the group got unfairly boycotted by extremist environmentalists who attacked the lead singer for honouring his cultural heritage, exposing themselves as closed-minded radicals.
Is the frontman of Týr a whaler? They're faroese, this has to be about whaling right? regardless this review set off my 
@corgiwithalaptop@hexbear.net I don't think prog/folk metal is your jam but you might be interested
It's a shame, the album's really good
I might have to make :hitler-metal-detector:, where the partical detector's got Varg's face in the background or something
idk that the faroese islands count as colonized but maybe I'm wrong about that idk
conquered and ruled by the danish crown for centuries i expect. it probably wasnt a nice overlordship, but settler colonialist genocide it wasnt. danish rule was light enough that the faroese language survives to this day.