The Sword discography

The Sword discography

The Sword performing live in 2013.
Studio albums 5
Live albums 1
Compilation albums 1
Music videos 10
EPs 2
Singles 11
Box sets 1

The discography of The Sword, an American heavy metal band, consists of five studio albums, one live album, one compilation album, two extended plays (EPs), one box set, eleven singles and ten music videos. Originally formed in Austin, Texas in 2003 by vocalist and guitarist John D. Cronise with guitarist Kyle Shutt, bassist Bryan Richie and drummer Trivett Wingo, the band issued a number of demos before signing with Kemado Records in 2005.[1] In February 2006, the band's debut full-length studio album Age of Winters was released.[1] Following the inclusion of the track on Guitar Hero II,[2] "Freya" was released as a single in 2007.[3] This was followed by a split EP with Swedish band Witchcraft, to which The Sword contributed new track "Sea of Spears" and a cover 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.[4] "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians" was released as the sole single from the album.[5] Age of Winters and Gods of the Earth were later released together in November 2008.[6] In March 2010 the band released a split single with Year Long Disaster, "Cold Sweat/Maiden, Mother & Crone", which was followed in August by Warp Riders.[1] The album was supported by the release of two singles – "Tres Brujas" and "(The Night the Sky Cried) Tears of Fire" – as well as a trilogy of music videos.[7] Warp Riders peaked at number 42 on the Billboard 200,[4] as well as reaching the top ten of the Hard Rock Albums, Independent Albums and Tastemaker Albums charts.[8][9][10]

Wingo left the band a few dates into the Warp Riders Tour and was replaced by Kevin Fender,[11] who played the rest of the dates until he was replaced in 2011 by Santiago "Jimmy" Vela III.[12] In March 2012 the band signed with Razor & Tie,[13] before releasing its fourth studio album Apocryphon in October that year.[1] The album was the band's first to reach the US top 20, peaking at number 17,[4] as well as the first to reach the top ten of the Top Rock Albums chart at a peak position of number 4.[14] The band's fifth album High Country was released in August 2015, charting in the US at number 30,[4] with the acoustic companion album Low Country released the following year reaching the top ten of the US Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart.[8] The Sword's first live album Greetings From... was released in May 2017.[1]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[4]		 US
Hard
[8]		 US
Indie
[9]		 US
Rock
[14]		 US
Taste
[10]		 AUS
[15]		 GER
[16]		 UK
[17]		 UK
Indie
[18]		 UK
Rock
[19]
Age of Winters
  • Released: February 14, 2006
  • Label: Kemado
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
 — — — — — — — — — —
Gods of the Earth
  • Released: March 31, 2008
  • Label: Kemado
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
 102 14 11 — 5 — — — 12 30
Warp Riders
  • Released: August 19, 2010
  • Label: Kemado
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
 42 5 8 15 6 — — — 26 20
Apocryphon
  • Released: October 22, 2012
  • Label: Razor & Tie
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL
 17 2 3 4 5 — — — 47 21
High Country
  • Released: August 21, 2015
  • Label: Razor & Tie
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL
 30 4 — 7 5 74 91 128 13 11
"—" denotes a release that did not register on that chart.

Live albums

List of live albums with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peaks
US
Hard
Sales
[20]		 US
Rock
Sales
[21]
Greetings From...
  • Released: May 5, 2017
  • Label: Razor & Tie
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
 10 43

Compilations

List of compilation albums with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions
US
Curr.
[22]		 US
Hard
[8]		 US
Rock
[14]		 US
Taste
[10]
Low Country
  • Released: September 23, 2016
  • Label: Razor & Tie
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
 97 10 32 24

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
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
"Seriously Mysterious" (acoustic) Low Country
"Maiden, Mother & Crone" (live) 2017 Greetings From...

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director(s)
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Winter's Wolves" 2006 David Foote [23]
"Freya" Barnaby Roper [24]
"Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians" 2008 Michael Colao, Josh Litwhiler [25]
"Maiden, Mother & Crone" Artificial Army [26]
"How Heavy This Axe" Super!Alright! [27]
"Tres Brujas" 2010 Artificial Army [28]
"Lawless Lands"
"Night City" 2011
"The Veil of Isis" 2012 Simon Chan [29]
"Cloak of Feathers" 2013 Rich Ragsdale [30]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rivadavia, Eduardo. "The Sword: Biography & History". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  2. ↑ Roper, Chris (October 9, 2006). "Guitar Hero II Final Tracklist Revealed". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Freya/Iron Swan - The Sword: Release Info". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Billboard 200: The Sword Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyria - The Sword: Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Gods of the Earth/Age of Winters - The Sword: Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  7. ↑ "The Sword: 'Night City' Video Released". Blabbermouth.net. March 31, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Hard Rock Albums". The Sword Album & Song Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  9. 1 2 "Independent Albums". The Sword Album & Song Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  10. 1 2 3 "Tastemaker Albums". The Sword Album & Song Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  11. ↑ "The Sword: Temporary Drummer Announced, U.S. Tour Dates Rescheduled". Blabbermouth.net. November 4, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  12. ↑ Robinson, Joe (October 17, 2011). "The Sword Name Santiago 'Jimmy' Vela III as Permanent Drummer". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  13. ↑ "The Sword Sign New Worldwide Deal With Razor & Tie". Razor & Tie. March 24, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  14. 1 2 3 "Rock Albums". The Sword Album & Song Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  15. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (August 29, 2015). "ARIA Albums: Disturbed Debuts At No 1 In Australia". Noise11. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  16. ↑ "28 August, 2015". Top 100 Albums Charts. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Chart: CLUK Update 29.08.2015 (wk35)". zobbel.de. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  18. ↑ UK Independent Albums Chart peak positions for The Sword albums:
  19. ↑ UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart peak positions for The Sword albums:
  20. ↑ "Greetings From... - The Sword: Hard Rock Album Sales". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Greetings From... - The Sword: Rock Album Sales". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Top Current Albums: October 15, 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  23. ↑ "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.
  24. ↑ "The Sword Completes Work On New Music Video". Blabbermouth.net. August 2, 2006. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  25. ↑ Kemado Records (March 24, 2008). "The Sword - Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians". YouTube. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  26. ↑ Kemado Records (April 28, 2008). "The Sword - Maiden, Mother & Crone (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  27. ↑ Kemado Records (October 29, 2008). "The Sword - How Heavy This Axe (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  28. ↑ "The Sword: 'Night City' Video Released". Blabbermouth.net. March 31, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  29. ↑ Martins, Chris (November 16, 2012). "The Sword Breed a Powerful She-Devil in 'Veil of Isis' Video". Spin. SpinMedia. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  30. ↑ "The Sword: 'Cloak Of Feathers' Video Released". Blabbermouth.net. April 29, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
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