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Some bands release mere snippets of songs to preview their upcoming tours. Some release a single song. In typical balls-to-the-wall Iced Earth fashion, the legendary metal band has re-recorded the entire 17-minute fan-favorite epic Dantes Inferno and will give it away free here, on the band's official web site.
If theres one song fans have asked us to play live more than any other its Dantes Inferno, Iced Earth main man Jon Schaffer said. The simple reason why we havent is because the original click track was erased, therefore requiring a keyboard player to do the parts live. Thats OK for a special event like when we recorded Alive in Athens, but to hire a keyboard player for a full tour, for one song, just isnt financially feasible.
This summer, during the recording of Dystopia, Iced Earths soon-to-be-released 10th studio album, the band entered the studio for the express purpose of remedying that situation and emerged with a powerful rendition thats (if possible) even more monumental than the original, which was the closing track on the bands 1995 album Burnt Offerings.
Schaffer and new vocalist Stu Block talk about the recording of Dantes Inferno in this exclusive video clip just posted to the bands Official YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialIcedEarth.
Dantes Inferno can be downloaded free from Iced Earths web site here.
Dantes Inferno (which is based on Inferno, the first part of Dantes poem The Divine Comedy) hasnt been played live since 1999s groundbreaking Alive in Athens album.
We wanted to say Thank You to all of our loyal fans who have waited so long to hear us play Dante again, said Schaffer. So, we decided to give this to them, free. Its because of our fans weve been able to make music all these years. This is a way to show how much we appreciate them.
Schaffer promises Dantes Inferno will be back in the bands set lists for all upcoming shows on the 2011-2012 World Dystopia Tour.
The European leg of the 2011-2012 World Dystopia Tour has been posted on the bands official web site, and all official social-media sites. The tour begins October 30th in Bochum, Germany.
Dystopia is scheduled for release in Europe on October 17th, and in the U.S. on October 18th, both via Century Media. Two bonus tracks have also been recorded for inclusion on special editions of the album.
The release of Dystopia will be followed by the most extensive world tour Iced Earth has ever undertaken.
Some bands release mere snippets of songs to preview their upcoming tours. Some release a single song. In typical balls-to-the-wall Iced Earth fashion, the legendary metal band has re-recorded the entire 17-minute fan-favorite epic Dantes Inferno and will give it away free here, on the band's official web site.
If theres one song fans have asked us to play live more than any other its Dantes Inferno, Iced Earth main man Jon Schaffer said. The simple reason why we havent is because the original click track was erased, therefore requiring a keyboard player to do the parts live. Thats OK for a special event like when we recorded Alive in Athens, but to hire a keyboard player for a full tour, for one song, just isnt financially feasible.
This summer, during the recording of Dystopia, Iced Earths soon-to-be-released 10th studio album, the band entered the studio for the express purpose of remedying that situation and emerged with a powerful rendition thats (if possible) even more monumental than the original, which was the closing track on the bands 1995 album Burnt Offerings.
Schaffer and new vocalist Stu Block talk about the recording of Dantes Inferno in this exclusive video clip just posted to the bands Official YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialIcedEarth.
Dantes Inferno can be downloaded free from Iced Earths web site here.
Dantes Inferno (which is based on Inferno, the first part of Dantes poem The Divine Comedy) hasnt been played live since 1999s groundbreaking Alive in Athens album.
We wanted to say Thank You to all of our loyal fans who have waited so long to hear us play Dante again, said Schaffer. So, we decided to give this to them, free. Its because of our fans weve been able to make music all these years. This is a way to show how much we appreciate them.
Schaffer promises Dantes Inferno will be back in the bands set lists for all upcoming shows on the 2011-2012 World Dystopia Tour.
The European leg of the 2011-2012 World Dystopia Tour has been posted on the bands official web site, and all official social-media sites. The tour begins October 30th in Bochum, Germany.
Dystopia is scheduled for release in Europe on October 17th, and in the U.S. on October 18th, both via Century Media. Two bonus tracks have also been recorded for inclusion on special editions of the album.
The release of Dystopia will be followed by the most extensive world tour Iced Earth has ever undertaken.
