WHAT UP WITH THE SWORD?!?
Remember way back in early ’06 when The Sword was all the hipster metal rage, and their debut album Age of Winters fucking slayed? Whatever happened to those fuckers? Last I heard, they were possibly tapped to open for Metallica (did that ever happen?), and that was quite a while ago. Maybe they got burnt out from all the constant touring and the massive hoopla surrounding their hype…or maybe they’re just patiently biding their time before recording another album…either way, this is a really long time, and the longer they wait, the more spectacular any new material needs to be.
So I looked around online for a minute, and quickly discovered that The Sword is indeed recording a new album, due out in March ’08. Holla! I also learned that in the last couple years, not only did the band open for Lacuna Coil, In Flames, and Clutch in the States, but also Lamb of fuckin God over in Japan. That’s an eclectic line-up, no?
We may have to wait a few more months for the new record, but in the meantime, click on through to watch a couple noteworthy clips of unfamiliar (new?) songs performed by The Sword…
Some YouTube dude named Zodiacjack thinks this is a new song, and I will admit I have not heard this one either so I’m gonna go ahead and agree…very similar to the last batch of tracks, but pretty tasty nonetheless. I still think the drummer plays like how a Southern man would beat his kids — sturdy, whiskey-soaked, and strong.
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And here’s The Sword covering the ZZ Top song “Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings”. We need more ZZ Top in our lives, don’t we?
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Chekka check out The Sword on MySpace
Listen to my favorite Sword song, “Lament for the Aurochs”
-KW
