Eric the Red (album)

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.

Eric The Red
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
Ólavur Riddararós
(2002)		 Eric The Red
(2003)		 Ragnarok
(2006)
2006 Re-Release
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
Allmusic[2]
Lords of Metal(8.1/10)[3]
Metal Storm[4]

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 Demo (2000))H. JoensenH. Joensen6:23
12."Hail To The Hammer" (Re-Issue from Demo (2000))H. JoensenH. Joensen3:49
Total length:70:25

Credits

References
  1. "About.com review". Archived from the original on 2008-03-20. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
  2. Allmusic review
  3. Lords of Metal review
  4. Metal Storm review
  5. "Lords of Metal". Týr Interview. Retrieved February 13, 2008.
  6. "Allmusic". Eric The Red. Retrieved February 13, 2008.
  7. "Týr Official Website". Discography. Archived from the original on January 22, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2008.



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