Iced Earth

[Morumbar]

Thx for posting the zip, Stormrider :)

Now listening to AQOH.. It does indeed sound strange.. I think Barlow did a much better job at this. I hope Travel In Stygian sounds better, which I'll listen to after this. Hansi is a good singer, but I guess this is not his style.

[pate]

Thanks Jammie. <3

[Stormrider]

No problem guys. Got it from the BG forum.

[Darkness]

The first verse to Desert Rain owns my whole life.

[Stormrider]

:cool: ...sweet song. That riff int eh beginning is so crushing.

I'll say it again, that whole album owns everything.

[Darkness]

The chorus doesn't compare in terms of quality to the crushing first 2 minutes... to bad.

[Stormrider]

True. But the chorus is cool anyways. Best chorus ont he album though is Travel in Stygian by far IMO.

[Darkness]

I'm listening to that now.

[Stormrider]

I came to notice, that on the album, I think both voices in the chorus are Greely and not Schafer Greely. They sound VERY similiar at one point. Hmm..

Btw, I heard a couple of paryts of the orignal release of the album...and for example, in Before the Vision, theres a spoken interlude that the remaster doesn't have, haha. I had noticed that the lyrics were there ont he official site, but I never hearfd anything before the singing on the remaster. It';s cool listening to the versions. A ot rawer, the vocals especially.

[Darkness]

I'd like to hear those... what did the spoken thing say?

[Stormrider]

Umm, I don't know by heart. It's on the IE site. Just go int he releases section and check up the lyrics.

[CaptainWaits]

bought the AiA DVD yesterday. Pretty sweet performance and production. Still doesn't compare to my beloved Rage dvd however :)

[Stormrider]

When I watch it these days, I only watch certain songs and stuff. I havn't watched it all in one shot since hte day I bought it. That'll change in the summer time though, heh.

[CaptainWaits]

Which DVD do you prefer. BG or IE??

[Stormrider]

Hmm, I don't know. I'de probably say IE. As I...dunno why :lol:

I guess, the BG DVD is pretty sweet and all, but Blind Guardian songs are 'average' live when you're not there. As in, you have to be at the show to really appreciate everything live IMO. Because at home on your couch, then I'de say the IE live DVD is more enoyable.

Now now, don't take the average to harshly.

what about you ?

[CaptainWaits]

I'd have to put forth BG. I'm aware that actually live probably both of those shows would slay harder, but I like the filming, sound, footage, and song selection of the BG DVD more. Plus, I think it's done a bit better production wise. Also, I like BG in general more, so yeh :)

All aside, that Iced Earth DVD is still pretty sweet.

[Stormrider]

Oh for sure that the production on the BG DVD is so much better. There's no doubt about that, heh. The sound on the IE DVD is awsome though.

I'm looking foward to when IE come and tour. There's going to be a live DVD from that too. But production as good as ont he BG DVD. But, tbh, I';m more anxious for new material, heh.

[Darkness]

The IE DVD slays the BG one. The BG one was so boring, I had to turn it off half way through. IE I've seen 3 times now and love it.

[Stormrider]

The last half of BG DVD > First half :p

you lose

[Darkness]

Oh. Damn.

[Stormrider]

you being sarcastic ?

[Darkness]

Kind of. I really don't think it would interest me anymore then the first half would.

[Stormrider]

Well, the songs are better(live atleast). It has I'm Aliva, Imaginations, Mirror Mirror, Somewhere Far Beyond etc. Just start watching it from the middle point.

[Darkness]

Maybe I will... those do sound like some phat trax. :D

[Stormrider]

My mom loves Nightfall. She went to sit down with me when it came on, heheh.

[Darkness]

I hate that song. :upset:

[Stormrider]

:eek:

how can one hate Nightfall ?!

I hope Deth comes in here soon.

[Darkness]

It's so annoying. Worst chorus ever.


And I hope not.

[Nostalgia]

Wtf...

"Nightfall" is a ****ing awesome song.

[Stormrider]

*H5*

That chorus owns everything. And the rest of the owns the chorus. So imagine that.

:p heheh. Meh, both parts are equally amazing.

[pate]

Does anyone have the Glorious Burden special edition (or whatever it's called) bonues tracks, I think they're Waterloo and When The Eagle Cries acoustic version, that they could send me?

[Stormrider]

I have Waterloo that I could send you.

[Darkness]

Dude I'm pretty sure it's against the rules to post direct links to music.

[Stormrider]

It happens in some other threads I post in. I'm not alone bitch ! :p jk jk

Fine, fine. I'll take it out then. Pate tell me when you're done, and I'll take it out or something...or I'll take it now and Pate will tell me when he wants it, and I'll edit it out right away after.

[Darkness]

I'm just trying to look out for you man. :p

[Grumma]

Dude I'm pretty sure it's against the rules to post direct links to music.

He could always just hide it in white writing :p
Much like this

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Dude I'm pretty sure it's against the rules to post direct links to music.
It is.

[pate]

Wow, I totally missed that.

Jammie, you could rep it to me, for e-secks in return.

[Surtr]

I have both..?

I'm not sure if you got 'em or not lol.

