The Sword Sign with European Label + Announce International Tour Dates

[press release] The Sword and their U.S. based label, Razor & Tie are pleased to announce that they have entered into a licensing agreement with Napalm Records for the European distribution of The Sword’s new studio album, Apocryphon. Based in Germany, Napalm has been for many years the home to major hard rock and metal acts in Europe.

To support its European release, The Sword will commence a three week headline tour of the UK, Europe, and Scandinavia beginning on January 6th. Napalm recording artist Lonely Kamel will be one of the support acts with another act to be added. Tour dates for the headline tour are listed below.

Apocryphon is set for release in North America today (October 22nd).

In conjunction with today’s release of the new Sword album, iTunes will feature the track “The Veil of Isis” as their free download of the week. Click HERE to go to the iTunes store for the track.

Also today, the new lyric video for the track “Eyes of the Stormwitch” premieres at Revolvermag.com. The video was created and directed by P.R. Brown, who also created the lyric video for the album title track, “Apocryphon.”

The Sword commence their first U.S tour in support of Apocryphon next Monday, October 29th in Corpus Christi, Texas. All tour dates are below.

The Sword Tour Dates:

Mon/Oct-29 - Corpus Christi TX - House Of Rock
Tue/Oct 30- Denton, Texas- Rubber Gloves
Wed/Oct-31 - Oklahoma City OK - Acm
Thu/Nov-01 - Little Rock AR - Downtown Music Hall
Fri/Nov-02 - Shreveport LA - The Riverside Warehouse
Sat/Nov-03 - Austin TX - Fun FunFun Festival
Mon/Nov-05 - Lincoln NE - Bourbon Theater
Tue/Nov-06 - Minneapolis MN - First Ave
Wed/Nov-07 - Chicago IL - Double Door
Thu/Nov-08 - Columbus, Ohio- A&R Bar
Fri/Nov-09 - Cleveland OH - Grog Shop
Sat/Nov-10 - Covington KY –The Madison Theater
Sun/Nov-11 - Detroit MI - St Andrews Hall
Tue/Nov-13 - Philadelphia Pa - Union Transfer
Wed/Nov-14 - New York NY– Webster Hall
Thu/Nov-15 - Pawtucket RI - The Met
Fri/Nov-16 - Cambridge MA - Middle East Downstairs
Sat/Nov-17 - Washington DC - Rock & Roll Hotel
Mon/Nov-19 - Birmingham AL–Workplay
Tue/Nov-20 - Orlando FL - Beacham
Wed/Nov-21 - Atlanta GA - Masquerade
Thu/Nov-22 - Nashville TN - Exit / In
Fri/Nov-23 - Memphis TN - Hi Tone
Sat/Nov-24 - Baton Rouge LA - Spanish Moon
Sun/Dec-02 - Tulsa OK - Eclipse
Mon/Dec-03 - Kansas City MO - Record Bar
Tue/Dec-04 - Denver CO - Bluebird
Wed/Dec-05 - Salt Lake City UT - Urban Lounge
Thu/Dec-06 - Boise ID - Neurolux
Fri/Dec-07 - Portland OR - Hawthorne
Sat/Dec-08 - Seattle WA - Neumos
Mon/Dec-10 - Sacramento CA - Harlows
Tue/Dec-11 - San Francisco CA - Independent
Wed/Dec-12 - Los Angeles CA - El Rey
Thu/Dec-13 - San Diego CA - Brick By Brick
Fri/Dec-14 - Phoenix AZ - Club Red
Sat/Dec-15 - Tucson AZ - Congress
Mon Dec-17 - Dallas, Texas- Trees
Tue/Dec-18 - Houston TX–Fitzgeralds

The Sword International Tour Dates:

1/06/13 WOLVERHAMPTON / SLADE ROOMS UK
1/07/12 GLASGOW / ABC 2 SCOTLAND
1/08/13 MANCHESTER / ACADEMY 3 UK
1/09/13 BRISTOL / FLEECE UK
1/10/13 LONDON / UNDERWORLD UK
1/12/13 ANTWERP / TRIX BELGIUM
1/13/13 NIJMEGEN / DOORNROOSJE HOLLAND
1/14/13 KOLN / UNDERGROUND GERMANY
1/15/13 BERLIN / MAGNET GERMANY
1/16/13 HAMBURG / LOGO GERMANY
1/18/13 GOTHENBURG / STICKY FINGERS SWEDEN
1/19/13 STOCKHOLM / DEBASER SWEDEN
1/21/13 HELSINKI / TAVASTIA FINLAND
1/22/13 TAMPERE / KLUBI FINLAND
1/24/13 OSLO / JOHN DEE NORWAY
1/25/13 KARLSTAD / ROCKBAREN SWEDEN
1/26/13 MALMO / DEBASER SWEDEN
1/27/13 COPENHAGEN / LITTLE VEGA DENMARK