The Sword have announced a 15th anniversary vinyl pressing of their 2010 album “Warp Riders.” The effort has been remixed and remastered and it will be released on Record Store Day (April 12). 4,000 copies will be available on “sea of pyres” colored vinyl. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Sword…
Last year, The Sword reunited for the Levitation Festival in Austin, TX and have since gone on to play several other shows. Now, the band have officially confirmed their return to active duty. The group’s next two shows are scheduled to take place at the Granada Theater in Dallas, TX on April 10 and the…
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 &…
John D. Cronise (The Sword) and Evan Diprima (Royal Thunder) have launched a new project called Gold Pyramid. Their new song, “Die Like A Champ,” can be found below:
Magnetic Eye Records are planning to release two new Jethro Tull tribute albums. This includes an “Aqualung“ tribute album called “Aqualung Redux” and another tribute record called “The Best Of Jethro Tull Redux.” Three of the participating artists have already been revealed including The Sword, Chris Goss (Masters Of Reality) and Alain Johannes (Eleven, ex-Queens…
A number of band-branded fingerboards have been released through IndieMerchstore. 66 boards are available including ones featuring designs from Aborted, AngelMaker, Carcosa, Cattle Decapitation, Crown Magnetar, Cynic, Despised Icon, Earthless, Infant Annihilator, Organectomy, Ov Sulfur, PeelingFesh, Red Fang, Signs Of The Swarm, The Red Chord, The Sword, The Zenith Passage, Thy Art Is Murder, and…
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]
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