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Iced Earth - Fullmoon - 03-23-2013

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Iced Earth is an American power metal band that combine heavy metal and speed metal/thrash metal genres in their music. The band was formed by Jon Schaffer, the lead songwriter and rhythm guitarist, in Tampa, Florida in 1984. The original name of the band was Purgatory but was then changed to Iced Earth.

Iced Earth's music is often described as the style of Iron Maiden combined with 80's thrash metal. The most distinctive element of the band's sound is the stuttering right-hand gallop of rhythm guitarist Jon Schaffer, which sounds something like the eighth-note, two-sixteenth-notes gallop made famous by Iron Maiden's bass player/songwriter Steve Harris (in such songs as Run to the Hills,The Trooper, and Caught Somewhere in Time), varied rhythmically. Overtop of this gallop are typically laid strong melodic hooks, sometimes doubled by two guitars playing in harmony. The vocals are often high-pitched, but express a full range, while the rhythm section uses thrash and power metal techniques such as double-bass-drumming to keep the speed and energy high. Iced Earth's drummer is known for his frequent use of drags and flams on the bass drum.

Iced Earth lyrics tend to deal with theological issues such as punishment and sin, destiny, heaven and hell, the Antichrist and the apocalypse. Many of the band's recent albums have been concept albums written around a theme, e.g. the antihero Spawn (The Dark Saga), horror movies (Horror Show), historical wars (The Glorious Burden) and the double concept about the anti-christ (Something Wicked).

Current Band Members:
Jon Schaffer - Rhythm and Lead Guitars, Backing Vocals (1984-now)
Stu Block - Lead and Backing Vocals (2011-now)
Brent Smedley - Drums (Returned to band in 2015)
Jake Dreyer - Lead Guitar (2016-now)
Luke Appleton - Bass Guitar (2012-now)

http://www.icedearth.com






RE: Iced Earth - wwf - 03-25-2013

Thank you for putting these together, it's a great little synopsis of the band. Big Grin


RE: Iced Earth - Fullmoon - 04-09-2013

My DVD arrived!!!! So happy, Now watching it, Really looking forward to them touring again after the festival season.


RE: Iced Earth - crazysam23 - 04-10-2013

My only complaint is that IE is not proggy at all...


RE: Iced Earth - Fullmoon - 04-10-2013

Crucible of Man had elements of prog in it. But yea, Not a prog band at all :p


RE: Iced Earth - Fullmoon - 10-14-2013

New song has been put on Youtube. Can't actually find the link right now as I am at work. Think it is one the site though www.icedearth.com


RE: Iced Earth - Fullmoon - 05-08-2017

2 brand new songs released off the upcoming album!