[pate]

No, I haven't yet, if you would be so kind.

leesmitty51 at gmail.com

[Stormrider]

I'm just trying to look out for you man. :p

Heh, thanks :-*
<_<

Well, I'm sorry Lee but I can't find my link :( ...so Lightning Strikes Twice could do it. Thanks for that.

[WARPATH_88]

I think Iced Earth was one of the first metal bands i started listening to. Good stuff!

[pate]

Heh, thanks :-*
<_<

Well, I'm sorry Lee but I can't find my link :( ...so Lightning Strikes Twice could do it. Thanks for that.

No problem. Thanks for the effort. :p

[Stormrider]

I hope you won't think less of me :-(

:p

[pate]

:lol: :lol: :lol: No wai.

[Stormrider]

I listened to a bit of NOTSR wuick quick today. That album never ceases to amaze me whenever I listen to it.

[Deth]

I get the feeling this thread keeps going in circles.

I blame Jammie.

[Stormrider]

Hey hey. Last post yes. But I brought it up with something the htread never got before with the AQOH and TRavel in Stygian stuff. You just didnt bother showing up in here :mad:




...yeah, it's going in circles though.

[pate]

All band threads have to go in circles after awhile. At least this one isn't as bad as the Opeth thread.

[Grumma]

Yes, for that thread
the reaper awaits

[PepsiMetal]

I just heard the song solitude. I've always liked Iced Earth, but not as much as I do now. That's one awesome acoustic song. Of course their heavy stuff is also great.

[Stormrider]

Yeah, Solitude is great. But Beyond the Vision still remains so far my favorite of the acoustic interludes.

[pate]

I really like the one from Burnt Offerings....whose title escapes me.

[Darkness]

The Pierced Spirit. Great little tune.

[ArcLite]

Not its own tune, but I always loved the piano ending to Travel In Stygian also.

[Grumma]

The bass fill thingy's in Prophecy in the transition from the slow part to the fast part would have to be my fave IE moment

[Stormrider]

Not its own tune, but I always loved the piano ending to Travel In Stygian also.

That that part is really good. I'm serious, that album i sperfect :p haha

Those bass parts, I've always really liked, but no where near a favorite IE moment for me though :-/. I don't know what it would be. I have a lot :-P

Prophecy overal, is such a sweet song.

[Darkness]

Best of the trilogy if you ask me. And we know yours is the Coming Curse Jammie. :)

[Stormrider]

:lol:

Didnt want me to say it or something ? Second is Birth of the Wicked then Prophecy. Though every song is amazing.

Birth of the Wicked is just too awsome.

[pate]

New IE update!

Bo Wallace is out. That's number two of the new lineup that was quickly removed from the lineup.

[Mikesn]

Iced Earth will probably set some kind of record for most musicians employed by time they hang it up.

Listening to The Devil to Pay right now. Life is good.

[Stormrider]

New IE update!

Bo Wallace is out. That's number two of the new lineup that was quickly removed from the lineup.

Where ? :-/

/checks site again

must've missed it...

EDIT: Oh, its an update on blabbermouth, right ?

EDIT: Sweet ! Lat may early June ! My birthday is the 28th of may. That would a cool birthday gift haha :D ...I can't wait for this..

[naboo]

Is that when the single comes out?

Man, I can't wait for these/this album/s to come out! I hope it shuts up all the Glorious Burden haters. I loved that album!

[Stormrider]

Well, it's scheduled for around Late May early June.

And yeah, TGB is great. The hating on that album does get annoying.

[Deth]

I hope it doesn't come out the first 3 weeks of June. I'll be in England and unable to listen to it.

[Stormrider]

Hopefully the last week of May then. I have to remind myself of keeping some money for this, so I can get it the day it comes out.

[FatalEnergy]

Well, it's scheduled for around Late May early June.

And yeah, TGB is great. The hating on that album does get annoying.

Yeah, I never understood why people bash on it so often.

Just because Barlow's gone?!

[Stormrider]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's why. They were pissed and couldn't accept the fact of a new singer ? Meh, Barlow's my favorite singer, but you don't see me bashing on TGB because he's not on it anymore.

[Deth]

That's probably the reason. It happens with just about every band that loses a main member really.

[ArcLite]

I've been listening to TGB a lot in recent weeks and love it more with every listen. I can't think of anyone I'd rather have replace Barlow than Owens. I think he's just an awesome vocalist.

[Stormrider]

Owens voice goes really well on most of the tracks on TGB. Stuff like Declaration Day. I think his voice fits perfectly.

[ArcLite]

Not to mention his awesome screaming. The one's in Attila, and of course my favorite from The Reckoning, "...of your devastaaaaatioooooonnnnnnnnnnn"

[Stormrider]

Atilla's chorus is my favorite chorus on that album. Maybe not by far, because the one in Declaration Day is pretty close but still.

Though my favorite vocal moments of the whole album are probably in High Water Mark. There's 2 sections which are just downright amazing.

[FatalEnergy]

I hope that new single leaks soon. I want to hear that new song.

[Mikesn]

Owens is great. Declaration Day and Atilla were the first two Iced Earth songs I had ever heard, and Owens in particular got me hooked.

