| The Sword discography | |
|---|---|
 The Sword performing live in 2013 | |
| Studio albums | 6 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Singles | 13 |
| Music videos | 11 |
| Split releases | 3 |
Thediscography ofThe Sword, an Americanheavy metal band, consists of sixstudio albums, onelive album, threecompilation albums, oneextended play (EP), threesplit releases, 13singles and tenmusic videos. Originally formed inAustin, Texas in 2003 by vocalist and guitaristJohn D. Cronise with guitarist Kyle Shutt, bassist Bryan Richie and drummer Trivett Wingo, the band signed withKemado Records in 2005 and released debut albumAge of Winters the following year.[1] "Freya" was released as asingle in 2007,[2] followed by asplit EP with Swedish bandWitchcraft featuring new track "Sea of Spears" and acover version ofLed Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song".[1]
In 2008 the band releasedGods of the Earth, which reached number 102 on the USBillboard 200.[3] "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians" was released as its sole single.[4] In March 2010, the band released asplit single withYear Long Disaster, which was followed in August byWarp Riders.[1] The album was supported by the release of two singles – "Tres Brujas" and "(The Night the Sky Cried) Tears of Fire" – as well as a trilogy ofmusic videos.[5]Warp Riders peaked at number 42 on theBillboard 200,[3] as well as reaching the top ten of the Hard Rock Albums,Independent Albums and Tastemaker Albums charts.[6][7][8]
With new drummer Santiago "Jimmy" Vela III and new labelRazor & Tie,[9][10] the Sword returned with its fourth studio albumApocryphon in October 2012.[1] It was the band's first to reach the US top 20, peaking at number 17,[3] as well as the first to reach the top ten of the Top Rock Albums chart at a peak position of number 4.[11] The band's fifth albumHigh Country was released in August 2015, charting in the US at number 30,[3] with the acoustic companion albumLow Country released the following year reaching the top ten of the USBillboard Hard Rock Albums chart.[6] The Sword's first live albumGreetings From... was released in May 2017.[1]
In March 2018, the band released its sixth studio albumUsed Future.[12] The album debuted at number 104 on theBillboard 200, the lowest position in the band's career sinceAge of Winters had failed to chart.[3] It also reached number 6 on the Hard Rock Albums chart and number 16 on the Top Rock Albums chart.[6][11] After a two-year hiatus, the Sword is set to return in 2020 with two compilations:Conquest of Kingdoms andChronology: 2006–2018.[13][14]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] | US Hard [6] | US Indie [7] | US Rock [11] | US Taste [8] | AUS [15] | GER [16] | UK [17] | UK Indie [18] | UK Rock [19] | ||
| Age of Winters | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Gods of the Earth |
| 102 | 14 | 11 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 12 | 30 |
| Warp Riders |
| 42 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | 26 | 20 |
| Apocryphon |
| 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 47 | 21 |
| High Country |
| 30 | 4 | — | 7 | 5 | 74 | 91 | 128 | 13 | 11 |
| Used Future |
| 104 | 6 | — | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 25 |
| "—" denotes a release that did not register on that chart. | |||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peaks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Hard Sales [20] | US Rock Sales [21] | ||
| Greetings From... |
| 10 | 43 |
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Curr. [22] | US Hard [6] | US Rock [11] | US Taste [8] | ||
| Low Country |
| 97 | 10 | 32 | 24 |
| Conquest of Kingdoms |
| — | — | — | — |
| Chronology: 2006–2018 |
| — | — | — | — |
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| iTunes Festival: London 2010 |
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| Conquest of Quarantine |
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| Title | Release details |
|---|---|
| Untitled split with Witchcraft (split withWitchcraft) |
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| "Cold Sweat/Maiden, Mother & Crone" (split withYear Long Disaster) | |
| "Tonight We Bleed/Turnt to Dust" (split withThe Black Angels) |
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| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Freya" | 2007 | Age of Winters |
| "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians" | 2008 | Gods of the Earth |
| "Tres Brujas" | 2010 | Warp Riders |
| "(The Night the Sky Cried) Tears of Fire" | ||
| "Hammer of Heaven" | 2012 | non-album single |
| "The Hidden Masters/Arcane Montane" | 2014 | Apocryphon |
| "High Country" | 2015 | High Country |
| "John the Revelator" | 2016 | non-album single |
| "Seriously Mysterious"(acoustic) | Low Country | |
| "Maiden, Mother & Crone"(live) | 2017 | Greetings From... |
| "Deadly Nightshade" | 2018 | Used Future |
| "Twilight Sunrise" | ||
| "Freya"(live at Stubb's, 2011) | 2020 | Conquest of Kingdoms |
| Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Winter's Wolves" | 2006 | David Foote | [23] |
| "Freya" | Barnaby Roper | [24] | |
| "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians" | 2008 | Michael Colao, Josh Litwhiler | [25] |
| "Maiden, Mother & Crone" | Artificial Army | [26] | |
| "How Heavy This Axe" | Super!Alright! | [27] | |
| "Tres Brujas" | 2010 | Artificial Army | [28] |
| "Lawless Lands" | |||
| "Night City" | 2011 | ||
| "The Veil of Isis" | 2012 | Simon Chan | [29] |
| "Cloak of Feathers" | 2013 | Rich Ragsdale | [30] |
| "Used Future" | 2018 | Rooster Teeth | [31] |