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Sunday, March 9th 2008
The Sword Announces U.s. And Uk Headlining Tours; Participation As Part Of 2008 Bonnaroo Music Festival
Austin, TX’s THE SWORD has announced both U.S. and United Kingdom headlining tours in support of its eagerly anticipated new album, Gods of the Earth.
THE SWORD will launch a UK headlining trek on March 25 in Nottingham. The tour will hit London’s Underworld venue on April 3. Support on THE SWORD tour will be provided by Oakland, CA quartet Saviours and San Francisco’s Black Cobra. On April 14, THE SWORD will kick off a west coast U.S. headlining run. The 13 city run will feature support from Slough Feg and Brooklyn progressive thrash trio Children. Additional THE SWORD U.S. headlining dates are expected to be announced in the immediate future. Additionally, THE SWORD have been announced as one of the featured artists of the 2008 Bonnaroo Music Festival, set to take place June 12-15 in Manchester, TN. Known for showcasing “some of the best performers in rock and roll, along with dozens of artists in complementary styles,” Bonnaroo 2008 will see THE SWORD perform alongside such acts as Metallica, Sigur Ros, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, The Raconteurs, M.I.A. and Willie Nelson. A full listing of upcoming THE SWORD live dates follows this message. Gods of the Earth is set to drop on April 1, 2008 via Kemado Records. The follow up to the band’s critically acclaimed debut Age of Winters, Gods of the Earth was recorded at Folkvang Studios in Austin, TX, and is said to be “more ambitious, more accomplished and simply bigger.” The final track listing for Gods of the Earth is as follows: 1.) The Sundering 2.) The Frost Giant’s Daughter 3.) How Heavy This Axe 4.) Lords 5.) Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians 6.) To Take the Black 7.) Maiden, Mother & Crone 8.) Under the Boughs 9.) The Black River 10.) The White Sea The first single from Gods of the Earth will be the track “Fire Lances Of The Ancient Hyperzephyrians”, which will be released as a limited edition 10” picture disc on March 18th. The vinyl-only release will also include the unreleased b-side, “Codex Corvidae”. To check out the Gods of the Earth E-card, featuring “Fire Lances Of The Ancient Hyperzephyrians,” as well as a sneak peak of the song’s music video, visit this location. THE SWORD deliver explosive songs, gripping live performances and a unique vision that combines metal’s beloved past with the forward-thinking enthusiasm of today’s hard music elite. Wielding a potent combination of intense songwriting chemistry and eye-opening creativity and talent, THE SWORD is one of heavy music’s most electrifying and looked-to new bands. THE SWORD features guitarist / vocalist J.D. Cronise, guitarist Kyle Shutt, bassist Bryan Richie and drummer Trivett Wingo.U.S. “Gods of the Earth” west coast tour (with support from Slough Feg + Children)
April 14 Lubbock, Texas Jake’s Sports Center
April 15 Albuquerque, New Mexico Launchpad
April 16 Phoenix, Arizona The Brickhouse
April 17 San Diego, California The Casbah
April 18 Los Angeles, California El Rey Theatre
April 19 San Francisco, California Slim’s
April 21 Pan Portland, Oregon Berbati’s
April 22 Seattle, Washington Neumo’s
April 24 Boise, Idaho Neurolux
April 25 Salt Lake City, Utah Club Vegas
April 26 Denver, Colorado Bluebird Theatre
April 28 Wichita, Kansas BarleyCorns
April 29 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Conservatory