[VIDEO] The Sword – ‘Tres Brujas’

“Tres Brujas”, The Sword’s first video as part of their self-described “Post-Apocalyptic Western Trilogy” premiered earlier today and is very much everything one could have expected – blood, gadgets, samurai swords and hard rocking spacy jams in ….ermmm space! Check out the video below. Warp Riders, the new The Sword record, is out this week via Kemado Records. You can download the song here.

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Download: The Sword – ‘Tres Brujas’

A few weeks ago I captioned the The Sword’s album art for the metal stalwarts upcoming new album “Warp Riders”. Today, the band handed their fans out an awesome treat by releasing their first single “Tres Brujas” up for free download. As expected, the track is simply killer – packed with heavy riffs, pounding drums and barely passable vocals. Also, according to the band’s most recent press release, a three part music videos series which…

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The Sword’s new album art is from a universe far far away

I first saw The Sword when they opened for Metallica two years ago and they simply blew my mind away with their hypnotic blend of stoner metal and hard banging riffs. These guys know how to stimulate your psychic, I’m telling you. Covered above is the new album art for the Austinites upcoming third studio album, “Warp Riders.” Appropriately for a “psychedelic space opera” concept record, the cover, by artist Dan McPharlin, perfectly illustrates the…

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