Iced Earth
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Also known as: Purgatory (USA) (1985-1988)

Country: USA
Label: RPM ROAR
 
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Formed in: 1985
Hiatus 2021-
 
1985- Heavy metal
1985- US power metal

Line-up



1988– Jon Schaffer - guitars, backing vocals
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1990–1991 Roger "The Hammer" Huff - keyboards
1991 Kent Smith - keyboards
2000–2001 Steve DiGiorgio - bass
2007 Dennis Hayes - bass
2013 Raphael Saini - drums
2007 Dennis Hayes - bass
2013– Jon Dette - drums
1995 Howard Helm - keyboards
1998 -//- piano
2001 -//- keyboards, pipe organ
2011 -//- vocals
1996 Kate Barlow - vocals
1996 Tom Morris - vocals
2008 -//- backing vocals
2011 -//-
1996 Jim Morris - guitars
1998 -//- keyboards, vocals
2002 -//- guitars
2011 -//- vocals
1998 Roger Hughes - mandolin
1998 Susan McQuinn - flute
1998 Tracy Marie LaBarbera - vocals
2001 Rafaela Farias - vocals
2001 Yunhui Percifield - vocals
2001 Ritchie Wilkison - vocals
2001–2017 Sam King (I) - vocals
2003–2004 Matt Barlow - backing vocals
2023 -//- vocals
2007 Jason Blackerby - vocals
2007 Debbie Harrell - vocals
2007 Patina Ripkey - vocals
2007 Steve Rogowski - cello
2011 Lindsay Vitola - vocals
2014 Thomas "Hacky" Hackmann - backing vocals
2014 Michael Poulsen - vocals
2014 Hansi Kürsch - vocals
2014 Russell Allen - vocals
2023 Tim "Ripper" Owens - vocals
1988–1989 Greg Seymour - drums
1988–1991 Gene Adam - vocals
1988–1996 Dave Abell - bass
1988–1998 Randy Shawver - guitars
1989–1991 Mike McGill - drums
1991–1992 Richey Secchiari - drums
1991–1992 John Greely - vocals
1992–1995 Rodney Beasley - drums
1992–2003 Matt Barlow - vocals
2007–2011 -//-
1995–1998 Mark Prator - drums
1996 Keith Brian Menser - bass
1996–2000 James MacDonough - bass
2001–2004 -//-
1996–1997 Brent Evan Smedley - drums
1998–1999 -//-
2006–2013 -//-
2015–2021 -//-
1998–2003 Larry Tarnowski - guitars
2000–2004 Richard Christy - drums
2001 Jim Morris - guitars, vocals, keyboards
2003–2004 Ralph Santolla - guitars
2003–2007 Tim Owens - vocals
2004–2006 Robert "Bobby" Jarzombek - drums
2006 Ernie Carletti - guitars
2006–2007 James "Bo" Wallace - bass
2006–2007 Tim Mills - guitars
2007–2016 Troy Seele - guitars
2008–2012 Freddie Vidales - bass
2011–2021 Stuart "Stu" Block - vocals
2012–2021 Luke Appleton - bass
2016–2021 Jake Dreyer - guitars
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1988– Jon Schaffer - guitars, backing vocals
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1990–1991 Roger "The Hammer" Huff - keyboards
1991 Kent Smith - keyboards
2000–2001 Steve DiGiorgio - bass
2007 Dennis Hayes - bass
2013 Raphael Saini - drums
View timeline ››

