{"id":35638,"date":"2021-02-21T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=35638"},"modified":"2021-02-14T07:48:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-14T12:48:32","slug":"the-sword-share-live-performance-of-the-warp-riders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=35638","title":{"rendered":"The Sword share live performance of \u2018The Warp Riders\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Texan hard rockers\u00a0The Sword\u00a0have shared a live performance of <em>The Warp Riders<\/em> as part of their\u00a0\u2018Conquest of Quarantine\u2019\u00a0lockdown sessions which launched last summer to great excitement from their fans.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Warp Riders<\/em> appears on the band\u2019s YouTube channel and you can check it out via YouTube below. The song is the title track from the critically acclaimed 2010 album\u00a0\u2018Warp Riders,\u2019 which saw the band transition into a hard rock-influenced sound.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H6NYYxe4f9Q?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The lockdown sessions marked\u00a0The Sword&#8217;s first live performances together since the band went on hiatus in 2018, as they remotely reunited to perform songs like <em>Winter&#8217;s Wolves<\/em>, <em>Working Man<\/em>, and put their own inimitable spin on the T-Rex classic, <em>Children of the Revolution<\/em><strong>.<\/strong> On the concept of recording live sessions in isolation, drummer Jimmy Vela commented,<em>\u00a0\u201cThis was a new approach for us; the \u201cTribute to Kings\u201d tour postponement led to us finding a different way to connect with our fans. It was fun and something we hadn\u2019t tried yet\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch all the\u00a0\u2018Conquest of Quarantine\u2019\u00a0performances so far on the band\u2019s YouTube channel\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001ZZqx3l1haDVZDJFuJb-MLHvitcH6a9xhKDr1eT_NEIEXBLLjz4fes6m1NUP7HEuhp1ZJkhMyNDLkrpP7OPJbeu_JyyYTTWd-y0ec0dphfb_aVflkbjT0gRLcvv-8XmFo8bgBD7rUuenEuhFQl8GpEQ==&amp;c=F405i9it53r_v6fC27H3-9nNMYpoH14RoCwllXRjUkaAheFXKkrdSw==&amp;ch=baMN5gOHzlVas9Puob-Dv7diXBN2Bflr_QYzQ2-joW-sElYTR9yA9w==\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, and stay tuned for more instalments coming soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sword\u2019s new compilations,\u00a0\u2018Chronology: 2006 \u2013 2018\u2019\u00a0and\u00a0\u2018Conquest of Kingdoms,\u2019 both released last year,<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>each showcase the technically dazzling, riff-heavy and far-reaching metal that the band has been known for since forming 15 years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Conquest of Kingdoms,\u2019 an explosive three-disc vinyl collection of rarities and oddities, offers 30 tracks (16 previously unreleased) and is housed in a triple-gatefold package, including B-sides, oddities and live recordings of fan favourites like <em>Freya<\/em>, <em>Iron Swan<\/em> and <em>Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians<\/em>, as well as cover versions of <em>Immigrant Song<\/em> (Led Zeppelin), <em>Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings<\/em> (ZZ Top), <em>She<\/em> (KISS), <em>Forever My Queen<\/em> (Pentagram) and more. A truncated digital version is also available.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Chronology: 2006\u20132018\u2019\u00a0is a three-disc CD compendium, which \u2014 in addition to the aforementioned rarities \u2014 also includes The Sword\u2019s greatest hits and fan favourites. Distilling the band&#8217;s complete discography, this collection comprises 52 tracks (12 previously unreleased), including the studio recordings of <em>Freya<\/em>, <em>Iron Swan<\/em>, <em>Cloak of Feathers<\/em> and <em>Deadly Nightshade<\/em>. The set also features expansive new liner notes with contributions from the band, plus Lars Ulrich (Metallica), Mark Morton (Lamb of God) and Neil Fallon (Clutch).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both titles are available now,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001ZZqx3l1haDVZDJFuJb-MLHvitcH6a9xhKDr1eT_NEIEXBLLjz4fes0WV32K62kOMfbf3aF8UeFU_o_VeNEt6Ej6vV3SJ6TuluewnMI84YNANZHjyqOTbyp-5kExrGFBer1AKZjqhVxr8-cLDNj54j-Wrz_EhuSLp&amp;c=F405i9it53r_v6fC27H3-9nNMYpoH14RoCwllXRjUkaAheFXKkrdSw==&amp;ch=baMN5gOHzlVas9Puob-Dv7diXBN2Bflr_QYzQ2-joW-sElYTR9yA9w==\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here\u00a0<\/a>for\u00a0\u2018Conquest of Kingdoms,\u2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001ZZqx3l1haDVZDJFuJb-MLHvitcH6a9xhKDr1eT_NEIEXBLLjz4fes6m1NUP7HEuhuXIDnzWuvZUZPfLtrBhMPgNCEJoLVlj4TpoWFx0VOEG8sqdUeNwnlw8F-DKpCxmz14c9PXoHUO-McaLh-TDZW7-6DPtlsVuu&amp;c=F405i9it53r_v6fC27H3-9nNMYpoH14RoCwllXRjUkaAheFXKkrdSw==&amp;ch=baMN5gOHzlVas9Puob-Dv7diXBN2Bflr_QYzQ2-joW-sElYTR9yA9w==\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">or here<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0\u2018Chronology 2006\u20132018\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Texan hard rockers\u00a0The Sword\u00a0have shared a live performance of The Warp Riders as part of their\u00a0\u2018Conquest of Quarantine\u2019\u00a0lockdown sessions which launched last summer to great <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=35638\" title=\"The Sword share live performance of \u2018The Warp Riders\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,23,25,28],"tags":[9765,9764,9763],"class_list":["post-35638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-live","category-music","tag-conquest-of-quarantine","tag-the-sword","tag-the-warp-riders"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/FA45CBA6-3DE9-4D5D-883F-D05B92A79199.jpeg?fit=1200%2C801","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-9gO","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24916,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=24916","url_meta":{"origin":35638,"position":0},"title":"Wet Dreams release new single &#8216;I Can Fly&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"April 3, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Wet Dreams is a project featuring members from Death By Unga Bunga, FOAAAM and Warp Riders. 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