| How Far to Asgaard | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Týr |
| Cover: | How_Far_To_Asgaard_cover.JPG |
| Released: | 1 January 2002 |
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| Length: | 53:22 |
| Label: | TUTL |
| Producer: | Týr |
| Next Title: | Eric the Red |
| Next Year: | 2003 |
How Far to Asgaard is the debut studio album by Faroese folk metal band Týr. It was released in January 2002 by TUTL Records.
"Ormurin Langi" is a metal version of the traditional Faroese song. A video for the song was also recorded in Iceland.
The song "How Far to Asgaard" is 8:59 in length, followed by 9:50 of silence. At 18:49 there is the Faroese poem "Nornagest Ríma" chanted by a group and accompanied by rhythmic stamping.
The Russian release of the album is issued by СД-Максимум (CD-Maximum) under license from Tutl Records. The 9:50 of silence on the track "How Far to Asgaard" is shortened to just 0:51. This version also contains the video for "Hail to the Hammer". The album art on this version is an obvious remake of the original.
The album was re-released on 2 October 2008 by Napalm Records with a new cover artwork and two additional tracks originally from the single "Ólavur Riddararós" released in 2002. In the re-released version, the poem "Nornagest Ríma" is used as a bonus track after the song "Stýrisvølurin", instead of "How Far to Asgaard". "Stýrisvølurin" ends at 6:42 and is followed by 2:52 of silence, until "Nornagest Ríma" starts at 9:34.
Music by Týr except where noted. Lyrics by Heri Joensen except where noted.
On the final track, "Stýrisvølurin" runs for 6:42, followed by 2:52 of silence, then the hidden poem “Nornagest Ríma”.
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