Some swashbuckling The Sword photo set action from tbeir recent stop with Clutch at Hampton Beach Casino for ya this morning. The energy is certainly in these photos which will make you literally hear and feel the music in your head and body.
Check out the latest gallery below (and thanks to Petra as well as the band).
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The Sword, Purson and Royal Thunder are arguably all bands with some of the most top notch actual “song writing” going on these days in rock and metal. They make other bands look foolishly outclassed, honestly.
You can pick up any album by The Sword and, like Fu Manchu, Zeke , Hellacopters or Karp before them, likely have your day straightened out.
See dates BELOW.
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Jesse Leach of KSE keeps that PMA and got fans pumped today with a preview of new Killswitch. The lords of Metacore are part of a new Game Of Thrones mix and wrote a song for House Martell from the show and books, the southern kingdom of intrigue. You can hear the preview HERE. It features the house motto of “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken” in the chorus, which honestly sound like KSE lyrics already, haha. I am huge Killswitch fan and it sounds good, though The Sword still get most points for their GoT song from Gods Of The Earth about taking the black from before HBO even had a hit.
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Austin, TX heavy metal band The Sword have released a video for the song “The Veil of Isis” from their latest album Apocryphon. Apocryphon is The Sword’s fourth studio album and was released in October of 2012 via Razor & Tie Records.
You can listen to it here.
Frontman J.D. Cronsie had the following to say about the song: “it’s a little more metaphysical than a lot of our previous stuff. It talks a lot about cycles of nature and life and death and birth and transformation and death and rebirth.
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Texas heavy metallers, The Sword, have announced that they will begin recording their fourth album on June 25th. The new album will be titled “Apocryphon” and it will be produced by J. Robbins and recorded at Magpie Cage Studios with the album to be done by J.H. Williams III. The band expects to tour in October to support the new album.
“Apocryphon,” is expected to be released in the fall of 2012 through Razor And Tie Records.
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Texas heavy metal act, The Sword, have announced new tour dates with MonstrO and Kyuss. The tour is scheduled to begin September 16th in Toronto, Canada and end December 6th in Buffalo, New York. For the full tour schedule click here.
The Swords last album, “Warp Riders,” was released August 2010 though Kemado Records.
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Texas heavy metal band The Sword have posted the music video for the song “Night City.” Click here to watch.
The song is off the band’s latest album “Warp Riders,” which was released in August 2010 through Kemado Records
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Texas heavy metal band The Sword have announced rescheduled dates for their Warp Riders 2010 US tour. On October 11, 2010 original drummer Trivett Wingo announced his departure after 7 years with the band. This prompted the cancellation of the remaining US tour dates. Today the band has announced that they will be adding drummer Kevin Fender to the mix and rescheduling the US tour dates. The rescheduled tour will kick off November, 27th in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The band has also stated that all tickets for the previously cancelled shows will be honored at the rescheduled shows.
The Sword released their third studio album “Warp Riders” on August 24, 2010 through Kemado Records, and had been touring Europe in support of the album when Wingo departed the band.
To see a full list of tour dates click here.
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Austin metallers The Sword have announced the departure of original drummer Trivett Wingo after 7 years with the band. Both parties report that the split is an amicable one. However this has also forced the band to cancel their upcoming US tour dates. The band says they are working diligently to reschedule the cancelled tour dates.
Trivett Wingo released the following statement:
“It is with deep sadness that I am announcing my departure from The Sword. After nearly seven years and some of the most amazing adventures of a lifetime, I have arrived at a place where I am physically and emotionally unable to continue on as part of The Sword. If I could go any further, I would as I love the music and JD, Bryan and Kyle are people that I deeply respect, but I have reached a point where I just can’t do this anymore. I would like to thank the wonderful people who made this experience what it has been: the fans, the people that I have worked and all of the bands and musicians that have inspired me over the years. I thank you and apologize for any disappointment that this may cause anyone, not least of which The Sword.”
To read the official statement from the band click here.
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Texas heavy metal band The Sword have uploaded their entire soon to be released album “Warp Riders” for streaming on the band’s Myspace page. The album is due to hit the stores on August 23 and is being released through Kemado Records.
The band’s last studio album “Gods of the Earth” was released in April, 2008 also via Kemado Records.
For a full track listing click here.
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Escuela Grind is one of the most intense AND fun bands out right now in the extreme metal scene. Anyone who has seen the outfit live knows they put on a careening and death-defying show, blending elements of many of the heaviest sub genres into a world changing charge. It has been awesome discovering truly fired up and creative acts such as them, Habak or Hostilities this year, giving me hope for the next generation of ass kickers. When I heard Indoctrination I was hooked and feel blessed Escuela Grind were one of the first bands I caught live when shows revved up again. Long may they reign.
