Since discovering these guys through Guitar Hero, as so many others did, I’ve really come to dig The Sword. Freya was only a glimpse at the talent that this band possess. Although not as many songs on Age Of Winters are as memorable as Freya or some of the songs on Gods Of The Earth, they still rock it out in an old-school fashion and absolutely kill it live. Check out the video below for How Heavy This Axe from Gods Of The Earth and if you ever have a chance to see them live, do it. Close your eyes …read more

You may have noticed that not a whole lot was going on here at Metal Martyr yesterday. There was good reason. I went to see The Sword last night in Raleigh, NC. Let me tell you, if your a fan of The Sword and you have not went to a live show yet, GET THERE!

If your not familiar with The Sword then nows your chance to get familiarized with them. This is a Youtube video of the Band Live from San Francisco February, 2006. This is a decent recording and gives you a chance to see what the band sounds like live. Some of the comments left for this video were
“schmidthole:This is how metal should be done. these guys are bringing back classic metal, all the other shit needs to get out of the way”. The CD sounds even better.
Enjoy, the contest for the free Age Of Winters cd will be …read more