Tyr (album)

For other uses, see Tyr (disambiguation).

Tyr
Studio album by
Black Sabbath
Released20 August 1990
RecordedFebruary–June 1990
Studio
GenreHeavy metal
Length39:10
LabelI.R.S.
ProducerTony Iommi, Cozy Powell
Black Sabbath chronology
Headless Cross
(1989) 		Tyr
(1990) 		Dehumanizer
(1992)
Singles from Tyr
  1. "Feels Good to Me"
    Released: 10 September 1990[1]
  2. "Anno Mundi"
    Released: 22 March 2024[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Tyr (/ˈtɪər/)[5] (stylized as ᛏᛉᚱ) is the fifteenth studio album by English rock band Black Sabbath, released on 20 August 1990 by I.R.S. Records.

The album title, and several song titles, allude to Norse mythology, which led many to call Tyr a concept album, although bassist Neil Murray dispelled that in 2005, stating that while many of the songs may seem loosely related, very little of the album has to do with mythology and it was not intended to be a concept recording.[6]

In 2024, a remaster of the album was announced as part of the box set Anno Domini 1989–1995, marking the first time the album has been officially reissued.[7]

  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 37.
  2. ^ "Black Sabbath Finally Reissues Their Tony Martin-Era Material". metalinjection.net. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  3. ^ Chrispell, James. "TYR – Black Sabbath". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Black Sabbath: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Definition of TYR". www.merriam-webster.com. 15 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Black Sabbath Online Forums: Tyr". Black Sabbath Online. 27 December 2001. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  7. ^ Blabbermouth (21 March 2024). "BLACK SABBATH: Box Set Of TONY MARTIN-Era Recordings, 'Anno Domini 1989-1995', To Arrive In May". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Blabbermouth. Retrieved 22 March 2024.