The Sword have announced that they will be releasing their fifth, full-length High Country on August 21st through Razor & Tie. The effort was recorded in Austin, TX with producer Adrian Quesada and mixed by J. Robbins. It will feature 15 new songs and be released on CD and double vinyl formats.
The band also have plans to tour Europe extensively over the summer. The band will also be appearing at the Free Press Fest this weekend in Houston, TX and the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, CA following the conclusion of their European trek. Here are all the dates they have scheduled thus far:
6/06 – Houston, TX | Free Press Fest
8/21 – Trondheim, NOR | Pstereo Festival
8/22 – Oslo, NOR | Parkteatret
8/23 – Goteborg, SWE | Sticky Fingers
8/25 – Helsinki, FIN | Tavastia
8/27 – Stockholm, SWE | Debaser Strand
8/28 – Malmo, SWE | KB
8/29 – Copenhagen, DEN | Lille Vega
8/30 – Hamburg, GER | Rock Café St Pauli
8/31 – Berlin, GER | Magnet
9/02 – Wien, AUT | Arena
9/03 – Munich, GER | Magnet
9/04 – Milan, ITA | Legend
9/05 – Salzburg, AUT | Rockhouse
9/06 – Winterthur, SWI | Salzhaus
9/07 – Stuttgart, GER | Universum
9/09 – Antwerp, BEL | Trix Club
9/10 – Tilburg, NET | Extase
9/11 – Cologne, GER | Luxor
9/12 – Paris, FRA | La Boule Noire
9/14 – Nottingham, UK | Basement
9/15 – Glasgow, UK | King Tuts
9/16 – Manchester, UK | Academy 3
9/17 – Wolverhampton, UK | Slade Rooms
9/18 – London, UK | Underworld
9/19 – Bristol, UK | The Thekla
10/25 – Sacramento, CA | Aftershock Festival