Eric the Red | ||||
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Studio album by Týr | ||||
Released | 27 June 2003 | |||
Recorded | Jacob Hansen studio, Denmark | |||
Genre |
Viking metal Folk metal Progressive metal |
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Length | 60:14 / 70:19 | |||
Label |
Tutl Napalm Records |
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Producer | Týr | |||
Týr chronology | ||||
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Eric the Red - 2006 re-release | ||||
Professional ratings | |
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Source | Rating |
About.com | |
Allmusic | |
Lords of Metal | (8.1/10) |
Metal Storm |
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.
The album is trilingual with Faroese and English as the predominant languages. The song Ramund Hin Unge is sung in Danish (specifically Gøtudanskt).
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.
The original cover features a painting by Haukur L. Halldórsson titled The Ocean God. The re-release album features cover art by Jan Yrlund.