The Glorious Burden

The Glorious Burden
Studio album by Iced Earth
Released January 12, 2004
Recorded Morrisound Studios, Tampa, Florida
Genre Heavy metal
Length 78:47
Label SPV
Producer Jim Morris
Jon Schaffer
Iced Earth chronology
Tribute to the Gods
(2002)		 The Glorious Burden
(2004)		 The Blessed and The Damned
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Metal Storm(8.1/10)[2]

The Glorious Burden is a studio album by the American heavy metal band Iced Earth. It is a concept album, which explores various moments in military history, such as the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolutionary War, and Waterloo. It also pays tribute to world events such as World War I, the World Trade Center attacks and the ravages of Attila the Hun. See the tracklist for links to the historical context of the songs.

The album includes a trilogy entitled Gettysburg (1863). Each of the three songs represents one day in the Battle of Gettysburg, the largest battle ever conducted in the Western Hemisphere and considered the turning point in the American Civil War.[3]

This album features the debut of lead singer Tim 'Ripper' Owens, formerly of Judas Priest. Owens, who at that time was still in Judas Priest, was asked to do the vocals as a side project. However, he joined the band full-time after Judas Priest reunited with Rob Halford. The album was first recorded with Matt Barlow on vocals, but band leader Jon Schaffer was not satisfied with his performance. Due to the events of September 11th, Barlow became more interested in law enforcement than the music business, and according to Schaffer "Matt's heart was not in it and it showed in his performance."[4] As a result, Matt left the band and the album was shelved until a new vocalist could be found. However, some of Barlow's initial recordings remain on the record as backing vocals, and he is credited with co-writing two songs.

This record is the only Iced Earth album to feature Ralph Santolla on lead guitars. This was the last studio album for bassist James MacDonough and drummer Richard Christy.

The album was released in three different formats: a limited edition 2-CD version in digipak format, an American version and a European version.[5] See the tracklist for the differences.

"The Reckoning (Don't Tread on Me)", "Declaration Day", and the acoustic version of "When the Eagle Cries (Unplugged)" were all released as music videos.

Track listing

Limited edition digipak version

Disc 1

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "The Star-Spangled Banner"  (instrumental)John Stafford Smith 1:14
2. "Declaration Day"  Jon SchafferSchaffer 4:59
3. "When the Eagle Cries"  SchafferSchaffer 4:06
4. "The Reckoning (Don't Tread on Me)"  SchafferSchaffer 4:57
5. "Greenface"  SchafferSchaffer 3:03
6. "Attila"  Matt Barlow, SchafferBarlow, Schaffer 5:36
7. "Red Baron/Blue Max"  Tim OwensSchaffer 4:05
8. "Hollow Man"  SchafferSchaffer 4:25
9. "Valley Forge"  SchafferSchaffer 4:46
10. "Waterloo"  Barlow, SchafferBarlow, Schaffer 5:50
11. "When the Eagle Cries (Unplugged)"  SchafferSchaffer 3:35

Disc 2: Gettysburg (1863)

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "The Devil to Pay (July 1, 1863)" (references "When Johnny Comes Marching Home," "The Star Spangled Banner" and "Dixie")SchafferSchaffer 12:13
2. "Hold at All Costs (July 2, 1863)"  SchafferSchaffer 7:06
3. "High Water Mark (July 3, 1863)"  SchafferSchaffer 12:36

American version

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "The Star-Spangled Banner"  (instrumental)Smith 1:14
2. "Declaration Day"  SchafferSchaffer 4:59
3. "When the Eagle Cries"  SchafferSchaffer 4:06
4. "The Reckoning (Don't Tread on Me)"  SchafferSchaffer 4:57
5. "Greenface"  SchafferSchaffer 3:03
6. "Attila"  Barlow, SchafferBarlow, Schaffer 5:36
7. "Red Baron/Blue Max"  OwensSchaffer 4:05
8. "Hollow Man"  SchafferSchaffer 4:25
9. "Valley Forge"  SchafferSchaffer 4:46
10. "The Devil to Pay (July 1, 1863)"  SchafferSchaffer 12:13
11. "Hold at All Costs (July 2, 1863)"  SchafferSchaffer 7:06
12. "High Water Mark (July 3, 1863)"  SchafferSchaffer 12:36

European version

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Declaration Day"  SchafferSchaffer 4:59
2. "When the Eagle Cries"  SchafferSchaffer 4:06
3. "The Reckoning (Don't Tread on Me)"  SchafferSchaffer 4:57
4. "Attila"  Barlow, SchafferBarlow, Schaffer 5:36
5. "Red Baron/Blue Max"  OwensSchaffer 4:05
6. "Hollow Man"  SchafferSchaffer 4:25
7. "Valley Forge"  SchafferSchaffer 4:46
8. "Waterloo"  Barlow, SchafferBarlow, Schaffer 5:50
9. "The Devil to Pay (July 1, 1863)"  SchafferSchaffer 12:13
10. "Hold at All Costs (July 2, 1863)"  SchafferSchaffer 7:06
11. "High Water Mark (July 3, 1863)"  SchafferSchaffer 12:36

Personnel

[6]

Iced Earth
Guest musicians
Production

References

  1. ↑ Thom Jurek (2004-01-13). "The Glorious Burden - Iced Earth | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Iced Earth - The Glorious Burden review". Metal Storm. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  3. ↑ "ThinkQuest". Library.thinkquest.org. 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  4. ↑ Jon Schaffer explanation of Matt Barlow's departure.Archived February 5, 2004 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Interview with Tim "Ripper" Owens of ICED EARTH". Metal-Rules.com. 2004-01-26. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  6. ↑ The Glorious Burden album credits. SPV. 2004.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, October 12, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.