The Sword are on the verge of releasing their new album, High Country which comes out this Friday, August 21st and they just announced a massive 50-date North American tour to celebrate. If they aren't coming to your town, chances are your town hates metal, or it just didn't fit with the routing. Either way, here is the slew of dates:
The Sword with Kadavar and All Them Witches:
Oct. 9 – Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Live!
Oct. 10 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
Oct. 11 – Houston, TX – Fitzgeralds
Oct. 13 – Lawrence, KS – Granada
Oct. 14 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theater
Oct. 15 – Iowa City, IA – Gabes
Oct. 16 – Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
Oct. 17 – Omaha, NE – Waiting Room
Oct. 18 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
Oct. 20 – Mesa, AZ – Club Red
Oct. 21 – Las Vegas, NV – Vinyl
Oct. 22 – San Diego, CA – Belly Up
Oct. 23 – San Francisco, CA – Slims
Oct. 24 – San Bernardino, CA – San Manuel Amphitheater (Knotfest)
Oct. 25 – Sacramento, CA – Gibson Ranch (Aftershock)
Oct. 27 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
Oct. 28 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw
Oct. 29 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
Oct. 30 – Boise, ID – Neurolux*
Oct. 31 – Salt Lake City, UT – Club Sound*
Nov. 2 – Denver, CO – Gothic*
Nov. 3 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad*
Nov. 4 – Lubbock, TX – Jakes*
*dates without Kadavar
The Sword with Royal Thunder:
Nov. 18 – New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks
Nov. 19 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
Nov. 20 – St. Petersburg, FL – The State Theatre
Nov. 21 – Jacksonville, FL – Freebird Live
Nov. 23 – Birmingham, AL – Satum
Nov. 24 – Nashville, TN – Exit/In
Nov. 25 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
Nov. 27 – Chapel Hill, NC – Cat’s Cradle
Nov. 28 – Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre
Nov. 29 – Washington, DC – Rock & Roll Hotel
Dec. 1 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
Dec. 2 – Boston, MA – The Sinclair
Dec. 3 – Albany, NY – Northern Lights
Dec. 4 – Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero
Dec. 5 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
Dec. 6 – Toronto, ON – Opera House
Dec. 8 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls
Dec. 9 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Ballroom
Dec. 10 – Ann Arbor, MI – Blind Pig
Dec. 11 – Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme
Dec. 12 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
Dec. 13 – St. Louis, MO – The Ready Room
Dec. 15 – Memphis, TN – 1884 Lounge
Dec. 16 – Little Rock, AR – Juanita’s Cantina & Ballroom
Dec. 17 – Oklahoma City, OK – ACM
Dec. 18 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
Dec. 19 – Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock
So far the band has released the following singles, "Early Snow," "The Dreamtheives," "Mist and Shadow," “Empty Temples” and the title track, “High Country”