Apocryphon Tour

The Apocryphon Tour was a worldwide concert tour by American heavy metal band the Sword, in promotion of the band's 2012 fourth studio album Apocryphon. Beginning on October 29, 2012 in the United States, it is currently scheduled for nine legs with 163 shows in total, visiting countries in North America, Europe and Australasia. The Apocryphon Tour is the band's first full concert tour without original drummer Trivett Wingo, who left early into the Warp Riders Tour, and is also the first with current drummer Santiago "Jimmy" Vela III, who replaced Kevin Fender in October 2011.

Apocryphon Tour

Promotional tour by The Sword
Promotional poster
Location	North America, Europe, Australia
Associated album	Apocryphon
Start date	October 29, 2012 (2012-10-29)
End date	November 23, 2013 (2013-11-23)
Legs	9
No. of shows	163
The Sword concert chronology

Background

The first dates confirmed for the Apocryphon Tour were the opening two legs in the United States between October and December 2012, which were announced on the band's official website on September 5, 2012 along with the European release information for Apocryphon.^[1] Support acts for the opening 37 shows were also confirmed: Gpysyhawk as the primary support act at all shows, Eagle Claw as the third band for the first 23 shows, and American Sharks for the last 14 shows.^[1][2] Plans of a European leg in early 2013 were also revealed,^[2] with the first dates officially confirmed by the Sword's European label Napalm Records later in September.^[3]

A third North America headline leg of the tour was announced in June 2013, and will take place throughout July and August.^[4]

Set lists

Set list No. 1[5] "The Veil of Isis" "Hammer of Heaven" "Tres Brujas" "Maiden, Mother & Crone" "The Horned Goddess" "Cloak of Feathers" "The Hidden Masters" "Seven Sisters" "Freya" "To Take the Black" "Eyes of the Stormwitch" "Apocryphon" "The Chronomancer I: Hubris" Encore "Barael's Blade" "Winter's Wolves" Set list No. 4[6] "Apocryphon" "Freya" "Hammer of Heaven" "Tres Brujas" "To Take the Black" "Cloak of Feathers" "The Hidden Masters" "Dying Earth" "Maiden, Mother & Crone" "Night City" "Seven Sisters" "Eyes of the Stormwitch" "The Horned Goddess" "The Veil of Isis" Encore "Barael's Blade" "Winter's Wolves" Set list No. 7[7] "Apocryphon" "Freya" "Hammer of Heaven" "Codex Corvidae" "Tres Brujas" "To Take the Black" "Cloak of Feathers" "The Hidden Masters" "Dying Earth" "Maiden, Mother & Crone" "Execrator" "Seven Sisters" "The Horned Goddess" "The Veil of Isis" Encore "Barael's Blade" "Winter's Wolves" Set list No. 10[8] "Apocryphon" "Freya" "Hammer of Heaven" "Codex Corvidae" "Tres Brujas" "To Take the Black" "Cloak of Feathers" "The Hidden Masters" "Dying Earth" "Maiden, Mother & Crone" "Arrows in the Dark" "Seven Sisters" "The Horned Goddess" "The Veil of Isis" Encore "Cheap Sunglasses" (ZZ Top cover) "Ebethron" Set list No. 13[9] "Apocryphon" "Freya" "Hammer of Heaven" "Codex Corvidae" "Tres Brujas" "To Take the Black" "Cloak of Feathers" "The Hidden Masters" "Dying Earth" "Maiden, Mother & Crone" "The Horned Goddess" "Seven Sisters" "Night City" "The Veil of Isis" Encore "Barael's Blade" "Cheap Sunglasses" (ZZ Top cover) "Winter's Wolves" Set list No. 16[10] "Apocryphon" "Freya" "Hammer of Heaven" "How Heavy This Axe" "Tres Brujas" "Cloak of Feathers" "Dying Earth" "Execrator" "Maiden, Mother & Crone" "To Take the Black" "Seven Sisters" "Eyes of the Stormwitch" "Arrows in the Dark" "The Veil of Isis" Encore "Winter's Wolves" "Barael's Blade" "Iron Swan" Set list No. 19[11] "The Veil of Isis" "Freya" "Hammer of Heaven" "Tres Brujas" "How Heavy This Axe" "Cloak of Feathers" "Arcane Montane" "Dying Earth" "Maiden, Mother & Crone" "To Take the Black" "Seven Sisters" "Arrows in the Dark" "Night City" "Apocryphon" Encore "Barael's Blade" "Winter's Wolves" Set list No. 22[12] "Apocryphon" "How Heavy This Axe" "Tres Brujas" "Cloak of Feathers" "Arcane Montane" "Dying Earth" "Maiden, Mother & Crone" "To Take the Black" "Hammer of Heaven" "Freya" "Seven Sisters" "Eyes of the Stormwitch" "Arrows in the Dark" "The Veil of Isis" Encore "Iron Swan" Set list No. 25[13] "Apocryphon" "Tres Brujas" "How Heavy This Axe" "Cloak of Feathers" "Arcane Montane" "Dying Earth" "Freya" "To Take the Black" "Maiden, Mother & Crone" "Execrator" "Seven Sisters" "Night City" "Arrows in the Dark" "Eyes of the Stormwitch" "The Veil of Isis" Encore "Cheap Sunglasses" (ZZ Top cover) "Winter's Wolves" Set list No. 28[14] "Tres Brujas" "The Veil of Isis" "Freya" "Cloak of Feathers" "How Heavy This Axe" "Maiden, Mother & Crone" "Barael's Blade" "Apocryphon"

