He had a black case in his hands
Went through the back door and pulled out his gold companion
He closed his eyes and played all night like a self-taught spiritual man
Net de nieuwe Iced Earth demo's ergens op het internet gevonden, klinkt niet verkeerd, Owens is beslist geen slechte zanger 
"Actually, the label wanted to do an EP more than I did," admits the outspoken one, "but when I saw them doing all kinds of (promotional) things than Century (Media, former label) never did, I was sold. SPV wanted something exclusive, on the EP, but I don't really like doing that. To me, it's not fair. It's supposed to be offered at a low price, like four or five dollars. If you just want to wait, the deluxe version will have everything we recorded in this session. The American version (of The Glorious Burden) will have 'Greenface', where the European will have 'Waterloo' and the single, 'When The Eagle Cries (unplugged)' that won't be on any of the regular editions (although it WILL be on the deluxe). So it's sort of exclusive to the EP, but not if someone wants to put out the change for the hardback book, special edition, which has everything. There is nothing left off. It's got 'Gettysburg' on the one CD and everything else on the other, including 'The Star Spangled Banner'. We couldn't fit them all on one disc; there's just too much music. SPV wants to work this EP in the video and radio markets. The idea was to put some of the more radio-friendly songs on there. 'The Reckoning' isn't really, but I wanted something to really kick people in the nuts, so they don't think we're going in some watered-down direction. When you listen to the album, as a whole, it's very dynamic, lots of heavy stuff and some strong, ballad-like songs. It just so happens three of the four on The Reckoning are more ballad-like."
What happened to the planned "free" bonus, of the epic 32-minute 'Gettysburg' (honoring the site of the bloodiest and ultimately decisive battle in America's civil war, where more than 50,000 died in only three days!) in 5.1 Dolby DVD sound?
"We talked about giving the bonus DVD audio, but it was impossible to do. There's too much music for one CD, so we would have had to make it two CDs, plus a DVD audio, which would have driven the price through the roof and we wouldn't have been able to enter the record into the charts in Europe. They have laws against giving away too much free shit and still considering it a $19.95 album or whatever. It gets into politics. Instead, the deluxe version is a hard-back book, which slides into a regular sized, cardboard slipcase. It's a very nice, high quality package."
Fear not, the proposed DVD format isn't dead in the water. "It will probably be four to six months later. Instead of just a DVD audio, it will be visual. When people listen back on their surround sound, or anyone who has a home entertainment system, will be blown away. While they're listening, there will be a video on the screen: part animation, part re-enacting footage. Not animation, like cartoons, but original Civil War photography built with Flash animation, doing some interesting things, telling the story. There are segments where Tim and I are playing in the peach orchards and on Little Roundtop, at Gettysburg.
Unlike the video shoot, the entire band made the trek to eastern Pennsylvania, for promotional photos, on the hallowed ground. "It will be unique," continues Jon. "It's probably got to be a double DVD, because we've got the theatrical mix, which focuses on the orchestra, and the 'metal mix,' which has the band louder, the guitars surrounding you more. On the other one will be a 'making of' with the Prague orchestra, me walking around the battlefield at Gettysburg, showing people the sites and monuments, talking about why I wrote about specific points. It will be something unique, for Iced Earth's first DVD. It won't be the typical concert."
Watch for an expanded conversation, with Jon Schaffer, in BW&BK #75.
He had a black case in his hands
Went through the back door and pulled out his gold companion
He closed his eyes and played all night like a self-taught spiritual man
Ze zijn flink wat mooie dingen van plan!
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He had a black case in his hands
Went through the back door and pulled out his gold companion
He closed his eyes and played all night like a self-taught spiritual man
quote:Tja, er staat niet bij hoe limited dat gaat zijn en of er een enorme run op zal zijn...
Op vrijdag 26 september 2003 19:34 schreef Djaser het volgende:
Die is alleen wel limited maar dan zorg ik maar dat ik er snel bij ben
ICED EARTH's Forthcoming CD To Honor The 'Valor And Sacrifices' Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Men - Sep. 29, 2003
ICED EARTH's forthcoming album, "The Glorious Burden", represents a ten-song musical enterprise honoring the valor and sacrifices that made the world what it is today. The band's ninth full-length album will be released through SPV Records on January 13, 2004.
Having only hinted at their infatuation with history in the past with "Ghost Of Freedom" (from 2001's "Horror Show") and "1776" (from 1998's "Something Wicked This Way Comes"), ICED EARTH felt it was time, in the wake of the last few years of international events, to remind the world where we originated. Guitarist and mastermind behind the ICED EARTH legacy, Jon Schaffer comments on the importance of this album, "In today's politically correct world, things aren't taught the way they should be, and the importance is not emphasized in the manner it should. So now you've got a bunch of people running around today who don't give a shit, and are spoiled brats who take for granted everything they have. It's quite disgusting sometimes when I see college students interviewed by Jay Leno who have no clue. It's very frightening. I'm hoping that somewhere we can inspire some of these kids and get them interested if your history teacher sucks and makes history boring, go and read some books on your own because it's far from boring. The sacrifices these hundreds of thousands of men made over the past 200 years is the reason these little brats can sit around playing video games all day and live pretty safe lives. I hope we can do some good with this record."
