Warp Riders

The Sword | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: August 23, 2010
• Release Date: August 23, 2010
• Label: Kemado Records
• Copyright: 2010 Kemado Records
• Total Length: 48:16
• Genres:
• ASIN: B003Z2XTLW
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,509 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Sword will chop your brain in half..and you'll love it, August 26, 2010

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The Tucker "wayner90" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Warp Riders (Audio CD)

I agree with everyone else who mentioned a certain word....epic.

I've been a fan of The Sword since I first heard 'Freya' on Guitar Hero and loved the song. I have thoroughly enjoyed their previous two releases but when I first heard Warp Riders, I was stunned. How can a band so young, be so freakin awesome? Hell if I know and don't really care. All I know is that after hearing this album many times already, The Sword have securely placed themselves in the upper tier of my favorite bands. I love the scifi concept to the album and the cover is so vintage it rocks. Love this album. Highly recommended. Solid 5 stars.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Warp Riders rules, October 27, 2010

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vincevangopher (Connecticut) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Warp Riders (Audio CD)

I've been listening to these guys since the first album, and I've been liking them more and more with each album. I gotta say, I was not a huge fan of Age of Winters - the sound was muddy, the songs were unoriginal and the vocals sucked. Nonetheless, there were some good grooves and riffs and I happily got their next one - Gods of the Earth. I thought it was an improvement, mostly better songs, but still with weak vocals. But Warp Riders... Wow this is much better! I was excited to hear Matt Bayles was producing, as he did a great job with Mastodon (Blood Mountain, Leviathan). As expected, the sound is much better, better separation of the guitars without losing any heaviness, but most importantly, the vocals are awesome! These songs are all really good - the whole album flows very seamlessly, and there are no weak tracks. That being said, some of the songs are a bit more "commercial" than their older stuff (Tres Brujas, Night City), but they are still pretty good with catchy riffs and great drums. This is very listenable - it's been in my car for about 6 weeks and I'm still playing it. Some people have mentioned a 'southern rock' feel - I'm not sure it's ZZ Top, but definitely more "rock" sounding than the other albums. I actually can see Phil Lynott(RIP) singing some of these songs, which I don't think I ever would have thought about an album from The Sword. Definitely worth getting.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars seriously, this is the rock!, November 4, 2010

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Charlie Quaker "The Quaker Goes Deaf" (Normal, IL.) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Warp Riders (Audio CD)

Straight-up old-school, vintage guitar metal meets Stoner rock crunch to devastating effect on the

4th album from these Austin, Texas guitarmeisters. Ripping guitar chords, outer space sci-fi

concept lyrics and chunky metal power chords create a true devil-sign, hair-flinging experience.

Everybody needs some ass-kickin' air guitar moments, and this is a great one. Shades of Black

Sabbath, Monster Magnet, Helmet, Iron Maiden, Thin Lizzy, Valkyrie, Queens Of the Stone Age,

Dozer, etc.