Iron Swan by The Sword

[frreshbacon]

chase hawk.



[sirchristoph91]

nothing I love more than a modern band who can play like Black Sabbath and Metallica without sounding like they rip them off. I just discovered this band from playing Guitar Hero: Metallica and I am in love with them.

[TheMfgl]

I didnt know the drummer left. Ive just been getting into warp riders and I dont like how they cut the cymbals so much in the mix. Warp Riders is by far the best album but that change kinda lessens it for me not hearing them. Was kinda what made them a little different then all the other stoner rock bands.

[iwishourbassowned]

chuck norris' theme song

[NoLifetilDeth]

I really hope the loss of the drummer won't split the band up

[dancekvndance]

wow listening to this while walking down the street or in the halls makes you feel like such a badass.

[reeferhead12]

prolly the most under rated band ever

2:01 best part

[jfoley715]

I'm reading Beowulf for high school, this really sets the mood.

[Creaturefiend565]

It sounds like norse gods fucking in the heavens with angels crying while the kraken fucking kills everyone and everything in its path and satan doing the horns with his fingers with his tongue rapidly shaking in between his fingers while goatmen prance in a ceremonial circle

[MasterAdam100]

@Creaturefiend565 Don't forget, the Kraken is tentacle raping everyone brutally too.

[fremenjoe34]

This is doom metal/thrash. Period.

[3BullsAndOneCandy]

WTF how in the fuck can someone make something so fucking awesome??!?!??!?!

[currentsnake]

@Surgery sounds like you did too.

[currentsnake]

@Surgery definiltey not stoner or retro. they sound like Sabbath mixed some thrash and death.

[currentsnake]

@Surgery how can you say its on trend? it sounds nothing like that. its metal going back to its roots, whilst mixing in pieces from the 80s and 90s.

[sinbad64]

@currentsnake - I'm old -ish! (45) and love Sabbath, Kyuss, thrash (the originals) etc. etc. etc (too many to write down here), but I've only just checked these guys out and think they're great... just ordered their 3 albums (inc 'Warp Riders') after going through 90% of these tracks here on 'YouTube'.

TOTALLY agree with your comment!

[currentsnake]

@sinbad64 Thanks! I only really like Sabbath when they had Dio, and then really I'm only a fan of Heaven and Hell. But these guys are definitley a solid mix of everything you mentioned.

[currentsnake]

@Surgery did you even listen to the whole song? im pretty sure its more than just "Hipster stoner tripe."

[ClayShack8]

it is epic

[passonno]

@Surgery What, you would prefer Disturbed, perhaps? The Sword has far more in common with the Classic Pantheon of Heavy Metal, more so than Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold, etc. You don't dig it though, so go listen to something you like.

[EyeOnTheTV]

This is my favorite song on AoW

[BFRX]

AHHH this song makes me want to joust. but like riding dragons, and with lances of FUURYYY

[PhoenixDeath27]

amazing!

[Eltieth]

God bless that final bass solo

[invictusonline]

@Eltieth not really a bass solo. more of a feature

[martincole438]

they need to make a badass music video for this song with explosions and lightning and shit

[morbidanjel44]

Uh, The SWORD is the fucking truth!!!! I saw someone ask if the name was the Sword or Iron Swan. Got me to thinking, what if their name was Iron Swan. That would be pretty badass. And uh, I'm black and I love all kinds of music, especially metal (well, not Motley Crue). Anyhoo, fuck all the bitch ass haters and bang your damn heads!!!!! On a lighter note, can't wait for the new Sword album. Anyone know of a release date?

[KnowThyself24]

@morbidanjel44 im hispanic who grew up in the hood and i have loved heavy metal for years...i always thought rap was really shallow empty music that only appealed to conformists of our age but to each his own.

[morbidanjel44]

@KnowThyself24 yeah. i find rap music quite boring. very boring in fact. I don't knock any one that listens to it though. But for certain people to say that guys like you and i should only be listening to rap music is shallow within itself. that's the person displaying his ignorance. music is a universal language that everyone can get behind. New album in August.

