The Sword - Age Of Winters (20th Anniversary Edition)

The Debut That Launched a Thousand Riffs

When The Sword released Age of Winters in 2006, it felt like a transmission from another era: thick, doom-laden riffs, mythological imagery and a sound that owed as much to Black Sabbath as it did to Thin Lizzy. Two decades on, it still sounds enormous. This 20th anniversary edition presents the album in fitting style, pressed on 'rime and frost' coloured vinyl and housed in an embossed spot-varnished sleeve with a sticker.

The Pressing

• 'Rime and frost' coloured vinyl LP
• Embossed spot-varnished sleeve
• Includes sticker
• Label: Kemado US
• Cat: KEM 0295
• Released: 07 May 2026
• 20th anniversary edition

About The Sword

Formed in Austin, Texas in 2003, The Sword arrived fully formed with Age of Winters, a record that helped spark a wider revival of interest in classic heavy metal and doom. Rooted in fantasy and mythology, their sound was unashamedly retro and all the better for it. This is where it all started.