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The Sword release date

Posted by Loren on July 19, 2015

The Sword release date
The Sword release date

The Sword have announced an August 21 release date for new reocrd, Apocryphon, their fourth overall. The new record will be released on Razor & Tie and was produced by Adrian Quesada and mixed by J. Robbins. 

Dates for the first international leg of the High Country tour are below:

August 21 -- Trondheim, Norway -- Pstereo Festival
August 22 -- Oslo, Norway -- Parkteatret
August 23 -- Goteborg, Sweden -- Sticky Fingers
August 25 -- Helsinki, Finland -- Tavastia
August 27 -- Stockholm, Sweden -- Debaser Strand
August 28 -- Malmo, Sweden -- KB
August 29 -- Copenhagen, Denmark -- Lille Vega
August 30 -- Hamburg, Germany -- Rock Cafe St Pauli
August 31 -- Berlin, Germany -- Magnet
September 2 -- Wien, Austria -- Arena
September 3 -- Munich, Germany -- Magnet
September 4 -- Milan, Italy -- Legend
September 5 -- Salzburg, Austria -- Rockhouse
September 6 -- Winterthur, Switzerland -- Salzhaus
September 7 -- Stuttgart, Germany -- Universum
September 9 -- Antwerp, Belgium -- Trix Club
September 10 -- Tilburg, Netherlands -- Extase
September 11 -- Cologne, Germany -- Luxor
September 12 -- Paris, France -- La Boule Noire
September 14 -- Nottingham, United Kingdom -- Basement
September 15 -- Glasgow, United Kingdom -- King Tuts
September 16 -- Manchester, United Kingdom -- Academy 3
September 17 -- Wolverhampton, United Kingdom -- Slade Rooms
September 18 -- London, United Kingdom -- Underworld
September 19 -- Bristol, United Kingdom -- The Thekla

The Sword release date
The Sword release date

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