Sword

The group was formed in 1980, in the Canadian city of Quebec, by the brothers Rick and Dan Hughes - the first became a vocalist, the second a drummer.

In 1986, the band released their debut studio album , Metalized , on the American label Aquarius Records . The album received very high ratings from critics ^[2] , the collective became interested in large record labels.

Two years later, in 1988 , the release of the second and at the moment the last studio album titled Sweet Dreams took place , however, there were no enthusiastic reviews of the level of the predecessor album from fans or critics; the record was taken a little colder than Metalized . Songs like The Trouble Is and Land of the Brave were included in the band's first single, released in 1988.

In 2011, the band announced their return to the scene.

Studio Albums

• Metalized (1986)
• Sweet Dreams (1988)

Singles

• The Trouble Is (1988)

Compilation

• Best Of A Sword (2006)

Current squad

• Rick Hughes - vocals (1980's)
• Mike Plant - Guitar (1980s)
• Mike Laroc - bass (1980s today)
• Dan Hughes - drums (1980-present)

Former members

• Stefan Dufort - guitar (1990-1991)

There are several cover versions of Sword songs, and, notably, they are all performed by Italian metal bands.

• Concept - Sweet Dreams . (2003)
• Wonderland - Children of Heaven . (2003)
• Stonewall - FTW . (2011)
• Seventh Seal - The Threat . (2002)

• Sword band at Encyclopaedia Metallum