30-Track Vinyl 3LP Collection of B-sides, Oddities and Live Recordings with 16 Previously Unreleased!

Over their 17-year career, The Sword have proven themselves to be one of the most prolific and revered bands in metal – not only by fans, but also by the media and their peers. Now, with the double release of Conquest of Kingdoms and Chronology 2006 – 2018, The Sword have complied an extensive and essential collection that celebrates their legacy and impressive back catalog.

Conquest of Kingdoms, 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 and live recordings of fan favorites like "Freya," "Iron Swan" and "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians," as well as cover versions of "Immigrant Song" (Led Zeppelin), "Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings" (ZZ Top), "She" (KISS), "Forever My Queen" (Pentagram) and more.

The Sword's Bryan Richie says that it was simply the right time to revisit the band's career thus far. "We've got all these exclusive 7"s and a split record or two, that were pressed in 1,000 quantities – maybe people heard those tracks on a YouTube stream in not really the greatest quality," he says. "As the band had gone on hiatus, we had this wealth of material to share including live sets – things that were sitting on my hard drive for years, things that were given to me at shows. It seemed like the right time."

Lamb Of God's Mark Morton recollects, "The Sword was a band I had been waiting for... a band that I wished I was in... a heavy blues, acid rock, psychedelic, intergalactic riff paradise. In my estimation, The Sword was the perfect blend of Black Sabbath, Blue Cheer, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Sleep, and Clutch... somehow familiar yet incredibly fresh at the same time."

Features:
• Vinyl 3LP-set from Craft Recordings
• 30 track collection of B-sides, oddities and live recordings
• Featuring 16 previously unreleased tracks
• Triple-gatefold packaging