[romanceexplosion231]

@KnowThyself24 Well said. I see people listening to rap all the time not because they enjoy it but just because "its the thing to do." Although I enjoy a little rap, its because I enjoy listening too it. To know theres someone who grew up in the hood and is a metal head gives me hope that badass music like this is being enjoyed by everyone

[morbidanjel44]

@romanceexplosion231

Right on! See, this is the shit that I'm talking about. Loving music because it's fucking music. End of story!

[krokodeilos00]

heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah RIDE THE SKY

[misery8305]

holy fukkin shit balls!!

can these guys like not kick so much ass as im am constantly listening to them lol

but serious tho these guys are fukkin amazing

[KnowThyself24]

this is not nu-metal. its more like a direct inspiration from black sabbath

[MasterAdam100]

@KnowThyself24 -I agree. But it's more Alternative Doom Metal to me. And Ozzy is the biggest inspiration for all Doom Metal bands out there.

[KnowThyself24]

@MasterAdam100 yeah his early stuff.....questions for u. dio or ozzy....

[ButtersGettingHard]

@KnowThyself24

and they still managed to not sound like a rip-off. I love these guys!

[3BullsAndOneCandy]

@KnowThyself24 it's more like pure sex

[human666hater]

dragonboy check out the gates of slumber, and bulletwolf. both local indianapolis bands.

[xMISFITRAMONEx]

this song kicks sooooo much ass

[dragonboy2992]

can anyone recommend me bands like this one?

[TheMetalhead08]

@fishinwithguns, Don't stick us in with people like SkeeZo13. Not all of us who live in trailers are trailer-trash, racist bigots.

Just the trailer-trash part is true.

[TheGreatJon]

Skeezo13, dude, do me a favour. Get a castration, then go try breaking a wall with your, otherwise useless, fucking head.

[Permafrosttt]

HAHAHA wtf Skeezo13 how u gonna talk shit bout mastodon ............. the sword is awsome but thoes are 2 bands you just cant even compare

[SkeeZo13]

yeah i can easily compare them you faggot.

it's my opinion so i think The Sword whoops stupid mastodon's ass anyday so shut the fuck up bitch!!!

[theguyyounevermet]

its not your opinion

its a fact haha

[SkeeZo13]

shut the fuck up faggot i'ts my opinion and i say The Sword are ALOT better then mastodon

[theguyyounevermet]

i was agree with you fucking retard. iwas saying that your opinion is a fact. the sword is better than fagstodon.

[SkeeZo13]

well it didn't seem like you were agreeing with me.

[theguyyounevermet]

well then you're obviously retarded.

[SkeeZo13]

correction YOU are retarded

by you saying "it's not your opinon it's a fact haha" makes it sound like you were saying a fact is Mastodon being better then The Sword, so think before you speak next time.

[theguyyounevermet]

no dumbass i was saying your opinion is not an opinion; its a fact. a fact that the sword is better than mastodon. you cant base your judgment off of pronouns like "it". you fucking idiot. ask the person what they mean rather than insulting them dumbass. sorry, i mean you IRRATIONAL dumbass.

[SkeeZo13]

LOL shut the fuck up you goof what's a nigga doin listenin' to The Sword anyway.

[theguyyounevermet]

i like doom metal. why does being black make me not be able to listen to doom metal?

[SkeeZo13]

LOL because it's fucked up dude, i don't know of any nigga's that listen to Metal, usually they all listen to RAP wich is what you should be listening to you little faggot hahaha leave us metalheads alone and go listen to your gay rap music like your suppose to.

[theguyyounevermet]

hmm. i don't agree with your logic. but if you want to be insensitive, i can't change that.

[SkeeZo13]

hahahahahahaha

[redhawk258]

fuck you guys my best friend is black and hes just as much a metalhead as me and it makes no difference you racist prick

[SkeeZo13]

who care's fuck em' he's black, black guys shouldn't be metalheads they should be rappers like there supposed to be you faggot so shut your bitch ass up and quit complaining you little cocksucker!

