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THE SWORD – “Cloak Of Feathers” Music Video Premiering On VEVO; On Tour With CLUTCH Commences On May 1st!

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock news, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on April 29, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

The Sword - Apocryphon - cover promo pic!

THE SWORD – In conjunction with their forthcoming tour supporting Clutch, The Sword today release their newest music video for Cloak Of Feathers. The video, directed by Rich Ragsdale, is the second from Apocryphon and is premiering today on VEVO.

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The Sword Tour Dates:

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Clutch Warm-Up Shows:

4/29  Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre

Clutch Tour Dates:

5/1     Richmond, VA @ The National

5/2     New York, NY @ Terminal 5

5/3     Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall

5/4     Portland, ME @ State Theatre

5/5     Boston, MA @ House of Blues Boston

5/7     Charlotte, NC @ Amos’ Southend

5/9     St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre

5/10   Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live

5/11   Orlando, FL @ House of Blues Orlando

5/12   Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall

5/14   New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues New Orleans

5/15   Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage Theatre

5/17   Philadelphia, PA @ The Electric Factory

5/18   Columbus, OH @ Rock on the Range Festival*

5/19   Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue

5/21   Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom

5/22   Fargo, ND @ Q98′s Q Zilla

5/23   Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theater

5/24   Pryor, OK @ Rocklahoma Festival*

5/25   Houston, TX @ House of Blues Houston

5/26   San Antonio, TX @ River City Rock Festival*

*Festivals

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As reported on the facebook page of THE SWORD:

Tour Edition of Apocryphon! Only 300 of these bad boys on Earth, and only available at our merch table.

The Sword - Tour Edition - Apocryphon - promo pic - 2013

Stone Says: WHOA! Now that’s what I call a super collectible slab of Rockin’ vinyl from THE SWORD! Only 300 exist on this planet! Stone wants one! Metal be thy name!!!

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THE SWORD:

John D. Cronise – voice, guitar

Kyle Shutt – guitar

Bryan Richie – bass

Santiago Vela III – drums

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For more info on THE SWORD, click on the links below!

facebook: The Sword

http://www.swordofdoom.com

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LONG LIVE THE SWORD.

LONG LIVE CLUTCH.

SUPER RARE VINYL FROM THE SWORD… RULES.

Stone.

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THE SWORD ANNOUNCE JUNE UK / EUROPEAN TOUR

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock news, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, stoner metal with tags , , , , , on April 3, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

The Sword - Apocryphon - cover promo pic!

NEW MERCHANDISE RELEASED FOR U.S. CLUTCH TOUR

The Sword will be going to the UK and Europe in June to play the major festivals, including appearances at the UK’s Download Festival, Nova Rock in Austria, Flame Fest in Italy, Earthshaker Days in Switzerland, Hellfest in France, Azkena Rock in Spain, Graspop in Belgium, Metal Town in Sweden, and Roskilde in Denmark. Off day headline shows will be performed in Germany, France, Spain, and Luxembourg. Two shows in Holland will be in support of Clutch.

In addition, the band will make available today two new bundles featuring a brand new t-shirt design. The two  new bundle options include t-shirt with Apocryphon CD and t-shirt with limited edition Apocryphon pressed on 180-gram Vinyl. Previous vinyl options have all sold out.  The bundles are available at thesword.merchnow.com

The Sword - US Clutch Tour - Bundles - promo

The new bundles are in support of the Clutch tour, which begins May 1st in Richmond, VA. Prior to the Clutch tour, the band will headline five warm up shows with Kyng as support (tour dates below).

The Sword Tour Dates:

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Clutch Warm-Up Shows

4/25  Memphis, TN @ Hi- Tone

4/26  Nashville, TN @ Exit/In

4/27  Savannah, GA @ The Jinx Nightclub

4/28  Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theatre

4/29  Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre

Clutch Tour Dates

5/1     Richmond, VA @ The National

5/2     New York, NY @ Terminal 5

5/3     Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall

5/4     Portland, ME @ State Theatre

5/5     Boston, MA @ House of Blues Boston

5/7     Charlotte, NC @ Amos’ Southend

5/9     St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre

5/10   Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live

5/11   Orlando, FL @ House of Blues Orlando

5/12   Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall

5/14   New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues New Orleans

5/15   Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage Theatre

5/17   Philadelphia, PA @ The Electric Factory

5/18   Columbus, OH @ Rock on the Range Festival*

5/19   Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue

5/21   Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom

5/22   Fargo, ND @ Q98′s Q Zilla

5/23   Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theater

5/24   Pryor, OK @ Rocklahoma Festival*

5/25   Houston, TX @ House of Blues Houston

5/26   San Antonio, TX @ River City Rock Festival*

*Festivals

The Sword - Apocryphon - cover promo pic!

Europe/ UK Tour Dates

6/14  UK @ Download

6/16  Austria @ Nova Rock

6/17  Germany @ Augsburg / Kantine

6/18  Germany @ Konstanz / Kulturladen

6/19  Italy @ Flame Fest

6/20  Switzerland @ Earthshaker Days

6/21  Germany @ Saarbruken / Garage

6/23  France @ Hellfest

6/24  France @ Lyon / Transbo Club

6/25  France @ Toulouse

6/26  Spain @ Barcelona / Razzamatazz 3

6/27  Spain @ Valencia / Rock City

6/28  Spain @ Azkena Rock

6/30  Belgium @ Graspop

7/1    Netherlands @ Burgerweeshuis / Deventer

7/2    Netherlands @ Eindoven / Effenaar

7/3    Luxembourg @ Luxembourg / Rockhaul Club

7/4    Germany @ Suligen Reload Festival Warm Up

7/6    Sweden @ Metal Town

7/7    Denmark @ Roskilde

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(Source: THE SWORD Newsletter)

For more info on THE SWORD, click on the links below!

http://www.swordofdoom.com

facebook: The Sword

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LONG LIVE THE SWORD.

