Hel (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Hel
| type = studio
| artist = Týr
| cover = Týr - Hel.png
| alt =
| released = 8 March 2019
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = *Power metal
| length = 69:53
| label = Metal Blade
| producer = Týr
| prev_title = Valkyrja
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Battle Ballads
| next_year = 2024
}}
Hel is the eighth studio album by Faroese folk metal band Týr, released by Metal Blade Records on 8 March 2019.
Promotion and release
Hel was released in 2019, six years after the band's seventh album, Valkyrja. On 10 January 2019, the group streamed a single titled "Fire and Flame",{{cite magazine |date=10 January 2019 |title=Týr Set March Release Date for Hel Album; "Fire and Flame" Lyric Video Streaming |url=https://bravewords.com/news/tyr-set-march-release-date-for-hel-album-fire-and-flame-lyric-video-streaming |magazine=BW&BK}} which predated the album and was included in it two months later.{{cite web |title=Týr reveals details for new album, 'Hel' |url=https://www.metalblade.com/us/news/tyr-reveals-details-for-new-album-hel/ |accessdate=25 March 2021 |publisher=Metal Blade Records}}
Production for the album was long due to the band's tours with Children of Bodom in North America and participation with 70000 Tons of Metal while on a cruise.{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/tyr-to-release-hel-album-in-march/|title=TÝR To Release 'Hel' Album In March|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=10 January 2019|accessdate=25 March 2021}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = Distorted Sound
|rev2 = Exclaim!
|rev2Score = 7/10{{cite magazine|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/tyr-hel|last=Morin|first=Max|title=Tyr - Hel|magazine=Exclaim!|date=5 March 2019}}
|rev3 = Folk 'n' Rock
|rev4 = Infernal Masquerade
|rev5 = New Noise
|rev5Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://newnoisemagazine.com/review-tyr-hel/|title=Album Review: Týr – Hel|magazine=New Noise|date=5 April 2019}}
}}
Andrea Caccese of Folk 'n' Rock called Hel a "dynamic, pristine character, which combines lush, sophisticated structures, with the classic fury and unapologetic energy of metal". She also added that "fans of the band will be delighted with [it]", calling Hel an "excellent album" and an "amazing opportunity for new fans to get to discover a fantastic band with a unique flavor".
Track listing
{{Track listing
|headline = Hel track listing
|title1 = Gates of Hel
|length1 = 6:42
|title2 = All Heroes Fall
|length2 = 5:16
|title3 = Ragnars Kvæði
|length3 = 4:08
|title4 = Garmr
|length4 = 4:53
|title5 = Sunset Shore
|length5 = 4:42
|title6 = Downhill Drunk
|length6 = 4:27
|title7 = Empire of the North
|length7 = 5:11
|title8 = Far from the Worries of the World
|length8 = 5:35
|title9 = King of Time
|length9 = 4:57
|title10 = Fire and Flame
|length10 = 5:39
|title11 = Against the Gods
|length11 = 5:43
|title12 = Songs of War
|length12 = 5:16
|title13 = Álvur Kongur
|length13 = 7:24
|total_length = 69:53
}}
Personnel
- Heri Joensen – guitars, vocals
- Terji Skibenæs – guitars
- Gunnar H. Thomsen – bass
- Tadeusz Rieckmann – drums
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Chart performance for Hel !scope=col|Chart (2019) !scope=col|Peak |
| {{album chart|Austria|60|artist=Týr|album=Hel|rowheader=true|accessdate=25 March 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|31|id=379353|artist=Týr|album=Hel|rowheader=true|accessdate=25 March 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|36|artist=Týr|album=Hel|rowheader=true|accessdate=25 March 2021}} |
References
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