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SIG:AR:TYR  shared the following statement : It's hard to believe that it has been almost a year since the release of Northen. I did not want to repeat the large time gap that happened between Godsaga and Northen, so I've been working on a number of ideas, sounds, and riffs, and have almost an album's worth of material ready to be hammered into final songs and recorded.   As I might have mentioned before, I've grown quite tired of the whole Viking thing. Let's face it, the theme has been well worn to death, and Northen was meant to be my last foray on the subject. I'd like to get back to more general dark pagan themes, something more like the songs on Beyond the North Winds and Godsaga.   And this might come as a surprise, but I’m also quite tired of the band name SIG:AR:TYR. At the time I made it up while making my original acoustic demos, it seemed mysterious and clever, not realizing that the roots would dig in and grow into a demo EP and four full...

The new full length entitled "Northen" by  SIG:AR:TYR is now available to bandcamp and Hammerheart records. Northen by SIG:AR:TYR Daemonskald shared the following message : Well today is the day, Northen is released! Physical CDs just came in this week at Hammerheart and they are available now from http://hammerheartstore.com I won't be getting my physical copies for a few weeks, so please keep in mind if you order CDs directly from me from my Bandcamp page you will get the digital download and digital booklet immediately and I will ship CDs as soon as they arrive. Sorry about that!  http://sigartyr.bandcamp.com

SIG:AR:TYR revealed one first track entitled "Vinland" taken from their upcoming album "Northen".

Band  SIG:AR:TYR will release the new album "Northen" during March 2016. November 20th will be the Cd-digi reissues of the previous records of the band by Hammerheart records and now available for pre-order .

Like the band promised & said on their official website, Godsaga is about Odin's hanging on Yggdrasil but the artwork refers to Egil Skallagrimsson. More about Egill Skallagrimsson on wiki . You can find lyrics in the booklet but also on their official website. Now, lets talk about the content of the cd.

The band explained the following regarding the upcoming "Godsaga" album : "The inspiration for the new album "Godsaga" is loosely based on the saga of Egil Skallagrimsson, and Odin’s sacrifice on the world tree Yggdrasil. The two key words that seem to come up in these themes are "loss" and "sacrifice".  In the saga of Egil Skallagrimsson, he loses both his sons, yet, in the poem he composes to deal with his grief, Sonatorrek ("the irreparable loss of sons"), he curses Odin the oath breaker for his great loss and misery, while reluctantly praising him for his gift of poetry and hatred towards his enemies. Odin, pierced on his own spear and hanging for nine nights, sacrificed himself on the world tree to discover the knowledge of the runes. Odin also sacrificed an eye to the Well of Mimir to gain the wisdom of all things, and lost his son Baldur.

LOCATION :  Ontario, Canada Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Daemonskald : all instruments, vocals Morgan Rider ( Vesperia ) : bass Nich Ireland : drums Mike Grund : guitar HISTORY : Before it became a full band, Sig:Ar:Tyr was a one-man band project by Daemonskald founded in 2003. Norse mythology like history of Northern Europe appear like the main lyrical themes.  The rune word set SIG:AR:TYR embodies three major aspects of existence: Chaos-Balance-Order. The words SIG:AR:TYR are the names of three runes that embody these characteristics in one form or another. These forces form the core materials of existence. RECORDINGS : The Stranger, demo, 2003 Sailing the Seas of Fate, album 2005 Beyond the North Winds, album 2008 Godsaga, album 2010 [ details ] [  review  ] Northen, album 2016 [ details ] WEBSITES : Sigartyr.com Facebook Twitter Bandcamp Contact :   daemonskald@sigartyr.com Find more infor...