In celebration of Friday’s (August 21st) release of their fifth album, High Country, The Sword today announce a 50-show fall tour commencing October 9th. The tour will be divided into two legs.

Leg number one will commence October 9th in Dallas, TX and run through November 4th in Lubbock, TX   Support on the first leg will be provided by Kadavar and All Them Witches. As part of this leg, The Sword will be appearing at the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento and the Knotfest Festival in San Bernardino.

Leg two will commence on November 18th in New Orleans, LA and end in Corpus Christi, TX on December 19th. Support on this leg will be provided by Royal Thunder. Tickets for all shows go on sale this weekend. Complete tour schedule below.

In celebration of the release of High Country, The Sword has announced a contest where fans can win prizes including 10 Subrosa X Stormwitch bikes, 10 custom designed Sword beer steins, and 30 autographed vinyl test pressings of High Country.  The contest runs through Friday August 28th.

 

To enter the contest, fans need to upload a receipt from the purchase of High Country and fill out an entry form at the contest page.  Those who haven’t purchased the album are still eligible to enter the contest by reading the rules and conditions section of the contest page.  

Winners of the contest will be randomly selected on Monday August 31st and notified by e-mail. For all contest information and official rules go to this location.

The Sword have released a lyric video for “The Dreamthieves”, a track from their upcoming High Country album. Check it out below:

“Mist & Shadow”, another track from High Country, is streaming below:

Acknowledging their fans’ undying loyalty to the vinyl format, The Sword has created unique colored vinyl of their new release, High Country, for different territories.

Two of the vinyl are currently available for pre-order at Merchnow and Indiemerch,while the others will be available on release day August 21st. Different colors are available for the US/Canada, UK, Europe, and Australia. The band has also created a unique vinyl that will be sold through the Napalm Records website in Germany, separate from the ones available throughout Europe.

“Empty Temples”:

“High Country”:

Tour dates:

August
21 - Trondheim, Norway - Pstereo Festival
22 - Oslo, Norway - Parkteatret
23 - Goteborg, Sweden - Sticky Fingers
25 - Helsinki, Finland -Tavastia
27 - Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Strand
28 - Malmo, Sweden - KB
29 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Lille Vega
30 - Hamburg, Germany - Rock Café St Pauli
31 - Berlin, Germany - Magnet

September
2 - Wien, Austria - Arena
3 - Munich, Germany - Magnet
4 - Milan, Italy - Legend
5 - Salzburg, Austria - Rockhouse
6 - Winterthur, Switzerland - Salzhaus
7 - Stuttgart, Germany - Universum
9 - Antwerp, Belgium - Trix Club
10 - Tilburg, Netherlands - Extase
11 - Cologne, Germany - Luxor
12 - Paris, France - La Boule Noire
14 - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Basement
15 - Glasgow, United Kingdom - King Tuts
16 - Manchester, United Kingdom - Academy 3
17 - Wolverhampton, United Kingdom - Slade Rooms
18 - London, United Kingdom - Underworld
19 - Bristol, United Kingdom - The Thekla

October
9 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Live!
10 - Austin, TX - Mohawk
11 - Houston, TX - Fitzgeralds
13 - Lawrence, KS - Granada
14 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theater
15 - Iowa City, IA - Gabes
16 - Minneapolis, MN - Mill City Nights
17 - Omaha, NE - Waiting Room
18 - Tulsa, OK - Cain’s Ballroom
20 - Mesa, AZ - Club Red
21 - Las Vegas, NV - Vinyl
22 - San Diego, CA - Belly Up
23 - San Francisco, CA - Slims
24 - San Bernardino, CA - San Manuel Amphitheater (Knotfest)
25 - Sacramento, CA - Gibson Ranch (Aftershock)
27 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
28 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw
29 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
30 - Boise, ID - Neurolux*
31 - Salt Lake City, UT - Club Sound*

November
2 - Denver, CO - Gothic*
3 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad*
4 - Lubbock, TX - Jakes*

*dates without Kadavar
 
November
18 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
19 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
20 - St. Petersburg, FL - The State Theatre
21 - Jacksonville, FL - Freebird Live
23 - Birmingham, AL - Satum
24 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In
25 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
27 - Chapel Hill, NC - Cat’s Cradle
28 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre
29 - Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel

December
1 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
2 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair
3 - Albany, NY - Northern Lights
4 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
5 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
6 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
8 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls
9 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Ballroom
10 - Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig
11 - Grand Rapids, MI - Pyramid Scheme
12 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
13 - St. Louis, MO - The Ready Room
15 - Memphis, TN - 1884 Lounge
16 - Little Rock, AR - Juanita’s Cantina & Ballroom
17 - Oklahoma City, OK - ACM
18 - San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger
19 - Corpus Christi, TX - House of Rock