Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band led by Jon Schaffer, known for blending heavy, power and thrash metal and for ambitious concept projects such as the Something Wicked trilogy.

Founded from an earlier project named Purgatory; Jon Schaffer is the band's leader and primary songwriter. Reviews highlight notable vocal eras (Matthew Barlow, Tim 'Ripper' Owens, Stu Block), the acclaimed live album Alive In Athens, the Something Wicked concept trilogy and frequent lineup changes mentioned across DeBaser reviews.

DeBaser's reviews present Iced Earth as an American heavy-metal outfit known for powerful concept albums and a celebrated live set. Reviewers praise key records (The Dark Saga, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Alive In Athens) while noting uneven moments and lineup instability. Vocal eras (Barlow, Owens, Block) and the Something Wicked project are recurring themes.

For:Fans of classic heavy metal, power and thrash metal; readers looking for album and live-performance reviews.

 The line between grand and grandiosely boring is very thin and delicate, and usually when a metal band experiments with a more complex and lengthy album than usual, the final result can be a masterpiece, such as Dream Theater's "Octavarium," or a certainly interesting but inconclusive and watered-down album like DT's own "Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence."

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 so I will make one thing clear right away: this live is truly a blast!!! Perfect from every point of view, where the songs (taken from all the band’s works without underestimating any album) are played so well that the live seems like a fake studio recording, given also the excellent mixing by Jim Morris, who couldn’t have done any better.

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 In conclusion, a great album, recommended to all lovers of a powerful and structured Metal, yet melodic; in short, one of the finest expressions of Heavy Metal in these years.

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