In 2008 the band released Gods of the Earth, which reached number 102 on the US Billboard 200.[3] "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians" was released as its sole single.[4] In March 2010, the band released a split single with Year Long Disaster, which was followed in August by Warp Riders.[1] The album was supported by the release of two singles – "Tres Brujas" and "(The Night the Sky Cried) Tears of Fire" – as well as a trilogy of music videos.[5]Warp Riders peaked at number 42 on the Billboard 200,[3] as well as reaching the top ten of the Hard Rock Albums, Independent Albums and Tastemaker Albums charts.[6][7][8]
With new drummer Santiago "Jimmy" Vela III and new label Razor & Tie,[9][10] the Sword returned with its fourth studio album Apocryphon in October 2012.[1] It was the band's first to reach the US top 20, peaking at number 17,[3] as well as the first to reach the top ten of the Top Rock Albums chart at a peak position of number 4.[11] The band's fifth album High Country was released in August 2015, charting in the US at number 30,[3] with the acoustic companion album Low Country released the following year reaching the top ten of the US Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart.[6] The Sword's first live album Greetings From... was released in May 2017.[1]
In March 2018, the band released its sixth studio album Used Future.[12] The album debuted at number 104 on the Billboard 200, the lowest position in the band's career since Age of Winters had failed to chart.[3] It also reached number 6 on the Hard Rock Albums chart and number 16 on the Top Rock Albums chart.[6][11] After a two-year hiatus, the Sword is set to return in 2020 with two compilations: Conquest of Kingdoms and Chronology: 2006–2018.[13][14]
Albums
Studio albums
List of studio albums with selected chart positions
