Austin, Texas metal luminaries The Sword will release their fourth album, Apocryphon, on October 22 in the U.S. via Razor & Tie and November 2 in Europe through Napalm Records. The CD was produced and engineered by J. Robbins (Clutch, Jawbox) at Magpie Cage Studios and will feature cover art by famed comic book artist J.H. Williams III (Batwoman, Promethea).

The Sword has announced a 37-date U.S. tour, commencing October 29 in Corpus Christi, Texas and running through December 18. Gypsyhawk will be support on the entire tour while Eagle Claw will appear through November 24 and American Sharks will appear December 2 through December 18.

The dates are as follows:

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

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