The very first time I listened to The Sword a friend rode along for some of my pizza delivery shifts…he’s like “hey put this in dude”, cause you know I had the CD player rolling still back then…WOW…”I need this”. To this day if I’m randomly rocking the sword loud and within earshot….”whoa dude what is that!?” Are words I may hear from older metal heads working loading docks for what I deliver now. #TheSwordWillNeverDie
So true. Saw them with Priestess and Early. Man on a small club tour then opening for Metallica. It was all about losing that drummer and being recorded to cleanly after the first 2 albums
They don't play this live anymore which is a shame. But we got to hang with them on their last tour and they played it for me and a couple mates at soundcheck! Greatest dudes I've ever met.
I found this band and song on a Tony Hawk video game. I remember when TH-cam came out and finding this video for the first time 18 years ago haha. Here I am, back again! Love this band
I was fortunate enough to be at this show!!! I'm the tallest dude in the middle of the stage and that's me screaming before the heavy bit takes off. The guy were super awesome and it was great to see them at that time. They were touring for Ages of Winter and they absolutely killed it. The whole night was stellar. The Sword opened, then it was Priestess, and Early Man headlined. A killer bill all the way around. The coolest thing was two years later when I went to go back to the 506 to see them again and they remembered who I was and hung out with me. Total class acts!!!
If you told these guys at the time of this video that they would tour the world with Metallica, they all prob would have laughed. Amazing how far these four guys have come
@@mikebunzey3146 The music is heavy because he isn't growling or screaming - when a song or a band tries to be too heavy it becomes cheap and weak. You need to have peaks and valleys, if you are always going heavy you become soft by comparison because you are flatlining.
Trivet Wingo is such a badass. I feel like The Sword would have evolved a completely different way had he stuck around. To be completely honest, even though Trivet wasnt' involved, Apocryphon was the last The Sword album I truly enjoyed and obsessed over.
Such a fucking shame that "MUSICIANS" like this band are not recognized, or even, mentioned in todays music scene. It is not really surprising though, seeing as those that have no talent get more recognition than the ones that do in the music industry now.
i'm goin to the same tour in Philly (hopefully) These guys are straight up awesome. I saw them with Valient Thorr in a Church Basement last December. Best 10 bucks I ever spent.
JD plays an OR 100 but actually if you look closely you’ll see that that is the headliners back line and our boys in The Sword are plugged into Laney AOR 100s (maybe 50s?) and 4x12s. They recorded the first two records with those AORs. They’re like Marshall JCM 800’s with more gain and way more bass. Fucking badass amps. relatively cheap too.
Man, this reminds me of my high school jam bands. We just had fun and made the music we wanted to make. I was the drummer and played on guitar every now and then sounded just like this good times.
I just seen the Sword Live and the drummer is right up on stage now!!!! I seen them in Asheville, NC on Jan 2nd on My B-day, and the drummer was put in a line on stage with the rest of the band......And it was amazing!!!!!!!
Probably my favorite band to watch live Saw them open for Clutch at Ziggys in Winston Salem when I’d never heard of them INSTANT fan ! I’m even on board with these last three albums, they’re certainly a departure but it’s good music nonetheless.
Awesome video!! Thanks crashwaveblake for the upload; theres a lot of crappy Sword videos on here and on it, a lot of comment says the vocals are shitty. This one captures the band beautifully.. Cheers!
this sounds amazing live and just like the cd version. thats a sign of a damn good band when they play there songs live the same or better than the cd version
Thats that real gangsta shit! I was at this show and man these guys slay the weak. The Local 506, The Sword, hell I'll even throw in The Cats Cradle are awesome! If you haven't landed Warp Riders, preferably on vinyl, do yourself a favor and do it!
Oh most definitely. I could not wait for down to come off the stage. But this band is awesome! I'm glad they opened for Metallica or else I would've never heard them. Woo Metallica!
