The Melancholy E.P.

The Melancholy E.P.
EP by Iced Earth
Released	April 19, 1999 (First Issue) January 8, 2001 (Reissue)
Genre	Power metal
Length	23:15
Label	Century Media
Producer	Iced Earth
Iced Earth chronology
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998) The Melancholy E.P. (1999/2001) Alive in Athens (1999)

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 all of the songs from the limited edition plus two additional tracks: one is a Judas Priest cover of "The Ripper", which had appeared on the limited edition release of The Dark Saga as a bonus track and on 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 track listing mix-ups.

Track listing

Bonus tracks (re-release)

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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