[Grumma]

Attila was one of the first I heard and it remains my favourite.

The only concern I have for Owens is that in songs like Melancholy I'm not sure his voice will suit the song

[pate]

Ripper has a fantastic voice.

Methinks he needs a new, IE nickname. Tim "Stormrider" Owens, anyone?

:lol: Or "Stormripper"

[Darkness]

I like Stormripper :lol:

[Deth]

Stormripper is an awesome name :lol:.

You can't let him get rid of his Priest roots though, the ripper needs to stay.

[pate]

From this point on I shall refer to him as Stormripper.

[Stormrider]

I heard Tim sing Angel's Holocaust live once, and it sounded pretty cool. Then I heard him sing Declaration Day and he almost aced everything. That was really sweet.

[Darkness]

I'd like to hear him do Angels Holocaust... he could probably do well on that song.

[Stormrider]

I had found a link to it on this Brazilian fansite. I'm too lazy to go look for it again. It's on one of the fansites on IE's page on Metal Archives.

He had the song pretty good. Heh, I just might listen to TGB tonight. All this ripper talk got me into the mood.

[Darkness]

I listened to The Reckoning earlier today. That's about as much TGB I do on a regular basis.

[Deth]

Most of the time I'll do the whole Gettysburg suite and that'll be my fix for TGB.

[Stormrider]

Tbh, I got tired of the Reckoning. I over listened to it I guess. I mean, I don't skip it, but it's no longer my wow song from the album. Still good though, of course.

[Darkness]

I'm careful not to over play things I like now. :)

Though I think I over did Agalloch's Ashes Against the Grain album recently...

[Stormrider]

I listened to Horror Show and Burnt Offerings today. Felt good :)

I listened to them so much for a whole year, it's incredible.(IE I mean) Now, for the past year or so, I havn't been listening to them as religously as I used to. No need to really, I wouldn't want to burn them out now would I ?

[Darkness]

Sounds like that new material will do you good.

[Stormrider]

Yes, that's for sure. I definitely need more material, and I'm pretty sure that's the case with a lot of the regs in this thread, heh. I'll put myself in an Iced Earth mood a bit before it's released, heh.

Though, new material or not, I don't need to listen to my favorite banbd every day, just because they're my favorite band. It would just come off as force listens these days if that's what I did.

[Darkness]

Yeah, I don't listen to Tool every day. Sometimes I don't for a whole week.

[Stormrider]

Same. I mean, I'll usually play along to some IE daily, or every 2 days or something, but listening to full albums and stuff, I too will go sometimes full weeks without doing so. Even more sometimes.

[Grumma]

I've decided that Owens IE = Barlow IE.

Songs like Declaration Day and Attila are the shiz

[CaptainWaits]

I just found out that IE is releasing two new albums :)

[Stormrider]

I blasted Declkaration Day in my room before :cool: ...such a sweet song. That's the Owens I like !

Animosity: You just found out :eek:? ...damn haha

[pate]

Stormripper's really great in that song.

[Stormrider]

Yup, he sure is. That was the first IE song I heard. I pictured Owens with really long hair :p

[ArcLite]

I can't get into Declaration Day much because the chorus bugs me for some reason, which is gay.

[Stormrider]

:eek:

Damn, the chorus is so good :(

[FatalEnergy]

The only "gay" part of Owens singing is in the beginning of Hold at All Costs, probably because the lyrics suck there.

Other than that he's just fine.

[Stormrider]

Too bad that whole song is pretty average... :p

I mean, it's good, but pales in comparison to the rest of the trilogy.

[pate]

I love Hold At All Costs. I think the **** part of the trilogy is the last part. I really like the first two parts.

[Stormrider]

High Water Mark is by far the highlight of the triology IMO. It has every most eic part.

What Happens Here This Day
The Fate Of This Nation
In The Balance It Will Hang
Consumed With The Pain
The Courage Of The Blue
The Valor Of The Grey
So Very Sad But True
Consumed With The Pain

The Slaughter Now Ensues
Bodies Fall Like Rain
They Valiantly Pursue
Yet Doomed To Remain
At The Double Quick They Charge
The Canister Rips Through Them
To The Mouth Of Hell They March
Glory, The Only Gain

?We?re Almost There My Boys
I?ve Never Served With Finer
We Must Push Forward Boys
And Bayonet The Yankee Tyrants
To The Copse Of Trees We Charge
To Crush The Union Center
And When They Turn And Run
An Open Road Leads Us To Freedom?

I love those verses so much <3

[pate]

O rly?

*listens to trilogy*

[Poofy 666]

Bought my Wacken tickets two day ago

:D

[pate]

Get ready to be envied.

I went through the trilogy. High Water Mark is awesome. I don't know why I didn't like it before.

[Stormrider]

There you go :p

Lucky you, Poofy :( ...I wish I could see Iced Earth and BG int he same festival/show.

[Deth]

Everyone needs to watch the movie Gettysburg. Jon pulls some lines right out of the movie and it adds some historical background for you Kanadiuns who don't know anything. Plus it's almost 4 hours long!

[Darkness]

But I don't want to learn about crappy, useless, american history.

