Now, two and a half years after the release of gods of the earth, the improvements on their third album warp riders are striking. Cronise and crew were doing straightup headcracking heavy metal, and they arent going to be any happier now that the sword has strayed further into psychedelic and hardrock territory. It was recorded at wire recording in austin, texas with producer matt bayles, released via kemado records in august 2010. Aug 19, 2010 10 videos play all the sword warp riders pzaulig. One of the foundations of the metal revival of the past 10 years, the sword have released two flawless slabs of vintage heaviness, toured the world with metallica, and were honored to grace the past three. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. The sword was long ago stamped with the epithet hipster metal, and that isnt going to change with the release of warp riders. Watch the video for the warp riders from the sword s warp riders for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
Once the daughter of a powerful imperial dynasty, dia elaim was abducted by the leader of the warp riders, a charismatic snake named shadck the foe. Used future by the sword, released 23 march 2018 1. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Warp riders is the third studio album by american heavy metal band the sword. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. But as a producer, cronise was actually way more attuned to the camaroready riffrock that the sword does best. Warp riders has a fitting sheen for modern bands like isis or mastodon, courtesy of producer matt bayles who also recorded the bulk of both of those bands discographies. This is a much tighter, more musically versatile band than wed all gotten used to hearing, theyve made enormous improvements in the vocal department, and best of all, the band has ditched the doom metal in favor of a broader, allencompassing sound that. Warp riders, their 3rd studio album, released today and it blows both earlier efforts into tiny particles of space dust. Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music of warp riders 2010 by the sword at mp3caprice. The sword, the metal band out of austin texas that throws listeners off guard with their newest album, warp riders. Aug 24, 2010 now with warp riders, the sword have turned the corner. Cronise, and marks a conscious change in style from.
Aug 24, 2010 track 06 in cd warp riders by the sword in 24 agust 2010. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. Would you like to hear the tale of ereth, an archer banished from his tribe on the planet acheron. A planet trapped in a tidal lock, causing one side to be scorched by three suns, and the other enshrouded in perpetual darkness. The lead single from warp riders was tres brujas, which was released as a digital download in july 2010. Listen free to the sword warp riders acheronunearthing the orb, tres brujas and. In contrast to these groups, the sword do not play around with atmospherics and lightheavy dynamic contrasts. The first two albums kind of had the same vibe in every song. This summer, the band casts its gaze to the stars for warp riders, their most ambitious.
Austin based metallers the sword are one of my favorite bands of 21st century. They have matured as musicians and wrote an album that has not only exceeded my expectations, but has shown they are a still force to be reckoned with within the metalrock scene. General music, the sword, stoner metal, warp riders tags. One of the foundations of the metal revival of the past 10 years, the sword have released two flawless slabs of vintage heaviness, toured the world with metallica, and were honored to grace the past three editions of guitar hero. Age of winters and gods of the earth with their mythology and fantasy themed songs are some of the best, grooveheavy metal of this millennium. Aug 24, 2010 the lead single from warp riders was tres brujas, which was released as a digital download in july 2010. On warp riders, that same approach seems overly compressed and washed out. Listen free to the sword warp riders acheronunearthing the orb, tres brujas and more. If these four texans continue evolving as they do here, i wont be surprised to see. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Much was made of the sword s decision to abandon middle earth, following two acclaimed albums steeped in fantasy metal, in order to rocket into outer space for their third fulllength, 2010s warp riders.
Dragging her through the warp on a wild ride through the cosmos, he exposed the terrified young princess to the energies of chaos. Ive been a fan of texanbased metal band the sword for the better part of 5 years now, and i was surprised recently by the release of their new album, warp riders. Im very pleased with what the sword has offered in their latest release. In the end, warp riders not only shows the sword finally releasing the album that we all have anticipated for four years, but is also one of the years best metal albums, if not the best. Watch the video for the warp riders from the swords warp riders for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Warp riders, an album by the sword on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Warp riders is a concept album centred around a science fiction narrative written by vocalist and guitarist j.
The vocals are clear, the cymbals are in the background, but most importantly, the music is a little more diverse. Here you can find andy mineo the sword shared files. Recorded between february and april 2010 at wire recording in austin, texas, the album was produced by matt bayles, marking the first time the band had hired an external producer. The song is also featured as the first in a trilogy of music videos to promote the album, which also includes lawless lands and night city.
Warp riders was written and recorded as a concept album centered on an original science fiction narrative written by vocalist and guitarist j. Now with warp riders, the sword have turned the corner. Download horace andy andy horace the rastafarian legend. The sword warp riders gatefold mp3s vinyl record lp for. Warp riders was written and recorded as a concept album centred on an original. If these four texans continue evolving as they do here, i wont be surprised to see them becoming the front runners of doom metal. The night the sky cried tears of fire live at the roundhouse 3. Recorded at wire recording in austin, texas with producer matt bayles, it was released by kemado records in. Much was made of the swords decision to abandon middle earth, following two acclaimed albums steeped in fantasy metal, in order to rocket into outer space for their third fulllength, 2010s warp riders. Oct 01, 2010 but as a producer, cronise was actually way more attuned to the camaroready riffrock that the sword does best. Warp riders is the third studio album by american heavy metal band the sword, released on august 24, 2010. Comes with download code barcode and other identifiers barcode scanned.
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