Set list No. 2[15] "The Veil of Isis" "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians" "Hammer of Heaven" "Barael's Blade" "Maiden, Mother & Crone" "How Heavy This Axe" "Cloak of Feathers" "The Hidden Masters" "Execrator" "Freya" "To Take the Black" "Tres Brujas" "Apocryphon" "The Chronomancer I: Hubris" Encore "Eyes of the Stormwitch" "Winter's Wolves" Set list No. 5[16] "Apocryphon" "Freya" "Hammer of Heaven" "Codex Corvidae" "Tres Brujas" "To Take the Black" "The Hidden Masters" "Dying Earth" "Execrator" "Maiden, Mother & Crone" "The Horned Goddess" "Seven Sisters" "The Veil of Isis" "Lament for the Aurochs" Encore "Barael's Blade" "Winter's Wolves" Set list No. 8[17][18] "Apocryphon" "Freya" "Hammer of Heaven" "Codex Corvidae" "Tres Brujas" "To Take the Black" "Cloak of Feathers" "The Hidden Masters" "Dying Earth" "Maiden, Mother & Crone" "Seven Sisters" "The Horned Goddess" "The Veil of Isis" Encore "Barael's Blade" "Winter's Wolves" Set list No. 11[19] "Apocryphon" "Freya" "Hammer of Heaven" "Codex Corvidae" "Tres Brujas" "Maiden, Mother & Crone" "Cloak of Feathers" "The Hidden Masters" "Dying Earth" "To Take the Black" "Seven Sisters" "Eyes of the Stormwitch" "Arrows in the Dark" "The Veil of Isis" Encore "Barael's Blade" "Winter's Wolves" Set list No. 14[20] "Apocryphon" "Freya" "Hammer of Heaven" "How Heavy This Axe" "Tres Brujas" "Cloak of Feathers" "Arcane Montane" "Dying Earth" "Maiden, Mother & Crone" "To Take the Black" "Execrator" "Seven Sisters" "Arrows in the Dark" "The Veil of Isis" Encore "Barael's Blade" "Winter's Wolves" Set list No. 17[21] "Apocryphon" "Freya" "Hammer of Heaven" "Tres Brujas" "How Heavy This Axe" "Cloak of Feathers" "The Hidden Masters" "Dying Earth" "Maiden, Mother & Crone" "To Take the Black" "Seven Sisters" "The Horned Goddess" "Arrows in the Dark" "The Veil of Isis" Encore "Barael's Blade" "Winter's Wolves" Set list No. 20[22] "The Veil of Isis" "Freya" "Hammer of Heaven" "Tres Brujas" "How Heavy This Axe" "Cloak of Feathers" "Arcane Montane" "Dying Earth" "Maiden, Mother & Crone" "To Take the Black" "Seven Sisters" "Lawless Lands" "Eyes of the Stormwitch" "Apocryphon" Encore "Barael's Blade" "Winter's Wolves" Set list No. 23[23] "Apocryphon" "Tres Brujas" "How Heavy This Axe" "Cloak of Feathers" "The Hidden Masters" "Dying Earth" "Maiden, Mother & Crone" "To Take the Black" "Freya" "Eyes of the Stormwitch" "Seven Sisters" "Lawless Lands" "Ebethron" "The Veil of Isis" Encore "Cheap Sunglasses" (ZZ Top cover) "Arrows in the Dark" Set list No. 26[24] "Tres Brujas" "The Veil of Isis" "Freya" "Maiden, Mother & Crone" "Cloak of Feathers" "How Heavy This Axe" "Barael's Blade" "Apocryphon"

