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Episode: SWORD- Legendary Canadian’s new CD, how they jump started their career and opening for Metallica in ’86
Description: Happy Thanksgiving Metal heads! Here is a pre Gobble day listen for your steamy little ears. The return of SWORD!
Formed in 1980 in Montreal, SWORD released their debut album Metalized in 1986 which was described as; Aggressive, Melodic, Loud and Rude.Â
They were hand-picked by Metallica to open the Quebec leg of the Master of puppets tour, Alice Cooper’s Canadian Return of the nightmare tour and then crisscrossed the UK with the Mighty Lemmy on Motorhead’s Rock’n’Roll tour. Â
It was followed by the Heavy but diverse Sweet Dreams in 1988. After a short US t...