Favorite Music of '08: The Sword

by Nico2.0 on Dec 18, 2008 1:48 PM CST

So far we've had some banjo-driven indie-pop, some high energy Aussie stuff, and some southwest/gypsy/flamenco rock action. Time to appease the metalheads out there. Yes the album cover is cartoonish. The Sword doth rock mightily though. Anyway, I stumbled upon The Sword earlier this year when some friends wanted to go see the band that was opening up for them. I don't even remember who the opener was, but I left that show a fan of The Sword.

Here's the impossibly long titled "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians" by THE SWORD from the album Gods of the Earth:

Previous Installments of "Favorite Music of '08":
Thao and The Get Down Stay Down
The Death Set
DeVotchKa

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the intro to iron swan is stellar

i could never get used to homeboy’s vocals though

im not impressed with your performance

by troy145 on Dec 18, 2008 4:06 PM CST reply actions

That is sweet....Best one yet.

Can’t believe that I’ve never heard of them…I’m usually attuned to all that which is heavy. Sounds like a really riffy version of mid-period Trouble, early Pentagram or Electric Wizard, e.g., a thrashier NWOBHM (I’m sure you know, but….New Wave of British Heavy Metal)

"penis fish"…google that, and the candiru is the first thing that pops up

by Stuck in the Plains on Dec 18, 2008 4:20 PM CST reply actions