Set list No. 3[25] "Apocryphon" "Freya" "Hammer of Heaven" "Tres Brujas" "Maiden, Mother & Crone" "Arcane Montane" "The Hidden Masters" "Dying Earth" "Seven Sisters" "The Horned Goddess" "Codex Corvidae" "How Heavy This Axe" "Lawless Lands" "The Veil of Isis" Encore "Barael's Blade" "Winter's Wolves" Set list No. 6[26] "Apocryphon" "Freya" "Hammer of Heaven" "Codex Corvidae" "Tres Brujas" "Cloak of Feathers" "Dying Earth" "The Hidden Masters" "To Take the Black" "Night City" "Seven Sisters" "Maiden, Mother & Crone" "The Veil of Isis" "The Horned Goddess" Encore "Barael's Blade" "Winter's Wolves" Set list No. 9[27] "Apocryphon" "Freya" "Hammer of Heaven" "Codex Corvidae" "Tres Brujas" "To Take the Black" "Cloak of Feathers" "The Hidden Masters" "Dying Earth" "Maiden, Mother & Crone" "Arrows in the Dark" "Seven Sisters" "The Horned Goddess" "The Veil of Isis" Encore "Barael's Blade" "Winter's Wolves" Set list No. 12[28][29] "Apocryphon" "Freya" "Hammer of Heaven" "Codex Corvidae" "Tres Brujas" "To Take the Black" "Cloak of Feathers" "The Hidden Masters" "Dying Earth" "Maiden, Mother & Crone" "The Horned Goddess" "Seven Sisters" "Arrows in the Dark" "The Veil of Isis" Encore "Barael's Blade" "Winter's Wolves" Set list No. 15[30] "Apocryphon" "Freya" "Hammer of Heaven" "How Heavy This Axe" "Tres Brujas" "Cloak of Feathers" "Dying Earth" "Execrator" "Maiden, Mother & Crone" "To Take the Black" "Seven Sisters" "Eyes of the Stormwitch" "Arrows in the Dark" "The Veil of Isis" Encore "Cheap Sunglasses" (ZZ Top cover) "Winter's Wolves" Set list No. 18[31] "The Veil of Isis" "Freya" "Hammer of Heaven" "Tres Brujas" "How Heavy This Axe" "Cloak of Feathers" "Arcane Montane" "Dying Earth" "Maiden, Mother & Crone" "To Take the Black" "Seven Sisters" "Lawless Lands" "Ebethron" "Apocryphon" Encore "Barael's Blade" "Iron Swan" Set list No. 21[32] "Apocryphon" "How Heavy This Axe" "Tres Brujas" "Cloak of Feathers" "Arcane Montane" "Dying Earth" "Maiden, Mother & Crone" "To Take the Black" "Hammer of Heaven" "Freya" "Seven Sisters" "Eyes of the Stormwitch" "Arrows in the Dark" "The Veil of Isis" Set list No. 24[33] "Apocryphon" "Tres Brujas" "How Heavy This Axe" "Cloak of Feathers" "Arcane Montane" "Dying Earth" "Maiden, Mother & Crone" "To Take the Black" "Freya" "Seven Sisters" "Arrows in the Dark" "Lawless Lands" "The Veil of Isis" Set list No. 27[34] "The Horned Goddess" "Arrows in the Dark" "The Hidden Masters" "Dying Earth" "Night City" "Seven Sisters" "Arcane Montane" "The Black River" "Winter's Wolves"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Support act(s)	Set list
Leg 1: North America I (headlining)
October 29, 2012	Corpus Christi	United States	House of Rock	Gypsyhawk, Eagle Claw
