Iced Earth - Plagues of Babylon

Did you know Jon did a second, digital-only Sons of Liberty EP?

Eyesore wrote:

Did you know Jon did a second, digital-only Sons of Liberty EP?

I did not. Ill have to get it.

exact33 wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

Did you know Jon did a second, digital-only Sons of Liberty EP?

I did not. Ill have to get it.

It's pretty good.

http://sons-of-liberty.bandcamp.com

Iced Earth set the bar pretty high with Dystopia.

whoa this is awesome news!

I love the album cover! Definitely want to get this I loved Dystopia so this is a no brainer

 

Schaffer has been on a roll lately! Seriously, this reminds me of Dark Saga meets Horror Show (two of my favorite IE albums and all time favorite metal albums)

KILLERRRRR!!! Was just gonna post this.. Loving this old school direction.. IE when playing this style of metal are hard to top IMO...

tul wrote:

 

Solid tune. The main riff is a bit different for Jon, which is cool.

Cool tune ! That's got me really interested in this release.

its on my list!

Ok, that's a great tune.

My intro to the band was Burnt Offerings. I still love it as well as TDS, SWTWC & HS. I like the Ripper albums for what they are, but they got a little too orchestrated and "epic" for me. Even Barlow's return album didn't hit me very hard (I preferred his Pyramaze album from around the same time).

But Dystopia really impressed me. Stu does a great job and the songs are just so aggressive. I'm sure my son will grab PoB the day it's released in whatever special edition form he can find and I'll absolutely check it out.

BO was my intro to the band as well, then Horror Show, and I fell in love with them. I like the Ripper stuff but Matt's voice just gives me the chills. I don't have that kind of reaction with Ripper. Dystopia is a monster of an album, just beefy and heavy as hell, and I think Stu was a good choice for the band.

Speaking of Matt, I've thoroughly enjoyed Ashes of Ares, and plan on making it my next purchase.

Listened to the sample and liked it enough to go buy up everything from The Dark Saga onward.
Don't know what I think of them. I like the proggy/thrashiness of The Dark Saga but everything else feels very hit and miss. Just seems like really progressive, Iron Maiden-ish heavy metal with nothing really special to set it apart.

metalhead777 wrote:

Listened to the sample and liked it enough to go buy up everything from The Dark Saga onward.
Don't know what I think of them. I like the proggy/thrashiness of The Dark Saga but everything else feels very hit and miss. Just seems like really progressive, Iron Maiden-ish heavy metal with nothing really special to set it apart.

The first 3 were the best imo. Burnt Offerings was my favorite.

Just watched that video....THAT is the kind of IE I like...kick ass!

That is a great riff and I always dig Stus vocals.Im all over this one.

Is there a release date for Plaques of Babylon?

journeyman wrote:

Is there a release date for Plaques of Babylon?

January, I think.

Eyesore wrote:

journeyman wrote:

Is there a release date for Plaques of Babylon?

January, I think.

January 21st, to be precise.

Quote :

Metal titans ICED EARTH make their triumphant return with the January 21, 2014 release of new studio album, "Plagues Of Babylon", on Century Media Records. The CD was recorded at Principal Studios (KREATOR, IN EXTREMO, GRAVE DIGGER) in Senden, Germany and was mixed at NHow Studios in Berlin, Germany. Guest vocals on "Highwayman" were laid down by VOLBEAT frontman Michael Poulsen and SYMPHONY X/ADRENALINE MOB singer Russell Allen. Guest vocals on "Plagues Of Babylon", "Among The Living Dead", "Democide", "Resistance" and "If I Could See You" are by BLIND GUARDIAN vocalist Hansi Kürsch. The cover and additional artwork was created by Eliran Kantor (TESTAMENT, ATHEIST, HATEBREED).

"Plagues Of Babylon" track listing:

01. Plagues Of Babylon
02. Democide
03. The Culling
04. Among The Living Dead
05. Resistance
06. The End?
07. If I Could See You
08. Cthulhu
09. Peacemaker
10. Parasite
11. Spirit Of The Times
12. Highwayman

Songs 1-6 form the "Plagues Of Babylon" story line, part of the ongoing "Something Wicked" Universe

ICED EARTH will promote the new CD in its North American homeland with the headlining "Worldwide Plagues Tour", which kicks off April 4 for a six-week run with SABATON and REVAMP in support.

I definitely plan on picking this up. I'm a pretty big IE fan overall, with The Dark Saga being by far my favorite (though the Glorious Burden is close). I liked Dystopia quite a bit and think Stu fits the band really well.

Looks like the re-recorded a Sons Of Liberty song.

Man, this is kind of different for the band. The mix sounds weaker than the previous song released. Hope it's just the YouTube version. Either way, I really like this, but it doesn't sound like an Iced Earth song to me. Not a bad thing, of course, but not what I expected.

Really getting into Iced Earth lately. Hope to get this album.