the sword " gods of the earth " label: kemado release date: 4/1/08 if you liked their first album then you'll like this one. mp3 | the sword - fire lances of the ancient hyperzephyrians
ARTIST: The Sword Release mp3 from Highly Anticipated New Album Gods of the Earth out April 1 DATE: 03-07-08 WRITER: Aaron Autrand PHOTO: Timothy Norris Metal messiahs The Sword are offering fans a sneak peek at their upcoming album Gods of the Earth by releasing a free mp3 of "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians," the first single off the Kemado-minted album which hits stores on April 1st. Prepare to have your face blown [view more]
The Sword - To Take the Black (Kemado 2008) The Sword - Gods of the Earth / Kemado Dead Meadow's new album Old Growth came out recently, and maybe you'll see Michael's review for it here soon. If not, here is what we both agree on without giving away some of the zingers of his write-up: It lacks something that made the band such a big deal in the first place: psychedelic flourish. The epic, larger-than-your-living room element of expansive exploration that preceded their move to [...]
With Valentine's Day rapidly approaching, I think it's high-time we all take a step back and evaluate where we are in our lives. What, you don't do that each February 14th? Really? I'm alone on this one? Whatever, you're all a bunch of fags. Inevitably, a ton of you dorks are going to have relationships terminated on that day by someone you love. "Why on earth would someone choose Valentine's Day as the perfect day to dump somebody," you ask? Isn't the answer obvious, retard? People are cold, calculating assholes. That's why. They're sadists, and they want to [...]
Remember way back in early '06 when The Sword was all the hipster metal rage, and their debut album Age of Winters fucking slayed? Whatever happened to those fuckers? Last I heard, they were possibly tapped to open for Metallica (did that ever happen?), and that was quite a while ago. Maybe they got burnt out from all the constant touring and the massive hoopla surrounding their hype...or maybe they're just patiently biding their time before recording another album...either way, this is a really long time, and the longer they wait, the more spectacular any new [...]
for a cold night like this, we recommend this electic mix, accompanied by a coffee or scotch, or coffee and scotch and a roaring fire. in lieu of a fireplace, you can just cuddle up to your stove...which is not at all what we do here at fotophonic...right, so, enjoy. Grandaddy - Alan Parsons in a Winter Wonderland (mp3) Iron & Wine - Faded From the Winter (mp3) Sufjan Stevens - Sister Winter (mp3) The Sword - Winter's Wolves (mp3) Bishop Allen [...]
Austin's The Sword may not be reinventing the wheel with their vintage stoner-doom bigriffs, medieval themes, and general bad-assery, but they do what they do with such efficiency and fervor that it hardly matters. Their "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" approach is commendable and, though they'll certainly never see any accolades for innovation absent some drastic shift in artistic direction, they manage to explore a style of music that's been done countless times before without sounding wholly derivative. In short, The Sword take a tried-and-true formula and give it new life. Last week, they [...]
It's not that the Big Apple is lacking for live music this week, but the only show that's a definite for me is tonight's medieval metal meltdown at Bowery Ballroom featuring The Sword along with Black Cobra and Valient Thorr . Check out the mp3 below for "Under the Boughs," which appeared on Kemado 's spectacular Invaders compilation last year. The song will also reportedly be finding its way onto The Sword's yet-to-be-named sopohmore full-length, due early 2008. Thursday 12/6 - The Sword, Valient Thorr, [...]
MP3: The Sword - Under The Boughs It's new release Tuesday, and I could name a few gems that came out today, but fuck it. It snowed, which means it's time to bust out "Age Of Winters" on your way to the shop to pick up the new split 12 inch the Sword did with Witchcraft that came out last week. Killer. And you can throw this gem in your iPod to listen to in the car. It's [...]
EAR FARM's Three for Free: three EF approved, free and legal MP3s posted each week. This week, three tracks from artists on Kemado Records . All of these songs, though currently hosted on EF's server, were originally found on the Kemado site in their downloads section. Click on the artist name to go to their site, click on the song name to listen to the song. Listen: The Sword - "Freya" Marissa Nadler - "Diamond Heart" [...]
This week is Medeski, Martin & Wood week over at The Late Greats The Duke has already posted some great stuff from The Wood Brothers , John Medeski with Sex Mob and a review of Martin & Medeski's Mago . When The Duke told me about this idea I suggested a couple of other MM&W related projects for the series. MM&W are serious music cats who command respect in the [...]
Whether you are an avid heavy metal enthusiast or occasionally just feel the need for something a little louder than usual after yet another five-day stint feeling like a chump in your business casual uniform, the Sword might come to your defense. Hailing from Austin, this "retro-metal" four-man band has been gaining steam for the last several years culminating with the well-received release of Age of Winters (2006), on the Kemado Records label. After I encouraged a friend to give it a listen, he likened the album to "Wolfmother on steroids." [...]
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Q: Why a top 33? A: I don't know. Stop bugging me. Here's the Top 33 Free MP3s of 2006 a/k/a The Year In Hotlinks: Let's start with Number 1. Listen: "Winter's Wolves" (mp3) by The Sword Comment: Song Of The Year! Watch: Winter's Wolves Here's the rest in reverse order... 33. "Laser Life" (insound mp3) by [...]
DOWNLOAD: Trivium - For Whom the Bell Tolls (live Metallica cover) (MP3) NYC venue Avalon seems to be hanging on for at least a little bit longer. Tickets went on sale for the Cramps @ MoFo (Sept 3). Also there's Michael Brook on September 16th and Trivium on October 11th (with the Sword & Protest the Hero ). DOWNLOAD: The Sword - Winter Wolves (MP3) All [...]
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