Church of Metal

Gods of the Earth is the second studio album by American heavy metal band The Sword, released in the United States on April 1, 2008. It gave the band their first experience of commercial success when it peaked at #102 on the Billboard 200 chart. The single released from the album was “Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians”, which did not chart. Gods of the Earth was later re-released as part of a two-disc box set with Age of Winters on November 25, 2008. Their track “The Black River” was featured in the game Guitar Hero: Metallica released in March 2009. Also, the track “Maiden, Mother & Crone” is featured in Guitar Hero 5, released in September 2009.

While commonly labelled as a doom metal band, The Sword has also been identified as an example of the ‘retro metal’ movement of stoner rock artists influenced by early metal bands such as Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and Blue Cheer. In addition to Sabbath, to whom the band is commonly compared, artists such as Sleep, Melvins and Slayer have been cited as influences by members of the band. The Sword is held in generally high regard by music critics, and has toured on a number of occasions with high-profile bands such as Trivium, Lamb of God and Metallica.

Gods of the Earth mp3

1. Sundering
2. The Frost-Giant’s Daughter
3. How Heavy This Axe
4. Lords
5. Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians
6. To Take the Black
7. Maiden, Mother & Crone
8. Under the Boughs Listen
9. The Black River
10. The White Sea

This entry completes The Sword discography as it is at this time. When they release a new album it will be announced here.

Related posts:

1. The Sword – Warp Riders 2010
2. Nile – Those Whom The Gods Detest (2009)
3. The Sword – Age Of Winters 2006