Tag Archives: The Sword

The Sword call it quits

Posted by on October 20, 2022

  After four years since the announcement of their hiatus, The Sword have unfortunately, officially called it a day. Frontman John D. Cronise issued the following statement via the Texas metal outfit’s Instagram: “Hello friends, I find it my duty to inform you that, after much contemplation, I have reached the difficult conclusion that it’s […]

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Concert Calendar (4/26-5/1) | Welcome to Bonkers, $6.66: Destruction, Yngwie Malmsteen, & more

Posted by on April 26, 2022

    Hey, ya’ll! Thanks very much for checking out this post. What on earth has happened to this April? Oh yeah, the almighty return of bands touring again happened. And it is way better than last year, which there’s no need to talk about here, considering we all know what went down. Anyway, things […]

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Clutch announces North American tour set for spring 2022

Posted by on January 19, 2022

  Maryland’s Clutch are hitting the road for a North American trek in March of this year. The tour will consist of two legs, the first supported by Eyehategod and Tigercub (March 16 – April 10th), with the second featuring The Sword and Nate Bergman (April 27th – May 22). Tickets will be available this […]

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Fourteen tour, livestream, festival & event updates – 4/28

Posted by on April 28, 2021

  From movie premieres to livestreams and festivals, here are fourteen events recently announced.   01) Vreid announce worldwide film premiere     Vreid have announced the premiere of their film, WIld North West, which is the same title as their upcoming album, out Friday (30th) via Season of Mist. The film will premiere worldwide […]

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Metal By Numbers 7/1: Lamb Of God are back in the top 5

Posted by on July 1, 2020

  Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   Of the 13 new debuts listed below, five of them come from bands that haven’t released a new album for at least five years. Lamb Of God is at the top, and […]

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Metal By Numbers 6/17: The Ghost Inside the top 5

Posted by on June 17, 2020

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   Motor vehicle accidents have changed the course of many bands, and The Ghost Inside joined that unfortunate club back in 2015. Since then they’ve provided a steady steam of updates on their road […]

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Coronavirus: Primus ‘A Tribute To Kings’ tour w/ Wolfmother, The Sword & Battles POSTPONED

Posted by on May 1, 2020

  Primus has announced their A Tribute To Kings tour with Wolfmother, The Sword and Battles is postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.    Read the full statement below: “The upcoming “Primus: A Tribute To Kings” tour is being rescheduled. Primus has been looking forward to celebrating this legendary Rush album, but want to […]

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The Sword to release two career spanning compilations in June

Posted by on April 8, 2020

  The Sword have returned from their hiatus and have a heap of surprises for their fans. The Austin, TX metallers have announced two career-spanning collections, which will be released simultaneously showcasing their career spanning over fifteen years. On June 5th, the group will release Conquest of Kingdoms, a three-disc vinyl collection of rarities and […]

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Primus announce ‘A Tribute to Kings’ tour w/ Wolfmother, The Sword and Battles

Posted by on February 18, 2020

Primus have announced a massive summer tour. The trek is a tribute to Rush as the funk metallers will play the Canadian rock legends’ 1977 classic album, A Farewell To Kings, in full along with their own material. The trek is scheduled to kick off on May 26th in Irving, TX and will run through […]

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60 bands disbanded in the 21st Century so far (2000-2020)

Posted by on January 10, 2020

As we saw with bands such as Mötley Crüe, Rage Against the Machine, Vio-lence, Mr.Bungle, Possessed, Exhorder, and many more that have disbanded/went on a hiatus and returned, there’s always a chance for a group to reform. They can also reappear for a quick reunion just to disappear again and sometimes come back once more, […]

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