Favorite Iced Earth?

Adveser · **Joined:** Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:26 am **Posts:** 2491

Bruce_Bitenfils wrote:

s/t

(And yes, I'm aware the vocals are dreadful. I have ears.)

What's the deal with vocals only coming in on one channel on some pressings of this album? Was that a mistake or something? I'm always baffled when someone chooses to mix them that way.

North From Here · **Posted:** Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:17 pm

EdgeOfForever wrote:

Tehom wrote:

Burnt Offerings is their best, Night of the stormrider has two good songs and sucks as a whole album

Anyway, I like almost everything they've done and it's difficult for me to count out, for instance, Horror Show. I know most people don't like it for some reason, but I think it's 90% awesome.

I almost said that one, it is probably my second favorite. Yeah the cheese on a few tracks ('ghost of freedom') is almost unbearable, but then again, this is Iced Earth.

I think I'd make a compilation of the heaviest tracks from Horror Show (thinking Wolf and Jack) and Days of Purgatory (heh, sorry, can't stand the vocals from the first two), add Burnt Offerings, Last December and Dante's Inferno, and then call it a day.

MetalStorm · **Posted:** Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:22 pm

Adveser wrote:

emperorblackdoom wrote:

Burnt Offerings.

I only have this and Dark Saga sitting around and got bored with Stormrider quickly. It was mediocre Pantera worship to me. Funny how many bands took Pantera's Cowboys from Hell and remade it in every respect except the songwriting was no where on that level.

Dear mother of all you can be quite stupid sometimes :rolleyes:

SolarSoul25 · **Joined:** Wed Dec 22, 2010 5:14 pm **Posts:** 622

I would say their best over-all album is Burnt Offerings, however in terms of what album do I come back to the most? Honestly, I think Horror Show is the one that has gotten the most spins from me. It is just such a dense and dynamic album, not just from a metal stand point (like BO), but from a story telling standpoint. I liked that he got away from all of the fantasy driven ideas and tapped into something fresh (for them anyways).

And Damien is a fucking vicious song, even more so live. :dio:

Thy Serpent · **Posted:** Tue Sep 04, 2012 3:59 am

I haven't listened to their entire discography, but so far, I like Horror Show the most.

North From Here · **Posted:** Tue Sep 04, 2012 4:09 am

SolarSoul25 wrote:

I would say their best over-all album is Burnt Offerings, however in terms of what album do I come back to the most? Honestly, I think Horror Show is the one that has gotten the most spins from me. It is just such a dense and dynamic album, not just from a metal stand point (like BO), but from a story telling standpoint. I liked that he got away from all of the fantasy driven ideas and tapped into something fresh (for them anyways).

And Damien is a fucking vicious song, even more so live. :dio:

Yeah, Damien worked as a bit of a cheese song (unlike Phantom Opera Ghost...) because the heavy parts are so very great. Seems like Horror Show is a tad underrated, judging by the number of people here that seemed to like it.

SolarSoul25 · **Joined:** Wed Dec 22, 2010 5:14 pm **Posts:** 622

Glorious Burden has grown on me as well. Took a few years to get over my initial reaction, but listening to it now I get more from it.

scumbag · **Posted:** Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:58 pm

Lightning strikes, it's the witching hour

The monstrosity comes alive

A victim of man's vanity

Born in delirium, a deranged child

hedgenursery · **Joined:** Sat May 05, 2012 10:57 am **Posts:** 2

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The Annoying Frenchman · **Posted:** Mon Sep 10, 2012 7:42 am

Thrashtildeth · **Posted:** Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:31 am

That bot is seriously freaking me out.

Can't we ban it?

DevotedWalnut · **Posted:** Tue Sep 11, 2012 1:52 pm

It trolled me and now Stefan. Are you sure it's not Steve?

Bruce_Bitenfils · **Posted:** Tue Sep 11, 2012 6:46 pm

Ha, sorry I missed that one out. But now I don't want to delete it, it's too funny.

The Annoying Frenchman · **Posted:** Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:03 pm

Funny bots are good bots! :dio:

GeneralDiomedes · **Posted:** Wed Sep 12, 2012 2:52 am

These days I'm digging Dystopia.

Thrashtildeth · **Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2012 5:19 am

The only Iced Earth album I own (which is also the only one I've ever heard) is SWTWC.

I don't dislike it, but when I bought it a few years ago I was not so impressed that I wanted to buy more albums. However, I'm now on kind of a power metal kick so I want to give them another chance.

Recommendations on next purchase, please, keeping in mind I thought SWTWC was ok but it didn't blow me away.

EdgeOfForever · **Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2012 7:08 am

Get Days of Purgatory. Enjoy.

Thrashtildeth · **Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2012 7:44 am

Really...?

I mean, i'll definitely give it a shot if that's what you think, but it seems to me like a re-recording album is usually more of a curiosity for established fans than a good starting place for a newbie.

EdgeOfForever · **Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2012 7:55 am

Days of Purgatory is where I started, although, now that I think about it, maybe Alive in Athens is an even better place to start. But if you're going for a studio album, I guess Burnt Offerings is a good choice.

Thrashtildeth · **Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2012 8:03 am

Cool. Yeah, I'm a studio recording kind of guy, at least for getting into a band. Alright I'll give Burnt Offerings a shot and if I like it better than SWTWC I'll explore further.

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