Should Jon Just Stick With Demons & Wizards Now?

[Overlord Purple Rainbow]

I will continue to follow Iced Earth until the end, but this departure of Matt as vocalist is really an earth shaker. Iced Earth truly will not be the same.

And though Jon doesn't seem like the kind of guy to wait to get things done, I was wondering if now the best choice would be to consentrate on the success of Demons & Wizards.

He still will have Hansi...and now with Richard Christy on drums, they look to be a major force in metal.

I don't know...mabye it's the broken heart talking...

 

[Lies and Perfidy]

Eh...I liked D&W, but there's too much Blind Guardian in there for Jon to focus all his energies on it, not to mention the difficulties of getting Hansi to commit. I'd rather see them shoulder on and get a little more back to basics.

 

[Overlord Purple Rainbow]

Yeah, I suppose Hansi does bring that Blind Guardian melody so much so that it equals Jon's Iced Earth riffs and pace.

And Blind Guardian sure aren't done yet. Even with Thomen having hand problems.

 

[PlatypusJesus]

I don't think that he should just do Demons and Wizards, but I do think that he should go ahead and record the new Demons and Wizards cd while he is searching for a new vocalist for Iced Earth. Atleast Iced Earth fans while have something new to listen to, and it will take away some of the depression that Matt left and that the new cd won't be out until next year most likely.

 

[ClarifyAmbiguity]

I know Jon has written at least some of the new DW album, but does he really have enough that he can just move forward to finish it before both finding a new Iced Earth singer and finish The Glorious Burden quickly?

 

[PlatypusJesus]

Ok, well, finish writing it and then record it, because I believe that the search for a new Iced Earth vocalist could take a while.

 

[Overlord Purple Rainbow]

Yeah...

I mean...he has to replace MATT BARLOW!!!