October 30, 2012	Denton		Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios		1
October 31, 2012	Oklahoma City		Academy of Contemporary Music
November 1, 2012	Little Rock		Downtown Music Hall
November 2, 2012	Shreveport		Riverside Warehouse		2
November 3, 2012	Austin		Fun Fun Fun Fest
November 5, 2012	Lincoln		Bourbon Theater
November 6, 2012	Minneapolis		First Avenue
November 7, 2012	Chicago		Double Door		3
November 8, 2012	Columbus		The A&R Bar		4
November 9, 2012	Cleveland		Grog Shop
November 10, 2012	Covington		Madison Theater		5
November 11, 2012	Detroit		Saint Andrew's Hall
November 13, 2012	Philadelphia		Union Transfer		6
November 14, 2012	New York City		Webster Hall		7
November 15, 2012	Pawtucket		The Met		8
November 16, 2012	Cambridge		The Middle East
November 17, 2012	Washington, D.C.		Rock & Roll Hotel		9
November 19, 2012	Birmingham		Workplay Theater		10
November 20, 2012	Orlando		Beacham
November 21, 2012	Atlanta		The Masquerade		11
November 22, 2012	Nashville		Exit/In
November 23, 2012	Memphis		Hi Tone		12
November 24, 2012	Baton Rouge		Spanish Moon
Leg 2: North America II (headlining)
December 2, 2012	Tulsa	United States	Eclipse	Gypsyhawk, American Sharks
December 3, 2012	Kansas City		Record Bar
December 4, 2012	Denver		Bluebird Theater		13
December 5, 2012	Salt Lake City		Urban Lounge
December 6, 2012	Boise		Neurolux
December 7, 2012	Portland		Hawthorne
December 8, 2012	Seattle		Neumos
December 10, 2012	Sacramento		Harlows
December 11, 2012	San Francisco		Independent
December 12, 2012	Los Angeles		El Rey Theatre		12
December 13, 2012	San Diego		Brick by Brick
December 14, 2012	Phoenix		Club Red		14
December 15, 2012	Tucson		Hotel Congress
December 17, 2012	Dallas		Trees		15
December 18, 2012	Houston		Fitzgerald's
December 19, 2012	Austin		Emo's
Leg 3: Europe I (headlining)
January 6, 2013	Wolverhampton	England	Slade Rooms	Lonely Kamel
January 7, 2013	Glasgow	Scotland	ABC 2		16
January 8, 2013	Manchester	England	Academy 3		17
January 9, 2013	Bristol		The Fleece
January 10, 2013	London		Camden Underworld		18
January 12, 2013	Antwerp	Belgium	Trix		19
January 13, 2013	Nijmegen	Netherlands	Doornroosje		20
January 14, 2013	Cologne	Germany	Underground		21
January 15, 2013	Berlin		Magnet Club
January 16, 2013	Hamburg		Logo
January 18, 2013	Gothenburg	Sweden	Sticky Fingers		22
January 19, 2013	Stockholm		Debaser Slussen		23
January 21, 2013	Helsinki	Finland	Tavastia Club
January 22, 2013	Tampere		Klubi
January 24, 2013	Oslo	Norway	John Dee		24
January 25, 2013	Norrköping	Sweden	Dynamo
January 26, 2013	Malmö		Debaser
January 27, 2013	Copenhagen	Denmark	Lille Vega		25
Leg 4: Australia (Soundwave and supporting DragonForce)
February 23, 2013	Brisbane	Australia	RNA Showgrounds	Various (Soundwave)	26
February 24, 2013	Sydney		Sydney Olympic Park
February 25, 2013	Melbourne		Billboard	DragonForce (supporting)	27
February 28, 2013	Sydney		The Metro Theatre
March 1, 2013	Melbourne		Flemington Racecourse	Various (Soundwave)	28
March 2, 2013	Adelaide		Bonython Park		26
March 4, 2013	Perth		Claremont Showground
Leg 5: North America III (headlining and supporting Clutch)
April 25, 2013	Memphis	United States	The New Daisy Theatre	KYNG
April 26, 2013	Nashville		Exit/In
April 27, 2013	Savannah		The Jinx
April 28, 2013	Knoxville		Bijou Theatre
April 29, 2013	Raleigh		Lincoln Theatre	KYNG, Demon Eye
May 1, 2013	Richmond		The National	Clutch (supporting), Lionize
May 2, 2013	New York City		Terminal 5
May 3, 2013	Clifton Park		Upstate Concert Hall
May 4, 2013	Portland		State Theatre
May 5, 2013	Boston		House of Blues
May 7, 2013	Charlotte		Amos' Southend
May 9, 2013	St. Petersburg		State Theatre
May 10, 2013	Fort Lauderdale		Revolution Live
May 11, 2013	Orlando		House of Blues
May 12, 2013	Pensacola		Vinyl Music Hall
May 14, 2013	New Orleans		House of Blues
May 15, 2013	Atlanta		Center Stage Atlanta
May 17, 2013	Philadelphia		Electric Factory
May 18, 2013	Columbus		Columbus Crew Stadium	Various (Rock on the Range)
May 19, 2013	Indianapolis		The Vogue	Clutch (supporting), Lionize
May 21, 2013	Milwaukee		Turner Hall Ballroom
May 22, 2013	Fargo		The Venue
May 23, 2013	Lincoln		Bourbon Theater
May 24, 2013	Pryor Creek		1421 E 450 Road	Various (Rocklahoma)
May 25, 2013	Houston		House of Blues	Clutch (supporting), Lionize
May 26, 2013	San Antonio		AT&T Center	Various (River City Rock Fest)
Leg 6: Europe II (festivals and headlining)
June 14, 2013	Castle Donington	England	Donington Park	Various (Download Festival)
June 16, 2013	Nickelsdorf	Austria	Pannonia Fields II	Various (Nova Rock Festival)
June 17, 2013	Augsburg	Germany	Kantine
June 18, 2013	Konstanz		Kulturladen
June 19, 2013	Milan	Italy	Live Club	Various (Flame Fest)
June 20, 2013	Zürich	Switzerland	Volkshaus	Various (Earshakerday)
June 21, 2013	Saarbrücken	Germany	Garage
June 23, 2013	Clisson	France	Rue du Champ Louet	Various (Hellfest)
June 24, 2013	Villeurbanne		Le Transbordeur
June 25, 2013	Toulouse		La Dynamo
June 26, 2013	Barcelona	Spain	Razzmatazz 3
June 27, 2013	Almàssera		Rock City
June 28, 2013	Vitoria-Gasteiz		Recinto Mendizabala	Various (Azkena Rock Festival)
June 30, 2013	Dessel	Belgium	Kastelsedijk	Various (Graspop Metal Meeting)
July 1, 2013	Deventer	Netherlands	Burgerweeshuis	Clutch (supporting)
July 2, 2013	Eindhoven		Effenaar	Clutch (supporting), Red Fang, Komatsu
July 3, 2013	Esch-sur-Alzette	Luxembourg	Rockhal
July 6, 2013	Gothenburg	Sweden		Various (Metaltown Festival)
