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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 ...

, an American heavy metal band, consists of thirteen studio releases (twelve original studio albums and one covers album), two live albums, three compilations, five

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s. Originally formed as Purgatory by guitarist

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 ...

on January 20, 1985, the band spent five years playing live locally and went through several line-up changes. After changing their name to Iced Earth, the band recorded the demo '' Enter the Realm'' (1989), which landed them a deal with the German label, Century Media Records. One year later, the band recorded their self-titled album ''

'', followed by 1991's ''

Night of the Stormrider ''Night of the Stormrider'' is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Iced Earth, released in 1991 through Century Media Records. It is a concept album centered on an idea that was created by the band's leader Jon Schaffer. ...

'', which peaked at number 60 on the Japanese

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charts. Three years later, Iced Earth released '' Burnt Offerings'', featuring new vocalist

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 ...

, followed by ''

The Dark Saga ''The Dark Saga'' is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Iced Earth. Released on May 20, 1996, it was the band's first album to feature drummer Mark Prator, as well as the last with bassist Dave Abell and lead guitarist Randall ...

'' (1996). In 1997, the band re-recorded the best of their early material, and released it as a compilation titled ''

Days of Purgatory ''Days of Purgatory'' is a heavy metal album by Iced Earth. It is a collection of remixes and remakes from previous albums, with the exception of their then-recent record ''The Dark Saga''. Most of the songs from the '' Enter the Realm'' EP, ' ...

''. Released in 1998, '' Something Wicked This Way Comes'' reached number 19 on the German

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. They followed up with the live album ''

Alive in Athens ''Alive in Athens'' is a live album by American heavy metal band Iced Earth. It was recorded on the nights of January 23 and January 24, 1999, in front of sold-out crowds of approximately 2000 people (on both nights) at the Rodon Club in Athens, ...

'' (1999). In 2001, the band released their sixth full-length '' Horror Show''—which reached the top 30 on the Austrian Ö3 Top 40 and German charts—and later that year, the five-disc box set ''

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'') ...

'', which contained remastered versions of their first three studio albums, the demo ''Enter the Realm'', and seventh studio album, titled ''

Tribute to the Gods ''Tribute to the Gods'' is a covers album by heavy metal band Iced Earth. It is notable as the last Iced Earth album featuring Larry Tarnowski on lead guitar, and the last featuring singer Matt Barlow on vocals until his 2007 return. It was al ...

''. The latter disc was released separately in 2002. Two years later, Iced Earth signed a deal with SPV, and hired singer

Tim "Ripper" Owens Timothy S. "Ripper" Owens (born September 13, 1967) is an American heavy metal singer who currently performs with KK's Priest, Spirits of Fire, the Three Tremors and A New Revenge. He first gained attention as the lead singer of Judas Priest ...

to record vocals for ''

The Glorious Burden ''The Glorious Burden'' is the seventh studio album by the American power metal band Iced Earth. It is a concept album, which explores various moments in military history, such as the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the American Revol ...

''. The album reached the top 30 in Austria, Finland and Germany. For the first time, the band charted on the American ''Billboard'' 200, at number 145. Between 2007 and 2008, the band released two concept albums for the conclusion of the '' Something Wicked'' saga. The first part, titled '' Framing Armageddon'' (2007), reached the top 30 on the German and Swedish Sverigetopplistan charts. The following year, they released the second part '' The Crucible of Man'', which reached the top 40 on the Austrian, Finnish, German, and Swiss charts. On March 3, 2011, Iced Earth vocalist

issued a statement on the band's official website, stating that he was retiring from the band (for a second time) in order to spend more time with his family. Shortly after announcing Barlow's departure from the band, Iced Earth announced that Into Eternity frontman Stu Block had been chosen as the band's new lead vocalist. The following album, '' Dystopia'', had commercial and critical success with many praising Stu Block as the new vocalist. The band's latest album, ''

Incorruptible ''Incorruptible'' is an American comic book series written by Mark Waid and published by Boom! Studios. The series follows former supervillain Max Damage in his quest to become a superhero. The book is a spin-off of another Waid comic, ''Irredeema ...

'', was released on June 16, 2017.

Albums

Studio albums

Covers albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Extended plays

Singles

Box sets

Videos

Music videos

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