2007 Dennis Hayes - bass
2013– Jon Dette - drums
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1995 Howard Helm - keyboards
1998 -//- piano
2001 -//- keyboards, pipe organ
2011 -//- vocals
1996 Kate Barlow - vocals
1996 Tom Morris - vocals
2008 -//- backing vocals
2011 -//-
1996 Jim Morris - guitars
1998 -//- keyboards, vocals
2002 -//- guitars
2011 -//- vocals
1998 Roger Hughes - mandolin
1998 Susan McQuinn - flute
1998 Tracy Marie LaBarbera - vocals
2001 Rafaela Farias - vocals
2001 Yunhui Percifield - vocals
2001 Ritchie Wilkison - vocals
2001–2017 Sam King (I) - vocals
2003–2004 Matt Barlow - backing vocals
2023 -//- vocals
2007 Jason Blackerby - vocals
2007 Debbie Harrell - vocals
2007 Patina Ripkey - vocals
2007 Steve Rogowski - cello
2011 Lindsay Vitola - vocals
2014 Thomas "Hacky" Hackmann - backing vocals
2014 Michael Poulsen - vocals
2014 Hansi Kürsch - vocals
2014 Russell Allen - vocals
2023 Tim "Ripper" Owens - vocals
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1988–1989 Greg Seymour - drums
1988–1991 Gene Adam - vocals
1988–1996 Dave Abell - bass
1988–1998 Randy Shawver - guitars
1989–1991 Mike McGill - drums
1991–1992 Richey Secchiari - drums
1991–1992 John Greely - vocals
1992–1995 Rodney Beasley - drums
1992–2003 Matt Barlow - vocals
2007–2011 -//-
1995–1998 Mark Prator - drums
1996 Keith Brian Menser - bass
1996–2000 James MacDonough - bass
2001–2004 -//-
1996–1997 Brent Evan Smedley - drums
1998–1999 -//-
2006–2013 -//-
2015–2021 -//-
1998–2003 Larry Tarnowski - guitars
2000–2004 Richard Christy - drums
2001 Jim Morris - guitars, vocals, keyboards
2003–2004 Ralph Santolla - guitars
2003–2007 Tim Owens - vocals
2004–2006 Robert "Bobby" Jarzombek - drums
2006 Ernie Carletti - guitars
2006–2007 James "Bo" Wallace - bass
2006–2007 Tim Mills - guitars
2007–2016 Troy Seele - guitars
2008–2012 Freddie Vidales - bass
2011–2021 Stuart "Stu" Block - vocals
2012–2021 Luke Appleton - bass
2016–2021 Jake Dreyer - guitars
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Discography


1999 The Melancholy E.P.
1999
8.2 8.2
2001 Frankenstein/Ghost Of Freedom
2001
6.6 6.6
2011 5 Songs
2011
8.0 8.0
2013 The Plagues EP
2013
7.0 7.0
2023 Hellraider - I Walk Among You
2023
6.7 6.7
Detailed discography ››
1989 Studio Demos '89
[Demo] 1989
8.5 8.5
1989 Enter The Realm
[Demo] 1989
8.0 8.0
1997 A Tribute To Judas Priest: Legends Of Metal
[VA] 1997
7.7 7.7
1997 Days Of Purgatory
[Compilation] 1997
8.8 8.8
1999 Identity Five: I Defy
[VA] 1999
1999 Alive In Athens
[Live] 1999
9.4 9.4
2001 Burner
[VA] 2001
2001 Dark Genesis
[Boxset] 2001
9.2 9.2
2002 A Tribute To The Priest
[VA] 2002
7.0 7.0
2002 A Tribute To The Beast
[VA] 2002
7.7 7.7
2003 Creatures Of The Night - A Tribute To Kiss
[VA] 2003
7.0 7.0
2003 A Tribute To The Beast Vol. 2
[VA] 2003
7.0 7.0
2003 The Reckoning
[Single] 2003
7.6 7.6
2004 The Blessed And The Damned
[Compilation] 2004
8.7 8.7
2005 Gettysburg (1863)
[DVD] 2005
8.1 8.1
2006 Alive In Athens
[DVD] 2006
9.4 9.4
2007 A Spanking Good Song Collection
[VA] 2007
6.0 6.0
2007 Setian Massacre / Ten Thousand Strong
[Single] 2007
9.0 9.0
2007 Setian Massacre
[Split] 2007
8.5 8.5
2007 Overture Of The Wicked
[Single] 2007
8.1 8.1
2008 Slave To The Dark
[Boxset] 2008
9.9 9.9
2008 Enter The Realm Of The Gods
[Compilation] 2008
7.6 7.6
2008 I Walk Among You
[Single] 2008
8.2 8.2
2010 Box Of The Wicked
[Boxset] 2010
8.7 8.7
2011 Festivals Of The Wicked
[Live] 2011
8.2 8.2
2011 Festivals Of The Wicked
[DVD] 2011
8.7 8.7
2011 Dante's Inferno 2011
[Single] 2011
8.6 8.6
2011 Dystopia
[Single] 2011
8.8 8.8
2013 Live In Ancient Kourion
[DVD] 2013
9.3 9.3
2013 Live In Ancient Kourion
[Live] 2013
8.9 8.9
2014 The Culling / Democide
[Single] 2014
8.0 8.0
2017 A Tribute To Iron Maiden
[VA] 2017
6.7 6.7
2022 Bang Your Head
[Live] 2022
8.2 8.2
Detailed discography ››
1991 Colors 4.5 4.5
1992 Desert Rain 6.8 6.8
2004 The Reckoning (Don't Tread On Me) 7.9 7.9
2004 Declaration Day 4.8 4.8
2004 When The Eagle Cries 5.9 5.9
2007 Ten Thousand Strong 6.9 6.9
2011 Dystopia 8.0 8.0
2012 Anthem 9.0 9.0
2013 Plagues Of Babylon [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
2017 Raven Wing [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
10.0 10.0
2017 Seven Headed Whore [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
10.0 10.0
2017 Clear The Way (December 13th, 1862) [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
9.7 9.7
2017 Great Heathen Army [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
10.0 10.0
2017 Black Flag 8.5 8.5
2023 Prophecy [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
2023 The Clouding [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
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1999 The Melancholy E.P.
1999
8.2 8.2
2001 Frankenstein/Ghost Of Freedom
2001
6.6 6.6
2011 5 Songs
2011
8.0 8.0
2013 The Plagues EP
2013
7.0 7.0
2023 Hellraider - I Walk Among You
2023
6.7 6.7
Detailed discography ››

