The Sword have just announced U.S. headlining dates in support of its critically-acclaimed new album
Gods of the Earth. The band will headline a slew of off-dates while on tour supporting Metallica, who hand-picked the celebrated Austin, TX quartet on its upcoming North American tour, set to launch October 21 in Glendale, AZ.
Teaser clips for the Metallica/The Sword run can be viewed online at the locations below. In addition to headlining off-dates during the Metallica tour, The Sword will team up with Lamb of God for a string of shows this December.
The Sword’s brand new music video for the towering single “How Heavy this Axe” will make its world premiere this Tuesday, October 21 on MTV2. The kaleidoscopic clip, which pays homage to the classic Black Sabbath videos “Paranoid” and “Iron Man”, will also air as part of the network’s “Headbangers Ball: 20th Anniversary” programming. The week-long celebration, which will feature noteworthy interviews, archive footage from the program’s past 20 years, a roundtable discussion with ex-Headbangers Ball VJ’s and more will include the “How Heavy this Axe” video as part of the Saturday, October 25 edition of “Headbangers Ball”.
The Sword’s sophomore album
Gods of the Earth was released this past April on Kemado Records.
METALLICA/THE SWORD TEASER CLIPS Clip #1 Clip #2 THE SWORD ON TOUR
October 21 - Glendale, AZ @ Jobing Arena *
October 23 - Albuquerque, NM @ Tingley Coliseum *
October 25 - Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center *
October 26 - Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Arena *
October 27 - Minneapolis MN @ Triple Rock Social Club #
October 28 - Sioux Falls, SD @ Nuttys #
October 30 - Missoula, MT @ The Palace #
November 1 - Portland, OR @ Rose Quarter *
November 2 - Boise ID @ Neurolux #
November 3 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Energy Solutions Arena *
November 4 - Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center *
November 5 - Wichita, KS @ Barleycorns #
November 6 - Omaha, NE @ Qwest Center *
November 7 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge #
November 8 - Moline, IL @ iWireless Center *
November 9 - Columbus, @ OH Schottenstein Center *
November 10 - Nashville, TN @ Exit / In #
November 11 - Asheville, NC @ Stella Blue #
November 12 - Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theater #
November 14 - Hiltonhead, SC @ Shoreline Ballroom #
November 15 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade #
November 16 - Covington, KY @ Madhatter #
November 17 - St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center *
November 18 - Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center *
November 19 - Ft. Worth, TX @ Lola's #
November 20 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center *
November 21 - New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks #
November 22 - Little Rock, AR @ Alltel Arena *
November 23 - New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Arena *
December 1 - Seattle, WA @ Key Arena *
December 2 - Vancouver, BC @ GM Place *
December 4 - Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome *
December 6 - Saskatoon, SK @ Prairieland Exhibition Hall (w/ Lamb of God)
December 7 - Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place *
December 9 - Spokane, SK @ Knitting Factory Concert House (w/ Lamb of God)
December 10 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre (w/ Lamb of God)
December 11 - Chico, CA @ Senator Theatre (w/ Lamb of God)
December 12 - Ontario, CA @ Citizens Bank Arena *
December 13 - Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center *
December 15 - San Diego, CA @ Cox Arena *
December 17 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum *
December 19 - Ventura, CA @ Majestic Ventura Theatre (w/ Lamb of God)
December 20 - Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena *
January 12 - Milwaukee, WI @ Bradley Center *
January 13 - Detroit, MI @ Joe Louis Arena *
January 14 - Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel #
January 15 - Washington, DC @ Verizon Center *
January 16 - Westchester, PA @ The Note #
January 17 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center *
January 18 - Boston, MA @ TD Banknorth Center *
January 20 - Albany, NY @ Revolution #
January 21 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground #
January 22 - Buffalo, NY @ The Tralf #
January 23 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls #
January 24 - Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop #
January 25 - Columbus, OH @ Ravari Room #
January 26 - Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena *
January 29 - Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum *
January 31 - Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center *
* supporting Metallica
# headlining date
"The Sword believe in loud the way it used to be" - ROLLING STONE
"You know how Indians used to hunt buffalo by forcing them off a cliff, and they'd fall to the rocks? That's kind of what they sound like…like a bunch of bison being pushed over a cliff." – SPIN
“Purveyors of Shred…The Sword doesn’t simply rock, they battle.” – METRO NEW YORK
Kemado Records The Sword
http://www.myspace.com/thesword
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