The Sword - Maiden, Mother & Crone [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

New video from The Sword's Gods of the Earth Album. Directed by Artificial Army.

[@raal6163]

This might be the most underrated band on planet earth.

[@Eric06410]

Saw them open for Primus. They blew Primus out of the water.

[@LegerAndCo]

@@Eric06410 I could believe that, I seen them open for ZZ top in Austin TX and did the same. for sure one of the most underrated bands to ever exist.

[@josephmartinez2231]

One of them for sure

[@michaelskinbasherlawhorn7122]

Hell yeah,and they broke up!, DAMMIT MAN

[@unsunghalo9743]

Minus trust company

[@graham8624]

Song written in 2008, Video recorded in 1974. Awesome song, Awesome band.

[@damiruhoda3255]

f yeah man !

[@jacobclark2409]

Who knows the name of that first actress

[@blazeinboarder9857]

First time I heard Iron Swan. I was like WHOOO THEEE FUCK AREEE THESE GUYYYYSSS MANNNNNNN!!!!

[@flannigan7956]

Lame

[@airborneleo5589]

Flannigan, tho you may seek, the harvest you will not reap, the seeds you have sown are foul, now you will know the empty stomachs growl.

[@thatguyharambe8757]

I will never forget how it felt shredding the keys to Freya on Guitar Hero when I was fifteen. It introduced me to The Sword. Here I am twice-lived now at 31 and Im still drawn back like a moth to a flame.

[@kmilli0313]

Same! GH brought me to a lot of good bands I didn’t know about!

[@Dovahkiin0117]

Dude u just unlocked a core memory right there I forgot they were on that game They was too heavy for me I was a lil younger lol

[@crazyskier111]

Pure, unadultrated, face-melting, ball-crushing, bowel-busting, jugular-popping metal. Hail The Sword

[@RhythmGrizz]

these guys are what wolfmother wishes they could have been

[@Badmotorfinger112]

+RhythmGrizz uuhm.. what? wolfmother are freaking amazing

[@RhythmGrizz]

+Badmotorfinger112 yeah, I like them too.

[@EvanTisby]

+Phillip hanna They're tied for me! the sword has more albums though

[@REALwoombath]

And Black Sabbath is what The Sword wish he could be :^)

[@gamira007]

I love these guys and wolfmother and be glad brother for this kind of variety in this day an age is rare indeed!!

[@TimothyBrannan]

It's a freaking crime that this doesn't have a 1,000,000 views.

[@ian9417]

Timothy Brannan ikr

[@ian9417]

Yeah

[@joaquinodriozola4963]

Timothy Brannan they are pretty close though

[@user-jh1sf2sl3e]

Doon't worry, for two days will be a million views thanks to me ;)

[@PaulMaddux]

almost...

[@djbandulu]

I FREAKING LOVE THE SWORD!!!!! This is the type of music that MODERN METAL truly needs....A great throwback band to SABBATH! LOVE THE SWORD!!!!!

[@CesarGonzalesF]

No more ghost and slipknot pls

[@jwamerica84]

Minus Ozzy vocals. Dude can’t sing just like Mustaine

[@MetalSk8Shred]

When you look at these guys and listen to their sound, you instantly know that they friki'n loved Black Sabbath!

[@daxandy9899]

These guys have a sort of 70's/80's sound. Love it.

[@bluedogguy]

… The maiden sitting by her pool Was first to hear my pleas As she gazed into the water She recited these words to me … Walk not down that road I can not tell you where it goes Ask me no more questions Some things you weren't meant to know … The mother toiling in the fields Her apron full of seeds As she dropped them to the earth She recited these words to me … Walk not down that road I can not tell you where it goes Ask me no more questions Some things you weren't meant to know The greater mysteries Cannot be shown Divided by three The are the maiden, the mother, the crone … Finally I found the crone Walking through the trees She looked in my eyes As she recited these words to me … Go before the maiden Bow down on your knees Should you win her favor She may tell you what she sees The harvest is reaped Seeds are sown Multiplied by three She is the maiden, the mother, the crone

[@jeremyfridley2862]

No speakers on Earth get loud enough for this song.

[@treygilmore7978]

I saw them a few years ago with Clutch. It was the best small venue concert I've ever been to.

[@ReverendBenzo]

Same here. Jan. 2014(?) in Jacksonville.

[@trollfacedomi]

That sounds like a supergroup to me

[@matthewpoole3844]

I saw them open for Metallica a couple years ago. I had no idea who they were and when I heard them play I was an instant fan. Awesome!

[@tonybowman8902]

Trey Gilmore ...... that’s a fucking insane ticket man. I wouldn’t have survived.

[@hescher997]

Epic

[@DrGrizzley]

These guys are the reincarnation of good old fashioned 70's era hard rock. Love it!

