Týr announce new album ‘Hel’

TÝR have announced a new album!

Titled Hel, the upcoming album is the eight effort from the Faroe Islands’ metallers and is scheduled to be released in March this year.

The upcoming album marks the end of a six year wait since their last release, 2013’s Valkyrja, and will also mark the recording debut of drummer Tadeusz Rieckmann, who has manned the drum throne for the band’s live shows since 2016.

Speaking about the upcoming record, guitarist/vocalist Heri Joensen says, “we approached this one differently because I learned that if I continue doing albums in the way we had up to now, I would die from a heart attack before I’m 50! That’s one of the reasons we changed our method and took such a long time on this one.”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have launched the first single from the upcoming record; titled Fire and Flame.

Watch the official lyric video for Fire and Flame here: 

Continuing to speak about the album, bassist/vocalist Gunnar Thomsen says, “musically it leans a bit towards our album, Ragnarok. It’s a bit more epic and also much better worked through than any of our previous albums.”

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming album. Both of which are available to view below:

Track List: 

1. Gates of Hel
2. All Heroes Fall
3. Ragnars Kvæði
4. Garmr
5. Sunset Shore
6. Downhill Drunk
7. Empire of the North
8. Far from the Worries of the World
9. King of Time
10. Fire and Flame
11. Against the Gods
12. Songs of War
13. Alvur Kongur

Hel is set for release on March 8th via Metal Blade Records.

For more information on TÝR like their official page on Facebook.