I've thought that too...its very haunting...almost like something in its death throes sputtering out its last breath. I also love how they can play "songs inside of songs". Like when the main rhthym of the song is playing thery're adding another one inside it.
the sword is my nr 1 Band these days , i first saw them as support to metallica 2008 in frankfurt fucking great riffs and drumsound etc. thats how REAL Hard rock has to sound
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The Sword sounds like they win the battle of the bands every year.
And their songs sound they’re going into battle
Fuckin ay!
Every time!
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The very first time I listened to The Sword a friend rode along for some of my pizza delivery shifts…he’s like “hey put this in dude”, cause you know I had the CD player rolling still back then…WOW…”I need this”.
To this day if I’m randomly rocking the sword loud and within earshot….”whoa dude what is that!?” Are words I may hear from older metal heads working loading docks for what I deliver now.
#TheSwordWillNeverDie
so good whos listening 2024 of October woop woop fucking love this band
The Sword is exactly what heavy metal needed.
still needs
We need more of this band for music sake, right now 2024!
Yeah. 1st time I heard them. Bout to be my new favorite band
I just got here too.. damn it Internet. these dudes are great
They aren't together anymore sadly
Nov 3 one -off 2024@@AzAbuvSoBelow
I miss this version of The Sword.
So true. Saw them with Priestess and Early. Man on a small club tour then opening for Metallica. It was all about losing that drummer and being recorded to cleanly after the first 2 albums
Yep Wingo is the man.
For sure man. The shorter Cronise' hair got, the crappier their newer music became.
Same dude... same. Absolutely suck now :/ I mean Warp Riders was dope bu still a big change in sound, then it was straight downhill into radio rock
@@PuppyTeethVEVO69 Such a shame that happens to so many bands.
I keep coming back to this video, this song is too good 🗡️
The whole first album is a classic.
Jocko willink brought me here..! Great song..!
Me to
Never thought of using this as an alarm clock. Just bought it lol
This is when Trivet the original drummer was still in the band, I went to college with him after he left the band. Cool dude.
He's a kickass drummer! I mean anyone who watched this video already knows that but it's really cool you know him personally
This band reminds me old Black Sabbath, but a little heavier. They are so awesome I want to see them live.
Trivet is what made this band special in my opinion. He was a great heavy metal drummer. No double kick is mad respect.
Singer rocking that Budgie shirt. Mad props. Always got to pay respect to where heavy started.
There's a ton of Budgie in YT too. They deserve more attention.
Budgie 😅😅😂???? They suck ,,, a plain white Tshirt has more originality
They don't play this live anymore which is a shame. But we got to hang with them on their last tour and they played it for me and a couple mates at soundcheck! Greatest dudes I've ever met.
Hamish Stewart That's rad man, any idea why they don't play it live anymore?
Yeah dude JD is awesome!!
It's cool they played it for you. I think it's their best song, they should bring it back
Definitely my favorite song of theirs.
They don't play it anymore because they played it to death for the last 13 years. They were tired of playing.
Wow, it seems recorded in 70's, awesome song
Very similar to black sabbath great song!
Retro doom
I found this band and song on a Tony Hawk video game. I remember when TH-cam came out and finding this video for the first time 18 years ago haha. Here I am, back again! Love this band
The drummer was fire
I can't believe this is 17 years old! God I'm old. 😅
I've seen The Sword 3 times live, these guys fucking jam!!
dude... their riffs are so tight.
I was fortunate enough to be at this show!!! I'm the tallest dude in the middle of the stage and that's me screaming before the heavy bit takes off. The guy were super awesome and it was great to see them at that time. They were touring for Ages of Winter and they absolutely killed it. The whole night was stellar. The Sword opened, then it was Priestess, and Early Man headlined. A killer bill all the way around. The coolest thing was two years later when I went to go back to the 506 to see them again and they remembered who I was and hung out with me. Total class acts!!!
Jeremy Wright lucky bastard
The Ghost of the Flying Dutchman, I was definitely lucky to see this. Cheers 🍻
That scream fit RIGHT in. Helluva job.
