Týr - 'Northern Gate' (official audio)

So we feast tonight at Northern Gate
We have won the wars of late
Hold your head up high tonight
Have another horn

Even though we won the war today
They will find another way
Don't give up without a fight
Take what give the norn

I see ships on the horizon bleak
I know whom they come to seek
They will find I'm not alone
They won't come at ease

Maybe leaving them alive was wrong
Even though they were so young
So I reap as I have sown
Not a moments peace

Show your swords
Drive them down
Hold my hoards
Give no ground
Show your swords

Στα τελειώματα της άνοιξης του 2009 οι Týr κυκλοφορούσαν τον δίσκο "By the Light of the Northern Star" ολοκληρώνοντας την πλέον ενδιαφέρουσα δεκαετία της ύπαρξής τους. Η δεκαετία που (την) ακολούθησε είχε περισσότερο εμπορική και λιγότερο καλλιτεχνική επιτυχία.

Το "By the Light of the Northern Star" είχε την "ατυχία" να έπεται των δύο magnum opus της μπάντας, του δίσκου "Ragnarok" και του album "Land". Τα κατάφερε; Μμμ... όπως έγραφα τότε «Κατώτερο των προηγουμένων, μα όχι και των προσδοκιών. Συνειδητή επιλογή. Πιο εύληπτο, πιο "πιασάρικο", πιο εμπορικό, σε καλά όμως στάνταρ ποιότητας»...

Band: Týr
Country of origin: Faroe Islands
Location: Tórshavn
Formed in: 1998
Lyrical themes: Norse mythology, Paganism

Audio: "Northern Gate"
Album: "By the Light of the Northern Star"
Type: Full length
Release date: May 27th, 2009
Label: Napalm Records, Somber Music, Irond Records, Scarecrow Records

Band members:
Heri Joensen - Vocals, Guitars
Terji Skibenæs - Guitars
Gunnar Thomsen - Bass
Kári Streymoy - Drums

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