The Melancholy E.P.
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| EP by Iced Earth | |||||
| Released | April 19, 1999 (First Issue) January 8, 2001 (Reissue) |
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| Genre | Power metal Thrash metal |
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| Length | 23:15 | ||||
| Label | Century Media | ||||
| Producer | Iced Earth | ||||
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The Melancholy E.P. is an EP by American heavy metal band Iced Earth, and was originally released in 1999 as a radio promotion; however, some were sold directly to the fans.
The EP contains three original Iced Earth songs and two covers: "Shooting Star" by Bad Company, and "Electric Funeral" by Black Sabbath.
Only 1500 hand-numbered copies exist of the first edition.
In 2001, the EP was re-released in greater numbers due to demand. The re-release contains the songs from the limited edition plus two new ones: one is a Judas Priest cover of "The Ripper", which had appeared as a bonus track on the limited edition release of The Dark Saga and the Judas Priest tribute album A Tribute to Judas Priest: Legends of Metal Vol. 2, and the other is a live version of "Colors" (from Iced Earth), a song that didn't make it on to the Alive in Athens album, due to tracklisting mixups.
[edit] Track listing
- "Melancholy (Holy Martyr)" − 4:47
- "Shooting Star" (Bad Company cover) − 5:16
- "Watching Over Me" − 4:28
- "Electric Funeral" (Black Sabbath cover) − 4:53
- "I Died for You" − 3:47
- "The Ripper" (Judas Priest cover) − 2:44 (only on re-release)
- "Colors (from Alive in Athens sessions)" − 5:15 (only on re-release)
[edit] Credits
- Jon Schaffer − Lead/Rhythm Guitars
- Matt Barlow − Lead Vocals
- Larry Tarnowski − Guitar solos
- Randall Shawver − Lead Guitars (on track 5)
- James MacDonough − Bass Guitars
- Dave Abell − Bass Guitars (on track 5)
- Mark Prator − Drums (on tracks; 1, 3, 5)
- Brent Smedley − Drums (on tracks; 2, 4, 6, 7)
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