The Sword will be celebrating New Year’s Eve (December 31) with a headlining show at The 13th Floor in Austin, TX. The Well will open. Tickets will be available on November 23.
The Sword have shared their cover of Jethro Tull‘s “Locomotive Breath.” The track is taken from Magnetic Eye Records’ new “Aqualung“ tribute album “Aqualung Redux.” That effort will be released on December 6 alongside another tribute record called “The Best Of Jethro Tull Redux.” Bassist Bryan Richie commented: “The Sword is definitely no stranger to…
The Sword have announced a new live album titled “Live At LEVITATION.” The effort features tracks recorded during past appearances at the LEVITATION festival in Austin, TX and it will be available on limited edition vinyl and digitally on October 11. Pre-orders can be found HERE. “Live At LEVITATION” Track Listing: 01. “Maiden, Mother &…
The Sword will be returning to the stage at this year’s Levitation Festival. This news comes after the band previously called it quits in 2022. The festival will take place across The Far Out Lounge, Hotel Vegas, Stubb’s, and Kingdom in Austin, TX on October 31 to November 3. Other artists set to perform include:…
The Sword’s J.D. Cronise has revealed that he actually has a writing credit on Rob Zombie’s “Virgin Witch.” The credit was given due to the track bearing similarities to The Sword’s “Freya.” Cronise tweeted the following about that: https://twitter.com/JDCronise/status/1640822781238558720 https://twitter.com/JDCronise/status/1640844534866141191 https://twitter.com/JDCronise/status/1640842722759131136 [via The PRP]
The 10th anniversary vinyl pressing of The Sword’s “Apocryphon” will now be released on December 16. The effort was previously set to be released earlier this month as part of Record Store Day’s Black Friday event. The band, who recently called it quits, commented: “UPDATE: Although initially announced as part of the RSD Black Friday…
The 10th anniversary vinyl pressing of The Sword’s “Apocryphon” has been delayed. The effort will now be released during next year’s Record Store Day (April 15). Interestingly, the band, who recently called it quits, were not aware of the date change: News to us but ok https://t.co/UMO7dsjaTp — The Sword (@TheSword) November 10, 2022
The Sword have officially called it quits. The news was confirmed by vocalist/guitarist John D. Cronise. Cronise said the following: “Hello friends, I find it my duty to inform you that, after much contemplation, I have reached the difficult conclusion that it’s time to bring The Sword‘s long and storied career to a close. When…
The Sword have booked some spring headlining shows with Sun Voyager and Nate Bergman around their tour with Clutch. Here’s the dates: 04/25 Baltimore, MD – Soundstage 04/26 Jersey City, NJ – White Eagle Hall 05/09 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave 05/16 Memphis, TN – Growlers
The Sword have announced a U.S. tour with Zombi. Here’s the dates: 02/24 Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall 02/25 Boise, ID – Neurolux 02/26 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre 02/28 Seattle, WA – Nuemos 03/01 Spokane, WA – Lucky Lounge 03/03 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall 03/04 Los Angeles,…
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