The Sword just checked in with this announcement about releasing an acoustic album and hitting the road with Opeth:

"Following 9 months of touring in support of 'High Country,' we returned to the studio to experiment with a stripped down acoustic presentation of the 'High Country' songs.

"The result, produced by Bryan Richie and mixed by J. Robbins, is 'Low Country,' which will see a worldwide release on September 23rd. The album features cover art by Richey Beckett.

"To support 'Low Country' we will be heading out as direct support for the Opeth tour September 29 - October 26. Bracketing the Opeth tour will be 10 headline shows. The first leg, September 23 - 28 will feature Ruby the Hatchet as support. The second leg, October 28th through November 1st will feature C Average as support."

September 22 – New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa *
September 23 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn *
September 24 – Nashville, TN – Exit/In *
September 25 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground *
September 26 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theater *
September 28 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry *
September 29 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE ^
September 30 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore ^
October 1 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall ^
October 2 – Boston, MA – House of Blues ^
October 4 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis ^
October 5 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall ^
October 7 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore ^
October 8 – Akron, OH – Good Year Theater at East End ^
October 9 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theater ^
October 10 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue ^
October 12 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom ^
October 13 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live ^
October 14 – Austin, TX – Emo’s ^
October 15 – Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Live! ^
October 18 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl ^
October 19 – Tempe, AZ – The Marquee ^
October 21 – Sacramento, CA – Ace Of Spades ^
October 22 – San Francisco, CA – Warfield ^
October 24 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater ^
October 25 – Seattle, WA – The Moore ^
October 26 – Vancouver, Canada – Orpheum ^
October 28 – Boise, ID – Neurolux *
October 29 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge *
October 30 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater*
November 1 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad *
^ with Opeth
* headline dates