by Metal Insider | Nov 1, 2012 | Metal By Numbers
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. While most of the East Coast is still struggling during the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, album sales across the board experienced a nice boost. And while some blonde...
by Bram Teitelman | Oct 23, 2012 | New Music, Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nRTBL1yUgY[/youtube] When we first heard about The Sword’s openers for their forthcoming tour, the main thought that came to mind was “who?” Now we have the answer to at least one of those questions. Eagle...
by Metal Insider | Oct 23, 2012 | New Music
When one big metal album drops on a particular day, it’s a good thing, even though it’s rare that no big albums are released in a given release week. When two big albums are released on the same day, it’s very good. When three come out on the same...
by Bram Teitelman | Oct 2, 2012 | Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeUOPr4HTlU[/youtube] The Sword’s video for the title track of their fourth album, Apocryphon, is pretty much what you’d expect from the Austin stoner metal band – and that’s a good thing. Expecting...
by Bram Teitelman | Sep 25, 2012 | New Music
The Sword’s Apocryphon wont’ be coming out until October 22nd on CD, vinyl and even cassette. However, you can head over to Rolling Stone to get your first taste of the album. “Veil of Isis” is what J.D. Cronise called “the most...