The Sword at The Firebird

Photos by Jason Stoff.
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Members of openers Mount Carmel and Karma to Burn hung hung out and mingled with fans before the show started.
Members of openers Mount Carmel and Karma to Burn hung hung out and mingled with fans before the show started.
Some fans had seen The Sword before - this couple attended a show of theirs at the Creepy Crawl nearly five years ago.
Some fans had seen The Sword before - this couple attended a show of theirs at the Creepy Crawl nearly five years ago.
Plenty of fans were attending their first Sword show, and were hoping for the band's punishing riffs to warm the frigid weather outside.
Plenty of fans were attending their first Sword show, and were hoping for the band's punishing riffs to warm the frigid weather outside.
Fans of The Sword weren't all bearded metal-heads, despite what you may think.
Fans of The Sword weren't all bearded metal-heads, despite what you may think.
Mount Carmel opening for The Sword at The Firebird.
Mount Carmel opening for The Sword at The Firebird.
Mount Carmel opening for The Sword at The Firebird.
Mount Carmel opening for The Sword at The Firebird.
Mount Carmel opening for The Sword at The Firebird.
Mount Carmel opening for The Sword at The Firebird.
Mount Carmel opening for The Sword at The Firebird.
Mount Carmel opening for The Sword at The Firebird.
Mount Carmel opening for The Sword at The Firebird.
Mount Carmel opening for The Sword at The Firebird.
Karma to Burn opening for The Sword at The Firebird.
Karma to Burn opening for The Sword at The Firebird.