The Sword - High Country

High Country is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band the Sword. Recorded at studios in Austin, Texas and Asheville, North Carolina with producer Adrian Quesada, it was released on August 21, 2015 by Razor & Tie. The album was mixed by J. Robbins, who had previously produced The Sword's 2012 fourth studio album Apocryphon. "High Country" was released as a single on July 20, 2015.

The album was largely a critical success. Commentators praised the change in musical style and levels of experimentation on High Country, with most noting a clear shift toward classic hard rock. Some reviewers, however, proposed that this change might alienate fans of the band, and some noted the presence of weaker tracks.

Tracklist

1. Unicorn Farm (Instrumental)

2. Empty Temples

3. High Country

4. Tears Like Diamonds

5. Mist & Shadow

6. Agartha (Instrumental)

7. Seriously Mysterious

8. Suffer No Fools (Instrumental)

9. Early Snow

10. The Dreamthieves

11. Buzzards

12. Silver Petals (Instrumental)

13. Ghost Eye

14. Turned to Dust

15. The Bees of Spring