Bassist Bryan Richie of Austin, Texas metal luminaries THE SWORD recently spoke to Rhapsody's "On The Record" about his favorite album — "Mission: Control!", the 1999 debut effort from the American rock band BURNING AIRLINES. Check it out below.

"On The Record" is a video series where rock stars gush about their favorite records -- in exactly 45 seconds.

THE SWORD's fourth album, "Apocryphon", sold nearly 17,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 17 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD was produced and engineered by J. Robbins (CLUTCH, JAWBOX) at Magpie Cage Studios and features cover art by famed comic book artist J.H. Williams III (Batwoman, Promethea).