Sounds like you might have been consuming adult beverages lol!
@@waypointman they were serving $1.00 Miller Highlife 🤷🏻♂️lol
Live with Trey Wingo.....Trey Wingo was a freaking amazing Drummer!!!!!!!!!!!
I saw this band open for metallica. They ROCK!!!
great to hear a newer band that doesnt suck. the sword kicks ass!
seen them live several times, always great. miss their original drummer :(
Why did the original drummer leave? I can tell the drumming difference after warp riders for sure
if I recall correctly he got sick of touring, said he was going to go back to school or something. it's a shame, he had a great style.
These guys plays the kind of music i wish i had made hehe. Must be awesome standing on a stage playing that.
If you told these guys at the time of this video that they would tour the world with Metallica, they all prob would have laughed. Amazing how far these four guys have come
one of the best heavy metal bands of today!!!!
at least once in my life i want to write a riff like these
How did it go?
I love that band - they have amazing flow.. have all their records
Wingo is such a power house drummer, just absolutely nails it down.
Sencillamente BRUTALES ..... incombustible, adrenalina en su pura esencia !!
HOW HEAVY THOSE RIFFS!!!!
Now if the singer would growl and scream we would have something beyond brutal..
@@mikebunzey3146 🤦🏻♂️
@@mikebunzey3146 The music is heavy because he isn't growling or screaming - when a song or a band tries to be too heavy it becomes cheap and weak. You need to have peaks and valleys, if you are always going heavy you become soft by comparison because you are flatlining.
I stumbled across this bar a few years ago when I was down for work. I’ve been wanting to back since.
Trivet Wingo is such a badass. I feel like The Sword would have evolved a completely different way had he stuck around. To be completely honest, even though Trivet wasnt' involved, Apocryphon was the last The Sword album I truly enjoyed and obsessed over.
You ain't lying. His playing on Warp riders is painfully perfect.
One of my favorite songs. Period.
Such a fucking shame that "MUSICIANS" like this band are not recognized, or even, mentioned in todays music scene. It is not really surprising though, seeing as those that have no talent get more recognition than the ones that do in the music industry now.
indeed well said when i was losing faith is true rock these guys and PRIESTESS came around.....good stuff
Some of the greatest chugs ever
i'm goin to the same tour in Philly (hopefully)
These guys are straight up awesome. I saw them with Valient Thorr in a Church Basement last December. Best 10 bucks I ever spent.
Wow I always imagined that The Sword used orange amps(this is the first live video I've seen of the sword) and I was right. cool song.
JD plays an OR 100 but actually if you look closely you’ll see that that is the headliners back line and our boys in The Sword are plugged into Laney AOR 100s (maybe 50s?) and 4x12s. They recorded the first two records with those AORs. They’re like Marshall JCM 800’s with more gain and way more bass. Fucking badass amps. relatively cheap too.
what a kickass song and band, high quality great post
You guys crush it. I can’t wait to see ya play. Come to Seattle. Please.
This Iron Swan is really sooooo.... MAD!!!! Divine! I just took my Daily Dose again......🤘🖤🤘
my band just covered this at our last show. People loved it
Heavy Metal music, gentlemen. It's a must for real men.
I just seen these guys in Sacramento with Clutch for the first time and I'm speechless. Great band and a great show!!!
Fucking impeccable. God damn it I love this band.
this group has rebirthed my faith in new music
Man, this reminds me of my high school jam bands. We just had fun and made the music we wanted to make. I was the drummer and played on guitar every now and then sounded just like this good times.
I just seen the Sword Live and the drummer is right up on stage now!!!!
I seen them in Asheville, NC on Jan 2nd on My B-day, and the drummer was put in a line on stage with the rest of the band......And it was amazing!!!!!!!
great band hope to seem em live again
Saw em two nights ago, open for Clutch.
FUCKING KILLED IT
Best show ever.
