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Overture Of The Wicked
Overture of the Wicked is an Extended play, EP by American heavy metal band Iced Earth, released in June 2007. The EP features the band's new single "Ten Thousand Strong" which was recorded for the new album released later that same year ''Framing Armageddon: Something Wicked Part 1, Framing Armageddon'', as well as a rerecording of the original "Something Wicked" song cycle (from the album ''Something Wicked This Way Comes (Iced Earth album), Something Wicked This Way Comes''). The re-recorded tracks are also slightly rearranged, with the piano intro to "The Coming Curse" notably absent in the new version. This EP was reissued as part of Iced Earth's ''Box of the Wicked'' collection. The four songs features most of the band's October 2006-March 2007 lineup, with guitarist Jon Schaffer playing bass, as former bassist James "Bo" Wallace left before recording began. ''Overture of the Wicked'' is the only official Iced Earth release with former guitarist Tim Mills (musician), Tim Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iced Earth
Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band formed in Tampa, Florida and currently based in Columbus, Indiana. They were formed in 1984 under the name the Rose, then Purgatory, by guitarist and main songwriter Jon Schaffer and original drummer Greg Seymour. Iced Earth released their debut album in 1990 and have since released twelve studio albums, four EPs, three compilations, three box sets, three live albums and eleven music videos. After releasing the demo EP ''Enter the Realm'' (1989) and signing to Century Media Records, the band released two full-length studio albums – ''Iced Earth'' (1990) and ''Night of the Stormrider'' (1991) – before taking a two-year hiatus from 1992 to 1994, after which the band returned with new lead vocalist Matt Barlow. Iced Earth went on to release four studio albums with him in over half a decade: '' Burnt Offerings'' (1995), ''The Dark Saga'' (1996), '' Something Wicked This Way Comes'' (1998) and '' Horror Show'' (2001). After ''Horror ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
