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3.5 great | YUJOS | October 10th 11 | If this is classic, then what was Burnt Offerings???
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3.5 great | Thompson D. Gerhart STAFF | November 4th 11 | This should be subtitled "How Stu Block saved Iced Earth"
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3.5 great | Alabaster Jones | April 20th 17 | It seemed like Iced Earth was going into a tailspin following the very underwhelming Something Wicked parts 1 and 2, but somehow they were able to bring themselves up out of the gutter and make something that resembled their best days. Gone are the obnoxious, overblown choral sections, as well the ridiculous need to be as "epic" as humanly possible. Everything's faster, with far more energy and explosiveness to it (some moments are borderline thrash metal), as well as incorporating more melody into the riffs rather than mid-tempoed chugging. Even the slower songs are done better, with at least a smidgen of personality and catchiness in each of them. Stu Block does a typically great job vocally, and while the songwriting isn't necessarily anything new, it's very well done, especially given how past releases had sounded. The shorter length helps things too, with songs finishing just when the ideas run out of steam. Dystopia is a very solid effort, and just may be the band's best since the original Something Wicked This Way Comes.
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3.0 good | Xenorazr | August 13th 14 | The addition of Stu Block allows Iced Earth to start taking a few steps back onto a once familiar road, but Dystopia ends up feeling like wasted potential. Rather than seeing the band put to full and proper use, this inconsistent collection of tracks has the foundation of functionality without the build of excellence.
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4.5 superb | MaidenUFO | July 20th 12 | A great comeback for Iced Earth, one of the best metal bands from the 90's... THIS ALBUM IS AWSOME! Many excellent songs here like the title track, end of innocence, dark city,anthem, V and specially tragedy and triumph which is THE BEST SONG IN THE ALBUM! EPIC CHORUS! "Time is on our siderWe have prevailedrHumanity's ultimate strugglerHearts and mindsrAre joined in victoryrWe are triumphant end eternalrTime is on our siderWe have prevailedrHumanity's ultimate strugglerHearts and mindsrAre joined in victoryrWe are triumphant end eternal"
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4.0 excellent | Fernando Alves STAFF | June 3rd 12 | Very solid release with an enjoyable performance from Stu Block.
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3.5 great | maninthebox | March 14th 12 | Great stuff and a good come back! Maybe if I was a fan during their crappier couple of releases I would appreciate this more. Still great album. Reccomended tracks:Dystopia, Anthem, Dark City. and Age of Innocence.
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3.0 good | Lateralus83 | October 18th 11 | Good singer, good songs, diversity, terrible production
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3.5 great | FilthyBorgir | October 16th 11 | it's okay, not as good as some other users say it is.
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0.0 | Ire | October 14th 11 | dystopia should release an album called iced earth and have it suck (like this)
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4.5 superb | meepstone | October 14th 11 | New singer has a great vocal range and songs are diverse.
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3.5 great | Davey | November 2nd 23 |
4.5 superb | Brabiz | August 27th 23 |
4.0 excellent | mrManxxx | November 15th 22 |
2.5 average | Jgpj95 | March 14th 21 |
3.0 good | Harlz | March 7th 21 |
4.0 excellent | Mitch | October 14th 20 |
3.5 great | mEyck07 | December 23rd 19 |
3.0 good | dcube | November 14th 19 |
4.0 excellent | kouichi | October 17th 19 |
3.5 great | tellah | September 14th 19 |
4.5 superb | Aranox | February 23rd 18 |
4.0 excellent | bSmith | February 11th 18 |
4.0 excellent | Rosier | February 10th 18 |
4.0 excellent | Bulgaro | December 27th 17 |
4.0 excellent | MailCom | October 30th 17 |
3.5 great | deslad | March 28th 17 |
4.0 excellent | Redlar | March 24th 17 |
3.5 great | Rodstar | December 23rd 16 |
3.5 great | Xurxo | November 8th 16 |
3.5 great | Lanas | July 23rd 16 |
4.0 excellent | Redden | March 31st 16 |
2.5 average | Raven49 | January 4th 16 |
3.0 good | Pegana | November 22nd 15 |
4.5 superb | Tib | July 22nd 15 |
3.0 good | Titan | January 26th 15 |
4.5 superb | Abraxas | January 17th 15 |
4.0 excellent | mohsen | September 15th 14 |
3.5 great | Surtur | July 28th 14 |
3.5 great | ngk44 | April 20th 14 |
4.0 excellent | th3worm | February 14th 14 |
4.0 excellent | theleo | February 4th 14 |
4.0 excellent | Axl752 | November 1st 13 |
4.0 excellent | joomisy | September 2nd 13 |
3.0 good | manosg EMERITUS | June 18th 13 |
4.0 excellent | kual21 | April 5th 13 |
3.0 good | Xav | February 16th 13 |
4.0 excellent | vkristi | December 12th 12 |
4.0 excellent | IronWolf | September 26th 12 |
3.5 great | N2B3J | July 29th 12 |
3.5 great | Rizen | May 23rd 12 |
4.0 excellent | zyklzy | April 5th 12 |
4.5 superb | adace1 | March 30th 12 |
4.0 excellent | Tokamak | March 14th 12 |
3.5 great | thosava | February 27th 12 |
3.5 great | Yax | February 19th 12 |
3.5 great | lak89 | January 19th 12 |
4.5 superb | wizorz | January 6th 12 |
4.0 excellent | Murli | December 18th 11 |
4.0 excellent | XIVIX | December 14th 11 |
4.0 excellent | xorax | December 2nd 11 |
3.5 great | Duffluc | November 28th 11 |
4.0 excellent | AleksiS | November 25th 11 |
3.5 great | junkie | November 19th 11 |
4.0 excellent | Severyn | November 13th 11 |
3.0 good | CutMan | October 25th 11 |
4.5 superb | Dibmann | October 22nd 11 |
3.5 great | Gbhill | October 20th 11 |
3.0 good | Poet | October 20th 11 |
3.0 good | Trey STAFF | October 19th 11 |
3.0 good | Breeg | October 19th 11 |
2.5 average | Thor | October 18th 11 |
4.0 excellent | Stunn | October 18th 11 |
4.5 superb | delinho | October 17th 11 |
4.5 superb | Reason | October 15th 11 |
5.0 classic | Whisper | October 4th 11 |
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