Ya man, Clutch couldn't hold a candle to them
The Sword are Epic!!! Really great music...right now Mastodon and The Sword, Lamb of God...this is a great time for metal....
gotta love a band that has the lead guitar as singer also, awsome
i agree... they fit right in with metallica style of music... i absolutely love this band!!
So awesome. Can't wait to see these guys in October!
Totally saw these guys open for Metallica last night in Portland. Great stuff! I liked the form of their songs. Very creative!
the song is pieced together so well, love it
I love this band like a fat kid loves cake
Johnny Dangerously I'm a fat kid and I hate cake
I'm a cake and fat kid I hate
@@yeahmes hilarious
Probably my favorite band to watch live
Saw them open for Clutch at Ziggys in Winston Salem when I’d never heard of them
INSTANT fan !
I’m even on board with these last three albums, they’re certainly a departure but it’s good music nonetheless.
Wow I remember watching this video when I was a freshman in highschool. Crazy I graduated highschool over 10 years ago!
Man when. Heard this in middle school 2007 I legit though thrash metal would come back. Such a good track
I can't find another band like them, and I love that
Early Man
Awesome video!!
Thanks crashwaveblake for the upload; theres a lot of crappy Sword videos on here and on it, a lot of comment says the vocals are shitty. This one captures the band beautifully.. Cheers!
my fav band ever
70’s medal vibe.
Amo ❤
This music reminder my youth ,so eletric and damm cool
I'm not much of a metalhead, but this stuff is actually quite listenable. Well done!
This band is the perfect blend of thrash groove and doom!!
They're so fucking awesome. Oh my god they're fucking heavy live. And they've gotten so much better than they were here.
i hope these guys do some more shows localy. they dont do as many anymore. they kick so much ass
this sounds amazing live and just like the cd version. thats a sign of a damn good band when they play there songs live the same or better than the cd version
3:50 - 4:09 LOVE IT!!! so heavy
The Sword desimates all. The Iron Swan will devour us the world!
awesome,i'm going to see em in Manchester 2moro so will get a few songs here at the weekend.
I fucking love this band. Love circumstances caused me to miss them every time they came to town
Thats that real gangsta shit! I was at this show and man these guys slay the weak. The Local 506, The Sword, hell I'll even throw in The Cats Cradle are awesome! If you haven't landed Warp Riders, preferably on vinyl, do yourself a favor and do it!
Thanks for posting the playlist...
Oh most definitely. I could not wait for down to come off the stage. But this band is awesome! I'm glad they opened for Metallica or else I would've never heard them. Woo Metallica!
this song is amazing and brilliantly heavy. It is true metal, and has some great thrashing.
Slayer and Sabbath had a baby in this song.
I'm hopefully going to see them in October IT WILL BE AWESOME
THIS is The Sword I miss!
Saw these guys with Clutch. Great show.
шикарный саунд
what a build up, get those chills when they really kick into it =] man i want to see this guys love
They were playing in L.A. but I didn't go see them. So sad about that......
This just wants you to head bang!
Great song!
The Sword Rules !!! Life On !!!
I've thought that too...its very haunting...almost like something in its death throes sputtering out its last breath. I also love how they can play "songs inside of songs". Like when the main rhthym of the song is playing thery're adding another one inside it.
I saw them last night they open for metallica they was great. 12/20/2008
I have that very same strap with the lightning bolts. =P Awesome song.
the sword is my nr 1 Band these days , i first saw them as support to metallica 2008 in frankfurt
fucking great riffs and drumsound etc. thats how REAL Hard rock has to sound
Ummmm, I am speechless. Amazing
these guys rock, and digg the orange amps
I meant to say im seeing The Sword live November 21st with Kyuss in Portland,Or
I am going to see them, metallica, and down this sunday
i wanna see these guys so bad. they need to come to NEPA.
The perfect mix of metal and stoner.
freaking AWESOME metal, and no screaming! so awesome. this should be sold in bottles labeled black jesus juice