[fishinwithguns]

You're the reason why people think metalheads are idiots, because in you're case at least...they're right. I'm surprised you can use the keyboard, have your balls even dropped yet? You sound like a little 10 year old trailer trash piece of shit bitch kid.

[SkeeZo13]

LOL i'm 18 years old you little cocksucker, and by what you just said, YOU are the one who sounds like a fucking 10 year old, so go fuck yourself punk!

[sunshine69645]

@redhawk258 tottaly agree dude

[Penisduft]

@redhawk258 love it! ;D

[monkeymagoo47]

@SkeeZo13 Fuck you. Jimi Hendrix, who inspired the first metal guitarists, was black as night. Singer for Hirax, a band that helped write the book on thrash? Black. Some guys from Sepultura AND Suffocation, two highly influential bands in extreme metal, are both black.

Metal has no place for racism, you little fucktard.

[SkeeZo13]

Jimi Hendrix is the only cool black guy that plays the guitar, and you can just shut your fucking mouth you little faggot how about that, just fuck off alright.

[monkeymagoo47]

Oh, good point, the whole "faggot" defense. Quit making metalheads look like ignorant douchebags. Metal isn't a genre of bigotry, it's for whoever enjoys metal enough to call themselves a fan of it and truly enjoy it. Color has nothing to do with music.

[DHISKEY4U]

the dude in living colour is badass and hendix doesn't play guitar hes dead dipshit and knowones talking so how do can he shut his mouth you need some pussy in your life bro but hold on you say fag alot so maybe you need some dick lol

[SkeeZo13]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA is all i have to say because you sir are ridiculous hahahaha, i play the guitar youi diot so i get laid almost everyday even your dumbass should know that girls love a man who can play the guitar so go fuck yourself you wannabe loser.

[THESURFINALIEN]

@SkeeZo13

you make it sound like its YOU who's the little fucktard with a cock same size and shape as your FUCKING OLD WRINKLED MOM!!

go wank yourself in the fuckin corner of your smelly little room to you sick fantasies about: "god im a good a guitarist as a fucking turtle! now i can have any fucking cunt out there! yay!" as you did yesterday!!

[SkeeZo13]

@THESURFINALIEN, all that shit you just said makes you sound like a fucking retarded idiot hahahahahaha

[misery8305]

lol ur too fukkin funny dude

the turtle remark is so quoteable!

but the part about the getting every"(cunt)"

out there as he did the day before thats confusing are u mocking him or complimenting him? Think first then look up a few words,and then type,and dont forget to get mommy to check ur work. lol

[misery8305]

his first two lines are the funniest lol

[Skinhead3456789]

dont forget sevendust (black singer), god forbid (black singer), richie havens (woodstock amazing guitar player)

[melistentodeathmetal]

yes, black people have just as much right to like metal as white people do. I am black, and I absolutley love metal.

[THESURFINALIEN]

@melistentodeathmetal

well spoken dude

[passonno]

@melistentodeathmetal Yet fools bring it up again and again. I'm white and grew up in the classic early days of Rap, before the Gangsta stuff. I got quite a bit of shit for it from my Parents, "friends" and other close minded fools. But I never did belong to the herd.

[JawrL95]

amen...

and also the bassist for EVILE is black also

[SkeeZo13]

and yeah are you that stupid?

it's a fact for me that The Sword is better then mastodon, but not for everyone else you dumb kid so you can't just say "it's not your opinon it's a fact" when someone else could like mastodon more then The Sword so once again think before you speak next time.

[theguyyounevermet]

you are very ignorant.

[SkeeZo13]

shit happens

[theguyyounevermet]

it was just a joke.

[isveryniceyes]

@theguyyounevermet No matter what ANYONE say's, it's not a fact, unless EVERYONE agrees so. So, it his oppinion, dumbass.

[theguyyounevermet]

is was just a little joke.

[LPJeetkunedo]

I agree that the Sword is quite a bit better, but I still think Mastodon is awesome.

