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Gods of the Earth is the second studio album by American heavy metal band The Sword, released in the United States on April 1, 2008.[3] It gave the band their first experience of commercial success when it peaked at #102 on the Billboard 200 chart.[4] The single released from the album was "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians",[5] which did not chart. Gods of the Earth was later re-released as part of a two-disc box set with Age of Winters on November 25, 2008.[3][6] Their track "The Black River" was featured in the game Guitar Hero: Metallica, released in March 2009. "Maiden, Mother & Crone" is featured in Guitar Hero 5, released in September 2009.

Track listing

All lyrics written by J. D. Cronise; all music composed by The Sword.

No.TitleLength
1."The Sundering" (Instrumental)2:04
2."The Frost-Giant's Daughter"5:02
3."How Heavy This Axe"3:05
4."Lords"4:57
5."Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians"3:28
6."To Take the Black"4:40
7."Maiden, Mother & Crone"3:59
8."Under the Boughs"4:57
9."The Black River"5:53
10."The White Sea" (Instrumental)7:22
11.Untitled (Instrumental hidden track)2:23
Australian edition
No.TitleLength
12."Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings" (ZZ Top cover) 
13."The White Sea" (Live instrumental) 
Japanese edition
No.TitleLength
12."Sea of Spears"4:46
13."To Take the Black" (Live)4:38
14."He's Waiting" (The Sonics cover)1:55

Lyrics

Several songs reference Conan the Barbarian stories by fantasy author Robert E. Howard. "The Frost-Giant's Daughter" is based on Howard's short story by the same name and "The Black River" was inspired by "Beyond the Black River". "To Take the Black" is a direct reference to the Night's Watch in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, while "Maiden, Mother & Crone" is a reference to the Faith of the Seven in the same series.[7]

Personnel

The Sword
Additional personnel

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Europe March 31, 2008 Kemado Records CD album KEM 073[8]
United States April 1, 2008 Kemado Records CD album KEM 071[3]
LP album KEM 072[3]
Australia May 24, 2008 Impedance Records CD album IMP 006[9]
Japan June 11, 2008 Toy's Factory Records CD album TFCK-87438[10]

References

  1. ^ "Gods of the Earth". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  2. ^ "Rolling Stone Music | Album Reviews". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  3. ^ a b c d "The Sword". Kemado Records. Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
  4. ^ "Artist Chart History - The Sword". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-10-04. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyria > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
  6. ^ "The Sword: Release Limited Edition Box Set". Sonic Dice. 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2009-01-30. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Ziemke, Mark (March 4, 2008). "The Sword are Gods of the Earth". Ground Control. Retrieved October 11, 2008. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "The Sword - Gods Of The Earth (CD/Europe)". The Sword. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved 2008-11-26. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "The Sword - Gods Of The Earth (CD/Australia)". The Sword. Retrieved 2008-11-26. [dead link]
  10. ^ "The Sword - Gods Of The Earth (CD/Japan)". The Sword. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved 2008-11-26. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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