Album
The Glorious Burden
2004 · Rock
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The Glorious Burden is a Metal album by Iced Earth, originally released in 2004. On Gatefold: 21 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
About
The Glorious Burden is a studio album by the American heavy metal band Iced Earth. It is a concept album, which explores various moments in military history, such as the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolutionary War, and Waterloo. It also pays tribute to world events such as World War I, the World Trade Center attacks and the ravages of Attila the Hun. The album includes a trilogy entitled Gettysburg (1863). Each of the three songs represents one day in the Battle of Gettysburg, the largest battle ever conducted in the Western Hemisphere and considered the turning point in the American Civil War. This album features the debut of lead singer Tim 'Ripper' Owen, formerly of Judas Priest. Owen, who at that time was still in Judas Priest, was asked to do the vocals as a side project. However, he joined the band full time after Judas Priest reunited with Rob Halford. The album was first recorded with Matt Barlow on vocal, but band leader Jon Schaffer was not satisfied with his performance. Due to the events of September 11th, Barlow became more interested in law enforcement than the music busine, and according to Schaffer "Matt's heart was not in it and it showed in his performance." As a result, Matt left the band and the album was shelved until a new vocalist could be found. However, some of Barlow's initial recordings remain on the record as backing vocal, and he is credited with co-writing two song. .
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Tracklist
- 1The Star-Spangled Banner1:13
- 2Declaration Day4:59
- 3When the Eagle Cries4:06
- 4The Reckoning (Don't Tread on Me)4:56
- 5Greenface3:02
- 6Attila5:36
- 7Red Baron / Blue Max4:05
- 8Hollow Man4:25
- 9Valley Forge4:46
- 10Waterloo5:47
- 11The Devil to Pay12:13
- 12Hold at All Costs7:05
- 13High Water Mark12:35
- 14When the Eagle Cries (Unplugged)3:34
Sound DNA
- Metal
- Heavy Metal
- heavy
- anthemic
- outlaw
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Aaron CaillierDRUMS
- Howard HelmGUEST, PIANO PIANO
- James McDonoughBAND, BASS GUITAR BASS BASS GUITAR
- Jeff DayBACKING VOCALS GUEST, BACKING VOCALS
- Jim MorrisARRANGED BY BACKING VOCALS GUEST, LEAD GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS
- Jon SchafferARRANGED BY BACKING VOCALS BAND, RHYTHM GUITAR, LEAD GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS
- Mark PratorDRUMS
- Matthew BarlowBACKING VOCALS GUEST, BACKING VOCALS
- Metal Militia Drum CorpsDRUMS
- Ralph SantollaGUEST, LEAD GUITAR LEAD GUITAR GUITAR
- Richard ChristyBAND, DRUMS DRUMS
- Ripper OwensBAND, LEAD VOCALS LEAD VOCALS
- Roger StephensDRUMS
- Sam KingBACKING VOCALS GUEST, BACKING VOCALS
- Susan McQuinnFLUTE, PICCOLO FLUTE GUEST, FLUTE, PICCOLO FLUTE GUEST, FLUTE, PICCOLO FLUTE, PAINTING
- Prague Philharmonic OrchestraGUEST, ORCHESTRA ORCHESTRA
- The City of Prague Philharmonic OrchestraORCHESTRA
3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 21 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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