Iced Earth - I Walk Among You samples posted!

Wargod48 · Number of posts: 406 Age: 50 Registration date: 2007-04-07

Well Iced Earth has posted 4, 30-40 sec clips from their upcoming EP "I Walk Among You". I think they sound pretty wicked!

http://www.myspace.com/icedearth

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I'm anxious for this release....

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exact3 · Number of posts: 538 Registration date: 2007-04-07

i liked the fact the music was more aggressive. Barlow has not lost a beat either!! Maybe this one will get more spin time than FA...

Alex

empyrealsymphony · Number of posts: 3488 Age: 41 Registration date: 2007-07-18

SOoooooooooooooooooooooooooo much better than Ripper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Temple of Blood · Number of posts: 1108 Age: 34 Registration date: 2007-04-09

I love how so many people on this board and others judge metal 100% on the vocals.

Those guitar riffs couldn't be any more generic.

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Follower of Jesus · Number of posts: 3335 Age: 36 Registration date: 2007-04-07

Vocals are the main thing many of us here. I grant that several bands I like are nothing special music-wise, but have great vocals. But bad vocals utterly ruin a band for me. The music can be unbelievable, but if the vocals aren't good, I won't give it a second listen.

Troublezone · Number of posts: 251 Age: 33 Registration date: 2007-10-08

Sounds great, can't wait!

Troublezone · Number of posts: 251 Age: 33 Registration date: 2007-10-08

Sounds great, can't wait!

**arttieTHE1manparty**

I see what ToB means, but I am like a lot of people here...you can have the best, most technical guitar playing in the world, but if the vocals suck, I can't listen to your band. Just the way it is. If your vocalist is THAT terrible...fire him and play instrumentals! LOL

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exact3 · Number of posts: 538 Registration date: 2007-04-07

bad vox = bad cd for me as well. I thing good vocals help hide more generic playing but poor vocals cant be hidden anywhere.. That is a one of the biggest reasons I really dont listen to death/black metal anymore - the vocals just get on my nerves...

Alex

**Black Rider** · Man in Morph Number of posts: 14621 Age: 41 Registration date: 2007-04-09

I miss Tim. This sounds decent but hopefully the album will be much improved.

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Ironsaint · Number of posts: 296 Registration date: 2007-04-07

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Temple of Blood · Number of posts: 1108 Age: 34 Registration date: 2007-04-09

arttieTHE1manparty wrote:

I see what ToB means, but I am like a lot of people here...you can have the best, most technical guitar playing in the world, but if the vocals suck, I can't listen to your band. Just the way it is. If your vocalist is THAT terrible...fire him and play instrumentals! LOL

And on the other hand, since you guys don't care about guitar riffs at all, maybe they should just play all-accapella music since you guys don't seem to focus on the music at all.

I'm not saying guitar playing has to be technical to be good. That's neither here nor there.

It needs to be well-written and have some sort of character that separates it from everyone else.

This sounds like something pretty much anyone could write. Totally forgettable generic stuff. And the response people have is which vocalist is better .... both guys are singing the exact same vocal melodies aren't they?

It just boggles my mind how people can ignore everything to focus 100% on the singers. Talk about missing the point of heavy metal music.

Black Sabbath didn't create the foundation of heavy metal music because Ozzy's voice was so earth-shatteringly wonderful.

Open your ears and realize there is more than one musician doing interesting things in metal bands.

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Wargod48 · Number of posts: 406 Age: 50 Registration date: 2007-04-07

Ha ha to funny!

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empyrealsymphony · Number of posts: 3488 Age: 41 Registration date: 2007-07-18

TOB,
I really don't think anyone here is ignoring the guitarwork. Most people, myself included, do put the guitar first. However, even if you have the greatest guitar playing around a horrible singer can ruin the music. You mentioned Black Sabbath. I feel that way about them. While I enjoy *some* early Sabbath I really don't listen to much of their early work because Ozzy is so nasal and monotone that after a while it just grates on the nerves. I would much rather put on some Dio or Martin fronted Sabbath!

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**exo** · Number of posts: 8682 Age: 34 Registration date: 2007-04-07

THIs is how Iced Earth is supposed to sound!!!!

I'm a guitar player...that's usually the first thing I hear....in genres other than this. Power metal tends to be SO vocal centric that you can't HELP but notice the vocals first.

As far as "generic riffs" go....

1) 30-40 seconds worth of a song isn't really any way to judge a track that could be 4-5 minutes in length....

2) Did you like any of the material on the last album with Ripper? because 3 of the 4 samples are songs off that disc, but with Barlow doing the vocal tracks......personally, these versions blow me away comparatively.

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Follower of Jesus · Number of posts: 3335 Age: 36 Registration date: 2007-04-07

Temple of Blood wrote:

arttieTHE1manparty wrote:

I see what ToB means, but I am like a lot of people here...you can have the best, most technical guitar playing in the world, but if the vocals suck, I can't listen to your band. Just the way it is. If your vocalist is THAT terrible...fire him and play instrumentals! LOL

And on the other hand, since you guys don't care about guitar riffs at all, maybe they should just play all-accapella music since you guys don't seem to focus on the music at all.

I'm not saying guitar playing has to be technical to be good. That's neither here nor there.

It needs to be well-written and have some sort of character that separates it from everyone else.

This sounds like something pretty much anyone could write. Totally forgettable generic stuff. And the response people have is which vocalist is better .... both guys are singing the exact same vocal melodies aren't they?

It just boggles my mind how people can ignore everything to focus 100% on the singers. Talk about missing the point of heavy metal music.

Black Sabbath didn't create the foundation of heavy metal music because Ozzy's voice was so earth-shatteringly wonderful.

Open your ears and realize there is more than one musician doing interesting things in metal bands.

I believe I'm permitted to like what I want. I love good vocals. They matter more than the music.

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In one corner: pompous 'flower metal' guy.

In the other corner: Iced Earth swoondom.

Suspect

Can I just shoot myself and not choose?

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**exo** · Number of posts: 8682 Age: 34 Registration date: 2007-04-07

No. You must choose, or be forced to endure eternity with a headphone set glued to your head. Pompous flower guy will be hard panned to one side, and Iced Earth swoondom on the other.

Such shall be your fate shouldst thou continue to try to straddle the fences of either neutrality or apathy.

now choose.................

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Madness does not always howl. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "Hey, is there room in your head for one more?"

Rex · Admin Number of posts: 2249 Age: 33 Registration date: 2006-12-26

lol I can't believe what I'm reading. lol Why would anyone even WANT to listen to a band that they think has bad vocals and they don't like it? That's dumb IMO.

Anyway Iced Earth's most recent move of replacing vocalists again is why so much attention is being placed on the vocals.

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