Matt Barlow

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Matthew Barlow
Matt Barlow in 2010.
Background information
Born	(1970-03-10) March 10, 1970 Biloxi, Mississippi
Genres	Heavy metal, power metal, thrash metal, progressive metal, speed metal
Occupations	Musician, songwriter, police officer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1988–2003, 2007-2011, 2012-present
Associated acts	Iced Earth, Pyramaze, The First State Force Band, Cauldron, Ashes of Ares

Matthew Barlow (born 10 March 1970 in Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.) is an American heavy metal singer and police officer. He is the lead singer for Ashes Of Ares and former of Iced Earth and Pyramaze. He is Jon Schaffer's brother-in-law.

History

Barlow joined Iced Earth after the Night of the Stormrider tour with Blind Guardian in Europe, as a replacement for John Greely. The first album Barlow can be heard on is Burnt Offerings (1995). Barlow left the band in 2003, much to the chagrin of many fans.^[1] His reason for leaving was due to personal beliefs related to the September 11 terrorist attacks.^[1] He took a look at his life and realized that he wanted to contribute to the "real world" instead of living the illusion of a "rock star." He approached Jon Schaffer with this in late 2002, but Schaffer, known for his persuasive personality, convinced Barlow to stay with the band. When the band recorded The Glorious Burden, Schaffer decided that Barlow's vocals were not what he desired them to be; he believed they lacked the passion and quality that Barlow was known for.^[1] He decided to let Barlow go after all and hired Tim Owens, former lead singer of Judas Priest.

Barlow became a police officer in the police department in Georgetown, Delaware. He was also a vocalist for the First State Force Band, which is made up of law enforcement members from different departments throughout Delaware. The band performs for schools, aiming to promote positive values through music.

On April 13, 2007, Barlow returned to music more fully as the new lead singer of Danish progressive power metal band Pyramaze. Barlow accepted the offer to join Pyramaze because it would allow him to return to the music scene, while still being able maintain his current job.

However, on December 11, 2007, it was announced that Barlow had officially re-joined Iced Earth and would be singing on The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part 2) and following albums.^[2] Pyramaze confirmed that he would remain with them to record their album Immortal, but that their professional relationship would end there.^[3]

On March 3, 2011, Matt Barlow announced that he will again be leaving Iced Earth after the band finishes its European festival shows, citing his commitment to his family and the need for Iced Earth to tour more as his reasons for retirement. On August 6, Barlow performed his farewell show with Iced Earth at the Wacken Open Air festival. ^[4]

On June 26, 2012, Barlow announced on his Facebook page the creation of a new band named Ashes Of Ares with former Iced Earth bassist Freddie Vidales and Nevermore drummer Van Williams, posting on YouTube two one minute teaser videos. the band signed with Nuclear Blast Records and the self-titled album released on September 6th. ^[5]

In May 2013, Barlow contributed vocals to American power metal band Artizan's album Ancestral Energy. ^[6]

Discography

Iced Earth

Main article: Iced Earth discography

Studio albums

Burnt Offerings (1995)
The Dark Saga (1996)
Days of Purgatory (1997)
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998)
The Melancholy E.P. (1999)
Horror Show (2001)
Tribute to the Gods (2002)
The Crucible of Man: Something Wicked Part 2 (2008)

Live albums

Alive in Athens (1999)
Alive in Athens (DVD) (2007)
Festivals of the Wicked (2011)

Pyramaze

Main article: Pyramaze

Studio albums

Immortal (2008)

Ashes of Ares

Studio albums

Ashes of Ares (2013)

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
↑ Vocalist MATT BARLOW Rejoins ICED EARTH
↑ MATT BARLOW's Involvement With PYRAMAZE Will Be 'One-Time Cooperation'
↑ "ICED EARTH Perform Final Show With Matt Barlow At Wacken Open Air; Video Of Entire Show Online". BW&BK. Retrieved August 08, 2011.
↑ "ASHES OF ARES' Matt Barlow - New Audio Interview Streaming". BW&BK. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
↑ "ARTIZAN In The Studio With Ex-ICED EARTH Singer Matt Barlow; Video". BW&BK. Retrieved May 12, 2013.

External links

v t e Iced Earth

Jon Schaffer Troy Seele Stu Block Luke Appleton Jon Dette See the complete members list

Studio albums	Iced Earth Night of the Stormrider Burnt Offerings The Dark Saga Something Wicked This Way Comes Horror Show The Glorious Burden Framing Armageddon The Crucible of Man Dystopia Plagues of Babylon

Live albums	Alive in Athens Festivals of the Wicked Live in Ancient Kourion

Cover albums	Tribute to the Gods

Extended plays	Enter the Realm The Melancholy EP Overture of the Wicked 5 Songs

Singles	"Frankenstein" "The Reckoning" "Setian Massacre" "I Walk Among You" "Dante's Inferno 2011"

Songs	"Dante's Inferno" "Wolf" "Ghost of Freedom" "Dystopia" "Anthem"

Compilations	Days of Purgatory The Blessed and the Damned Enter the Realm of the Gods

Box sets	Dark Genesis Slave to the Dark Box of the Wicked

Video albums	Gettysburg (1863) Alive in Athens – The DVD Festivals Of The Wicked Live in Ancient Kourion

Tours	Dystopia World Tour Worldwide Plagues Tour

Related articles	Discography Something Wicked Saga Demons and Wizards Sons of Liberty Morrisound Recording

Persondata
Name	Barlow, Matt
Alternative names
Short description	American heavy metal singer
Date of birth	March 10, 1970
Place of birth	Biloxi, Mississippi
Date of death
Place of death

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