Hamferð tour blog, Dead Tyrants tour

Thursday, the 10th of November.

Hey guys. This is Theodor from Hamferð checking in. Seeing as we will be driving for several hours every single day of the tour I figured that we might as well keep a tour blog so anyone interested can follow our tour through Europe with Týr, Moonsorrow and Crimfall. At the very least it'll give me something to do on the bus. I'm a tech geek, so I'll be giving you guys a run-through of the equipment we're running, our guitar setups etc. as well as writing about our experiences on tour so anyone interested can follow how we are doing. I'll be adding pictures to the blog, and if anybody has any questions I'll try to do my best to respond to them.

I'm writing this first instance of the blog from MS Norröna, the ferry between The Faroe Islands and Denmark. We left Tórshavn earlier tonight and are arriving in Denmark on Saturday morning. Smyril Line has been very kind to sponsor us with a large part of the cost of the journey, which has made the financial part of the tour a lot easier. We even have windows in our cabins so we can see the ocean, which obviously makes the trip that little bit doomier. The ferry arrives in the north of Denmark after which we'll have to drive for about 5-6 hours to reach Jón in Copenhagen. We're staying in Copenhagen for a few days to rehearse before we leave for Ludwigsburg, Germany on the 15th where our tour starts on the 16th. A few of the guys are already busy partying but a few of us are just chilling out and getting ready for an intense couple of weeks. 14 gigs in 16 days seems unreal to us. When you add the fact that we're going to be opening for great(and huge!) bands in some fantastic places it seems even crazier. This is by far the biggest thing we've ever done and it seems unreal that we've been given the opportunity.

We've been rehearsing a lot for the last couple of weeks, and the rehearsals have gone really well! We've got hold of some new equipment(amps, cymbals etc.) so we've been sounding better than ever. Jenus, our stand in bassist for the tour, has also blown us away with how fast he's been able to adapt to playing with us. We have 45 minutes of well rehearsed material, and we're only getting a 30 minute set, so we'll probably vary our set-lists slightly. I really feel that we're very well prepared, so hopefully that will carry on into the shows. 

That's it for now. Hopefully there are people out there who will find this blog interesting, and as I said, if anybody has any questions feel free to ask.

Until next time,

Theodor