Swords (band)

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Swords
Background information
Origin	Portland, Oregon, USA
Genre(s)	Indie rock
Years active	1999–2006
Label(s)	Arena Rock Recording Co. Absolutely Kosher Records
Members
Joey Ficken Corey Ficken Liza Rietz Ryan Stowe Evan Railton Jeff Gardner
Former members
Amy Annelle Sierra Collum Brooke Crouser

Swords is an American indie rock band that formed in 1999 in Portland, Oregon. The band took their name from the idea of being "hired assassins of rock". The current lineup has been together since Spring of 2000. The name of the band was shortened to Swords from The Swords Project in 2003. In May of 2006, the band announced they would be breaking up, but would most likely continue working together in various other music projects.

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 As Swords 1.2 As The Swords Project 2 Members 2.1 Current Members 2.2 Previous Members 3 Contemporaries 4 External Links

[edit] Discography

[edit] As Swords

• Metropolis (2005)

[edit] As The Swords Project

• The Swords Project EP (2001)
• Entertainment Is Over If You Want It (2003)

[edit] Members

[edit] Current Members

• Joey Ficken (Drums)
• Corey Ficken (Bass guitar/vocals)
• Liza Rietz (Violin/accordion/melodica/keyboards)
• Ryan Stowe (Baritone guitar)
• Evan Railton (Electronics/drums/keyboards)
• Jeff Gardner (Guitar)

[edit] Previous Members

• Amy Annelle (Guitar)
• Sierra Collum (Violin & Viola)
• Brooke Crouser (Keyboards & Melodica)

[edit] Contemporaries

Tarentel
The Six Parts Seven
Priestess

[edit] External Links

• Swords at Arena Rock Recording Co.
• Swords on the All Music Guide
• Swords on MySpace