[Stormrider]

Everyone needs to watch the movie Gettysburg. Jon pulls some lines right out of the movie and it adds some historical background for you Kanadiuns who don't know anything. Plus it's almost 4 hours long!

I've already seen it ;)

weren't expecting that one eh !

[Darkness]

I was. Of course you've seen it, Iced Earth fan boy.

[Stormrider]

:p

That trilogy did get me interested into the whole story though. The movie, except for it being a little too t.v friendly(Deth will know what I mean, I think) was good.

[Poofy 666]

Lucky you, Poofy :( ...I wish I could see Iced Earth and BG int he same festival/show.

:cool:

[CaptainWaits]

Animosity: You just found out :eek:? ...damn haha
Yeh....just in a weekly check-up on MA

[Stormrider]

I was listening to TGB before, and...I realized once again how awsome the next albums will be. I mean, TGB is kind of a special IE album because it was all based upon similiar themes, but whe IE are back to what they usually do, I'm sure Tim will fit in very nicely.

Yeh....just in a weekly check-up on MA

Oh okay. I go on there like daily :lol:

[pate]

A day with 2 pieces of IE news!!! They are opening for Heaven and Hell in the UK. Unfortunately Lamb of God has the support slot, playing after IE. But still, HaH and IE in one night would be amazing.

And second,


"I regret to inform you that Tim Mills [guitar] will not be able to continue working with the band. As you may know, Tim is the founder of Bare Knuckle Pickups and that is his main business. He's had recent employee problems and has now found that his main worker, his right-hand man as it were, is terminally ill with cancer. So, he will not be able to do the record and tours that we had planned on. I knew it was risky bringing someone in that had an established business, I know exactly how hard it can be to be involved in multiple businesses, but we both felt that we'd be able to pull it off. Of course him living in the U.K. and the band living in the States makes things more challenging as well, but these events were completely unforeseen. I really feel for him and his employee and wish them the best through this difficult time.

"I know this lineup situation has become a familiar issue with ICED EARTH but please realize that it will have little or no effect at all on our plans, recording, touring and otherwise. The core is solid, focused and ready to kick some serious ***.
As has been the case since the first ICED EARTH CD I have played every rhythm and lead, every clean and acoustic guitar track that you've heard, with exception of the solos, and I even did a few of those in the old days. This will not cause any delay of the recording or any shows to be canceled so don't worry about a thing, we're right on track as planned.

"Tim played the guitar solos on the re-recording of the 'Something Wicked' trilogy, that appears on the upcoming 'Overture of the Wicked' four-song single that's due to be released in early June. Unfortunately, this news just came up and he's really sorry, as am I, that he won't be able to continue on with us. Also, I think there is some confusion as to what 'Overture of the Wicked' consists of. First, the song 'Ten Thousand Strong' is the single track, and it will appear on 'Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part 1)', albeit a bit different than the single version. Second, the 'Something Wicked' trilogy that is comprised of the songs 'Prophecy', 'Birth of the Wicked', and 'The Coming Curse' has been completely rerecorded. From the ground up this is a more vicious and more atmospheric version of the epic piece. I played all of the guitar tracks with a baritone guitar and Brent [Smedley, drums] and I are locked up like a machine gun with the double kicks following many of the detailed picking patterns. This makes for a more intense- and wicked-sounding rhythm section. All of the vocals have been redone, obviously by Tim Owens, who did a masterful job at retaining the passion and honesty of the original, and still put his stamp on it and made it his own. We also put in some teaser atmospheric things that will give you a hint of things to come on Part 1. But just a hint... we don't want to spoil any surprises.

"For those of you that aren't familiar with the old version or the 'Something Wicked' story at all, you should check it out. The original trilogy is just an overview of the story that begins 12,000 years ago and leads us to modern day. You should look at the trilogy as an introduction to this whole epic. What is coming next in the two parts is a far more in depth look into this very tragic, heavy and apocalyptic sci-fi/fantasy story.

"I can't give anymore away at the moment, but keep checking the IE site for more updates.

"Further announcements will be made in regard to the guitar player spot in the very near future."

[wrathchild88]

Have you got a link saying IE are supporting H&H?

I'm not really a big Sabbath fan, but I'm a big enough IE fan to see them support. Seeing them at Wacken as well. Just to rub it in.

[Darkness]

Damn, can't the poor guy keep a guitar player in his band? That sucks.

Maybe I'll step up and be his lead man! :D

[pate]

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=69467

And I already talked to Jon about it. He said that I'm the frontrunner at the moment.

[Darkness]

Oh. Well god knows you'll be out in a few months, so I'm sure I'm up next.

[pate]

Nah, he said the job was mine permanently as long as I
1. Don't rape anybody
2. Don't live in England
3. Don't become a cop

so I think I'm in good shape.

[Darkness]

I could see you raping someone.

[pate]

I could see you getting my fist to your face.

Where the hell is Jammie when there's IE news?

[Darkness]

I couldn't.


And yeah, he's going to be Mad he wasn't the first in the world to know about this. :lol:

[pate]

He's going to be bad. :badass:

[Darkness]

Damn you.

