Sword (band)

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Sword is a Canadian heavy metal band from Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, Canada, that was formed in 1981 and is still active to this day.

History[]

In 1981, south of Montreal in Saint Bruno de Montarville, Quebec, Rick (vocals) and Dan Hughes (drums) formed a heavy metal band called Sword.[1] They were joined by guitarist Mike Plant and bassist Mike Larocque in the first lineup of the band. They signed their first commercial contract in 1984 with Aquarius Records.[2]

Sword released two albums for Aquarius in the late 1980s; the debut album Metalized in 1986[3] and its follow-up Sweet Dreams in 1988.[4]

They toured in the support slot for Motörhead and Alice Cooper,[5] and the group opened for Metallica on the 1986 Master of Puppets tour.

Rick Hughes also formed Saints & Sinners and released a self-titled album with them.

In October 2006, Aquarius Records released The Best of Sword a compilation album. Metalized was re-issued in 2009.[3]

Throughout their career, Sword sold in excess of 180,000 albums.[citation needed]

Sword has been more active since 2011 when they reunited for a show in Saguenay.[6]

They have since played various festivals in Canada and Germany. In 2016, they released Live Hammersmith, recorded while they were on tour supporting Motörhead in 1987.

Albums[]

Related information[]

In 2006. Rick Hughes released a solo album called Train d'enfer. Mike Plant plays guitar for the band Porn Flakes.

References[]

  1. ^ "Heavy Metal". The Canadian Encyclopedia, Durrell Bowman, 09/09/2013
  2. ^ " Sword". AllMusic Biography by Eduardo Rivadavia
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sword Metalized (Re-issue)". Metal Temple, by Grigoris Chronis at 06 March 2009
  4. ^ "BW&BK's Top 30 Canadian Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Albums Of All-Time - #15". Brave Words, July 16, 2011.
  5. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who’s Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 352. ISBN 0-85112-656-1.
  6. ^ "Entrevue avec Rick Hughes de Sword!!!". Boulevard Brutal, Steve Dallaire, 13 July 2012

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