"Heathen heart. Pagan pride. Faring far. Sword by Side." The opening lines from "Hold The Heathen Hammer High" on Týr's By The Light of the Northern Star album...the band's finest release thus far. According to Heri, wait until we here the next one! While BTLOTNS is Týr at their best, each album is better than the previous release. So what does the future hold for Týr? We can expect more of what we have come to love from the band...their brand of Progressive Viking Folk Metal. While a dvd release is not imminent, frontman Heri is releasing a solo album which should hold over fans until the next Týr album in 2011, even if it will be a different style of Metal. Now if only we could convince Kári to release a solo album. Myself and Assistant Metal Director/Turn It Up host Jim Alvino joined Týr members Heri Joensen (vocals/guitar) and Kári Streymoy (drums) on the band's tour bus before their show as direct support for Korpiklaani in Worcester, MA.