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However, there is little disagreement to this: "Iced Earth" was awesome.įrom a techincal and instrumental standpoint, this is one of the most impressive albums I have ever heard. It's certainly not a hated album, but the two big reasons for controversy I heard are that the music is too complex instrumentally and that Gene Adams' vocals sucked. Iced Earth's self-titled debut is quite a controversial one, not for moral or social reasons, but for musical ones. In its small way, it remains a great experience.īest tracks: When the night falls, Life and death, Curse the skies It's great for thrash metal lovers and a must-hear for Iced Earth fans. This album is still rough enough, but the seeds of future splendor are there and are impossible to ignore. In addition, his clean voice is not extremely pleasant but certainly it is expressive. He is certainly the worst of Iced Earth's singers (but among these there are also Matt Barlow and Tim Owens, so the standards are quite high) and he would not have been able to sing songs like those on subsequent albums, much more difficult from a vocal point of view, but for such a simple and thrash album a rough voice like his is fine. He is often considered to be among the worst singers in the history of metal, but in reality he is not completely unable to sing. A separate discussion must be made for Gene Adam. In particular, the then 22-year-old Jon Schaffer is already proving to be a future champion of the noble art of creating memorable riffs. Which, for a debut album, although not so rare, is still lovely. In any case, it remains the most appropriate choice to conclude Iced Earth. It's really long when compared to the other tracks (nine minutes), and without doubt, it is the most power metal song on the album and this is probably what elevates it above all the others. There are also two instrumentals, Solitude and The funeral, which have an almost doom metal-ish atmosphere, apart from being excellent to observe the musicians' technique. Particularly great is the contrast between the two parts of Life and death, the first one being slow and sad and the other heavy and desperate. Hatred, anger and melancholy are the prominent feelings. Fortunately, most songs are underrated classics. However there are some songs that are forgettable, especially Written on the walls and Colors, and this does penalize the album. There are also the icy notes of a keyboard and good, if not extremely exciting solos, and the drumwork is elaborate enough not to be boring. There often are acoustic, calmer parts, but they do not diminish the harshness. And violence is the predominant feature of this short but intense work.Ĭold and granitic riffs, Gene Adam's coarse and overwhelming screams and unstoppable and ferocious rides are what mainly compose this record. It is too fast and not hard enough to be pure thrash, but at the same time too violent to be pure power. Their first album, however, is definitely more thrash than power metal. This is why they have achieved fame and have become a model for many other bands and the lords of the darker side of power metal. And for a good reason: apart from the objective quality of their productions, they were among the first bands to merge European old school power metal with American-style thrash metal. Iced Earth are now one of the most famous groups in the North American metal scene.