[Stormrider]

:lol:..I always seem to miss the news :upset:

But sweet ! I'll be the first to buy the EP anyways. I mean, I'll camp outside the store <_<

Damn, I can't wait for this ! Obviuosly the album(event:p) I'm looking foward to the most this year, heh.


NP Blind Guardian - Battle Feild

[Darkness]

I think I'll pick up that EP if it's cheap enough.

[Stormrider]

I'll pic it up even if it's at a regular cd price. Which I doubt it will be, anyways.

[Darkness]

Of course you will. :lol:

[Stormrider]

I was expecting an answer like that. I made a name for myself with motre then a third of the threads post :lol:

[Darkness]

Get a life man. :lol:


JK you probably have more of one then me right now. :upset:

[Grumma]

Owens doing the original trilogy . . .

Interesting . . .

[pate]

My appreciation for Stormripper has been growing over the last 3 years. He's one of my favorite vocalists now. Which means that I'm really looking forward to the albums.

[Stormrider]

Get a life man. :lol:


JK you probably have more of one then me right now. :upset:

I won't be camping out. Besides, I was like "zomg, I'm going to buy the BG album the moment it comes out !11!" ...i ended up buying it like 3 days later.

Yeah, Tim is awsome. I'm really looking foward to see what those changes were to the trilogy. I have high hopes :) ...Will be awsome.

[pate]

I wonder if Jon will go back to the style of riffs that get IE lambasted (gallops in every other riff, etc), or if he will continue down the path away from that, like on TGB. Either way will be very awesome.

[Stormrider]

Yeah. I'm not too sure what to expect tbh. I'm not convinced it'll be like TGB, since that's a special album anyways...but at the same time, I don't know if we'll have another Night of the Stormrider in our hands as far as riffs go, but I'm sure it'll be awsome either way.

[pate]

A combination of Stormrider and Declaration Day would be epic.

Well...dually epic, since both are already epic.

[Darkness]

How about another Burnt Offerings. :D


:upset: That'll never happen. Jons all happy now what with the family and successful band.

[Stormrider]

Heh yeah. Declaration Day is easily one of the best songs on the album, if not the best one. (tied with High Water Mark or something)

And Stormrider well...it's Stormrider :p

Mike: Night of the Stormrider > Burnt Offerings. :P

[pate]

Ripper's voice in DD is awesome.

[Darkness]

Mike: Night of the Stormrider > Burnt Offerings. :P

Naaaaaah. Not enough heaviness.

[Stormrider]

Naaaaaah. Not enough heaviness.

Pfft. I agree I guess that Burnt Offerings is maybe a tad heavier then Night of the Stormrider. But NOTSR is a better album for me anyways. Better riffs too ;)

[pate]

Plenty of heaviness.

[Darkness]

Ok not enough brutalness and anger. I WIN

[Stormrider]

:p

Burnt Offerings and Dante's Inferno still remain the best parts of the album by far IMO.

[Darkness]

Yeah but Diary Brainwashed Creator Failure and the Pierced Spirit all pwn pretty hard.

It's just I'll put in Burnt Offerings now, after having it for some time, and it'll still sound fresh to me. Stormrider seems a bit played out to me now. Still good though.

[Stormrider]

Yeah, all the songs on BO are all very good. I just think the first last track stand out more then the rest. Both albums own hard though, of course.

And I see what you mean. I havn't been listening to lot's of IE lately, except I've been waking upon Horror Show these past few days.

[Darkness]

I put that in the other day for the first time in a long time. I really liked it.

[Stormrider]

In the past few months, it's probably my most listened to Iced Earth album. It's usually the album I go to out of default for some reason. Like, when I'm in the mood for some Barlow AND sweet riffs and stuff. I don't know how to explain what I mean...

[Tyr]

The Dark Saga is still my favourite.

[pate]

NotS and BO are my favorites.

[Stormrider]

NOTSR and Horror Show are my top 2. with BO very close to HS.

[Grumma]

1. Horror Show
2. Glorious Burden
3. Something Wicked

for me anyway . . .
Though Alive In Athens clearly pwns all

[Poofy 666]

I didn't really like the Glorious Burden :-\

[Stormrider]

Glorious Burden and Self Titled are what comes ater the three I mentioned earlier for me.

[Darkness]

DS and SWTWC > GB

[pate]

After NotS and BO, I have no idea how I'd rank them. The self-titled is up there, and may be next on the list. But I LOVE Something Wicked and TGB. I'd probably put HS at the bottom of my list, even though it's awesome.

[Grumma]

I can't stand Greely's voice so those albums are at the bottom of my list

[Darkness]

More like that album is at the bottom. He only sung on Stormrider.

[Grumma]

Hmm so he did.

I'm pretty vague on anything before Burnt Offerings

[naboo]

I just discovered my newfound love of Horror Show. It's really moving up the ranks in my book. Possibly even my second favorite now, just behind Burnt Offerings. Ahh, that's hard to say though; they have so many great CD's!

[pate]

Hmm so he did.

I'm pretty vague on anything before Burnt Offerings

Self-titled = Gene Adam

NotS = Greely

[Grumma]

Fair enough.

I don't particular like Adam's voice either

lol

[Stormrider]

I'd probably put HS at the bottom of my list, even though it's awesome.

