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The Sword are an American heavy metal band from Austin, Texas. Formed in 2003, the band is composed of vocalist and guitarist John D. Cronise, guitarist Kyle Shutt, bassist Bryan Richie, and drummer Santiago "Jimmy" Vela III. Originally signed to New York-based independent label Kemado Records, the group released its debut album Age of Winters, which was largely written by Cronise before the band's formation, in 2006. The follow-up, Gods of the Earth, was released two years later, and gave the group its first entry on the US Billboard 200 chart. In 2010 the band released Warp Riders, a concept...

I. The Word is an instrumental/Sacred steel/gospel blues jam band. The supergroup included well-known musicians: Robert Randolph (pedal steel guitar), John Medeski (keyboards), and all three members of North Mississippi Allstars - Luther Dickinson (electric guitar), Cody Dickinson (drums, washboard), and Chris Chew (bass guitar). The Word developed from a mutual affection for gospel music and the Sacred Steel tradition shared by Medeski and members of the North Mississippi Allstars, both having discovered the phenomenon through a series of albums published by Arhoolie Records in the 1990s and early 2000s. Chris Chew and Luther Dickinson were particularly fond of a...

ARTIST BIO: WORDBURGLAR Watch the latest Wordburglar video for CROQUE MONSIEUR here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQcoc28ZhRI COMING SEPTEMBER 2015 – RAPPLICABLE SKILLS! The new Wordburglar album. About WELCOME TO COBRA ISLAND by WORDBURGLAR. Following 2012’s sleeper hit “3rdburglar”, Canada’s Wordburglar is back with his 4th full-length LP “Welcome to Cobra Island” – a concept album inspired by old war movies and GI JOE comics. Featuring ‘Burg’s intricate lyricism and the dirty boombap production of the Backburner Crew, “Welcome to Cobra Island” is a head-nodding, hypnotic storytelling opus. From the darkest corners of war to bizarre myths about snake people, Wordburglar has covered it...