''Tribute to the Gods'' is a covers album by heavy metal band

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 ...

. It is notable as the last Iced Earth album featuring Larry Tarnowski on lead guitar, and the last featuring singer

Matt Barlow Matthew Barlow (born March 10, 1971) is an American heavy metal singer. He is the lead singer for Ashes of Ares and former lead singer of Iced Earth and Pyramaze. He is Jon Schaffer's brother-in-law. History Barlow joined Iced Earth after the ...

on vocals until his 2007 return. It was also their last album with

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until they returned to the label in 2010. This record was first released in 2001 in the

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Dark Genesis Dark Genesis is a five-disc box set by American heavy metal band Iced Earth, released on November 27, 2001. It contains remastered versions of their first three studio albums (''Iced Earth'', ''Night of the Stormrider'' and '' Burnt Offerings'') ...

'', but was re-released as a standalone disc in 2002. It was then re-released as part of the set ''Enter the Realm of the Gods'' along with the band's 1989 demo '' Enter the Realm'' in 2008 with new cover artwork.

Track listing

Personnel

Jon Schaffer Jon Ryan Schaffer (born March 15, 1968) is an American heavy metal musician. He is the rhythm guitarist and principal songwriter of the Indiana-based heavy metal band Iced Earth, which he formed in 1985 under the name Purgatory. He is also the ...

− rhythm guitar, vocals on "God of Thunder" *

− vocals * Larry Tarnowski − lead guitar *

James MacDonough James MacDonough (born April 3, 1970) is an American bass guitarist. He has played with heavy metal bands Iced Earth, Nevermore, and Megadeth. Career MacDonough was part of Iced Earth's line up from 1996–2000 and again from 2001–2004. W ...

− bass guitar *

Richard Christy Thomas Richard Christy Jr. (born April 1, 1974) is an American drummer and radio personality, best known for being the former drummer for several heavy metal bands since the early 1990s, most notably Death, and his tenure on ''The Howard Stern ...

− drums ; Additional personnel * Jim Morris - guitar solo on "God of Thunder" and "Dead Babies" and backing vocals

References

2001 albums Iced Earth albums Century Media Records albums Albums with cover art by Travis Smith (artist) Covers albums {{2000s-metal-album-stub