Damn. It's such a good album, man.

self titles is like my fourth favorite. Even though Gene isn't exacly that great of a singer, that album is still pretty freakin awsome. It's got some of the greatest IE riffs/songs on it IMO.

And Greely slays :)

...My least favorites is probably Dark Saga and Something Wicked. But both those albums, I love. So it makes it look worse saying that they're at the bottom of my list. Both have some of my favorite IE songs on them.

[pate]

It's such a good album, but IMO all the others are great albums.

Greely is the ****, but he's no Barlow or Ripper.

[Stormrider]

I do rather Barlow. But Greely still owns in songs like Angel's Holocaust and Travel in Stygian and Path I Choose. Which are by far his shining moments IMO. He's got some amazing shrieks.

[pate]

Those are absolutely his shining moments. I wonder what he's done since IE.

[Stormrider]

NSBM ? :lol:

[Darkness]

Somebody said he was a truck driver now?

[pate]

:lol: :lol: I'm with Jammie.

Now that you mention it, I do remember somebody saying he's a truck driver. I bet he sings while on the road.

*someone cuts him off*
FIGHT ON!

:lol:

[Darkness]

He doesn't sing that line smart guy.

[Stormrider]

Yeah, I remember reading it somewhere but I have no idea where. I heard him live too btw...from an old old bootleg. It was good.

[pate]

He doesn't sing that line smart guy.

Yeah, well...he's angry that Jon didn't let him!!! oooh who's the smart guy now?

[Darkness]

I love this whole... friendly insulting thing we got going on. But that comment was just weak man.

[pate]

No wai.

*listens to BO*

[Grumma]

every note and every word you hear!
comes from deep within . . .

[Stormrider]

That whole song is filled with some of the best IE moments for me.

[pate]

I completely agree. And it was the first IE song I heard.

It is such a great feeling when blind buys come through that much. :p

[Darkness]

To bad the remake on DoP is crappy.

[naboo]

BO as a blind buy? That's awesome.

My best blind buy was Ayreon - The Human Equation. Now it's one of my favorite albums!

[Darkness]

I've never blind bought. I don't have money to blow unlike you guys. :upset:

[pate]

I don't anymore. I haven't bought an album in like two years. I used to blind buy all the time, before I could check anything out on the internet.

[Deth]

I still blind-buy a lot. Blind bought Venom - Welcome to Hell a few weeks ago and it reminded me why metal rules.

[Stormrider]

To bad the remake on DoP is crappy.

Heheheh. Yeah, most of the atmosphere during the verses is gone IMO..
Winter Nights owns though.

I never blind bought anything...unless you consider buying early Summoning albums when I only knew the newer stuff and new that thwey were different. But not, really :p

[pate]

It was such a great and exciting time. Buying like one album a month blindly. It was a venture into a new world. I frequently had heard of the bands, but I was new to most genres of metal, so I still had no clue what it would sound like.

/nostalgia

[Hardhat]

I really never blind buy stuff. My dad's good at it though. He blind bought Damnation by Opeth, The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon The Thaw by Pelican, and Gordian Knot s/t.

[Daven]

Your dad is cool, Hardhat.

[pate]

Wow, he is.

[Hardhat]

Haha, ya he listens to some cool stuff.

[Grumma]

Winter Nights owns though.


+1

Love that song to bits

[bluefire]

Blind buyins the way to go, pity i never have the balls to do it

[Stormrider]

I'm only more tempted to buy something I'm not sure to like when I have a lot of money at once. Like, If I only have enough money for 2 albums at once, forget the 'blind buying'.

/obvious

[Grumma]

I've blind bought a few things . ..

Though a very large percentage of the time I'll hear one song and buy a album cos of that one song eg
Trivium's Ascendancy after I heard Pull Harder
Slayer's God Hates Us All after I heard Disciple
Karnivool's Themata after I heard Themata
Iron Maiden's Number Of The Beast after hearing HBTN

[Stormrider]

http://www.icedearth.com/

OMFG ...new layout on the site !!! and the cover art is reveleaed for the new single ! and a bunch of info and ****

:D

[Wish]

It looks the same to me o_0

[Stormrider]

:-/

Meh, it's only now that it's been changed for me. Ut says the new layout was there since like the third. And this morning it was the 'old' one for me.

Strange..

[Darkness]

That is the sweetest cover art EVER.

[Mother]

That is the sweetest cover art EVER.


123'd

[pate]

I can't find the cover. :(

[naboo]

I love that cover! And the site looks great.

I'm dying for these albums to come out.

[Stormrider]

I can't find the cover. :(

My avatar :)

[Deth]

Awesome cover, and the single is released on my birthday!

It is going to rule fo sho.

[Stormrider]

Eh, it's released a week after mine.

[Deth]

Stop stealing my thunder.

[Stormrider]

:p

Ima own the album before you !

[Deth]

Fat f'ing chance. I'll have a car by then and I'll be at my CD store before you're awake.

This is assuming we're talking about the album and not the single. I'm just going to download the single cuz I don't care for spending $8 for a single.

[Stormrider]

I'm talking about the single. And I'm going to buy it.


Bioth, single, album, no difference. I'll hear them both before you. Unless you decide on being silly and download them.

[Deth]

I'm buying the album for sure, I just don't care to spend money on EPs or singles unless they're extraordinary.

[Stormrider]

I won't care for the other IE singles like The Reckoning one and stuff...but this ones different :p

[pate]

My avatar :)

I know that...but I couldn't find a bigger version. I have since found one, though.

[Stormrider]

Oh, I see. It was on their site :p

[pate]

I couldn't find it at the time.

It is a very badass cover.

[Stormrider]

Yeah, it's realy cool. I can't wait to go into a store and buy some more Iced Earth, heh.

[Wish]

Ooooooh, the new site design is up. Hell of a lot better than The Glorious Burden design. It was like a 5-year-old put it together. Hopefully this time 'round it will get updated regularly as well!

[Darkness]

Ooooooh, the new site design is up. Hell of a lot better than The Glorious Burden design. It was like a 5-year-old put it together. Hopefully this time 'round it will get updated regularly as well!

I wouldn't get my hopes up. :p

[Angmar]

Cool album cover.

[Stormrider]

I wouldn't get my hopes up. :p

I think it will :p

[SilverSpoon]

It seems to only be updated whenever Schaffer has something to say. But the the single and the albums and the touring all coming up, I would assume there'd be more updates.

Can't wait to hear the rerecorded Something Wicked trilogy. Sounds epic.

[Stormrider]

Yeah. I'm really anxious to see what are the things they changed/added.

Always nice to see you post in here :)

[pate]

More like it gets updated after he's said what he has to say. :p

[Morumbar]

I'm definitely gonna buy the new album. Plus, the new webaster does reply to his mail, and he finally put my site under the links section of the official site. It's not attracting any new members yet though.

Btw, I found a very gnarly pic on the official site ^^

http://www.icedearth.com/gallery/proofs/icedearthpic_008.jpg

[bluefire]

haha can't get more heavy metal than that

[Slapping Penguin]

i did a half-arse recording of Pure Evil once.

[Grumma]

Puuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure EVIL!

[Slapping Penguin]

Hahah. I like the little interlude.

[Grumma]

Yeah that's my fave part of the song

[Stormrider]

Best part of that song is in the live version when the chorus comes.

Cool picture, haha.

[Grumma]

So apparently Barlow is making a comeback?

The new edition of the magazine Rock German Hard, made an interview with Matthew recently Barlow (former-vocalist of the Iced Earth), and in this interview it was confirmed that Matthew Barlow is coming back to the metal, as vocalista of band PYRAMAZE.


Many years if had passed since that Matthew Barlow left the Iced Earth and Matthew never in showed its point of view to them. For Rock Hard it made an exception. Optimum E is: it is not only speaking of new, but also singing! Surprising total, it joined itself to the Danish group of prog-metal Pyramaze.

I entered in contact with Matthew ace 7 of the morning. in Delaware, where it deferred payment now with its wife and its son of one year and way of age and working as policeman. Matthew is very calm and chooses the words sabiamente.

ROCK HARD: Matthew, the one that point you, for the first time, had the feeling of that being the vocal one of the Iced Earth it was not what you wanted for its future?

MATTHEW: Iced Earth was not the problem. Not even the 11 of September was the reason for my decision, but a signal, the “drop d´água”. It was at a time where I thought about what making with my life. I find that all have a period of training in the life where they think about everything. At this time I had 31 years, I was married, but he did not have financial security. The years in the Iced Earth had been excellent. The turnês and the experiences with the fans perpetual go to be a positive memory. But it did not have firmness in the career with the Iced Earth, I really I did not have financial security, because I never had a parallel project, as the Jon, where I could make money. I had a long colloquy with my brother, who also work as policeman, and I I was certain that to become me a police age what I wanted. All that knows me can say, this is not so improper pra me. I never infringed the law, I not even I was fined by speed excess. I was never imprisoned. Others, that knew only the side cabeludo rock musician mine, perhaps had not understood. But the majority of the metal fans is very respectful. The only crime of them either to perhaps smoke one established one.
It was at the time to sign the contract for “The Glorious Burden”, when I hesitated and counted the Jon as I imagined my future. This contract would more moor me to the Iced Earth per many years. Jon and I decide that I would make the vocal ones of the “The Glorious Burden” and I would make turnê with the band, there later I I would leave. When the vocal ones had been ready, Jon one more time talked with me, and said that she was not happy with my work. Moreover, Tim Owens had left the Judas Priest and I perceived quickly what the Jon had determined with Tim.
Six months later I was for the policy academy. To leave the Iced Earth was very emotive, because Jon and I had passed for many together things. It was not easy for none of us.

ROCK HARD: It seems then that it did not have much colloquy between you and Jon. He himself finished not very saying legal things, as for example that you never if it strengtove 100% for the Iced Earth.

MATTHEW: I am certain of that it said this soon after the separation, when we are with the very strong emotions. I do not blame it. Since then in them we find some times and he does not have nothing of bad between people. I until talked with Tim Owens some times. It loves being in the Iced Earth, I love my I work, and all are happy.

ROCK HARD: As policeman, you it has a well dangerous work. How it was the reaction of its wife with its decision?

