The Sword have been doing throwback metal since before it was cool again, and now they seem to be taking a slew of bands from the new wave of retro (buh?!) out on the road for a US tour. The band will be out supporting their upcoming release Apocryphon, which hits stores on October 22nd. Out on the road with them will be Gypsyhawk as direct support and then alternating openers Eagle Claw (10/29-11/24), and American Sharks (12/02-12/18). Why do I feel like I'm writing about Animal Planet and not tour dates? All kidding aside, here is the routing:
Oct. 29 – Corpus Christi, TX – House Of Rock
Oct. 31 – Oklahoma City, OK – ACM
Nov. 01 – Little Rock, AR – Downtown Music Hall
Nov. 02 – Shreveport, LA – The Riverside Warehouse
Nov. 03 – Austin, TX – Fun Fun Fun Festival
Nov. 05 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theater
Nov. 06 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
Nov. 07 – Chicago, IL – Double Door
Nov. 08 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
Nov. 09 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
Nov. 10 – Covington, KY – The Thompson House
Nov. 11 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew's Hall
Nov. 13 – Philadelphia, Pa – Union Transfer
Nov. 14 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
Nov. 15 – Pawtucket, RI – The Met
Nov. 16 – Cambridge, MA – Middle East Downstairs
Nov. 17 – Washington DC – Rock & Roll Hotel
Nov. 19 – Birmingham, AL – Workplay
Nov. 20 – Orlando, FL – Beacham
Nov. 21 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
Nov. 22 – Nashville, TN – Exit / In
Nov. 23 – Memphis, TN – Hi Tone
Nov. 24 – Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon
Dec. 02 – Tulsa, OK – Eclipse
Dec. 03 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar
Dec. 04 – Denver, CO – Bluebird
Dec. 05 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
Dec. 06 – Boise, ID – Neurolux
Dec. 07 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne
Dec. 08 – Seattle, WA – Neumo's
Dec. 10 – Sacramento, CA – Harlow's
Dec. 11 – San Francisco, CA – Independent
Dec. 12 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey
Dec. 13 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
Dec. 14 – Phoenix, AZ – Club Red
Dec. 15 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress
Dec. 18 – Houston, TX – Fitzgerald's
The band recently appeared on Anthony Bourdain's show, No Reservations, to talk up their new hot sauce, Tears Of Fire. Check out the fun segment:
