As SXSW 2013 came to a conclusion on Saturday, we spent most of our day at the Reverb party, and that night caught Smashing Pumpkins, the Sword and more.

Like fans of science fiction and fantasy literature, metalheads tend to enjoy a lack of buyer’s remorse. If you pick up a hardcover of fantasy novelist George R.R. Martin’s latest, you should have a good idea of what you’re in for. The same goes for those who plunk down $12 for a copy of the Sword’s new LP, “Apocryphon.”

The Sword brought thunder and lightning to the Ogden Theatre on Wednesday night.