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Gods of the Earth
by The Sword
from Kemado

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Gotta love that cheesy album cover........................
  God's Of The Earth was a great album by this awesome stoner rock metal group. The Sword has easily surpassed their debut album, this was definitely not a sophomore slump. Gods of the Earth doesn't try to replicate the Black Sabbath hallucinations of Winters and it doesn't find it's groove right away. Lead guitar player J.D. Cronise still launches each song with a lick that could have come from Tony Iommi but they pick up to a gallop pretty quick, the album definitely has a modern influence, but also draws... more info

• Graet album! See this band live!
  I was pretty fond of Age of Winters, but this sophmore effort is twice as good. A far more cohesive overall album. I just saw The Sword live with Clutch, and I highly suggest checking them out. These boys FEEL IT! I have not seen anybody play as hard as these guys in a while. Wingo abuses his kit so much that the stick I caught after the show was in shambles. If you like it hard, loud, and rooted geek-lore, This is your band (and album) LOL.

• shows progress .........
  This review is for people who have heard Age of Winters (the first album) and are considering purchasing this. Firstly, my opinion of the previous CD was that it rocked pretty hard, but it did sound overly repetitive at times and somewhat amateurish; The cadence of the vocals were the same throughout the disc, which proved to be distracting almost to the point of being annoying. I would probably rate it a 2.5.
  Now, on to "Gods of the Earth." Quite an improvement. The band didn't necessarily become... more info

• One of the best metal albums in YEARS!!!!
  I got turned on to The Sword when they hit the Austin music scene a few years ago. It was really refreshing to hear a very tight band with such heavy riffage! You just don't often get the heavy with such great musicians and lyrics. (Yes, they're just as good live as recorded) Their first album, Age of Winters didn't leave my CD player / iPod playlist for months.
  Then, I got a treat... I found out Gods Of The Earth was coming out! I was a bit worried about The Sword's sophomore effort as their first... more info

Tracks:

1. The Sundering
2. The Frost-Giant's Daughter
3. How Heavy This Axe
4. Lords
5. Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians
6. To Take the Black
7. Maiden, Mother & Crone
8. Under the Boughs
9. The Black River
10. The White Sea

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