Written by JoHn Doe on 29.01.2022 at 18:22


When your album gets less respect than St Anger, it's when you realize you screwed up badly.

The funniest thing is I bet he thinks he did a really good job with this album, and his really proud of it

Written by AndyMetalFreak on 29.01.2022 at 18:46

Written by JoHn Doe on 29.01.2022 at 18:22


When your album gets less respect than St Anger, it's when you realize you screwed up badly.

The funniest thing is I bet he thinks he did a really good job with this album, and his really proud of it

I don't know if he's proud of it, he definitely thought it was a good idea. otherwise why release it?

Written by JoHn Doe on 29.01.2022 at 18:55

Written by AndyMetalFreak on 29.01.2022 at 18:46

Written by JoHn Doe on 29.01.2022 at 18:22


When your album gets less respect than St Anger, it's when you realize you screwed up badly.

The funniest thing is I bet he thinks he did a really good job with this album, and his really proud of it

I don't know if he's proud of it, he definitely thought it was a good idea. otherwise why release it?

To get some money of corse

Written by Bad English on 29.01.2022 at 23:19

Written by JoHn Doe on 29.01.2022 at 18:55

Written by AndyMetalFreak on 29.01.2022 at 18:46

Written by JoHn Doe on 29.01.2022 at 18:22


When your album gets less respect than St Anger, it's when you realize you screwed up badly.

The funniest thing is I bet he thinks he did a really good job with this album, and his really proud of it

I don't know if he's proud of it, he definitely thought it was a good idea. otherwise why release it?

To get some money of corse

nothing wrong with wanting to make money, but I don't think the band will make much money with this product/album.

If Jon ever listened to advice, then it would be to pause Iced Earth for years, prepare a dam' good album, say a dam' sorry, ensure it is not political and earn his supporters back in a real way. I can't believe he managed to find a way to enrage them even more.

Bottom 4 of all time now

I'm only a couple of "tracks" in right now... I'm going to have to review this, aren't I? I mean, it's too special to ignore.

Written by tominator on 31.01.2022 at 00:24

I'm only a couple of "tracks" in right now... I'm going to have to review this, aren't I? I mean, it's too special to ignore.

Yes you must

I don't think that revenue from sales of this thing will be enough to cover what Jon Schaffer has to spend on lawyers right now.

Written by Lord Slothrop on 29.01.2022 at 04:23

I can't believe he released this under Iced Earth. Why not make it a separate project? And it's not just abysmal, it's grating. Lulu>A Narrative Landscape.

To be fair, when Varg went to prison he also released under Burzum's name. Even though the songs had nothing to do with the project

Written by Karlabos on 31.01.2022 at 13:52

Written by Lord Slothrop on 29.01.2022 at 04:23

I can't believe he released this under Iced Earth. Why not make it a separate project? And it's not just abysmal, it's grating. Lulu>A Narrative Landscape.

To be fair, when Varg went to prison he also released under Burzum's name. Even though the songs had nothing to do with the project

Also to be fair, Burzum was a 1 man band anyway. Were any of the other remaining Iced Earth members on this album?

Written by M C Vice on 31.01.2022 at 21:11

Also to be fair, Burzum was a 1 man band anyway. Were any of the other remaining Iced Earth members on this album?

I mean... IE was not a 1 man band in the sense that Jon didn't record everything himself, but it was mostly a 1 man + 3 employees band at this point.

I don't question his right to use Iced Earth's name since I consider that he IS Iced Earth, I question wether this album is an intelligent move on his part. If he is his brand, releasing some quick-fixed bootleg just to get money is in fact damaging IE's brand and therefore, his source of income.

Heard this turd for real today. What was he thinking? Who is this for? Who wants to hear Jon Schaffer doing spoken word covers of his own songs?
This goes down as one of the worst albums ive ever heard.

I appear to be one of the few people that can separate a person's music output from their personal opinions, religious beliefs, politics or crimes. It's disappointing that the majority of reactions are because of what Jon did last year (no, I'm not defending him), not because the album is terrible. Honestly, as an instrumental, I could see myself listening to this, but as a spoken world album, it's a dumpster fire.