1989 Studio Demos '89
[Demo] 1989
8.5 8.5
1989 Enter The Realm
[Demo] 1989
8.0 8.0
1997 A Tribute To Judas Priest: Legends Of Metal
[VA] 1997
7.7 7.7
1997 Days Of Purgatory
[Compilation] 1997
8.8 8.8
1999 Identity Five: I Defy
[VA] 1999
1999 Alive In Athens
[Live] 1999
9.4 9.4
2001 Burner
[VA] 2001
2001 Dark Genesis
[Boxset] 2001
9.2 9.2
2002 A Tribute To The Priest
[VA] 2002
7.0 7.0
2002 A Tribute To The Beast
[VA] 2002
7.7 7.7
2003 Creatures Of The Night - A Tribute To Kiss
[VA] 2003
7.0 7.0
2003 A Tribute To The Beast Vol. 2
[VA] 2003
7.0 7.0
2003 The Reckoning
[Single] 2003
7.6 7.6
2004 The Blessed And The Damned
[Compilation] 2004
8.7 8.7
2005 Gettysburg (1863)
[DVD] 2005
8.1 8.1
2006 Alive In Athens
[DVD] 2006
9.4 9.4
2007 A Spanking Good Song Collection
[VA] 2007
6.0 6.0
2007 Setian Massacre / Ten Thousand Strong
[Single] 2007
9.0 9.0
2007 Setian Massacre
[Split] 2007
8.5 8.5
2007 Overture Of The Wicked
[Single] 2007
8.1 8.1
2008 Slave To The Dark
[Boxset] 2008
9.9 9.9
2008 Enter The Realm Of The Gods
[Compilation] 2008
7.6 7.6
2008 I Walk Among You
[Single] 2008
8.2 8.2
2010 Box Of The Wicked
[Boxset] 2010
8.7 8.7
2011 Festivals Of The Wicked
[Live] 2011
8.2 8.2
2011 Festivals Of The Wicked
[DVD] 2011
8.7 8.7
2011 Dante's Inferno 2011
[Single] 2011
8.6 8.6
2011 Dystopia
[Single] 2011
8.8 8.8
2013 Live In Ancient Kourion
[DVD] 2013
9.3 9.3
2013 Live In Ancient Kourion
[Live] 2013
8.9 8.9
2014 The Culling / Democide
[Single] 2014
8.0 8.0
2017 A Tribute To Iron Maiden
[VA] 2017
6.7 6.7
2022 Bang Your Head
[Live] 2022
8.2 8.2
Detailed discography ››

1991 Colors 4.5 4.5
1992 Desert Rain 6.8 6.8
2004 The Reckoning (Don't Tread On Me) 7.9 7.9
2004 Declaration Day 4.8 4.8
2004 When The Eagle Cries 5.9 5.9
2007 Ten Thousand Strong 6.9 6.9
2011 Dystopia 8.0 8.0
2012 Anthem 9.0 9.0
2013 Plagues Of Babylon [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
2017 Raven Wing [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
10.0 10.0
2017 Seven Headed Whore [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
10.0 10.0
2017 Clear The Way (December 13th, 1862) [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
9.7 9.7
2017 Great Heathen Army [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
10.0 10.0
2017 Black Flag 8.5 8.5
2023 Prophecy [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
2023 The Clouding [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
Detailed discography ››

