From The Conquest Of Quarantine Lockdown Session

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Texan riff masters THE SWORD have released the third and final installment of their 3-song mini-series - <>Conquest Of Quarantine lockdown session - a bone rattling cover of the RUSH classic "Working Man". Watch it on KNAC.COM HERE.

THE SWORD bassist Bryan Richie comments,

"In the early 2000s we were given a CD by one of Kyle’s record store buddies with SLUSH scrawled across it and little did we know what a wild ride awaited us. This dude had taken his favorite RUSH songs and dropped the pitch control on his record player as low as it would go - taking these classic RUSH tracks and turning them into a C standard sludge fest with the most air drumable drums!! Does it doom? Heck yes it does. Enjoy our cover of the classic RUSH track “Working Man” with a Slush’y spin."

The Conquest of Quarantine lockdown session marks THE SWORD's first live performance together since the band went on hiatus in 2018. Rolling out a track a week over the last 3 weeks, the first track premiered with Consequence Of Sound and showed the band putting their own inimitable spin on the T-REX classic, "Children of the Revolution". The second track, a rendition of their mammoth hit "Winter's Wolves" from their debut album Age Of Winters, premiered last week with Louder (Metal Hammer, Classic Rock, Prog).

THE SWORD's triumphant live return from hiatus was scheduled to be with PRIMUS this summer as part of their mammoth A Tribute To Kings US trek. But the pandemic had other plans. Not wishing to deprive fans of the live performances they've been waiting so long to see, THE SWORD got creative and so was birthed the Conquest Of Quarantine lockdown session.

Explains bassist Bryan Richie, “It was a lot of fun getting together with Kyle and Jimmy to record these tracks, and thanks to the miracles of modern technology we were able to lay down a wicked session with JD all the way from North Carolina. Crank this from the comforts of your couch, Conquest of Quarantine brought to you with minimal overdubs and maximum rocking.”

Thankfully, fans will still be able to catch the THE SWORD in person with PRIMUS on the rescheduled A Tribute To Kings tour in 2021, appearing for the dates listed below.

• 6.9 – Houston, Texas @ Revention Music Center*
• 6.11 – Irving, Texas @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory*
• 6.12 – Austin, Texas @ ACL Live at The Moody Theater*
• 6.13 – New Orleans, La. @ Saenger Theatre*
• 6.15 – Orlando, Fla. @ Hard Rock Live*
• 6.16 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Coca-Cola Roxy*
• 6.20 – Charlotte, N.C. @ Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre*
• 6.22 – Asheville, N.C. @ Exploreacheville.com Arena*
• 6.23 – Raleigh, N.C. @ Red Hat Amphitheater*
• 6.25 – Richmond, Va. @ Virginia Credit Union Live!*
• 6.26 – Baltimore, Md. @ MECU Pavilion*
• 6.27 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Stage AE*
• 6.29 – Essex Junction, Vt. @ Midway Law at Champlain Valley Expo*
• 7.1 – Westbrook, Maine @ Main Savings Pavilion at Rock Row*
• 7.2 – Wallingford, Ct. @ Oakdale Theatre*
• 7.5 – Lafayette, N.Y. @ Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards (no The Sword)
• 7.6 – Boston, Mass. @ Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion*
• 7.8 – New York, N.Y. @ Beacon Theatre*
• 7.9 – Asbury Park, N.J. @ The Stone Pony Summer Stage*
• 7.10 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ The Met*
• 7.13 – Toronto, Ont. @ RBC Echo Beach*
• 7.15 – Columbus, Ohio @ Express Live! Outdoor*
• 7.16 – Cleveland, Ohio @ Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica*
• 7.17 – Sterling Heights, Mich. @ Freedom Hill Amphitheatre*
• 7.19 – Cincinnati, Ohio @ PNC Pavilion*