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The new THE SWORD album “Apocryphon” will be released via Napalm Records in Europe! The band’s fourth longplayer will hit the streets on November 2nd and features cover art by legendary comic book artists J.H. Williams III (Batwoman, Promethea). The new songs were produced and mixed by J. Robbins (Clutch, Jawbox). THE SWORD will embark on a worldwide tour in support of “Apocryphon”.
Here are the US tour dates that have been announced so far:
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10/29 – Corpus Christi, TX – House Of Rock#
10/31 – Oklahoma City, OK – Acm#
11/01 – Little Rock, AR – Downtown Music Hall#
11/02 – Shreveport, LA – The Riverside Warehouse#
11/03 – Austin, TX – Fun Fun Fun Festival#
11/05 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theater#
11/06 – Minneapolis, MN – First Ave#
11/07 – Chicago, IL – Double Door#
11/08 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue#
11/09 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop#
11/10 – Covington, KY – The Thompson House#
11/11 – Detroit, MI – St Andrews Hall#
11/13 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer#
11/14 – New York, NY – Webster Hall#
11/15 – Pawtucket, RI – The Met#
11/16 – Cambridge, MA – Middle East Downstairs#
11/17 – Washington, DC – Rock & Roll Hotel#
11/19 – Birmingham, AL – Workplay#
11/20 – Orlando, FL – Beacham#
11/21 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade#
11/22 – Nashville, TN – Exit / In#
11/23 – Memphis, TN – Hi Tone#
11/24 – Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon#
12/02 – Tulsa, OK – Eclipse*
12/03 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar*
12/04 – Denver, CO – Bluebird*
12/05 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge*
12/06 – Boise, ID – Neurolux*
12/07 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne*
12/08 – Seattle, WA – Neumos*
12/10 – Sacramento, CA – Harlows*
12/11 – San Francisco, CA – Independent*
12/12 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey*
12/13 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick*
12/14 – Phoenix, AZ – Club Red*
12/15 – Tucson, AZ – Congress*
12/18 – Houston, TX – Fitzgeralds*
# w/ Gypsyhawk & Eagle Claw
* w/ Gypsyhawk & American Sharks
ALSO, Napalm Records will be handling Apocryphon over in Europe and the UK! We are very excited to show you the following release dates..
31.10.2012 Spain, Finland, Sweden, Greece
02.11.2012 Germany, Austria, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg
05.11.2012 UK & Rest of Europe
Having sold more than 200,000 units in the U.S. alone, THE SWORD is one of the major forces in heavy music today. Since its birth in the early 2000s, the Heavy Doom outfit from Austin, Texas has been releasing brilliant and epic albums, presenting countless fans with hymns and soon to be classics like “Freya” or “How Heavy this Axe”. Handpicked by Lars Ulrich, THE SWORD supported METALLICA on their “Death Magnetic” tour, playing more than 60 shows with the legendary Bay Area Thrashers. Last June, THE SWORD also participated in Metallica’s first annual Orion Music & More festival which was located on Bader Field in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Fun fact: THE SWORD appeared on Travel Channel’s highly rated show Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations-The Final Tour, which aired on Monday, September 3rd at 9 PM ET. The show was shot in March in Austin, Texas at the SXSW music festival. In this episode, THE SWORD introduces Bourdain to their branded hot sauce “Tears of Fire”. As of Tuesday September 4th, the sauce will be available for sale at http://www.tearsofjoysauces.com/product_info.php?cPath=53&products_id=647
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