To a casual observer, the success of Austin, Texas, heavy-metal band the Sword may induce a few head-scratching questions. A) Why was a new group that plays music that feels like a caravan of African ...

Light spoilers for Season 6, Episode six. You have been warned. “I heard of a man who had a razor made of Valyrian steel. He cut his head off trying to shave.” Valyrian steel is fabled throughout the ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Say, have you seen any Valyrian steel lying around? Why am I asking? Oh, no reason, just there’s a giant army of the dead about to invade Westeros ...

Nothing can stop the White Walkers. "Our enemy doesn't tire," Jon Snow says in the trailer for the final season of Game Of Thrones. "Doesn't stop, doesn't feel." But that's not quite true; there is ...

Today is the official holiday for pot smokers everywhere, so that makes it the perfect day for a pair of stoner rock bands to ...

Valyrian steel is a special type of metal that is visually and effectively superior to other forms of steel, known for its lightweight, strength, and sharpness. The Targaryens are the most prominent ...

Formed in Austin nearly a decade ago, The Sword is one of the heaviest bands to emerge from that scene. Full of monstrous guitar riffs and typically bombastic sci-fi themes, the four Sword albums are ...

Austin, Texas metal band The Sword has forged their latest album, Warp Riders, around a scifi concept involving a time traveling cosmic wizard, a band of hyperspace pirates and two starship armadas ...

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones season 8. Ever since Jon Snow managed to take out a White Walker at Hardhome, we’ve known that Valyrian steel is capable of killing the Night ...

Valyrian Steel is a rare and highly coveted material in the world of Game of Thrones. Based on a novel series by George R. R. Martin, Thrones is set in a fantastical world where magic exists. The ...