LONG LIVE CLUTCH.

Stone.

THE SWORD – January 2013 UK & European Tour Dates > Cities & Venues Listed

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal bands, Metal, metal music, Music, rock concerts, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on January 8, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

The Sword - Apocryphon - cover promo pic!

January Tour Dates

CLICK HERE for Tickets

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January 8 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Academy 3

January 9 – Bristol, UK – Fleece

January 10 – London, UK – Underworld

January 12 – Antwerp, Belgium – Muzickcentrum Trix

January 13 – Nijmegen, Netherlands – Doornroosje

January 14 – Cologne, Germany – Underground

January 15 – Berlin, Germany – Magnet Club

January 16 – Hamburg, Germany – LOGO Hamburg

January 18 – Goteborg, Sweden – Sticky Fingers

January 19 – Stockholm, Sweden – Debaser Slussen

January 21 – Helsinki, Finland – Tavastia

January 22 – Tampere, Finald – Klubi

January 24 – Oslo, Norway – John Dee

January 25 – Karlstad, Sweden – Rockbaren

January 26 – Malmo, Sweden – Debaser Malmo

January 27 – Vesterbro, Denmark – Lille Vega

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For more info on THE SWORD, click on the links below!

http://www.swordofdoom.com

facebook: The Sword

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LONG LIVE THE SWORD.

Stone.

THE SWORD – APOCRYPHON Tour Dates, Europe & UK Release Info, Album Track Listing & Cover Art

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news, stoner metal, stoner rock with tags , , , , , , on September 24, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

THE SWORD – The fourth studio album from THE SWORD, Apocryphon, will be released in North America on October 22nd via Razor & Tie. This Metal band from Austin Texas will also be embarking on a wide-scale tour of the U.S., beginning on October 29th in Corpus Christi, Texas! THE SWORD will be supported by Gypsyhawk, Eagle Claw and American Sharks on dates noted.

Check out the Apocryphon tour schedule below! Album release dates for Europe and the UK are below, as well as the track listing for Apocryphon:

THE SWORD – APOCRYPHON TOUR 2012:

10/29 – Corpus Christi, TX – House Of Rock#

10/31 – Oklahoma City, OK – Acm#

11/01 – Little Rock, AR – Downtown Music Hall#

11/02 – Shreveport, LA – The Riverside Warehouse#

11/03 – Austin, TX – Fun Fun Fun Festival#

11/05 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theater#

11/06 – Minneapolis, MN – First Ave#

11/07 – Chicago, IL – Double Door#

11/08 – Columbus, OH – The A&R Bar#

11/09 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop#

11/10 – Covington, KY – Madison Theater#

11/11 – Detroit, MI – St Andrews Hall#

11/13 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer#

11/14 – New York, NY – Webster Hall#

11/15 – Pawtucket, RI – The Met#

11/16 – Cambridge, MA – Middle East Downstairs#

11/17 – Washington, DC – Rock & Roll Hotel#

11/19 – Birmingham, AL – Workplay#

11/20 – Orlando, FL – Beacham#

11/21 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade#

11/22 – Nashville, TN – Exit / In#

11/23 – Memphis, TN – Hi Tone#

11/24 – Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon#

12/02 – Tulsa, OK – Eclipse*

12/03 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar*

12/04 – Denver, CO – Bluebird*

12/05 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge*

12/06 – Boise, ID – Neurolux*

12/07 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne*

12/08 – Seattle, WA – Neumos*

12/10 – Sacramento, CA – Harlows*

12/11 – San Francisco, CA – Independent*

12/12 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey*

12/13 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick*

12/14 – Phoenix, AZ – Club Red*

12/15 – Tucson, AZ – Congress*

12/18 – Houston, TX – Fitzgeralds*

# w/ Gypsyhawk & Eagle Claw

* w/ Gypsyhawk & American Sharks

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As reported on Sword Of Doom.com:

ALSO, Napalm Records (www.napalmrecords.com) will be handling Apocryphon over in Europe and the UK! We are very excited to show you the following release dates:

31.10.2012 Spain, Finland, Sweden, Greece

02.11.2012 Germany, Austria, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg

05.11.2012 UK & Rest of Europe

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ALSO: Check out these really cool Apocryphon bundles & merch below! You can buy any or all of this amazing stuff by clicking here: http://www.swordofdoom.com

Hey… I see a cassette tape is also available too! Metal be thy name! Whoa!

THE SWORD APOCRYPHON – Track Listing:

01. The Veil Of Isis

02. Cloak Of Feathers

03. Arcane Montane

04. The Hidden Masters

05. Dying Earth

06. Execrator

07. Seven Sisters

08. Hawks & Serpents

09. Eyes Of The Stormwitch

10. Apocryphon

DELUXE EDITION – Bonus Tracks:

11. Arrows In The Dark (Live at Emo’s / Austin, TX)

12. Barael s Blade (Live at Stubb’s BBQ / Austin, TX)

13. The Chronomancer II: Nemesis (Live at Stubb’s BBQ / Austin, TX)

14. Ebethron (Live at Stubb’s BBQ / Austin, TX)

15. Cheap Sunglasses

(Photo Credit: Sandy Carson)

THE SWORD:

John D. Cronise – voice, guitar

Kyle Shutt – guitar

Bryan Richie – bass

Santiago Vela III – drums

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(Sourcehttp://www.swordofdoom.com)

LONG LIVE THE SWORD.

Stone.

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