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Heri Joensen ( Faroese: [ˈheːɹɪ ˈjoːɛnˌsɛn]; born 21 February 1973) is a Faroese musician, notable for being the vocalist for the folk metal band Týr. Heri was born in the Faroe Islands capital of Tórshavn which has had an influence on his song writing. As well as Týr, he has recorded a solo album titled Heljareyga. [1]
tyr.fo. Týr ( Faroese: [tʰʊɪːɹ]) is a Faroese folk metal band. They have been characterised as one of "the islands' two most successful metal bands". [1] Their subject matter revolves almost entirely around Viking lore, mythology, and history, [2] taking their name from Týr, the god of war in Norse religion .
- 1998–present
- Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
- Heri Joensen, Gunnar H. Thomsen, Tadeusz Rieckmann, Hans Hammer
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Real/full name: Heri Joensen Age: 51 (born Feb 21st, 1973) Place of birth: Faroe Islands (Tórshavn, Streymoy) Gender: Male
Heri Joensen expressed a similar description of pagan metal as bands that sing about "pre-Christian, European traditions, be they historical or mythological" and notes that it is "musically extremely diverse because it is more about the lyrics than the music". Some bands are known to be "sprightly and spirited" while others are "bleak and doomy".
- Early 1990s, Northern Europe
Heri Joensen: Vocals / Guitar. Hans Hammer: Lead Guitar. Gunnar Thomsen: Bass / Vocals. Tadeusz Rieckmann: Drums. Bio from Metal Blade Records, on Týr’s latest album, Hel. With Hel, the Faroe Islands' Týr provide even more irrefutable evidence that they stand at the vanguard of Scandinavian metal. Their eighth full-length is a collection of ...
Oct 24, 2013 · Heri Joensen of Týr Founded in 1998, Týr released How Far to Asgaard – the band’s first full-length album – in 2002. Since then, they have released Eric the Red (2003), Ragnarok (2006), Land (2008), By the Light of the Northern Star (2009), The Lay of Thrym (2011) and Valkyrja (2013).
Nov 6, 2013 · Historically, the guy who brings Christianity from Norway has been the good guy, but Tróndur í Gøtu – the one who’s the pagan and the resister of Christianity – is really the main character of the story. It starts with him and ends with him. It starts with his birth and youth and ends with his death, the whole story. Initially, he wins.
