The Dark Saga
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| Studio album by Iced Earth | ||
| Released | July 23, 1996 | |
| Recorded | Morrisound Studios Tampa, Florida | |
| Genre | Power Metal Thrash Metal |
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| Length | 43:49 | |
| Label | Century Media | |
| Producer(s) | Jim Morris, Jon Schaffer | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Iced Earth chronology | ||
| Burnt Offerings (1995) |
The Dark Saga (1996) |
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998) |
The Dark Saga is a concept album by the American heavy metal band Iced Earth. The album is based upon the comic book character Spawn created by Todd McFarlane, who also provided the album artwork. It tells the story of a man who sells his soul to the devil in order to return to his true love on Earth. But he soon discovers that she is married to his own best friend. He is left completely alone in the world, and although he has good inside, he is influenced by dark forces. Everything that he desires is denied, even his own death.
The majority of the songs on the album are short, running no longer than 4 minutes in length, except for the last 4 songs which all clock in over 4 minutes. Most of the song structures are much simpler and more straightforward than those on the previous Iced Earth albums. Some fans dislike this and see it as a sign of Iced Earth "selling out".
[edit] Track listing
- "Dark Saga" (Shaffer) – 3:43
- "I Died For You" (Schaffer) – 3:47
- "Violate" (Schaffer) – 3:38
- "The Hunter" (Schaffer) – 3:55
- "The Last Laugh" (Schaffer, Shawver, Barlow) – 3:47
- "Depths Of Hell" (Shaffer, Shawver, Simmons) – 3:01
- "Vengeance Is Mine" (Schaffer, Shawver, Barlow) – 4:22
- "Scarred" (Schaffer, Shawver) – 5:54
- "Slave To The Dark" (Schaffer) – 4:03
- "A Question Of Heaven" (Schaffer) – 7:40
[edit] Personnel
- Jon Schaffer - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
- Matthew Barlow - Lead Vocals
- Randall Shawver - Lead Guitar
- Dave Abell - Bass Guitar
- Mark Prator - Drums
| 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 |
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| 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 |