[SkeeZo13]

well that's cool man thats your opinion though.

in my opinion The Sword is ALOT better then Mastodon.

[LPJeetkunedo]

No, I agreed with you on that. I just thought that mastodon was good too.

[SkeeZo13]

oh my bad haha

[nosferotica1]

Forget the stupid skirmishes and just bang your head.

It's a fact to some people out there that rock is dead, just be glad they're mistaken, shut your mouth and enjoy the music.

[trailextremist]

ofcourse you can compare them, justy like you can compare VW to aston martin or something..

[IBG67]

Guitar hero = the sword sold out.

[LPJeetkunedo]

or maybe the RECORD COMPANY sold the track to GH. You know, because they OWN THE FUCKING LICENSES.

[nosferotica1]

Don't be stupid. When they start writing ballads and put glitz and glam over substance, THEN they have sold out.

It exposes more people to the sword and gets them to buy their CDs and go to their shows.

It's very much like "Hooker With a Penis," (you're fired if you ask 'by who?')

"I sold out before you ever even heard my name/I sold my soul to make a record/ And... You... Bought... OOOOONE!"

I think they deserve fatter paychecks, especially since they get what's left over.

Literally.

[SkeeZo13]

just bought Age of Winters and Gods of The Earth today.

fuckin kick ass albums if you ask me. so i reccomend all fans of The Sword should buy both albums cuz you'll be headbanging non stop.

[Aselea12]

I Listened This Song In A Bmx Tour Movie(FIT LIFE 2006)

It's nice song xD

[nyjerk]

this was the bail preview in ride the sky

[lukeskatewalker]

i saw them with metallica in hamburg 5.13.09 they were very good

[jerdude95]

W000T GOING TO SEE THESE GUYS WITH METALLICA IN TORONTO IN OCTOBER!@!@!@! w000t

[MetalSmasher86]

Lucky...

[darkwizrdLV86]

wow,this sounds allmost like mastodon

[SkeeZo13]

NO NO NO NO YOUR WRONG BUDDY

mastodon sucks ass compared to this band

The Sword fuckin rules and kick mastodons ass anyday

[StarFace1992]

No sir you suck ass and vein the MIGHTY MASTODON are the second coming and these are just a tad sabbathy eh ball breath

[JIMMYguitar07]

you are sucking the long dick of delusion my friend. Both good bands, but Mastodon brews up a tall glass of ownage and The Sword drinks it up, bitch.

[SkeeZo13]

go fuck yourself faggot

i dont care what you have to say

to me The Sword will ALWAYS be better then stupid Mastodon and thats the truth

[JIMMYguitar07]

haha. this truly shows you have diverse opinions on all sub-genres of metal. who sells more records than the sword? whos new album shattered the sales of every single sword album ever made? uhh...wait...wait...MASTODON. oh yeah. thats right. drink the ownage. DRINK IT.

[SkeeZo13]

hahaha dude say what you want

i dont give a fuck about mastodon there the shittiest band in the world

The Sword are so much better

dont you realize that half the people who listen to mastodon probally have never heard of The Sword?

if they actually took the time to check The Sword out then they would deffenitly say that The Sword is better then mastodon because they most deffenitly are

[Elganko]

How about this, Mastodon and The Sword are both amazing bands.

My personal preference puts Mastodon higher in my regard, but as I said, that's only my -personal- belief.

Arguing about which band is best is utterly retarded since no band will affect everyone in the same way, there's as many preferences in the world as there are people, yours is not special.

They're both great, you can prefer whichever band you want. Whatever.

[KidCharlemagne94]

Very Very well said. SkeeZo13, If Mastodon is shit give there new record a few more listens and if you can't appreciate it, your fucked.

[nEnA15xD]

mmm no ntiendo moe bn lo k dic pero weno

[some2see]

Saw these guys play king tuts last year, and it was an awesome gig. Every single song was pure riffin' dynamite!!

And I had a few beers before they came on, which made it an even better experience!