The title "The Glorious Burden" is a metaphor for band's endurance as well as statement towards America as a world power. As to what brought on this idea for a concept album, Schaffer admits that it has been a long time coming. "I've been a military history buff all my life. The bicentennial was a great time for me as both a history buff and a young kid, because I was literally obsessed with reading about the founding fathers and the American Revolution. I've always read history books far more than any fiction, but I never really put it into music before, with these kinds of emotions."
Schaffer's adoration with history has impacted him not only as a musician, but as a merchant as well. He recently opened a historical collectibles shop in Columbus, Indiana, called Spirit of '76 Collectibles, where he hopes to educate and enthuse budding history buffs with a wide selection of art, miniatures, models, battlefield relics, etc. An official web site for the store is located at: http://www.spirit-of-76.com.
The track listing for "The Glorious Burden" is as follows:
01. The Star-Spangled Banner
02. Declaration Day
03. When The Eagle Cries
04. The Reckoning (Don't Tread On Me)
05. Greenface
06. Valley Forge Mark
07. Attila
08. Hollow Man
09. Red Baron Blue Max
10. Gettysburg (1863)
11. Part I. The Devil To Pay
12. Part II. Hold At All Costs
13. Part III. High Water Mark
The album closer, "Gettysburg (1863)", is a 32-minute epic comprised of three sections that represent specific events that happened on each of the three days of the Battle of Gettysburg (from the struggle of General Buford, Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain's defending of Little Round Top, to Pickett's charge). Schaffer hired the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra to enhance the theatrical atmosphere of the project and give it a true epic sensation.
Joining Schaffer on this historic journey are former DEATH drummer Richard Christy, longtime bassist James MacDonough, guitarist Ralph Santolla, and the latest addition to the ICED EARTH family, former JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Tim Owens. Schaffer is especially excited about this acquisition, as he has been a fan of Tim's for some time. "When I first heard Tim on 'Jugulator', I said to myself, 'damn, THAT is the voice I hear when I write songs!' He brings an excellent sense of pitch, power and emotion. People are going to hear sides of Tim on this record that they didn't even know existed."
To whet the fans' appetites until the full album is released, ICED EARTH is releasing a special four-song single for "The Reckoning (Don't Tread On Me)" on October 21 (nearly three months prior to "The Glorious Burden"'s street date). The single will contain the aforementioned song, as well as "Valley Forge", "Hollow Man", and "When The Eagle Cries (Unplugged)". Adding to the "special" nature of this release, this version of "When The Eagle Cries" is exclusive to the single!
Shortly following the release of "The Glorious Burden", ICED EARTH plans to supplement the album with the band's first-ever DVD, simply titled "Gettysburg". The DVD is planned to contain footage of the recording sessions with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, a full documentary on the Gettysburg battlefield hosted by Jon Schaffer (who discusses important locations/details about the battle, as well as matches the song's themes to their actual locations in the historic battle), a fully animated video for "Gettysburg", and two special DVD-Audio mixes of the song (a "theatrical mix" and a "metal mix").
He had a black case in his hands
Went through the back door and pulled out his gold companion
He closed his eyes and played all night like a self-taught spiritual man
quote:Hoe bedoel je
Op dinsdag 30 september 2003 11:41 schreef Seborik het volgende:
Schaffer legt de lat wel hoog voor zichzelf.
He had a black case in his hands
Went through the back door and pulled out his gold companion
He closed his eyes and played all night like a self-taught spiritual man
quote:WHAAAAAAAAAA
Op woensdag 1 oktober 2003 19:50 schreef Tokus het volgende:
nog slechts bijna een half jaar wachten, dan komen ze als het doorgaat in Antwerpen en Hardenberg.
Echt waar????
*JEEJ*
Mss dat ik ze dan eindelijk kan vergeven voor het wacken-akkefietje
En ik ga er dan zeker bij zijn!
"It's not a lie....it's a gift for fiction"
quote:gek genoeg duurt de versie die ik hier nu heb liggen 14:59, en daarvan hebben 2 nummers een fade-out aan het eind, waar het toch lijkt alsof het nummer echt nog wel doorgaat normaal.... Ik hoop dat bij de uiteindelijke versie dat dus wel zo is, en dan klopt die tijd dus echt niet.
Op vrijdag 22 augustus 2003 19:24 schreef dantes_inferno86 het volgende:
de single.1. The Reckoning (Don't Tread On Me)
2. When The Eagle Cries (Unplugged)
3. Valley Forge
4. Hollow ManTotal Running Time: 14:18
quote:middenin een couplet een fade-out? lijkt me niet dat dat zo hoort...
Op donderdag 2 oktober 2003 07:53 schreef Djaser het volgende:
Iced Earth laat de nummers jammer genoeg och wel waker doorlopen? Ik denk het dus niet.
quote:Bij welke nummers is het dan zo dat het nummer niet af lijkt?
Op donderdag 2 oktober 2003 07:53 schreef Djaser het volgende:
Iced Earth laat de nummers jammer genoeg och wel waker doorlopen? Ik denk het dus niet.
quote:Oh nee dat idd niet.
Op donderdag 2 oktober 2003 10:26 schreef Tokus het volgende:[..]
middenin een couplet een fade-out? lijkt me niet dat dat zo hoort...
En Seborik welke nummers dat waren weet ik even niet ze stonden op de eerste twee cds en daarvan ken ik de namen van de numers niet. Met niet af bedoel ik overigens dat ze het zelfde melodietje doorspelen en dan de volume gewoon zachterdraaien op het end. Overigens vind ik op Dark saga violate en The last laugh wel heel erg eindigen en beginnen.