July 7, 2013	Roskilde	Denmark	Festivalpladsen	Various (Roskilde Festival)
Leg 7: North America IV (headlining)
July 25, 2013	Dallas	United States	Granada Theater	Castle, American Sharks
July 26, 2013	Austin		Red 7
July 27, 2013	Abilene		The Backroom
July 28, 2013	Lubbock		FUBAR
July 30, 2013	Farmington		TOP DECK
July 31, 2013	Tempe		Club Red
August 1, 2013	Santa Ana		Club Red
August 2, 2013	San Francisco		Slim's
August 3, 2013
August 5, 2013	Portland		Hawthorne Theater
August 6, 2013	Spokane		Spokane Center
August 7, 2013	Seattle		Neumos
August 8, 2013	Vancouver	Canada	The Biltmore
August 10, 2013	Edmonton		The Starlite Ballroom
August 11, 2013	Calgary		Republik
August 12, 2013	Regina		The Exchange
August 13, 2013	Winnipeg		Pyramid Cabaret
August 14, 2013	Thunder Bay		Crocks
August 15, 2013	Toronto		Lee's Palace
August 17, 2013	Montreal		il Motore
August 18, 2013	New York City	United States	Music Hall of Williamsburg
August 19, 2013	West Chester		The Note
August 20, 2013	Baltimore		The Ottobar
August 21, 2013	Roanoke		Martin's Downtown
August 23, 2013	Baton Rouge		Spanish Moon
Leg 8: North America V (supporting Clutch)
September 24, 2013	South Burlington	United States	Higher Ground	Clutch (supporting)
September 26, 2013	Port Chester		Capitol Theatre
September 27, 2013	Huntington		The Paramount
September 28, 2013	Hampton Beach		Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
Leg 9: North America VI
October 27, 2013	Charleston	United States	Music Farm	Clutch, American Sharks
October 28, 2013	Athens		Georgia Theatre
October 29, 2013	Chattanooga		Track 29
October 31, 2013	Louisville		Expo Five
November 1, 2013	Memphis		Minglewood Hall
November 2, 2013	Oklahoma City		Diamond Ballroom
November 4, 2013	Corpus Christi		House of Rock
November 5, 2013	Austin		Emo's East
November 7, 2013	Albuquerque		Sunshine Theater
November 8, 2013	Tucson		Rialto Theatre
November 9, 2013	West Hollywood		House of Blues
November 10, 2013	San Diego		House of Blues
November 11, 2013	Sacramento		Ace of Spades
November 13, 2013	Grand Junction		Mesa Theater and Club
November 14, 2013	Denver		Ogden Theatre
November 15, 2013	Wichita		Cotillion Ballroom
November 16, 2013	Columbia		The Blue Note
November 17, 2013	Bloomington		Castle Theatre
November 19, 2013	Joliet		Mojoes
November 20, 2013	Madison		Orpheum Theatre
November 21, 2013	Fort Wayne		Piere's
November 22, 2013	Columbus		Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
November 23, 2013	Detroit		The Fillmore Detroit
November 24, 2013	Covington		The Madison Theater	Valley of the Sun, Electric Citizen, American Sharks

Personnel

• J. D. Cronise – vocals, guitar
• Kyle Shutt – guitar
• Bryan Richie – bass
• Santiago "Jimmy" Vela III – drums