Iced Earth - The Glorious Burden music CD discography

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From: MaidenWV	Date: May 4, 2004 at 12:05
I am a Iron Maiden fan as Jon is. Jon has said to have found his musical direction from Maiden and Steve Harris's writing. Well, Jon, the pupil has surpased the master. I think you have made the best classic metal album of all-time!

From: MaidenWV	Date: May 4, 2004 at 12:08
Tim Owens is the best Metal vocalist of all-time. Jon's rythm guitar work is kick-ass.

From: MaidenWV	Date: May 4, 2004 at 12:11
I could praise this one all day. But I'll say this and shut the fuck up, BUY THIS ALBUM!

From: Fog-hat	Date: May 7, 2004 at 13:15
Tim has done a great job replacing Matt Barlow. The entire CD is great, but the Gettysburg epic on disc 2 is Fantastic! The song is long, but once I start listening to it I can't stop! Great music, vocals and lyrics. Go out and buy this immediately!

From: Big Fan	Date: May 23, 2004 at 0:09
Without a doubt one of the best albums ever. John continues to show us how music should be. Aggressive, melodic and full of emotion. Great job guys!!

From: steve	Date: June 14, 2004 at 18:17
could be IEs best work to date

From: SIXXSWINE

Date: August 5, 2004 at 2:04

This could be Jon's Magnum Opus. This is such an "epic" record that, you must experience the record for yourself. Some might think that this has some "pro-USA" overtones to it. It's about world history, it just so happens that there's a Trilogy dedicated to the battle of Gettysburg. It's almost sacriligious, to not listen to the trilogy in it's entirety. It's that powerful. Tim Owens smokes Barlow in his debut with Iced Earth. I can anly hope the bbest is yet to come. SIXXSWINE-\m/

From: Carmine Rose	Date: December 18, 2004 at 20:47
I saw a video for one of these songs on Headbanger's Ball, and my God, Ripper Owens sounds killer here. He's a better fit here than he was with Judas Priest

From: Metalhead66	Date: December 22, 2004 at 10:59
Bought this one and....well.. HMMM I just don't get it.I mean the music is good and Ripper sounds killer but.... oh well to each his own

From: Blayde	Date: December 22, 2004 at 17:36
Excellent CD. The trilogy at the end is among the best ever. Love the patriotism, too. Very refreshing, unlike that Green Day garbage that everyone is so hip to. THANK YOU, ICED EARTH!

From: Metal T	Date: December 27, 2004 at 7:04
Along with "Devil's Ground" from Primal Fear' and Steel Prophet's "Beware"--"The Glorious Burden" is d*mn sure among the best "true metal albums" of 2004. ----

From: Painkiller	Date: June 10, 2005 at 6:06
Tim Ripper Owens + Iced Earth=FUCKING AWESOME. 10/10

From: Big Fan	Date: August 6, 2005 at 22:45
I am a Bid IE fan and love the heavy music. They don't have any on this sight but if anybody likes older still thrash/ classic music with some death influence check out 3 inches of blood. think you'll enjoy it. METAL RULES!

From: HEAVEN&HELL	Date: August 27, 2005 at 9:10
THIS CD RULES

From: Leykis101	Date: August 27, 2010 at 0:48
Brilliance! A Masterpiece!!

From: Doghouse Reilly

Date: August 8, 2013 at 22:02

At this point, Iced Earth were one of my favorite bands, and was I ever jacked to get this disc. Even the departure of Matt Barlow couldn't cool me off, because in a happy coincidence, former Judas Priest singer Tim Owens found himself out of a job at the same time, and basically walked right into Iced Earth. All the songs have a historical theme, Schaffer being a huge history buff, from the American Revolution to Napoleon, to the Civil War, to World War I, to 9/11. Unfortunately the vocal melodies were written for Barlow, and Ripper seems a little ill at ease using his lower, non-Halford register. The bigger problem, though, is the whole thing just sounds stale,from Schaffer's recycled riffs, the predictable drum patterns, and the cheesy lyrics and trite melodies. And man, the 31-minute Gettysburg trilogy is just way, way too long. Despite some good songs, this ends up being a disappointing release.

From: rick kerch vzla

Date: December 30, 2014 at 21:51

"Ripper" did a pretty good job in here,you can't go wrong with a vocalist of a quality like this...as simple as that...best shots for me are the great epic intro,"Declaration Day","When The Eagle Cries"(totally a hymn),"The Reckoning","Hollow Man" & "Vally Forge"...i own a double CD edition of this release that contains 3 tracks being "Hold At All Costs" & "High Water Mark" my faves...it also contains an acoustic version of "When The Eagle Cries"...90/100

From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: December 30, 2014 at 23:22
I have the same two-disc version, Rick. The only thing it adds is "Greenface" and the inferior acoustic version of "When The Eagle Cries."

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