Týr release new music video for ‘Dragons Never Die’

TÝR have released a new music video!

The new music video, for the track Dragons Never Die, is taken from the Faroe Islands-based folk metal band’s upcoming new album, Battle Ballads, which is scheduled to be released in April this year.

Speaking about the new song, frontman Heri Joensen says, “the song starts with a long harmonic crescendo on drums and guitar reminiscent of classical DEEP PURPLE, then shifts an eastern inspired melodic journey back in time with wordless singalong parts, going into a rhythmically simple and stomping verse about a gold-grabbing dragon and a protagonist set on defeating it. It’s a fast and riveting chorus. The metal story progresses and culminates into a face melting solo. With the last chorus, the protagonist finds that becoming rich beyond measure just makes him the next dragon.”

Watch the official music video for Dragons Never Die here: 

“We consciously decided to make this a more direct album with songs that are easier for listeners to get right away than some of the stuff on our last album, or maybe even on our 2006 album Ragnarok, which was very progressive,” Joensen says about the upcoming album. “With Battle Ballads, there are progressive elements here and there, but we tried to keep the songs based on one or two musical ideas each, and work on everything from there. So, in a way, it’s more concise than our last album, but it’s more epic because of the symphonic elements.”

Battle Ballads is set for release on April 12th via Metal Blade Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

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