..and HOLY FUCK were they amazing! They played at Nokia Theater (Best Buy Theater now?) in New York City and me and my two best buddies had VIP tickets to the meet and greet afterwards \m/. Sons of Liberty opened up for them, and Schaffer traded his guitar in for a mic. He can be one hell of a frontman, and geez does he like to talk ha. They were rock solid, and kicked major ass.
Iced Earth played for just under 2 hours, and it was possibly one of the best shows I have ever witnessed. Barlow sings like a goddamn canary and I'm pretty sure Schaffer is a cyborg. The set list was out of this world. They opened with 1776-Burning Times-Declaration Day-Vengence is Mine-Violate straight through. They also played Last December, The Hunter, Pure Evil, Travel in Stygian, The Prophecy-Behold the Wicked Child-The Coming Curse (EPIC!), I Died For You, Jack, My Own Savior, Iced Earth, and A QUESTION OF HEAVEN! \m/ x infinity. AQOH was hand down the single most emotionally charged song I've ever seen performed and I'm pretty sure I saw a few guys tearing up (almost as guilty).
After the show (and an hour and something long line) we got to meet the band and get autographs etc. They were so humbled and personable, especially Schaffer. We hoped back on a shorter line after to snap a group picture, where a Looney Toon we were talking to tried to photobomb us. Thankfully he got cut out. They actually had a photographer taking pictures which they'll post online at a later date, but my buddy had them snap an extremely grainy iPhone picture as well. We also got a VIP shirt and Iced Earth flag. It was such an awesome night, and I thought I would share it with you guys. They are only playing like four shows for an "Escape from the Studio", but if you ever have a chance to see them GO!
Iced Earth played for just under 2 hours, and it was possibly one of the best shows I have ever witnessed. Barlow sings like a goddamn canary and I'm pretty sure Schaffer is a cyborg. The set list was out of this world. They opened with 1776-Burning Times-Declaration Day-Vengence is Mine-Violate straight through. They also played Last December, The Hunter, Pure Evil, Travel in Stygian, The Prophecy-Behold the Wicked Child-The Coming Curse (EPIC!), I Died For You, Jack, My Own Savior, Iced Earth, and A QUESTION OF HEAVEN! \m/ x infinity. AQOH was hand down the single most emotionally charged song I've ever seen performed and I'm pretty sure I saw a few guys tearing up (almost as guilty).
After the show (and an hour and something long line) we got to meet the band and get autographs etc. They were so humbled and personable, especially Schaffer. We hoped back on a shorter line after to snap a group picture, where a Looney Toon we were talking to tried to photobomb us. Thankfully he got cut out. They actually had a photographer taking pictures which they'll post online at a later date, but my buddy had them snap an extremely grainy iPhone picture as well. We also got a VIP shirt and Iced Earth flag. It was such an awesome night, and I thought I would share it with you guys. They are only playing like four shows for an "Escape from the Studio", but if you ever have a chance to see them GO!
(and as usual Chris towers over everyone haha)
