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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With their newest album, Apocryphon, due out October 22, the Sword will be making an appearance on the Travel Channel’s show Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations on September 3. Most interestingly, ...

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’s J.D. Cronise is resigned that most people who pick up the Austin, Texas, hard rock band’s fourth album, “Apocryphon,” will figure “it’s still just about wizard castles and riding dragons ...

First thing's first: Last week's winner! Congratulations to K4rate3 HABEEB who had me laughing at loud at his entry: I dont always play guitar but when I do I use Dos Neckis He'll be getting a copy of ...

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 ...

I’m glad that bands like The Sword still exist to lead impressionable metal kids down endless paths of boogie and stoner-rock. Since they started coming to Houston — playing the now-shuttered Walter’s ...

The Sword's J.D. Cronise is resigned that most people who pick up the Austin, Texas, hard rock band's fourth album, "Apocryphon," will figure "it's still just about wizard castles and riding dragons ...