Heljareyga
| Heljareyga | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) |
Folk Metal , Progressive Metal |
| founding | 2009 |
| Website | Heljareyga on MySpace |
| Current occupation | |
Guitar , vocals |
Heri Joensen |
guitar |
John Ivar Venned |
guitar |
Ken Johannesen |
| Isak Petersen | |
Drums |
Amon Djurhuus |
Heljareyga is a solo project by the guitarist and singer Heri Joensen , member of the Faroese folk metal band Týr .
Band history
Joensen gave the reason for this solo project that he wanted to play more epic and progressive music with Heljareyga, while remaining true to the style of Tyr. The songs are all written in Faroese .
On February 12, 2010 the debut album Heljareyga was produced in the German coal cellar studio by Kristian Kohlmannslehner and released on the Faroese label Tutl . It is legally available for download on the Internet. The album has also been available on CD since October 29, 2010. It is distributed by EMP and Amazon , among others . The label Black Bards Entertainment , to which Ingrimm is also under contract, distributes the album throughout Europe . In April 2011 Gernotshagen , Kromlek , Skyforger , Northland and Nothgard will be accompanied on the Black Trolls Over Europe Tour .
Surname
The name Heljareyga comes from Old Norse and roughly means "Hell's Eye". A natural phenomenon in the Faroe Islands is known under the same name, which has been reported to be the Nordic god of death who looks up to the sky.
Discography
- Heljareyga (2010)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Heljareyga ( Memento of the original from August 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at Black Bards Entertainment
