You never noticed that Herman Li is Asian?

the name kind of gives away i would have thought

[QUOTE=Lord Abortion]Anyone got Days of purgatory by Iced earth?

I want to hear Barlow studio versions of The older songs.
although if it's not much different I won't bother...[/QUOTE]

Some of the songs are a huge improvement on the originals...especially the songs originally recorded with Gene Adams. If you want I can send you some of them.

Alright, maybe another time, my connection is being less than cooperative currently, but thank you.

[QUOTE=RumBoy]Their metal bands make me smile; try as I might, Japanese people look odd performing it. Nothing racist about it, just looks about as odd as a big fat hairy white dude doing Sumo.....[/QUOTE]

Exactly :lol:. Also, they do have quality bands that shouldnt be overlooked.

This picture makes me cry....see what's wrong with it?

[url]http://www.firststateforce.org/band.html[/url]

Why Matt Barlow? WHY?

oh my :eek:

[QUOTE=Stoic]oh my :eek:[/QUOTE]
Exactly. Well, I guess he's doing what he wants to do now. Oh well, he still kicked ass in his time, and still does in my book. :thumb:

Where'd his hair go??? :confused:

Who did Matt Barlow sing/play for?

[QUOTE=shadow_stalker]Who did Matt Barlow sing/play for?[/QUOTE]
Iced Earth

Oh i'll live then, wait did he sing on the alive in athens album?

[QUOTE=shadow_stalker]Oh i'll live then, wait did he sing on the alive in athens album?[/QUOTE]

Ya, he sang with them from Burnt Offerings up to Horror Show. He ranks as one of my top all time favorite vocalists. He left right before The Glorious Burden.

Nightmare, he was the only Iced Earth vocalist i actually like...from what i have heard

(i can't stop saying nightmare and it really pisses me off :upset: )

He certainly is my favorite. When I first heard Tim Owens (the new singer) I was extremley dissapointed. However, the more I listen to it, the more I like him, and the Glorious Burden is a great CD, I love the Gettysburg Trilogy. He's no Matt Barlow, but he still kicks ass.

And yes, I am an Iced Earth fanboy...woe is me.

[QUOTE=ACircuitShock]He certainly is my favorite. When I first heard Tim Owens (the new singer) I was extremley dissapointed. However, the more I listen to it, the more I like him, and the Glorious Burden is a great CD, I love the Gettysburg Trilogy. He's no Matt Barlow, but he still kicks ass.

And yes, I am an Iced Earth fanboy...woe is me.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, similar sentiment from a registered IE fanboy here, I love Owens, but he's no Matt

All Asian guitar players are [size=2]fuc[/size]king awesome. The Japanese can put a wailing heavy metal shred solo into anything and make it sound awesome. My girlfriend's J-Pop, with people like pop diva Utada Hikaru, has crazy guitar solos interspersed throughout what's basically mechanical pop music all over. That makes them all great to me. :)

Besides, look at X-Japan. They have one of the best 20+ songs ever, and that includes "A Change of Seasons" and "2112." They're all amazing.

[QUOTE=ACircuitShock]This picture makes me cry....see what's wrong with it?

[url]http://www.firststateforce.org/band.html[/url]

Why Matt Barlow? WHY?[/QUOTE]

:eek:

What?!! Well then...the metal world had a great vocalist stolen from them by the First State Force band, heh...

I thought it might be a different Matt Barlow, but I was too lazy to look further when I found this:

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Barlow[/url]

Well he's still by far the coolest looking dude in [I]that[/I] line-up!

The fat guy above him should be aware that in England "Fran" is always, and I mean [I]always[/I] a girl's name...

I'd stick to "Frank" if I were him
and eat a few less pies

[QUOTE=RumBoy]Well he's still by far the coolest looking dude in [I]that[/I] line-up!

The fat guy above him should be aware that in England "Fran" is always, and I mean [I]always[/I] a girl's name...

I'd stick to "Frank" if I were him
and eat a few less pies[/QUOTE]
Yep, he may be secretly a lass though...

holy shi[size="1"]t[/size]...well good for him, man, at least he's doing something he believes in...really wish he was still singing for Iced Earth instead of Ripper, but hey, what can ya do...

Tim Owens is awesome.

[QUOTE=Huber]Tim Owens is awesome.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I just don't think he's a good fit for Iced Earth, though...but that's just my opinion...

I really do like Tim owens, the new era live shows have nothing but positive things to say about him live.
He apparently silenced alot of the Barlow chants they were getting when he first started.

Here's what I just bought on eBay (prices after shipping):

Gamma Ray - Alive 95 2-Disc Import: $12
Gamma Ray - Lust for Live DVD: $12

Yay me!

[QUOTE=Hells Bells]:eek:

What?!! Well then...the metal world had a great vocalist stolen from them by the First State Force band, heh...

I thought it might be a different Matt Barlow, but I was too lazy to look further when I found this:

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Barlow[/url][/QUOTE]
jesus christ thats so wierd to see him without the hair and what not thats hilarious but incredibly wierd.

[QUOTE=Lord Abortion]I really do like Tim owens, the new era live shows have nothing but positive things to say about him live.
He apparently silenced alot of the Barlow chants they were getting when he first started.[/QUOTE]

It took some getting used to but I'm even thinking about Tim as a better vocalist for IE now. I saw them live just after the release of the last album but I didn't know them back them. They were pretty good even if I didn't know any of the songs.

Red Baron is the standout track from TGB, vocally...

My god... Matt without the hair. That's just sad. But at least he's doing it out of free will and all. Better to have him leave the world of metal than turn out records his heart wasn't in.

Still, Ripper is awesome. I can't wait for the Gettysburg DVD. I missed my last chance to see them live last year, but next tour I will f[size=2]u[/size]cking be there. I was amazed at his abilities on The Reckoning and Red Baron.

"Revenge is not Justice! It's the reckoning!"
\m/

I should pick up some more Iced Earth...I've only heard Dark Saga and am slowly making my way through Alive In Athens.

Any recommendations on some of their later, non AIA stuff?

Also, are there any original members still left in the band, or did they all leave?

I have been listening to an ungodly amount of Rhapsody lately...one song of theirs cracked me up though. It was one of the interlude ones on Symphony Of Enchanted Lands...the one where that voiceover guy comes in, saying something along the lines of, "Brave warrior, you have made it!"

I burst out laughing...couldn't help it. :lol: