by Zach Shaw | Jun 27, 2015 | Festivals, News
Given the success of last year’s edition, it’s no surprise that Slipknot planned on bringing its destination festival Knotfest back to San Bernardino, CA this October. Now we know this year’s lineup, and it’s pretty damn impressive. Taking place October 24 and 25 at...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 5, 2015 | Metal Power Rankings, News
Welcome to Metal Power Rankings: Our weekly rankings take a number of factors into account: newsworthiness, record sales, internet buzz, word of mouth and overall importance in the genre. Ultimately, it’s subjective, but if a band generates enough buzz, they’ll wind...
by Alix Vallecillo | Jun 2, 2015 | New Music, News, Releases, Touring
A few years after The Sword’s 2012 album, Apocryphon, stoner outfit The Sword have announced the release of their upcoming full-length album titled High Country set to be released on August 21st via Razor & Tie. The follow up to Apocryphon was produced by...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 24, 2015 | News, Video Games
About ten years ago, the Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchise were a new and exciting fusion of music and video games. Many gamers were turned on to music, much of it heavy, by playing the games. Dragonforce and The Sword were among the bands that got popularity boosts...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 2, 2015 | In The Studio, News
There’s been a relative period of quiet from Austin’s The Sword, but that’s about to end. The band plan on entering the studio to record their fifth album in their hometown, starting on March 16th. The album will be produced by Adrian Quesada, and is...