TÝR's HERI JOENSEN Says Recording New Album 'Hel' At Home Studios 'Made A Big Difference'- Jan, 2019
"Let's Discuss With Lance Hall" recently conducted an interview with frontman Heri Joensen of Faroese folk metal band TÝR about their forthcoming album, "Hel". You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET).
Alexiel Divine of The Offering Webzine interviews Heri Joensen
Alexiel Divine of The Offering Webzine interviews Heri Joensen of Faroese folk metal band TYR!
Valkyries Webzine Interviews Heri Joensen- 2016
On the occasion of the Iberian Warriors Festival in Zaragoza last week (live report here), I had the opportunity and the honor to ask some questions to Heri Joensen from Tyr and also to take stock on the forthcoming album among other things.
A Journal of Music Things Interview with Heri Joensen
When folk-metal exploded into heavy music culture at the start of the 2000’s, the Faeroese band Týr found themselves wrapped up in this classification. The problem is that it’s technically correct. Folk music from Faeroes is completely vocal, so Týr’s original concept was to combine these songs with classic metal music. With this in mind the band created five albums of lush, progressive hard rock and metal, harmonized in multiple languages.
Moshville Interview with Heri Joensen about the Faroe Islands
As the travel season arrived and that the Faroe Islands were on my route map, I thought it would be funny to have a “wee” chat with Týr (a.k.a the most famous Faroese metal band and one of my favourite groups) while I would be there. Being the lovely guys they are, they agreed to spend some time chatting to me.
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Interview: Tyr's Heri Joensen and Terji Skibenæs on 'The Lay Of Thrym'
Interview with Guitar World Magazine- On their sixth studio album, The Lay of Thyrm, Faroese metal band Tyr's brand of guitar-driven folk metal sees them taking on the Norse myth of Thor's missing hammer. In other words, Viking metal at its finest.
Tyr front man Heri Joensen on Nazi fans, “If you know how to read, you know we do not support the right extremists.”
Tyr front man Heri Joensen on Nazi fans, “If you know how to read, you know we do not support the right extremists.”