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Alive in Athens
Alive in Athens cover
Live album by Iced Earth
Released July 27, 1999
Recorded January 23-24, 1999
Genre Power metal, thrash metal
Length 3:00:06
Label Century Media
Producer Jon Schaffer
Jim Morris
Professional reviews
Iced Earth chronology
The Melancholy E.P.
(1999/2001)		 Alive in Athens
(1999)		 Horror Show
(2001)

Alive in Athens is a live metal album by the band Iced Earth. It was recorded on the nights of January 23 and January 24, 1999 in front of sold out crowds of approximately 2000 people (on both nights) at the Rodon Club in Athens, Greece. Iced Earth was supporting the Something Wicked This Way Comes album and were on tour. It was turned to a single DVD, and released in October 2006. The album features the return of former drummer Brent Smedley, who did not record on the band's previous album.

At the conclusion of "Violate," the band plays the opening riff of "The Trooper" by Iron Maiden. "Colors" was also played at this concert, but wasn't included on the CD due to a tracklisting mixup. It is however included on the reissue of "The Melancholy E.P.". In 2008, Century Media reissued the three-CD release in a limited mini-LP gatefold sleeve. It included "Colors" as a bonus track on disc 2.


Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Compact Disc

Disc 1

  1. "Burning Times" – 4:06
  2. "Vengeance is Mine" – 4:42
  3. "Pure Evil" – 6:32
  4. "My Own Savior" – 3:42
  5. "Melancholy (Holy Martyr)" – 4:55
  6. "Dante's Inferno" – 16:23
  7. "The Hunter" – 4:09
  8. "Travel in Stygian" – 9:02
  9. "Slave to the Dark" – 3:52
  10. "A Question of Heaven" – 8:17

Disc 2

  1. "Dark Saga" – 4:02
  2. "Last Laugh" – 4:38
  3. "Last December" – 3:37
  4. "Watching Over Me" – 4:53
  5. "Angels Holocaust" – 4:31
  6. "Stormrider" – 4:50
  7. "Path I Choose" – 5:44
  8. "I Died for You" – 4:44
  9. "Prophecy" – 6:10
  10. "Birth of the Wicked" – 5:42
  11. "The Coming Curse" – 8:56
  12. "Iced Earth" – 6:58
  13. "Colors" - 5:13 (Only on 2008 reissue)

Disc 3 (Bonus Disc)

  1. "Stand Alone" – 3:30
  2. "Cast in Stone" – 6:02
  3. "Desert Rain" – 7:19
  4. "Brainwashed" – 5:12
  5. "Disciples of the Lie" – 4:11
  6. "When the Night Falls" – 7:47
  7. "Diary" – 5:52
  8. "Blessed Are You" – 5:46
  9. "Violate" – 3:53

[edit] Vinyl LP

Disc 1

  • Side A
  1. "Burning Times" - 4:07
  2. "Vengeance is Mine" - 4:43
  3. "Pure Evil" - 6:37
  4. "My Own Savior" - 3:42
  • Side B
  1. "Melancholy (Holy Martyr)" - 4:55
  2. "Dante's Inferno" - 16:23

Disc 2

  • Side A
  1. "The Hunter" - 4:10
  2. "Travel in Stygian" - 9:02
  3. "Slave to the Dark" - 3:52
  • Side B
  1. "A Question of Heaven" - 8:17
  2. "Dark Saga" - 4:02
  3. "Last Laugh" - 4:39

Disc 3

  • Side A
  1. "Last December" - 3:37
  2. "Watching Over Me" - 4:54
  3. "Angel's Holocaust" - 4:31
  4. "Stormrider" - 4:50
  • Side B
  1. "The Path I Choose" - 5:44
  2. "I Died for You" - 4:45
  3. "Prophecy" - 4:11

Disc 4

  • Side A
  1. "Birth of the Wicked" - 5:43
  2. "The Coming Curse" - 8:56
  3. "Iced Earth" - 6:59
  • Side B
  1. "Stand Alone" - 3:31
  2. "Cast in Stone" - 6:02
  3. "Desert Rain" - 7:20

Disc 5

  • Side A
  1. "Brainwashed" - 5:13
  2. "Disciples of the Lie" - 4:12
  3. "When the Night Falls" - 7:48
  • Side B
  1. "Diary" - 5:52
  2. "Blessed Are You" - 5:47
  3. "Violate" - 3:55

[edit] Personnel

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