TÝR – Heri Joensen on ‘The Lay of Thrym’
Interview by Ann Sulaiman
Originally formed in 1998, Týr blend together traditional Faroese folk melodies with progressive and Viking/pagan heavy metal to form their own style of music. Taking their name from the Norse God of War as well as the title of a Black Sabbath album; the band eventually gained international attention outside the Nordic countries when they signed to Napalm Records in 2006 to release third record ‘Ragnarok’.
