Details: 2016 release. The legendary Austin metal rockers return with Low Country, the alternate, stripped-down version of their critically acclaimed album High Country. The Sword has been categorized as a stoner rock and doom metal band, and is influenced by groups such as Black Sabbath and Sleep. The band has toured with a wide range of fellow rock and metal artists since it's formation, including Metallica, Lamb of God and Clutch, and in recent years has also headlined it's own tours.