MATTHEW: Ah yes, it was worried. Especially when I was in the patrol. But we policemen well are trained. Beyond, my area is not so dangerous, exactly having places that are better you to prevent. I am not running behind criminals the time all, I I try to help the people. It is clearly that, if necessary, I would enter in one fight, but for most important me is to help the young in my area and to give they a perspective.
With certainty it has moments where I feel homesickness to be in palco, because he does not have place some where you he can feel as much adrenalin. But what I more feel lack is of being creative. It was therefore that I was interested myself in the invitation of Michael, of the PYRAMAZE. It wants to record music of high quality, but on the other hand, he does not want to be in turnê for months. I had many offers of bands, but I do not want to be in turnê for an eternity. Some festivals and shows in clubs are perfect and I can keep my job.

He also had a small interview with Michael Kammeyer of the Pyramaze in the magazine. They confer below:

ROCK HARD: Michael, as you obtained that a new and almost unknown band obtained a singer as Matthew Barlow, who already had given up the musical career?

MICHAEL: , We have some experience with American musicians well, because our tecladista lode of U.S.A., and vocal the previous one also was of there. I admit: the idea of Matthew to enter in the Pyramaze was absurd. But later that I fired Lance (former-vocalista), I had time to think regarding the substitute. My favourite person or thing in absolute was Matthew Barlow, because I am a great fan of Iced Earth, since whom vi the band in the Wacken festival. E I knew that Matthew I had a job, as well as the remaining portion of the Pyramaze, and that it does not want to know of turnês long. Then I decided to call it, because I did not have nothing to lose. The maximum that would happen was it to say not.

ROCK HARD: But vocal the previous one sings well different of Matthew.

MICHAEL: When we made our as record, I asked for Lance to sing strong and aggressive more. I was tired of vocal clean and high tones. I want to say, we make music for we ourselves, and was clearly pra me, that ours third record would be powerful and aggressive.

ROCK HARD: You it will have to change the style to compose to incase itself to the style of the voice of Matthew?

MICHAEL: I find that not, therefore Matthew is a professional, being able to sing any sound and to give a personal touch. We do not want to seem the Iced Earth, and nobody wait that obtain. We are the Pyramaze and our new singer is Matthew Barlow, is this.

The next record to the Pyramaze will leave in the spring of 2008. Later, the band will make some shows in festivals. Before they will have that to find a new recorder, what it will not be problem, considering the new formation.


Someone obviously sucks at translating but you get the gist

[Darkness]

What the hell I can't understand anything.


Just come back to Iced Earth you jackass. :lol:

[Grumma]

Yeah their grammatical skillz suck to say the least

[Deth]

Speak English or Die, tbh.

[Stormrider]

Well, he explains about the touring factor...But damn :(

I'll check out that album though :p ...It will still be cool to hear something new with Barlow on vocals.

[pate]

Lance King is a good singer, but his replacement rapes the **** out of him. Can't wait to hear it.

[Morumbar]

Well a short version of the news is also on wikipedia ^^ Anyway, I hadn't heard of Pyramaze before, but I have become very curious now :P But I'm even more anxious to hear Tim's performance on the new IE stuff!!

[Stormrider]

I'm probably going to become a Pyramaze fan now :lol:

[Darkness]

I've never heard anything by them. Any good?

[Stormrider]

I havn't heard anything either :p

[Darkness]

Well then my question wasn't directed to you, and thus didn't require an answer from you. :D


So that's how you have the most posts in the thread... you reply to things that aren't directed to you. :lol:

[Stormrider]

Eh, how was I supposed to know it wasn't to me :mad: ?

Don't you question my posting in this thread !

And yeah, I have a lot of posts in here. I had a tendency of replying to everything I could in here. 90% of the stuff was IE related though.

:p

[Deth]

'Tis Jammie's natural instinct.

[Stormrider]

'Tis Jammie's natural instinct.

Yeah. This was the first thread I ever made on here. I still remember the first time people were posting in it :lol:

[Darkness]

Dude... get a life. :lol:

[Stormrider]

I got more of one then you !11!

stfu :upset:

[Deth]

Yeah. This was the first thread I ever made on here. I still remember the first time people were posting in it :lol:

I remember all of your grammatical inadequacies myself.

[Darkness]

I got more of one then you !11!

stfu :upset:

:lol: :lol:

I think even Deth has more of one then you. :D

[Stormrider]

I remember all of your grammatical inadequacies myself.

Yeah, I remember those too. If you ever noticed, a couple of months after, I went to edit all my spelling mistakes and delete some of my tripleposts and stuff.

Darkness: When did you become so mean ?:(

Besides, I have a gf which I see very often. /own

[Deth]

Darkness and I have always hated each other. I think it has something to do with me burning his house down.

I remember trying to go back and post your first post to lol at you but you edited them. Proves just how little of a life you have.

[Darkness]

I donno man... I seriously apologize.

There's no way in hell Deth has more of a life then anyone.


Edit: Except for when he burnt my house down. That proved he had a wild side. :rolleyes:

[Deth]

I remember the good old days in the Opeth thread which was basically just us insulting each other for pages on end.

Good times.

I'll readily admit I have no life btw.