Latest reviews


A Narrative Soundscape
1.9
This is in the running for the least necessary review on this website. First of all, I don’t think anybody out there was still wondering whether or not they needed to invest their time in A Narrative Soundscape; the consensus has firmly established that...
Review by ScreamingSteelUS ››
A Narrative Soundscape
2.3
Something wickedly bad.
Review by tominator ››
Incorruptible
8.2
Incorruptible, like Plagues Of Babylon, lacks the visceral, unrelenting songwriting and crisp production of Dystopia; it doesn't hit as hard or as immediately. While that's a hard claim to back up when "Great Heathen Army" kicks off...
Review by ScreamingSteelUS ››
Plagues Of Babylon
7.4
So, Jon Shaffer and his bunch of ever-changing musicians are back in town with release number eleven, after 2011's Dystopia that finally set the bar pretty high, after maybe too many years of... well, not mediocrity, but of music that didn't...
Review by R Lewis ››
Dystopia
7.5
It's been a bit of a rocky ride for Iced Earth in the last few years, especially after things looked so promising with Matt Barlow back in the band. The Crucible Of Man really didn't deliver what the line-up promised, and then another knock...
Review by Baz Anderson ››

Photo galleries


14.05.2014 Iced Earth, Sabaton, ReVamp - Summit Music Hall, Denver, USA - 14 May 2014 by D.T. Metal 61 images 14.05.2014
Iced Earth, Sabaton, ReVamp - Summit Music Hall, Denver, USA - 14 May 2014
by D.T. Metal
09.08.2012 Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 9th-12th August 2012 by Baz Anderson 62 images 09.08.2012
Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 9th-12th August 2012
by Baz Anderson
12.02.2012 Iced Earth @ Flames Central - Calgary, Alberta, Canada by Doc G. 28 images 12.02.2012
Iced Earth @ Flames Central - Calgary, Alberta, Canada
by Doc G.
06.08.2011 Wacken Open Air 2011 - Day 3: Saturday by Promonex 168 images 06.08.2011
Wacken Open Air 2011 - Day 3: Saturday
by Promonex
12.03.2010 Hammerfest II - Prestatyn, Wales, 12th-13th March 2010 by Baz Anderson 144 images 12.03.2010
Hammerfest II - Prestatyn, Wales, 12th-13th March 2010
by Baz Anderson
15.08.2008 Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 15th-17th August 2008 by Baz Anderson 183 images 15.08.2008
Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 15th-17th August 2008
by Baz Anderson
20.06.2008 Hellfest Open Air - Clisson, France, 20th-22nd June 2008 by Jeff 233 images 20.06.2008
Hellfest Open Air - Clisson, France, 20th-22nd June 2008
by Jeff
20.06.2008 Hellfest Summer Open Air 2008 - Clisson, France, 20-22.06.2008 by Ivor 171 images 20.06.2008
Hellfest Summer Open Air 2008 - Clisson, France, 20-22.06.2008
by Ivor
20.06.2008 Hellfest Open Air - Clisson, France, 20th-22nd June 2008 by Darkside Momo 157 images 20.06.2008
Hellfest Open Air - Clisson, France, 20th-22nd June 2008
by Darkside Momo
20.06.2008 Hellfest Open Air - Clisson, France, 20th-22nd June 2008 by Baz Anderson 195 images 20.06.2008
Hellfest Open Air - Clisson, France, 20th-22nd June 2008
by Baz Anderson
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News


24.02.2012 with Stu Block
24.10.2021 Getting Into: Power Metal: Part II
24.06.2017 The Magnum Opus of Tim "Ripper" Owens
13.06.2014 Iced Earth, Sabaton, ReVamp - Summit Music Hall, Denver, USA - 14 May 2014

Concerts


28.07.2018 GER - Pyras
Pyraser Classic Rock Night 2018
27.07.2018 GER - Bremen
Iced Earth: European Summer Tour 2018
26.07.2018 GER - Kiel
Iced Earth: European Summer Tour 2018
25.07.2018 GER - Berlin
Iced Earth: European Summer Tour 2018
21.07.2018 GER - Weil am Rhein
Baden In Blut 2018
20.07.2018 GER - Fritzlar
Rock am Stück Open Air 2018
19.07.2018 GER - Dresden
Iced Earth: European Summer Tour 2018
17.07.2018 POL - Warsaw
Iced Earth: European Summer Tour 2018
16.07.2018 POL - Krakow
Iced Earth: European Summer Tour 2018
14.07.2018 AUT - Vienna
Iced Earth: European Summer Tour 2018
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