Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part 1)

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Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part 1)
Studio album by Iced Earth
Released	August/September, 2007
Recorded	2007
Genre	Power Metal, Heavy Metal
Length	Unknown
Label	SPV
Iced Earth chronology
Overture of the Wicked (2007)	Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part 1) (2007)	Revelation Abomination (Something Wicked Part 2) (2008)

Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part 1) is the upcoming album from Iced Earth, to be released in August or September of 2007. It will be the band's first studio album featuring bassist Dennis Hayes, and their first album with drummer Brent Smedley since 1999's The Melancholy E.P.. The band's new lead guitarist has not been named as of April 5, though ex-Iced Earth member Tim Mills plays lead on one song.

In December 2006, Jon Schaffer posted a journal announcing that Iced Earth's new album, then titled "Something Wicked - Part 1", would be released in September/October 2007. The followup album, then titled Something Wicked - Part 2 would be released in January/February '08. On March 17, Schaffer announced the final tracklist, and that the album would be renamed to "Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part 1)", with a new target release of August or September.

[edit] Tracklisting

1. Overture
2. Something Wicked (Part 1)
3. Invasion
4. Man's Motivation
5. The Setian Massacre
6. A Charge to Keep
7. Reflections
8. Ten Thousand Strong
9. Execution
10. Order of the Rose
11. The Clouding
12. Infiltrate and Assimilate
13. Retribution Through the Ages
14. Something Wicked (Part 2)
15. The Domino Decree
16. Framing Armageddon
17. When Stars Collide (Born is He)
18. The Awakening

[edit] Personnel

• Jon Schaffer - Rhythm Guitars & Backing Vocals, Bass on "Ten Thousand Strong"[1]
• Tim 'Ripper' Owens - Lead Vocals
• Dennis Hayes - Bass on all other tracks
• Brent Smedley - Drums

with:

• Tim Mills - Lead Guitars on "Ten Thousand Strong"