Used Future

Used Future
Studio album by The Sword
Released March 23, 2018 (2018-03-23)
Recorded October – November 2017
Studio Flora Recording & Playback
(Portland, Oregon)
Genre
Length 43:36
Label Razor & Tie
Producer Tucker Martine
The Sword chronology
Greetings From...
(2017)		 Used Future
(2018)
Singles from Used Future
  1. "Deadly Nightshade"
    Released: January 26, 2018 (2018-01-26)

Used Future is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band The Sword. Recorded in late 2017 at Flora Recording & Playback in Portland, Oregon, it was produced by Tucker Martine and was released on March 23, 2018 by Razor & Tie.

Recording and production

The Sword began recording the follow-up to 2015's High Country in October 2017, working with producer Tucker Martine at his studio Flora Recording & Playback in Portland, Oregon.[1] Recording was completed in November, with the album's title revealed during the original press release in October.[2]

Promotion and release

Used Future was officially announced for release on March 23, 2018 on January 26, when lead single "Deadly Nightshade" was also released as a digital download.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Prelude"0:26
2."Deadly Nightshade"3:00
3."Twilight Sunrise"3:07
4."The Wild Sky"3:34
5."Intermezzo"1:32
6."Sea of Green"5:37
7."Nocturne"4:03
8."Don't Get Too Comfortable"4:13
9."Used Future"4:21
10."Come and Gone"3:38
11."Book of Thoth"2:50
12."Brown Mountain"5:25
13."Reprise"1:40
Total length:43:36

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 104
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[5] 6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[6] 16
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[7] 4
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[8] 25

References

  1. ↑ "The Sword Begins Recording 'Used Future' Album". Blabbermouth.net. October 11, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  2. ↑ Kennelty, Greg (October 12, 2017). "The Sword Is Recording A New Album Called Used Future Right Now". Metal Injection. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  3. ↑ "The Sword To Release 'Used Future' Album In March; Listen To First Single 'Deadly Nightshade'". Blabbermouth.net. January 26, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  4. ↑ "The Sword Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  5. ↑ "The Sword Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  6. ↑ "The Sword Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  7. ↑ "The Sword Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
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