THE SWORD will release their fourth studio album, Apocryphon on October 22nd in North America via Razor & Tie. The album will be released in Europe on November 2nd via Napalm. A new lyric video for the song 'Apocryphon' can be viewed below:

To celebrate the release of the new album, The Sword has partnered with independent record stores nationwide for a special promotion: when fans buy the new album Apocryphon (on CD or vinyl), they will receive a free, limited-edition, hand-numbered version of the new Sword album on cassette tape (while supplies last).

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The band recently revealed the artwork for the new album, created by legendary comic book artists J.H. Williams III (Batwoman, Promethea). Check it out below:

Apocryphon tracklisting:

'Veil of Isis'

'Cloak of Feathers'

'Arcane Montane'

'The Hidden Masters'

'Dying Earth'

'Execrator'

'Seven Sisters'

'Hawks and Serpents'

'Eyes Of the Stormwitch'

'Apocryphon'

Apocryphon was produced and mixed by J. Robbins (CLUTCH, JAWBOX).

The album will be released on multiple formats including CD, Deluxe Digipak, Digital, Picture Disc Vinyl, Colored Vinyl and Cassette.

Formats:

- CD, digital download, 24x36 poster
- Lava Orange Vinyl, digital download
- Picture Disc Vinyl, digital download
- CD, digital download, 24x36 poster, Baseball T
- CD, digital download, 24x36 poster, Woman T
- Lava Orange Vinyl, digital download, 24x36 poster, Baseball T
- Lava Orange Vinyl, digital download, 24x36 poster, Woman T
- Picture Disc Vinyl, digital download, 24x36 poster, Baseball T
- Picture Disc Vinyl, digital download, 24x36 poster, Woman T

Ultimate (Limited to 200)

- CD, picture disc vinyl, digital download, autographed 18x24 lithograph, both shirts, cassette

The Sword tour dates:

October

29 - Corpus Christi, TX - House Of Rock
31 - Oklahoma City, OK - Acm

November

1 - Little Rock, AR - Downtown Music Hall
2 - Shreveport, LA - The Riverside Warehouse
3 - Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun Festival
5 - Lincoln, NE - Bourbon Theater
6 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave
7 - Chicago, IL - Double Door
8 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
9 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
10 - Covington, KY - The Thompson House
11 - Detroit, MI - St Andrews Hall
13 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
14 - New York, NY – Webster Hall
15 - Pawtucket, RI - The Met
16 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs
17 - Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel
19 - Birmingham, AL – Workplay
20 - Orlando, FL - Beacham
21 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
22 - Nashville, TN - Exit / In
23 - Memphis, TN - Hi Tone
24 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon

December

2 - Tulsa, OK - Eclipse
3 - Kansas City, MO - Record Bar
4 - Denver, CO - Bluebird
5 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
6 - Boise, ID - Neurolux
7 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne
8 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
10 - Sacramento, CA - Harlows
11 - San Francisco, CA - Independent
12 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
13 - San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick
14 - Phoenix, AZ - Club Red
15 - Tucson, AZ - Congress
18 - Houston, TX – Fitzgeralds

January

6 - Wolverhampton, England - Slade Rooms
7 - Glasgow, Scotland - ABC 2
8 - Manchester, England - Academy 3
9 - Bristol, England - Fleece
10 - London, England - Underworld
12 - Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
13 - Nijmegen, Netherlands - Doornroosje
14 - Cologne, Germany - Underground
15 - Berlin, Germany - Magnet
16 - Hamburg, Germany - Logo

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