Tır (Fro) Genre(s) Progressive/Folk Metal Lyrical theme(s) Norse mythology, Paganism, Faroese/Nordic lore Origin Formed in Current label Status Faroe Islands (Runavík) 1998 Napalm Records Active Current line-up Heri Joensen - Vocals, guitar (1998-) Terji Skibenæs - Guitar (2001-) Gunnar H. Thomsen - Bass (1998-) Kári Streymoy - Drums (1998-) Former/past member(s) Vocals: Pól Arni Holm (1998-2002) Allan Streymoy (on "Ólavur Riddararós" single) Guitar: Jón Joensen (1998-2000, also Backing Vocals) Ottó P. Arnarson (2004) Additional notes The band Tır was formed in January 1998 by Faroe Islanders living in Copenhagen (at the time). Tır had their Faroese breakthrough in April 2001 when they participated in the bi-annual 'Prix Føroyar' contest. The live version of the song "Ormurin Langi" as performed at the contest was featured on the "Prix Føroyar 2001" compilation CD. The song became the greatest Faroese hit ever in the Faroes. Early 2002, the same song hit bigtime in Iceland and paved the way for Tır's popularity there. Tır is [...] [read more] Buy their stuff Buy from The End Records Buy from Metal Fighters Buy from BlackScaped Search on eBay   more... >> Search on Half.com eBay Canada eBay France eBay UK eBay Spain eBay Belgium eBay Netherlands eBay Italy eBay Australia Search on Gemm.com Submitted by On Skyklad November 11th, 2003 Last modified by On Doomsday January 10th, 2010 Member options Update band data Add new data Report a mistake or additional information for this page

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Discography

Demo	Demo, 2000
How Far to Asgaard	Full-length, 2002		[2 reviews, average 75%]
Ólavur Riddararós	Single, 2002
Eric the Red	Full-length, 2003		[8 reviews, average 83%]
Ragnarok	Full-length, 2006		[5 reviews, average 95%]
Land	Full-length, 2008		[8 reviews, average 75%]
Black Sails over Europe	Split, 2009
By the Light of the Northern Star	Full-length, 2009		[4 reviews, average 89%]

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Links

Official
Tır
Official Myspace

Labels
Tır @ Napalm Records
Napalm Records

Official merchandise
Tutl
Tyr Official Merchandise

Fan site
Tır Band History
Tyr @ Metalfolk.net (Italian)
Tır fan page @ MySpace
Audio Interview w/ Heri aftershow - March 29 '09

Tablatures
GuitarProTabs @ MySongBook
Tablature@metaltabs.com
Tır @ 911tabs

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