Greetings From... (album)

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Greetings From...
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Live album by
The Sword
ReleasedMay 5, 2017 (2017-05-05)
RecordedSeptember–October 2016
Genre
Length42:03
Label Razor & Tie
Producer Bryan Richie
The Sword chronology
Low Country
(2016)		Greetings From...
(2017)		 Used Future
(2018)
Singles from Greetings From...
  1. "Maiden, Mother & Crone"
    Released: May 5, 2017 (2017-05-05)

Greetings From... is the first live album by American heavy metal band The Sword. Recorded at various dates between September and October 2016 during a North American tour supporting Swedish band Opeth, it was released on May 5, 2017 by Razor & Tie. The album was produced and mixed by the band's bassist Bryan Richie, who had previously produced the compilation album Low Country . The recording of "Maiden, Mother & Crone" was released as the only single from the album.

Contents

Background

Greetings From... was recorded during The Sword's fall 2016 tour of the United States supporting Swedish band Opeth. [1] The album's release was supported by two tours of the United States – one in May supporting Clutch and Lucero, as well as a number of headline dates, and the second in June with support on all dates from Big Jesus. [2] The album features recordings of nine tracks on the tour, including four tracks from 2015's High Country , two tracks from 2010's Warp Riders , one track each from 2008's Gods of the Earth and 2006's Age of Winters , and "John the Revelator", which the band released as a single in 2016. [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Buzzards"
4:22
2."The Chronomancer I: Hubris"
  • Cronise
  • Shutt
7:41
3."Maiden, Mother & Crone"
  • Cronise
  • Shutt
  • Richie
  • Trivett Wingo
4:15
4."Tears Like Diamonds"
  • Cronise
  • Shutt
  • Richie
  • Vela
3:47
5."Mist & Shadow"
  • Cronise
  • Shutt
  • Richie
  • Vela
5:16
6."Agartha"
  • Cronise
  • Shutt
  • Richie
  • Vela
1:21
7."Tres Brujas"
  • Cronise
  • Shutt
4:15
8."John the Revelator"Traditional3:30
9."The Horned Goddess"
  • Cronise
  • Shutt
  • Richie
  • Wingo
7:36

Personnel

The Sword
Additional personnel

Chart positions

Chart (2017)Peak
position
US Hard Rock Album Sales ( Billboard ) [4] 10
US Rock Album Sales ( Billboard ) [5] 43

References

  1. ↑ Childers, Chad (April 7, 2017). "The Sword to Serve Up 'Greetings From...' Live Album". Loudwire . Townsquare Media . Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  2. ↑ "The Sword To Release 'Greetings From...' Live Album In May". Blabbermouth.net. April 7, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  3. ↑ Monger, James Christopher. "Greetings From – The Sword: Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Greetings From... – The Sword: Hard Rock Album Sales". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Greetings From... – The Sword: Rock Album Sales". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved January 31, 2018.
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