Horror Show

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Horror Show
Studio album by Iced Earth
Released	June 26, 2001
Recorded	2001
Genre	Power Metal
Length	61:30
Label	Century Media
Producer(s)	???
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Iced Earth chronology
The Melancholy E.P. (1999)	Horror Show (2001)	Dark Genesis (2001)

Horror Show is an album by the American heavy metal band Iced Earth, released June 26, 2001. It is a concept album based on classic monsters and horror-movie icons, including Dracula, Frankenstein, and the ghost from Phantom of the Opera. It was the last Iced Earth album to feature the vocalist Matt Barlow.

There was a special, limited-edition 2CD set. The second CD featured the instrumental track "Transylvania" (an Iron Maiden cover) along with an interview with bandleader Jon Schaffer.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Wolf" – 5:20 - inspired by The Wolf Man films
2. "Damien" – 9:12 - inspired by The Omen films
3. "Jack" – 4:12 - inspired by Jack The Ripper
4. "Ghost of Freedom" – 5:12
5. "Im-Ho-Tep (Pharaoh's Curse)" – 4:45 - inspired by The Mummy
6. "Jeckyl & Hyde" – 4:39 - inspired by The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
7. "Dragon's Child" – 4:20 - inspired by the Creature From the Black Lagoon films
8. "Frankenstein" – 3:50 - inspired by Frankenstein
9. "Dracula" – 5:54 - inspired by Dracula
10. "The Phantom Opera Ghost" – 8:41 - inspired by The Phantom of the Opera

Extra tracks on the limited edition:

• "Transylvania" – 4:30
• "Interview with Jon Schaffer" - 69:27

[edit] Personnel

• Jon Schaffer - Rhythm, Lead, Acoustic Guitars, Vocals, Mandolin, Keys
• Matt Barlow - Lead Vocals
• Larry Tarnowski - Lead Guitar
• Richard Christy - Drums

with

• Yunhui Percifield - Lead Vocal in "The Phantom Opera Ghost" as "Christine", Backing Vocals
• Richie Wilkison - Backing Vocals
• Rafaela Farias - Backing Vocals
• Sam King - Backing Vocals
• Jim Morris - Backing Vocals, Keys, Guitar Solo in "Ghost of Freedom"
• Howard Helm - Keys (Pipe Organ) on "The Phantom Opera Ghost"
• Steve DiGiorgio - Bass

[edit] Miscellanea

• "Dracula" includes the line "the blood is the life," a quote from Deuteronomy 12:23. However, it is likely lifted from the 1992 version of Dracula which also features the line.

• Horror show is a term used in A Clockwork Orange, meaning good, well.

• Many of the lyrics are lifted straight from the movies they were inspired by.

Iced Earth
Jon Schaffer | Tim 'Ripper' Owens | Brent Smedley | Tim Mills
Former members: Matthew Barlow | Ralph Santolla | Steve DiGiorgio | James MacDonough | Mark Prator | Richard Christy
Discography
Albums: Iced Earth | Night of the Stormrider | Burnt Offerings | The Dark Saga | Something Wicked This Way Comes | Horror Show | The Glorious Burden
E.P.'s and demos: Enter the Realm | The Melancholy E.P. | The Reckoning
Live albums: Alive in Athens
DVDs: Gettysburg (1863) | Alive in Athens
Other releases: Days of Purgatory | Dark Genesis | Tribute to the Gods | The Blessed and The Damned
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