Wow this album reached the bottom of all time top list really quickly.
Quite weird, really. It's not great, but there are plenty albums worse than this

I was really worried about giving this a 1, but its just the worst piece of shit I've ever heard.

Even Lulu has some redeeming qualities (when you don't listen to it as a Metallica album but rather as a Lou Reed album), but the only good thing to say about this album is that you can turn it off and go do something better with your life.

This is without even considering how much of a piece of shit Schaffer is.

Jokes aside, this album is probably a cash grab. Schaffer hasn't toured in years, add on top of that all of his legal costs and its no wonder he is willing to put out anything. I'm surprised he didn't just released old material, hell unreleased demos from their extensive catalogue would be a much better play than this.

He released his Dauði Baldrs before even going to prison, that's quite an achievement

Written by Karlabos on 02.02.2022 at 04:23
but there are plenty albums worse than this

Such as?

Steaming pile of scrotum scum.

Written by Dylan 1974 on 06.02.2022 at 11:53

Steaming pile of scrotum scum.

This is a tad too graphic.

Written by nikarg on 06.02.2022 at 12:40

Written by Dylan 1974 on 06.02.2022 at 11:53

Steaming pile of scrotum scum.

This is a tad too graphic.

True. But aptly represents how I feel about this infeasibly shite release.

Written by Dylan 1974 on 06.02.2022 at 12:45

True. But aptly represents how I feel about this infeasibly shite release.

Well, you can feel any way you want but, since you are newly registered here, I suggest you read the rules of posting before posting in the forum again. Especially the following part:

This is not the place to spam and post nonsense. Before posting a new message think if it's worth posting at all. We do not condone "spamming", and this can include everything we judge inappropriate and for the most part it has to do with using a bit of common sense.

For instance:
- Don't go bashing bands (or any other subject for that matter) you don't like unless you really have something of worth to say. Replying with a phrase like "it sucks" without backing it up with some argument is totally useless and will only offend people.

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I hope this all makes sense to you. And welcome to Metal Storm, by the way.

No problem . Though it doesn't alter how I feel about this album from one of my favourite bands. An absolute disaster from start to finish and so boring it rendered me comatose.

Written by RCMetal on 02.02.2022 at 03:47

I appear to be one of the few people that can separate a person's music output from their personal opinions, religious beliefs, politics or crimes. It's disappointing that the majority of reactions are because of what Jon did last year (no, I'm not defending him), not because the album is terrible. Honestly, as an instrumental, I could see myself listening to this, but as a spoken world album, it's a dumpster fire.

totally agree, it is sad and so obvious that people here put their manipulated opinions about the person, instead of the record that is subject here. If they feel so obligated to rate low every weak album, let them spend the rest of their life rating millions of weak albums here and writing comments on how bad they hate the music. But you know what? Jon will come back and he will make the Iced Earth album so powerful that most of you will regret your words, and it will be too late Mark my words.

Written by nikarg on 06.02.2022 at 13:50
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I feel like there’s an exemption for bottom 20 albums

I think the idea is not bad. It is not an ordinary album, it is something different, which allows you to focus exclusively on the lyrics. The music is only in the background, as happens in the recitation of poetry. I don't want to say that the lyrics are comparable to poetry, but I understand, as a poet, what was meant to be done. The result, in my opinion, is acceptable, although I much prefer the original songs, as the lyrics are meant to be in a song and not for a narration.

Wow, this is atrocious ...

Probably would have been better if the narration wasn't just all the lyrics from other songs haha I would have rather of heard the instruments in the background and orchestration and call it an instrumental album, haven't listened to it all the way to give a rating but definitely can see why no one is into this at the same time.

Written by RCMetal on 02.02.2022 at 03:47

I appear to be one of the few people that can separate a person's music output from their personal opinions, religious beliefs, politics or crimes. It's disappointing that the majority of reactions are because of what Jon did last year (no, I'm not defending him), not because the album is terrible. Honestly, as an instrumental, I could see myself listening to this, but as a spoken world album, it's a dumpster fire.

It's big problem for most people these days. To stay apolitical. It's annoying sometimes.

Please let this fall below a 2