Few modern-day metal bands can match the muscular riffing of the Austin, Texas quartet the Sword. Comprised of J. D. Cronise (vocals, guitar), Kyle Shutt (guitar), Bryan Richie (bass) and Jimmy Vela ...

There’s no rest for the heavy. When Austin metalheads the Sword left the stage at Metallica’s Orion Music + More Festival in Atlantic City at the end of June, they headed straight to Magpie Cage ...

Austin, Texas’ sci-fi metal masters the Sword stocked their October 22 album Apocryphon with fantastical lyrics and rollercoaster riffs, but it also evinces a new and exciting rawness. Credit this ...

The Sword are back with the new album 'Apocryphon,' and Loudwire is giving you a chance to win a prize pack featuring a baseball tee, a 24"x36" 'Apocryphon' poster, an autographed 'Apocryphon' CD and ...

The Sword caught the attention of critics and fans alike with their first three albums, and the band has steadily developed a strong following through relentless touring. Now, the Texas quartet is ...

If ever there was the perfect soundtrack for fighting dragons atop fire-kissed mountains, The Sword has written it. Hailing from Austin, Texas, the heavy metal band released its fourth album, ...

The Sword have announced their next album and first since signing to Razor & Tie earlier this year. The record is titled Apocryphon and is due out October 22, 2012. For this particular recording, the ...

A ritual, a preparation, a song, a spell, a performance. The body dissolves into cinematic space, melding flesh and film. Featuring performance artist [M] Dudeck with music by Brandon Michael. Play it ...

Instead, each track is its own beast, and Apocryphon offers plenty of mindless indulgence: The very Sabbath-y The Hidden Masters and Seven Sisters, the rampaging Dying Earth, or the progressive ...