Soundwave Festival Alumni The Sword Announce 2018 Australian Tour

May 1, 2018

UPDATE 07/09/18: US Metal Band The Sword Cancel Australian Tour, Announce Hiatus

UPDATE 21/05/18: The Sword have now rescheduled their 2018 Australian tour, which will now take place in October. In a statement, organisers say, “Due to unforeseen circumstances, the upcoming Australian tour for The Sword has been rescheduled to October.

“All tickets currently held by purchasers will be transferred to the new dates. Ticket holders unable to attend on the new dates may obtain a refund by contacting place of purchase prior to 30 June 2018.”

Details below.

ORIGINAL STORY: Texan metal outfit The Sword have announced a 2018 Australian headline tour in support of their sixth and latest album Used Future.

Hitting up venues in Perth, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane this September, the Soundwave Festival alumni will perform in Australia for the first time since Victoria’s Rolling Thunder festival in 2016.

Check out all the tour dates and ticket details, below.

The Sword — that’s JD Cronise (vocals, guitar), Kyle Shutt (guitar), Bryan Richie (bass), and Santiago Vela III (drums) — recorded Used Future in Portland, Oregon with producer Tucker Martine, who has worked with the likes of My Morning Jacket, The Decemberists and First Aid Kit.

The album is the follow-up to 2015’s High Country. Watch the video for Used Future‘s title track, below.