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The Sword Are Calling It Quits

PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2022

After six albums in just shy of two decades of music-making, Austin, TX-founded heavies the Sword have announced their breakup. In a state...

The Sword Guitarist Says Metallica's Kirk Hammett Had "The Best Weed I Ever Smoked"

PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2020

The Sword are no strangers to High Country; the deluxe edition for that album came with a whole smoke shop's worth of goodies to ascend to...

Watch the Sword Cover Rush's "Working Man"

PUBLISHED Aug 6, 2020

Before the pandemic upended live music, the Sword were set to accompany Primus for a tour on which the headliners would perform Rush's A Fa...

Primus to Cover Rush's 'A Farewell to Kings' on Summer Tour

PUBLISHED Feb 18, 2020

Primus have announced plans to pay homage to Rush with a North American tour this summer, when they will perform the legendary Canadian tri...

The Sword Announce Hiatus, Cancel Australian Tour

PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2018

Ahead of some U.S. tour dates in support of their Used Future LP, the Sword have announced plans to go on hiatus. "After 15 years of nonst...

The Sword

Used Future

PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2018

Charting the evolution of their sound, the Sword could be seen as undergoing an evolution akin to that of Mastodon, but less successfully....

The Sword Return with Acoustic 'Low Country' LP

PUBLISHED Aug 11, 2016

A little over a year after exploring the High Country, Texas doom outfit the Sword are gearing up to explore their 2015 LP in an acoustic m...

The Sword and Royal Thunder Team Up for Spring North American Tour

PUBLISHED Jan 28, 2016

It wasn't too long ago that Texas metal warriors the Sword took the songs from their High Country LP to the North American masses, but a mo...