High Country (album)

High Country
High Country
Studio album by The Sword
Released	August 21, 2015
Recorded	March 16 – April 12, 2015
Studio	Church House Studios (Austin, Texas); Level One Sound (Austin, Texas); High Country Atelier (Asheville, North Carolina);
Genre	Hard rock; stoner rock;
Length	50:10
Label	Razor & Tie
Producer	Adrian Quesada
The Sword chronology
Singles from High Country
	"High Country"; Released: July 17, 2015;

High Country is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band the Sword. Recorded at studios in Austin, Texas and Asheville, North Carolina with producer Adrian Quesada, it was released on August 21, 2015 by Razor & Tie. The album was mixed by J. Robbins, who had previously produced The Sword's 2012 fourth studio album Apocryphon. "High Country" was released as a single on July 20, 2015.

The album was largely a critical success. Commentators praised the change in musical style and levels of experimentation on High Country, with most noting a clear shift toward classic hard rock. Some reviewers, however, proposed that this change might alienate fans of the band, and some noted the presence of weaker tracks.