Warp Riders is an album by Sword, released in 2010. The album is a rock CD. -
2010 release, the third album from the Texas Metal act. One of the foundations of the Metal revival of the past 10 years, The Sword have released two flawless slabs of vintage heaviness, toured the world with Metallica, and were honored to grace the past three editions of Guitar Hero. This summer, the band casts it's gaze to the stars for Warp Riders, their most ambitious effort to date. It is the band's first concept album and is fittingly grand in scope, both lyrically and in terms of musical craftsmanship.
"Warp Riders" is the third studio album by American heavy metal band The Sword, released in 2010 and available here in CD format. This concept album stands out for its fusion of stoner rock, heavy metal, and progressive elements, telling a science fiction story set on a distant planet. With powerful riffs and dynamic songwriting, "Warp Riders" has been praised for tracks like "Tres Brujas," "Lawless Lands," and "Night City." The Sword have established themselves as one of the leading bands in modern metal since their formation in Austin, Texas in 2003. Their previous albums such as "Age of Winters" and "Gods of the Earth" received critical acclaim and helped them build an international fanbase. The manufacturer Pias/Mega/Gamma is known for distributing high-quality music releases across various genres worldwide, supporting both emerging talents and established acts with excellent production standards.
Sporting a science fiction theme about a distant plant at war with itself, fighting the forces of good and evil, Warp Riders sounds like some long los...
Frank Valish - 05/Oct/2010
The third album by this Texas metal quartet is a sci-fi concept album. Yes, I can hear you sighing, but all is not lost. First, the bad. The album's t...
Tom Breihan - 01/Oct/2010
Here's the thing about lyrics about witches and dragons and firequests: You have to believe them. Or if you don't believe them, you at least have to s...
Matt Schild - 09/Sep/2010
Some say that young bucks start a band for one reason and one reason alone: to help themselves get laid. You know, to offset those years of reading fa...
Mark Eglinton - 06/Sep/2010
Without going in to the finer details of what this means - it's fairly self-explanatory anyway - The Sword have been fortunate so far in their career ...
Adrien Begrand - 02/Sep/2010
It’s strange how a young band could sound as creatively tired as the Sword did on their second album, but there wasn’t any doubt that 2008’s tepid God...
Peter Woodburn - 01/Sep/2010
Metal has this amazing ability to never lose relevancy in the grand scheme of the musical world. Each time it seemed like it was starting to falter --...
REYAN ALI - 31/Aug/2010
Releasing a concept album is one of the diciest games a band can play - there's a thin, frail line between ambitious, intelligent storytelling and hap...
Loren Poin - 30/Aug/2010
The Sword has proved its awesomeness simply by naming its new album Warp Riders. Oft associated with Tolkein’s misty realms and the lonely outer-reach...
steve grove - 26/Aug/2010
Keeping with their steady release of one album every two years (I'm not being sarcastic for those who can't tell) The Sword brings us a concept album ...
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