the sword

It was a light batch of new tours in a holiday week, but there's still some interesting shows, residencies and a significant festival announced this past week.

Have a look at the blistering new cover.

'After 15 years of non-stop recording and touring, The Sword will take a hiatus following their U.S. shows at the beginning of October,' wrote the band.

See where they're playing and catch their most recent video as well.

Kyuss, Clutch and the Galactic Cowboys provide a great soundtrack while you're driving to and from "Solo: A Star Wars Story" this weekend.

Kyle Shutt, one of The Sword's founding members, speaks with Full Metal Jackie about the band's sixth studio album.

Plus a Metallica chart feat, a Sammy Hagar accolade, a health update from The Ghost Inside's Jonathan Vigil and more in Wire-to-Wire.

Catch the band right at the start of their tour support for their new album with this special hometown show.

Plus get news on a new Deftones beer, a Between the Buried and Me song preview, Exodus' timeline for a new album and more in Wire-to-Wire.

Two years after The Sword released their acoustic album they're back and so is the distortion.

Dave Mustaine reveals Megadeth 'Killing Is My Business' reissue, plus news on A Perfect Circle, The Sword, Collective Soul, The Transplants and more.

Kyle Shutt, guitarist for The Sword, will release 'Doom Side of the Moon,' a heavy metal tribute to Pink Floyd's landmark album, 'The Dark Side of the Moon.'