[@travismcdaniel1233]

How have I not heard or heard of this band during my stay on this planet.... Shaaaame

[@marco79cfc]

+coitinsforyourocky One of the greatest new sensation from 2007...I fuckin love this band

[@NexusKin]

I only heard of them because of Guitar Hero.

[@countmarkula1993]

The world was not ready for The Sword.

[@JeriDro]

im glad the classic genres live on because of bands like these...

[@TylerFederico]

46 people had their faces melted by this song and couldn't see the like button, so they hit dislike on accident.

[@benweissman2472]

+Xavier Morrissey That better be the case...

[@nicklapallo9090]

+Xavier Morrissey 5 more got burned by Tears of Fire.

[@gamira007]

Amen Brother :)

[@sailormonsterstar3387]

no no ,51 people liked this video so much thay flipped there phones up side down and liked again😁😁😁😁

[@channingtidmore]

hell fucking right!

[@climbingthesun]

Seriously... how can this band not be huge yet?

[@kimmallable]

Man, The Sword is freakin' badass!!!!

[@drowinwasteland]

This song now has special meaning to me. I recently figured out who my Maiden, my Mother, and my Crone are in my life story. (my own mother is the Crone (she who raised me), my wife is the Mother (of my children), and the first girl I fell in love with, and she with me, was the Maiden (taught me how to love another unconditionally no matter the circumstance, taught me what it is like to be loved in the same way, and what it feels like to lose said love. No pain, no gain). I just wish my Maiden didn't pass away on New Year's Day, because even though we didn't talk at all, I'll always love her.

[@rich-lf1bm]

Man, that's the power of music.

[@MarkMasters...]

Hecate embodies it all.🙏😎🌾🍁🌌

[@damienm3315]

@Seth Fineberg interesting. Also a fun fact, GRRM took his name for "the seven" because it is a number that appears on page 7 of the Silmarillion.

[@human3442]

Strong words, pretty nice inspiration

[@rsalmon63]

The Sword is a gift from Gods! Let it be said! Great songs real solid. I listen to their whole catalog back to back on the regular as if its one album.

[@PavelSiberian]

Can't stop watching it again and again...

[@JustinAdie1]

That explains the views to likes ratio

[@f2detaboada]

I love this band such a old school feel to it

[@andrew16793]

gotta love George R R Martin, thank you for the inspiration for this song

[@rkhale02]

It's possible that's where they learned it from, but the triple goddess is actually a very old pagan/neopagan belief, real people believed and probably still believe in a form of triple goddess. Maiden in the morning, Mother in the afternoon, Crone in the evening.

[@Fleshjam]

Damn! Today I just woke up with this music inside my head begging to be played! I just had to hear it! This ROCKS!!! Cheers from PORTUGAL!!! Hope they come here soon! ;)

[@ah12292]

Clutch headlining and The Sword is an amazing show. One of the most memorable shows I've ever been to!

[@TimothySchulting]

I have seen them live 3 times now and they always play this song \m/. They rock Hard!

[@codyclark9057]

I had to play 1:52 to 2:12 about 13 times in a row. That's some dirty ass southern guitar and drum work there. It sounds like if Andy Williams quit Every Time I die and went to play with black stone cherry

[@deerdestroyer2009]

I love the fact its sounds classic but isn't.

[@IanIsrael]

deerdestroyer2009 Sons of Black Sabbath.

[@releaseyourpower]

@@IanIsrael It's going to be a future classic then!

[@danforrest7709]

The Sword is timeless man.

[@xavierjohnson-emmel5878]

I know it almost sounds like pentagram

[@SwooopieShark]

The "old but new" sound. How original huh

[@kaiookalanikanuha2613]

Some good rock n roll right here🤘🏼

[@kailyjamessokame.6028]

I love that you can rock out, and respectfully set the altar to The Sword's music.

[@lemmehollaratya9443]

Long live metal the way it should be \m/

[@woodsman1130]

Steven McKnight do u know wats fuked up? On itunes this is listed as hard rock, like same thing as that AC/DC bs

[@Darkhaven83]

How have I not heard of these guys until now?

[@NexusKin]

I only found out about these guys because of Guitar Hero.

[@TDFlyer71]

Awesome.. never tire of hearing this. The Sword can drift out of my current listening with so much out there to discover and enjoy, but they drop back and overload you're ears with gorgeous warm fuzziness ...

[@hankhill5622]

Such an awesome kickass band! I cherish my age of winters album and will never get rid of it. Literally blew my mind after first listening to it.

[@jonrichards1989]

as a wiccan, this soung not only is great music, but also plays into my faith. gotta love it.

[@MarkMasters...]

