[1] "Freya" was released as a single in 2007,[2] followed by a split EP with Swedish band Witchcraft featuring new track "Sea of Spears" and a cover version of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song".

[4] In March 2010, the band released a split single with Year Long Disaster, which was followed in August by Warp Riders.

[1] The album was supported by the release of two singles – "Tres Brujas" and "(The Night the Sky Cried) Tears of Fire" – as well as a trilogy of music videos.

[6][7][8] With new drummer Santiago "Jimmy" Vela III and new label Razor & Tie,[9][10] the Sword returned with its fourth studio album Apocryphon in October 2012.

[12] The album debuted at number 104 on the Billboard 200, the lowest position in the band's career since Age of Winters had failed to chart.