen, J. Joensen	7:08
6.	"Sand in the Wind"	H. Joensen	H. Joensen	6:24
7.	"Ormurin Langi"	Jens Christian Djurhuus	Traditional	5:50
8.	"How Far to Asgaard"	H. Joensen	H. Joensen, Holm	29:27
Total length:				53:22

2008 re-release bonus tracks

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
9.	"Ólavur Riddararós"	Traditional	Traditional	4:36
10.	"Stýrisvølurin"	Traditional, H. Joensen	H. Joensen	20:14
Total length:				78:11

On the final track, "Stýrisvølurin" runs for 6:42, followed by 2:52 of silence, then the hidden poem “Nornagest Ríma”.

Personnel

Týr^[1]

• Pól Arni Holm – vocals
• Heri Joensen – guitars, backing vocals
• Gunnar H. Thomsen – bass, backing vocals
• Kári Streymoy – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Allan Streymoy – lead vocals on tracks 9–10

Production

• Mastered by Lenhert Kjeldsen
• Mixed by Lasse Glavind and Jesper Johansen

References

1. "TÝR - Official Website". www.tyr.net. Archived from the original on 13 June 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

External links

• How Far to Asgaard on Discogs