All Bless Hecate....SHE KNOWS...we will all see HER soon...but not yet.🌌

[@1989ahi]

Your faith goes all the way back to 1968

[@redbluepill2701]

@@1989ahi no actually the mother goddess is literaly the first " religion " on earth, everything else came after that.

[@excessiveone9952]

@@redbluepill2701 Animism was most likely first

[@redbluepill2701]

@@excessiveone9952 well I praised your mum just a week ago.

[@SyntheticSyndrome]

Should open for sabbath

[@kochenderfer666]

Sabbath should open for them.

[@nathanss28]

Isaac Kochenderfer wut

[@heathentongue]

Love this song! Love the message and imagery! Moved me in all the right ways!

[@dragonmaster613]

May I suggest Purson or Jess and the Ancient Ones?

[@joshuapitz4906]

One of the best bands to ever hit the stage!!!! Blasted daily in my house

[@apachewraith]

Reminds me of early Sabbath.

[@nicholastignanelli4689]

great minds think alike man just said that before reading this

[@eddiemunson959]

exactly, keeping that sound alive!

[@safamily8066]

As a wiccan, this song speaks to me. I love it and the video is beautifully made.

[@devalinor4797]

+Angela Burkhammer the video is really beautiful. it speaks to the soul

[@triplemoonchick]

I can honestly say that is the main reason I liked this song. Blessed be :)

[@Sandcaster2009]

)O(

[@Sandcaster2009]

If you've heard of Asatru Paganism, it IS Norse. Odin, Thor, the lands of Asgard, Midgard (NOT the one in Final Fantasy but the one in the Norse lands), Loki, Freyja, Valhalla, and the battle of Ragnarok. Read a book on the subject matter and you might see this. The song is in fact about the Pagan Triple Goddess. Reading books about the subject may help you understand better. If the video were How Heavy This Axe or one of the other songs, then the comments would be different.

[@amorasmithsonwest3290]

K Harris A-fucking Men. Or should I say, THOTH-AMMON!

[@KaineSpawnX]

Had this song stuck in my head again. Love these dudes. The new album's great too!

[@FaizalNazaruddin-ko8dw]

Okay - this band and their music I love

[@PKoz]

Makes me happy that there is still good metal being made today versus all those shitty screamo/emo death metal poser bands that everyone seems to be listening to

[@Eidemon]

wow, pagan/wiccan hard rock without "gothic" overtones. Actually, it's awesome.

[@tikiux5]

I bought these guys on vinyl at random at a Newberry comics and I never looked back. They are one of the best bands that ive listened to in the last decade.

[@Exlaxchronicles1221]

Total Sabbath sound...love it!

[@danoecks2796]

I PULLED THE SWORD FROM THE STONE WITH A SWORD SHIRT ON!!!! TRUE STORY....

[@mjhennessay]

what about the Father, Smith, Stranger and Warrior?

[@buckycore]

A bro has no album

[@Williamkey1986]

It bachelor, father and sage

[@heylookifoundadollar]

Wow, this never ceases to amaze me. Why in the world are you watching this if you don't like it. All you are doing is ruining the video for everyone else. If you don't like it, go watch something you do like. I hate to have to introduce a new concept to you.

[@Darkchildrose]

this is probably one of the most awesome clips i've ever seen! really epic actually

[@blisteringfilth]

This video needs to be re-uploaded in 1080p. Is this really the only version of it on the internet? This was bad quality even in 2008.

[@CounterRevolutionary]

It sounds like it's in mono.

[@KPS404]

Actually thats the point it mimics classic rock

[@FirstLast-zv5od]

Needs more cowbell.

[@chasebissett24]

yes.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

It's in there, just buried deep ;)

[@buckycore]

Needs more moons, actually

[@th3pAtient]

This is one of the few bands today who can bring a sense of oldschool metal but keep it modern I love this band

[@jschultzVII]

What's great about it is it doesn't dominate the song. It gets in and out, no excessive noodling.

[@Slaughterhauzen]

it's a freaking crime that most of the Sword videos have such shitty audio quality.

[@NexusKin]

Thank you Guitar Hero 5!

[@lamelama12]

Great Stoner grit big fat guitar pichy vocals so raw 70s sound dirty garage fun core

[@betojaime]

awesome, just awesome.. guys, now you are one of mi favorite bands

[@motherspitchfork]

Someone take the cymbals off of the drum set PLEASE! Holy crap. The Sword, the "cymbal" band.

[@btango7029]

HELL NO. HIT THAT SHIT HARDER. FUKKEN CYMBALS.

[@TheLogicalLowdown]

They did! lol They got a new drummer years ago, Warp Riders and after is all Santiago "Jimmy" Vela drumming, and he was the best thing that could have happen to The Sword! listen to warp riders or apocryphon and you can really hear a difference in the cymbals

[@81donpiano]

Cymbals rock, fruitcake....You sound like someones Mom that they took to a concert. How about you change your name to Mother'sCommemorativeSpoonCollection and call it good.

