The Sword discography

The Sword discography

The Sword performing in 2013. From left to right: Kyle Shutt, Jimmy Vela (back), J. D. Cronise, Bryan Richie.
Studio albums 5
Music videos 10
EPs 3
Singles 9
Box sets 1

The discography of The Sword, an American heavy metal band, consists of five studio albums, three extended plays (EPs), one box set, nine singles and ten music videos. Originally formed in 2003 by J. D. Cronise (vocals, guitar) with Kyle Shutt (guitar), Bryan Richie (bass) and Trivett Wingo (drums), the Austin, Texas-based band self-released its first EP Freya in 2004, before signing with Kemado Records in 2005.[1] The group recorded its debut album later in the year, and it was released in February 2006 as Age of Winters.[1][2] Following the inclusion of the track on the 2006 video game Guitar Hero II, "Freya" was released as the band's first single in September 2007,[2] followed in November by a split EP with Swedish band Witchcraft, to which The Sword contributed new track "Sea of Spears" and a cover version of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song".[1]

In 2008, the band released its second album Gods of the Earth, which was their first to chart when it reached number 102 on the US Billboard 200.[3] "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians" was released as the sole single from the album.[2] Age of Winters and Gods of the Earth were later released together in November 2008.[4] In March 2010 the band released a split single with Year Long Disaster, "Cold Sweat/Maiden, Mother & Crone", which was followed in August by the follow-up to Gods of the Earth, the concept album Warp Riders.[1][2] The album was supported by the release of singles "Tres Brujas" and "(The Night the Sky Cried) Tears of Fire", as well as a trilogy of music videos featuring "Tres Brujas", "Lawless Lands" and "Night City".[5]

Trivett Wingo left the band a few dates into the Warp Riders Tour and was replaced with Kevin Fender,[6] who played the rest of the dates until he was replaced in 2011 with Santiago "Jimmy" Vela III.[7][8] In March 2012 the band departed from Kemado Records and signed with Razor & Tie,[9] with the single release "Hammer of Heaven" following in May.[2] The band recorded its fourth album with producer J. Robbins in the summer, and Apocryphon was released in October 2012,[1][2] reaching a peak of 17 on the Billboard 200, the highest position for the band to date.[3] The band's fifth album, High Country, was released on August 21, 2015.[10] In 2016, the band released a recording of "John the Revelator" for Record Store Day.[11]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[3]		 US
Hard
[12]		 US
Heat
[13]		 US
Indie
[14]		 US
Rock
[15]		 US
Taste
[16]		 AUS
[17]		 GER
[18]		 UK
Rock
[19]
Age of Winters
  • Released: February 14, 2006
  • Label: Kemado
  • Formats: CD, LP
 — — — — — — — — —
Gods of the Earth
  • Released: March 31, 2008
  • Label: Kemado
  • Formats: CD, LP
 102 14 1 11 — 5 — — —
Warp Riders
  • Released: August 19, 2010
  • Label: Kemado
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
 42 5 — 8 15 6 — — 20
Apocryphon
  • Released: October 22, 2012
  • Label: Razor & Tie
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL
 17 2 — 3 4 5 — — 21
High Country
  • Released: August 21, 2015
  • Label: Razor & Tie
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
 30 4 — — 7 5 74 91 11
"—" denotes a release that did not register on that chart.

Box sets

List of box sets
Title Album details
Age of Winters/Gods of the Earth
  • Released: November 25, 2008
  • Label: Kemado
  • Format: 2xCD

Extended plays

List of extended plays
Title Album details
Freya
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: none (self-released)
  • Format: CD
The Sword/Witchcraft
(split EP with Witchcraft)
  • Released: November 13, 2007
  • Label: Kemado
  • Format: 7" vinyl
iTunes Festival: London 2010
  • Released: July 14, 2010
  • Label: Kemado
  • Format: DL

Singles

List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Freya" 2007 Age of Winters
"Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians" 2008 Gods of the Earth
"Cold Sweat" 2010 non-album single
"Tres Brujas" Warp Riders
"(The Night the Sky Cried) Tears of Fire"
"Hammer of Heaven" 2012 non-album single
"The Hidden Masters/Arcane Montane" 2014 Apocryphon
"High Country" 2015 High Country
"John the Revelator" 2016 non-album single

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director(s)
Title Year Director(s)
"Winter's Wolves" 2006 David Foote[20]
"Freya" Barnaby Roper[21]
"Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians" 2008 Michael Colao, Josh Litwhiler[22]
"Maiden, Mother & Crone" Artificial Army[23]
"How Heavy This Axe" Super!Alright![24]
"Tres Brujas" 2010 Artificial Army[25]
"Lawless Lands"
"Night City" 2011
"The Veil of Isis" 2012 Simon Chan[26]
"Cloak of Feathers" 2013 Rich Ragsdale[27]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Rivadavia, Eduardo. "The Sword Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Craftsmanship". The Sword. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Billboard 200". The Sword Album & Song Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Gods of the Earth/Age of Winters - The Sword". AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  5. ↑ "The Sword: 'Night City' Video Released". Blabbermouth.net (Roadrunner Records). March 31, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  6. ↑ "The Sword: Temporary Drummer Announced, U.S. Tour Dates Rescheduled". Blabbermouth.net (Roadrunner Records). November 4, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  7. ↑ Joe Robinson (October 17, 2011). "The Sword Name Santiago 'Jimmy' Vela III as Permanent Drummer". Loudwire. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  8. ↑ "The Sword Reveals New Drummer". MetalUnderground.com. October 17, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  9. ↑ "The Sword Sign New Worldwide Deal With Razor & Tie". Razor & Tie. March 24, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  10. ↑ "The Sword: 'High Country' Album Cover Unveiled; Title Track Streaming". Blabbermouth.net. July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  11. ↑ "The Sword Release Vinyl 7" Of "John The Revelator" For Record Store Day". Razor & Tie. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Hard Rock Albums". The Sword Album & Song Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Heatseekers Albums". The Sword Album & Song Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Independent Albums". The Sword Album & Song Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Rock Albums". The Sword Album & Song Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Tastemaker Albums". The Sword Album & Song Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  17. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (August 29, 2015). "ARIA Albums: Disturbed Debuts At No 1 In Australia". Noise11. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  18. ↑ "28 August, 2015". Top 100 Albums Charts (GfK Entertainment). Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  19. ↑ UK Rock Chart positions for The Sword albums:
  20. ↑ "The Sword; 'Winter's Wolves' Video to Make Fuse and MTV2 Network Premiere(s) This Weekend". Bravewords.com. March 24, 2006. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  21. ↑ "The Sword Completes Work On New Music Video". Blabbermouth.net. August 2, 2006. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  22. ↑ Kemado Records (March 24, 2008). "The Sword - Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians". YouTube. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  23. ↑ Kemado Records (April 28, 2008). "The Sword - Maiden, Mother & Crone (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  24. ↑ Kemado Records (October 29, 2008). "The Sword - How Heavy This Axe (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  25. ↑ "The Sword: 'Night City' Video Released". Blabbermouth.net. March 31, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  26. ↑ Martins, Chris (November 16, 2012). "The Sword Breed a Powerful She-Devil in 'Veil of Isis' Video". Spin (SpinMedia). Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  27. ↑ "The Sword: 'Cloak Of Feathers' Video Released". Blabbermouth.net. April 29, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2016.

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