Iced Earth look back on some old ideas on their tenth studio album, Dystopia, their first album with new vocalist Stu Block (formerly of Into Eternity), who joined the band after Matt Barlow decided to depart the band a second time to focus on his family.
The album finds Block pushing his vocals into new territories, moving away from the anguished growl he perfected with Into Eternity in favor of a more soaring singing style.
Block handles the change well, easily adapting his style to fill some pretty big shoes in the power metal outfit.
While fans might be torn about the new singer, they can find solace in the return of the "Something Wicked" story line, giving them a little taste of something old to ease them into this new period of Iced Earth’s history, which -- regardless of whether you’re running hot or cold on their new frontman -- still delivers plenty of the intense power/thrash goodness.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DystopiaStu Block, Jon Schaffer | Iced Earth | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | AnthemStu Block, Jon Schaffer | Iced Earth | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Boiling PointStu Block, Jon Schaffer | Iced Earth | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Anguish of YouthJon Schaffer | Iced Earth | Play | 04:41 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | VStu Block, Jon Schaffer, Troy Seele | Iced Earth | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Dark CityStu Block, Jon Schaffer | Iced Earth | Play | 05:46 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | EquilibriumStu Block, Jon Schaffer | Iced Earth | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Days of RageJon Schaffer | Iced Earth | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | End of InnocenceStu Block, Jon Schaffer | Iced Earth | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Tragedy and TriumphStu Block, Jon Schaffer | Iced Earth | Play | 06:41 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 45 mins | 103 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BJ Ramone | Assistant |
| 2 | Jason "Black Bart" Blackerbt | Assistant |
| 3 | Stu Block | Composer, Vocals |
| 4 | Carsten Drescher | Layout |
| 5 | Felipe Machado Franco | Cover Art, Sleeve Art |
| 6 | Howard Helm | Vocals (Background) |
| 7 | Iced Earth | Primary Artist |
| 8 | Josh Kline | Representation |
| 9 | Thomas Kreidner | Representation |
| 10 | Jim Morris | Engineer, Mixing, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Bill Murphy | Director, Publicity |
| 12 | Nathan Perry | Cover Art, Sleeve Art |
| 13 | Jon Schaffer | Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Rhythm), Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 14 | Thomas Schlegel | Legal Advisor |
| 15 | Troy Seele | Composer, Guitar |
| 16 | Brent Smedley | Drums |
| 17 | Freddie Vidales | Guitar (Bass), Vocals (Background) |
| 18 | Lindsay Vitola | Vocals (Background) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |