2015 release, the fifth album by American heavy metal band The Sword. The album was recorded at Church House Studios in Austin, Texas with producer Adrian Quesada. Over the course of four weeks, they hammered out the album's 15 tracks in the old converted church. High Country became new territory for The Sword, and they began doing things differently. That approach included more attention to backing vocals and harmonies, implementing more synthesizers and percussion elements, and tuning to E-flat instead of all the way down to C. As a result, the guitars stand out as more vital and vibrant than ever. The Sword's impact continues to expand. 2012's Apocryphon debuted at #17 on the Billboard Top 200, marking their highest entry on the chart. Since first emerging with 2006's Age of Winters, the group has been extolled by everyone from Rolling Stone and The Washington Post to Revolver and Decibel. Metallica personally chose them as support for a global tour, and they've earned high-profile syncs in movies including Jennifer's Body and Jonas Åkerlund's Horsemen. However, High Country is the band's biggest, boldest, and brightest frontier.
01 Unicorn Farm 02 Empty Temples 03 High Country 04 Tears Like Diamonds 05 Mist And Show 06 Agartha 07 Seriously Mysterious 08 Suffer No Fools 09 Early Snow 10 The Dreamthieves 11 Buzzards 12 Silver Petals
13 Ghost Eye 14 Turned To Dust 15 The Bees Of Spring