[ClassZeroCommando]

awesome song for headbanging, perfect intro, all mellow and then BLAM!

[SkeeZo13]

haha i agree man i always headbang to this song

and the beginning is fuckin awesome it sounds so cool

[rippinrogers]

SWORD FUCKIN OWNS

[mongoosedawg]

What a track!! 5* No doubt.

[saintgatos]

neveer mind lol

[saintgatos]

wait whats there name

iron swan

or the sword

[metallica234kirkh]

their nam is the sword

[dumbdrum101]

saw them live it was awesome!!!

[Starbucks4Life]

once a band goes big/major it loses that special feeling then because everyone knows about them...makes you look a follower not a starter

[AliAssaSeen]

Sez the guy who's in to Starbucks. Hello Mr Irony.

[eddiemoon]

hah yeah... I could not agree with AliAssaSeen more..

[smirch]

He needs to learn how to sing?! Wtf are you smoking? This isn't American Idol, he isn't going to be singing like the fucking Jonas Brothers. This is metal you cocktards. The guitars and drum work melt faces. And anyone who thinks he needs to learn how to sing...go listen to your Hannah Montana albums.

[mongoosedawg]

Wish I could sing like him, I'd be a rich man.

[Quix0n]

they just need to improve on the singing a little bit, like more voice to it. the guitar is just amazing, absolutely amazing, i just learned how to play it :) (well atleast the intro)

[mattwv35]

this band wont ever be big...and its a shame. cuz they are so talented!!...i havent been this impressed with a band in a long time.

[KnowThyself24]

the sword is so awesome its incredible...they have alot face melting riffs.

[TheGuitarFreak1]

Yeah..if a band has released a second album, and still not many people have heard of them, they aren't going to be that major. But still, I love them!!!!

[Quix0n]

why won't they be big?

[unknownkiller11]

errr prick theyre supporting metallica if thats not "big" what is?

[N3st0r]

the sword....no need to comment...

larga vida a the sword!

[heavymentalmusic]

The Sword are so awesome.

[neckneti]

Saw the live yesterday and they were awesome!!

[Xion87SC]

Where? In Bologna? whit Metallica? I was there XD

[neckneti]

In bergen with Metallica :)

[explicitbitsch]

Hell Yeah, I was in bergen to. And i think The Sword was way better than Down. The sound was a bit high,but daaamn. They play f*ckin hardcore music=D

[neckneti]

yeah the sword is much better than down.. Everybody says their so goog just because phil from pantera is doing vocals.. but without dime hes nothing..

[satancaster]

fuck that, down fucking kills damage plan

phil projects > dimes

[GeneLattanzi]

Yup, DOWN is Waaaay better than Damageplan. I mean no disrespect at all to Dime (R.I.P. and long may he live in our hearts,) or Vinnie. Musically DOWN is just way more charged with feeling.

[satancaster]

bullshit

down>damageplan

so..

phils projects>dimes

[neckneti]

pshh..you dont know nothing

[ShreddusMaximus1]

Tbh dude...both both are better than either of you could do lol so we will leave it there ;)

all tho I do prefer DOWN xD

[SHR3DD3Rx]

hahaha...

So he does know a lot of things, then, if he "doesn't know nothing?"

HAHAHAHHAHA

[reapereddie]

just saw these guys warming up for metallica and they were FREAKING AWESOME. Down and Metallica was BRILLIANT aswell was a siiiiiiiiiiiiick gig

[emta3z]

When i first heard these guys on sirius hard attack i said finnaly a real band.How long have these guys been around? Ozzy would be proud of these guys.

[CodyRicheson]

New school thrash with a strong Sabbath influence. I'm liking this.

[Zeldafoo9]

wow, the singer of this band is pretty awful, everything else is good though.

[hybridstigmata13]

Fuck you

This shit is SO cash

[Clausfarre]

I hope they'll have fun with Metallica this summer.

[1262Scorch]

Kick Ass!!!!!!!!! That's the Mercenaries 2 World In Flames Trailer song. Sweet.