The Sword

Stoner Metal / Doom Metal / Heavy Metal / Hard Rock

2003

Studio Album

Age of Winters *2006*

1. Celestial Crown

2. Barael's Blade

3. Freya

4. Winter's Wolves

5. The Horned Goddess

6. Iron Swan

7. Lament for the Auroch

8. March of the Lor

9. Ebethron

Line-up

Bryan Richie  #  Bass

J. D. Cronise  #  Vocals, Guitars

Trivett Wingo  #  Drums, Percussion

Kyle Shutt  #  Guitars

Gods Of The Earth *2008*

1. The Sundering

2. The Frost-Giant's Daughter

3. How Heavy This Axe

4. Lords

5. Fire Lances Of The Ancient Hyperzephyrians

6. To Take The Black

7. Maiden, Mother & Crone

8. Under The Boughs

9. The Black River

10. The White Sea

11. Untitled

Line-up

J. D. Cronise  #  Vocals, Guitars

Kyle Shutt  #  Guitars

Trivett Wingo  #  Drums, Percussion

Bryan Richie  #  Bass

Warp Riders *2010*

1. Acheron / Unearthing the Orb

2. Tres Brujas

3. Arrows in the Dark

4. The Chronomancer I: Hubris

5. Lawless Lands

6. Astraea's Dream

7. The Warp Riders

8. Night City

9. The Chronomancer II: Nemesis

10. (The Night the Sky Cried) Tears of Fire

Line-up

John D. Cronise  #  Vocals, Guitars

Kyle Shutt  #  Guitars

Bryan Richie  #  Bass

Trivett Wingo  #  Drums

Guest Musicians

Matt Bayles  #  Synthesizer, Organ

Apocryphon *2012*

1. The Veil of Isis

2. Cloak of Feathers

3. Arcane Montane

4. The Hidden Masters

5. Dying Earth

6. Execrator

7. Seven Sisters

8. Hawks and Serpents

9. Eyes of the Stormwitch

10. Apocryphon

Line-up

Bryan Richie  #  Bass

Kyle Shutt  #  Guitars

J. D. Cronise  #  Vocals, Guitars

Santiago Vela III  #  Drums

High Country *2015*

1. Unicorn Farm

2. Empty Temples

3. High Country

4. Tears like Diamonds

5. Mist and Shadow

6. Agartha

7. Seriously Mysterious

8. Suffer No Fools

9. Early Snow

10. The Dreamthieves

11. Buzzards

12. Silver Petals

13. Ghost Eye

14. Turned to Dust

15. The Bees of Spring

Line-up

Bryan Richie  #  Bass

Kyle Shutt  #  Guitars

J. D. Cronise  #  Vocals, Guitars

Santiago Vela III  #  Drums

Guest Musicians

Mark Gonzales  #  Trombone (9)

Gilbert Elorreagab  #  Trumpet (9)

Josh Levy  #  Saxophone (9)

Jazz Mills  #  Vocals (backing) (3, 7, 10)

Kino Esparza  #  Vocals (backing) (10)

