Gods of the Earth

Infobox Album
Name = Gods of the Earth
Type = studio
Artist = The Sword

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Released = April 1, 2008
Recorded = 2007 at Folkvang Studios and Premium Recording in Austin, Texas
Length = 47:50
Label = Kemado
Producer = J. D. Cronise
Reviews =
*AbsolutePunk.net (70%) [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=312739 link]
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jzfyxzejldfe link]
*"Alternative Press" Rating|4.5|5
*"Metal Hammer" rating-10|7
*"Total Guitar" Rating|3|5
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/19781231/review/20533040/gods_of_the_earth link] |
Last album = "The Sword/Witchcraft split"
(2007)
This album = "Gods of the Earth"
(2008)
Next album =
Misc = Singles
Name = Gods of the Earth
Type = studio
single 1 = Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians
single 1 date = March 18, 2008

"Gods of the Earth" is the second studio album by American heavy metal band The Sword, released on April 1, 2008. [cite web |url=http://www.kemado.com/artists.php?req=show&artist=8 |title=The Sword |publisher=Kemado Records |accessdate=2008-10-04 ] It gave the band their first experience of commercial success when it reached #102 on the "Billboard 200" chart. [cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=705627&model.vnuAlbumId=1110628 |title=Artist Chart History - The Sword |publisher="Billboard" |accessdate=2008-10-04 ] The single released from "Gods" was "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians", [cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jzfrxzejldhe |title=Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyria > Overview |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=2008-10-09 ] which did not chart.

Track listing

tracklist
total_length = 47:50

all_lyrics = J. D. Cronise
all_music = Cronise, Kyle Shutt, Bryan Richie and Trivett Wingo

title1 = The Sundering
note1 = instrumental
length1 = 2:04

title2 = The Frost-Giant's Daughter
length2 = 5:02

title3 = How Heavy This Axe
length3 = 3:05

title4 = Lords
length4 = 4:57

title5 = Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians
length5 = 3:28

title6 = To Take the Black
length6 = 4:40

title7 = Maiden, Mother & Crone
length7 = 3:59

title8 = Under the Boughs
length8 = 4:57

title9 = The Black River
length9 = 5:53

title10 = The White Sea
note10 = instrumental
length10 = 7:22

title11 =
note11 = instrumental
length11 = 2:23tracklist
headline = Australian edition

writing_credits = yes

title12 = Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings
note12 = ZZ Top cover
writer12 = Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard
length12 =

title13 = The White Sea
note13 = live
writer13 = Cronise, Shutt, Richie, Wingo
length13 = tracklist
headline = Japanese edition

writing_credits = yes

title12 = Sea of Spears
writer12 = Cronise, Shutt, Richie, Wingo
length12 =

title13 = To Take the Black
note13 = live
writer13 = Cronise, Shutt, Richie, Wingo
length13 =

title14 = He's Waiting
note14 = The Sonics cover
writer14 = Gerry Roslie, Andy Parypa, Larry Parypa, Rob Lind, Bob Bennett
length14 =

Personnel

*J. D. Cronise – vocals, guitars, production, mixing
*Kyle Shutt – guitars, mixing
*Bryan Richie – bass, engineering, mixing
*Trivett Wingo – drums, mixing
*Andrew Hernandez – engineering, mixing
*J. J. Golden – mastering
*Geoff Kern – artwork and design

Release history

References