[@sirhamalot8651]

***** Normally, I lay into Trolls fairly harshly, but you are actually pretty funny. Thanks for making me laugh!

[@81donpiano]

not all comments like that are Trolling...Im a dick and shouldnt be labeled as someone "starting shit" just because i have an opinion. so THanks? and your welcome.

[@devinfear]

This reminds me of old school metal that I grew up on. Bought this album a few minutes after playing this song on guitar hero 5. Heavy Guitars great drum work no crap. Keep making them like this and I will br back for more.

[@drumheed]

shivers every time

[@gumballthechewy]

Damn these awesome fools!!! When I first heard this song over at my buddy's playing Guitar Hero 5 I went out and bought this album put it on my iPod and set it to repeat. This is one amazing song, and this band is one of the best . (Of this age, of course...)

[@MrBbergum]

What charms me the most about this band is that everything they do sounds like its recorded live. Ill take any livesounding recording over any "studio perfect" recoring any day.

[@PissingEverybody]

The more I listen The Sword, the more I found them ADDICTIVE! Along with Porcupine Tree, Riverside, Meshuggah, and few others, this band keeps REAL rock alive!!

[@branryanpenguinheladottirc7004]

I love this song

[@Aarononautos]

A drummer who can sit behind a basic kit like that and look bored while busting it out like this is genius-level good.

[@smartcelt]

They are going to be at Rocklahoma this year!!!! Count me in. They are simply amazing.

[@meggabill]

They sound even better live - the drums are AMAZING.

[@SaintClerc999]

God I can't fucking get enough of the sword lately

[@pnugen]

Neeeeed more........give new album now plix........solid albums cant get tired of em.....

[@como2277]

just announced these guys are playing a show 15 minutes from my house in May, will be my 2nd time seeing them, cant wait, sittin here introducing my 10 year old to GOOD BANDS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@partyman645]

como2277 how was it???

[@BeinRad]

Oh yes. Another excellent song by an actually talented band. Thank whatever power you pray to for real music still being made.

[@kleo8577]

AWESOME. Love these guys.

[@t.jmonaco8016]

I Had the pleasure to see these guys last weekend holy shit they were amazing

[@mvillan666]

Just saw them with clutch what a great band.show was awesome!

[@triptoheaveandho]

I'm freakin hooked now.

[@topdog2328]

i love there playing style it is so much like the way bands back in the days of great metal music is

[@CombatAdj1988]

Used to rock this album during conops in the ‘stan a few years back. Love this band

[@chkchrycla]

Just saw these guys perform this song live in Milwaukee last night. Epic show...do go to see these guys if you get a chance. Worth every cent. Right now they are on tour with Clutch...double bonus!

[@katharinewilliams3324]

these guys are awseome

[@hades7195]

I LOVE SWORD!GREETINGS FROM GREECE!

[@withinyourhate]

THEY BE GROOOVIN'

[@igunzOsick]

That solo gives me shivers.

[@Jazziminstar]

LOVE!!!!

[@barnestown1]

i remember when this album was released. I was convinced that i was hearing the greatest thing on Earth, ever.

[@iHugo95]

That solo... wonderful

[@shtty17]

yeah theyre great

[@jervonics2112]

Could it be the circle is once again turning? I had worried that my favorite bands like Rush, Sabbath and Zeppelin were a thing of by gone days. Now I have found they got together and had a love child together named THE SWORD! I am 43 and have been turning my step son onto Rush, Floyd, Zeppelin and Sabbath. He always says how there is nothing good these days that is near the same quality. Now he is blown away to find the guys shredding ass, and frankly SO AM I! Thank You The Sword, ROCK ON!!!

[@dhgfffhcdujhv5643]

Epic guitars, drums and voice.

[@ericcunningham6774]

I think this may be my favorite solo ever in this song.

[@teambringit01]

pure blissful awesomeness dripping with face melting goodness

[@RofLcOpPtTerR]

awesome song all around. music sounds sool, nice story to lyrics. great band

[@hippyguitarist94]

The Sword is amazing man.bringin back that sabbath feel.its awsome.

[@pantherax1]

they do all the riff , sounds and stuff i like to hear or play on the guitar!!! i have a similar style to them, im glad to hear them, they will inspire me

[@H0lySchnike]

The Sword is like fuckin' zen metal, man. Every time I listen to these guys I feel calm and ready to move shit with my mind like a Jedi.

[@Sandcaster2009]

Metal anthem for Wiccans and Pagans everywhere. Love it!

[@TheOnlyAttrition]

this band is straight up awesome. this video is awesome because it has great music ! and IMO great directing!

[@gilsom85]

amazing music !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@igunzOsick]

One of the greatest riffs ever.