Low Country *2016*

1. Unicorn Farm

2. Empty Temples

3. High Country

4. Mist & Shadow

5. Seriously Mysterious

6. Early Snow

7. The Dreamthieves

8. Buzzards

9. Ghost Eye

10. The Bees of Spring

Line-up

Bryan Richie  #  Bass, Synthesizer

Kyle Shutt  #  Guitars

J. D. Cronise  #  Vocals, Guitars

Santiago Vela III  #  Drums, Percussion

Used Future *2018*

1. Prelude

2. Deadly Nightshade

3. Twilight Sunrise

4. The Wild Sky

5. Intermezzo

6. Sea of Green

7. Nocturne

8. Don't Get Too Comfortable

9. Used Future

10. Come and Gone

11. Book of Thoth

12. Brown Mountain

13. Reprise

Line-up

Bryan Richie  #  Bass

Kyle Shutt  #  Guitars

J. D. Cronise  #  Vocals, Guitars

Santiago Vela III  #  Drums

EP

(The Night the Sky Cried) Tears of Fire *2010*

Side A

1. (The Night the Sky Cried) Tears of Fire

Side B

2. Farstar

Line-up

Bryan Richie  #  Bass

Kyle Shutt  #  Guitars

J. D. Cronise  #  Vocals, Guitars

Trivett Wingo  #  Drums

Guest Musicians

Matt Bayles  #  Organ, Synthesizers

iTunes Festival: London 2010 *2010*

1. Freya (live)

2. Arrows in the Dark (live)

3. Winter's Wolves (live)

4. To Take the Black (live)

5. The Horned Goddess (live)

Line-up

Bryan Richie  #  Bass

Kyle Shutt  #  Guitars

J. D. Cronise  #  Vocals, Guitars

Trivett Wingo  #  Drums

Live Album

Greetings from... *2017*

1. Buzzards

2. The Chronomancer I: Hubris

3. Maiden, Mother & Crone

4. Tears like Diamonds

5. Mist and Shadow

6. Agartha

7. Tres Brujas

8. John the Revelator (Blind Willie Johnson cover)

9. The Horned Goddess

Line-up

Bryan Richie  #  Bass

Kyle Shutt  #  Guitars

John D. Cronise  #  Vocals, Guitars

Santiago Vela III  #  Drums

Compilation

Chronology: 2006-2018 *2020*

Disc 1

1. Freya

2. Winter's Wolves

3. The Horned Goddess

4. Iron Swan

5. How Heavy This Axe

6. Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians

7. Maiden, Mother & Crone

8. The Black River

9. Acheron / Unearthing the Orb

10. Lawless Lands

11. The Warp Riders

12. Tears of Fire

13. The Horned Goddess (live)

14. Barael's Blade (live)

15. Lament for the Aurochs (live)

16. Iron Swan (live)

Disc 2

1. Cloak of Feathers

2. Dying Earth

3. Seven Sisters

4. Apocryphon

5. Empty Temples

6. Mist & Shadow

7. Early Snow

8. The Dreamthieves

9. Seriously Mysterious

10. Buzzards

11. Deadly Nightshade

12. Sea of Green

13. Used Future

14. Come and Gone

15. Sea of Spears (live)

16. Freya (live)

17. Night City (live)

18. The Chronomancer II: Nemesis (live)

Disc 3

1. He's Waiting (C Average Version)

2. Sea of Spears

3. Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin cover)

4. Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings (ZZ Top cover)

5. Codex Corvidae

6. Freya '08

7. Forever My Queen (Pentagram cover)

8. She (KISS cover)

9. Daughter of Dawn

10. Farstar

11. Cold Sweat

12. Cheap Sunglasses (ZZ Top cover)

13. Hammer of Heaven

14. Hexenringe

15. Seriously Mysterious (Level One Remix)

16. John the Revelator (Blind Willie Johnson cover)

17. Turnt to Dust

18. Serpent Weather

Conquest of Kingdoms *2020*

Disc 1

Side A

1. The Horned Goddess (live)

2. Barael's Blade (live)

3. Lament for the Aurochs (live)

4. Iron Swan (live)

Side B

5. The Sundering (live)

6. Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians (live)

7. The Black River (live)

8. The White Sea (live)

Disc 2

Side A

1. Sea of Spears (live)

2. Freya (live)

3. Night City (live)

4. The Chronomancer II: Nemesis (live)

Side B

5. He's Waiting (C Average Version)

6. Sea of Spears

7. Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin cover)

8. Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings (ZZ Top cover)

9. Codex Corvidae

10. Freya '08

Disc 3

Side A

1. Forever My Queen (Pentagram cover)

2. She (KISS cover)

3. Daughter of Dawn

4. Farstar

5. Cold Sweat (Thin Lizzy cover)

6. Cheap Sunglasses (ZZ Top cover)

Side B

7. Hammer of Heaven

8. Hexenringe

9. Seriously Mysterious (Level One Remix)

10. John the Revelator

11. Turnt to Dust

12. Serpent Weather

Single

Freya *2007*

Maiden, Mother & Crone *2008*

Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians *2008*

Tres brujas *2010*

Hammer of Heaven *2012*

The Hidden Masters / Arcane Montane *2014*

High Country *2015*

John the Revelator *2016*

Demo

Age of Winters *2003*

Demo 2004 *2004*

Demo *2005*

The Sword is an American heavy metal band from Austin, Texas. Formed in 2003, the band is currently composed of vocalist and guitarist John D. Cronise, guitarist Kyle Shutt, bassist Bryan Richie and drummer Santiago "Jimmy" Vela III. Originally signed to Kemado Records, the group released its debut album Age of Winters in 2006, the material for which had been largely written by Cronise (who also produced the album) prior to the band's formation. Gods of the Earth (which was also produced by the band's frontman) was released two years later, giving the group its first entry on the US Billboard 200 chart when it reached number 102.

In 2010, the band released Warp Riders, a concept album centered on an original science fiction narrative written primarily by Cronise, which marked the first time the group had enlisted an external producer in Matt Bayles. Original drummer Trivett Wingo left the group later in the year and was replaced briefly by Kevin Fender, before Vela joined in late 2011. After signing with Razor & Tie in early 2012, the group released its fourth album Apocryphon later in the year, which was promoted worldwide on the Apocryphon Tour. The band's fifth studio album High Country was released in August 2015, followed by their sixth Used Future in March 2018.

During its early career, the Sword was categorized primarily as a doom metal band, with the group's members citing bands including Black Sabbath and Sleep as influences. In recent years, the group's style has generally been classified as hard rock or stoner rock. The Sword has toured with a wide range of fellow rock and metal artists since its formation, including Metallica, Lamb of God and Clutch, and in recent years has also headlined its own tours.