Good news for Iced Earth fans

[Jevil]

The Ex-Cop Matt Barlow is back to Iced earth

http://www.icedearth.com/

 

[nuclearass]

Hell yeah! This is great news! Iced Earth is one of my favourite metal bands and eventhough Ripper Owens is not bad at all , he's not as good as Mr.Barlow IMO. Really looking forward to hearing Something wicked part 2, since Part 1 was a bit disappointing.

 

[Nebulous]

Wierd though. Matt left because he couldn't commit the time. He joined Pyramaze because he didn't have to commit the time, and now he's back to IE....?

 

[prowlergrig]

yeah, who knows what it took to convince him... anyway, i hope jon's songwriting improves, that's what's been lacking in recent years

 

[Metaltastic]

Holy crap, THAT'S what he looks like?! Jesus, I hate his voice, but I can't believe that bellow comes from such a moderately-sized dude (I thought he'd be a whale!)

 

[STINNETT]

I like Barlow. Owens isn't a bad singer but for some reason I just cringed when I heard their stuff with him. It doesn't work for me.

I liked alot of their stuff up to (and including) Horror Show. I think he has some good ideas here and there but alot of the writing is just boring and the vocals are just plain silly some of the time.
I really want to hear a killer album from them but I'm just not expecting it anymore.

 

[garry666]

FUCK YEEEEAAAH

 

[Chryst Krispies]

What's going to happen to Owens? I actually liked his vokills better. I hate his other band though.

 

[sparkyness]

I recommend that he doesn't join another established band with a prominent frontman....

 

[iekobrid]

Ripper Owens and Blaze Bayley should team up for an Allen-Lande sort of thing. Why not.

 

[Skinny Viking]

its about time

a shame though, as much as I have not liked Ripper in Iced Earth I have to say this last one he did a pretty damn good job on. Maybe its just because the material is also a bit stronger than that fucking Glorious Burden carwreck but there are a few tunes on the new one where he is pretty killer sounding. He's just too clean sounding, like a human keyboard or something.

I wonder what band he'll join for 2 albums next

 

[Keregioz]

good news....all that's missing now is randal shawver and maybe they will make something decent.

 

[Nebulous]

Haha, maybe.
I realised the other day that IE sound best with no solos. The last two albums have had shocking "solos", while Horror show was intense and didn't waste time with solos.

 

[Nebulous]

In honour of this occasion, one of Matts finest songs (IMO):

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7lPzyde3b0&feature=related[/ame]

 

[prowlergrig]

ripper already has a bunch of projects going on, and supposedly he wasn't as excited about iced earth as he is about winter's bane and beyond fear and whatever. maybe he wanted to leave, and concentrate on something where he wasn't just an expendable replacement.

i still doubt their next album will be more than decent

 

[J the TyranT]

Never got into them.... triplet riff triplet riff triplet riff, the end.

 

[LSD-Studio]

Ripper is definitely the better singer, but Matt's vox fit's Iced Earth just way better....cause IT IS Iced Earth.

Check out Owens' Beyond Fear! awesome!

 

[Chryst Krispies]

Never got into them.... triplet riff triplet riff triplet riff, the end.

+1
Schaffer is Hell Bent for triplets.

 

[Descent]

"good news....all that's missing now is randal shawver and maybe they will make something decent."

Something decent this way comes!

 

[Nebulous]

"good news....all that's missing now is randal shawver and maybe they will make something decent."

Something decent this way comes!

WIN!