The Sword – Chronology 2006 - 2018

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Label:	Craft Recordings – CR00217
Format:	3 x CD, Compilation Box Set
Country:	US
Released:	Jun 19, 2020
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Stoner Rock, Heavy Metal, Doom Metal

Tracklist

1-1		Freya
1-2		Winter's Wolves
1-3		The Horned Goddess
1-4		Iron Swan
1-5		How Heavy This Axe
1-6		Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians
1-7		Maiden, Mother & Crone
1-8		The Black River
1-9		Acheron/Unearthing The Orb
1-10		Lawless Lands
1-11		The Warp Riders
1-12		(The Night The Sky Cried) Tears of Fire
1-13		The Horned Goddess (Live)
1-14		Barael's Blade (Live)
1-15		Lament for the Aurochs (Live)
1-16		Iron Swan (Live)
2-1		Cloak of Feathers
2-2		Dying Earth
2-3		Seven Sisters
2-4		Apocryphon
2-5		Empty Temples
2-6		Mist & Shadow
2-7		Early Snow
2-8		The Dreamthieves
2-9		Seriously Mysterious (Acoustic)
2-10		Buzzards (Acoustic)
2-11		Deadly Nightshade
2-12		Sea of Green
2-13		Used Future
2-14		Come and Gone
2-15		Sea of Spears (Live)
2-16		Freya (Live)
2-17		Night City (Live)
2-18		The Chronomancer II: Nemesis (Live)
3-1		He's Waiting (C Average Version) Written-By – Gerry Roslie
3-2		Sea of Spears
3-3		Immigrant Song Written-By – Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
3-4		Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings Written-By – Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard
3-5		Codex Corvidae
3-6		Freya '08
3-7		Forever My Queen Written-By – Bobby Liebling
3-8		She Written-By – Gene Simmons, Stephen Coronel
3-9		Daughter of Dawn
3-10		Farstar
3-11		Cold Sweat Written-By – John Sykes, Phil Lynott
3-12		Cheap Sunglasses Written-By – Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard
3-13		Hammer of Heaven
3-14		Hexenringe
3-15		Seriously Mysterious (Level One Remix) Remix – Adrian Quesada
3-16		John the Revelator Songwriter – Son House, Traditional
3-17		Turnt to Dust
3-18		Serpent Weather

Companies, etc.

Copyright © – Craft Recordings
Manufactured For – Concord Music Group, Inc.
Distributed By – Concord Music Group, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Craft Recordings
Mastered At – Sun Room Audio
Recorded At – Emo's
Recorded At – The Bowery Ballroom
Recorded At – Stubb's BBQ
Published By – Music & Media International, Inc.
Published By – Superhype Music
Published By – BMG Rights Management
Published By – Domino Publishing Co.
Published By – Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Published By – Universal Music Publishing Group
Published By – EMI Virgin Songs, Inc.
Published By – Blood of Kings Music
Published By – Stop Moping
Published By – Bryan Richie Music
Published By – Jimmy Vela Music
Published By – Trivett Copley Wingo
Licensed From – Kemado Records
Mixed At – Spaceflight Records

Credits

Art Direction – Florian Mihr
Bass, Synthesizer – Bryan Richie
Booking – Josh Kline, United Talent Agency
Drums, Percussion – Santiago Vela III (tracks: 2-1 to 2-18, 3-12, 3-14 to 3-18), Trivett Wingo (tracks: 1-1 to 1-16, 3-1 to 3-11, 3-13)
Engineer – Joel Hume (tracks: 2-15 to 2-18), Tom Clapp (tracks: 1-13 to 1-16)
Keyboards, Synthesizer – Matt Bayles (tracks: 3-10)
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Kyle Shutt
Liner Notes – Lars Ulrich, Mark Morton (2), Neil Fallon
Logo – Brien White
Management – Larry Mazer
Management [Assistance] – Amy Mazer
Management [Business Management] – Mark Scribner, Van Duyne, Bruno & Co., P.A.
Mastered By – Dan Coutant
Mixed By – Brett Orrison (tracks: 2-15 to 2-18), Bryan Richie (tracks: 3-16), J. Robbins (tracks: 3-14)
Other [Editorial] – Ryan Jebavy
Photography By – Andi Rice, Ed Davis (22), Fiaz Farrelly, Jack Thompson (3), Rodrigo Fredes, Sandy Carson
Project Manager – Mason Williams (2)
Project Manager [Assistance] – Chris Clough, Maureen Bacon, Steven P. Gorman
Recorded By – Stuart Sikes (tracks: 2-5 to 2-8, 3-14 to 3-16)
Recorded By, Mixed By – Adrian Quesada (tracks: 2-5 to 2-8, 3-14 to 3-16), Andrew Hernandez (3) (tracks: 1-5 to 1-8, 3-6 to 3-8), Bryan Richie (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8, 2-9, 2-10, 3-1 to 3-5, 3-11, 3-13, 3-17), J. Robbins (tracks: 2-1 to 2-4, 3-12), Matt Bayles (tracks: 3-9, 3-10), Tucker Martine (tracks: 2-11 to 2-14, 3-18)
Research – Jon Weiderhorn
Vocals, Liner Notes, Artwork [Logo], Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar – John D. Cronise*
Written-By – The Sword

Notes

A three-disc compendium of The Sword's greatest hits and rarities. Released alongside The Sword - Conquest Of Kingdoms.
Consists of 52 tracks (12 previously unreleased) featuring complete studio recordings plus a career-spanning assemblage of B-sides, covers, live performances and more. Featuring expansive new liner notes with contributions from the band, plus Lars Ulrich (Metallica), Mark Morton (Lamb Of God) and Neil Fallon (Clutch (3)).

The CDs come in individual card sleeves, which, alongside a 76-page casebound book, are housed in a two-piece box with lift-off lid.

Discs made in Mexico.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (disc 1): (1114709) X6.4 CR00217.SA.1 03 0001
Mastering SID Code (disc 1): IFPI LV77
Mould SID Code (disc 1): IFPI KKAY
Matrix / Runout (disc 2): (1114709) X6.4 CR00217.SA.2 03 0001
Mastering SID Code (disc 2): IFPI LV77
Mould SID Code (disc 2): IFPI KKTE
Matrix / Runout (disc 3): (1114709) X6.4 CR00217.SA.2 03 0001
Mastering SID Code (disc 3): IFPI LV77
Mould SID Code (disc 3): IFPI KKTE
Barcode (printed): 888072099623

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