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Vid message from Jon S. about the project:

 

 

Listening to a couple of tunes over there at youtube and it's better than I expected. :tumbsup:

 

The imagery in this video(not an official video) for "Jeckyl Island" is some powerful stuff.

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I have to agree with Heaven&hell on this one. Though the original Mathew Barlow releases are my favorite, I still don't have a problem with the direction Iced Earth has taken (I know I don't want to hear the same album done over and over again)

 

Thanks it's nice to see I'm not alone. :headbanger:

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i hate barlow's vox. i don't like crybabies and he's the best at this( with barilari, kotipelto and lance king as strong candidates ).the funny thing is that shaffer replaced gene adams because he didn't want to take singing lessons,according to what's written in M-A( :doh: ).please, jonny, ask from barlow to sing dracula, if you remember how to play this song, despite that you used some of its riffs in other compositions, and give us the laughter of our life. and as for recent years , motorhead have more chances to make a metal album than him to come with something interesting. stormrider took him and drowned him in river styx for ever.....hail, to my buddy, aris, for stating the obvious(will PM you later my paypal account for my 2 cents). time to harvest my crops in farmville(2 more levels to finish it).far more interesting than everything jonny's doing recently.

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i hate barlow's vox. i don't like crybabies and he's the best at this( with barilari, kotipelto and lance king as strong candidates ).the funny thing is that shaffer replaced gene adams because he didn't want to take singing lessons,according to what's written in M-A( :doh: ).please, jonny, ask from barlow to sing dracula, if you remember how to play this song, despite that you used some of its riffs in other compositions, and give us the laughter of our life. and as for recent years , motorhead have more chances to make a metal album than him to come with something interesting. stormrider took him and drowned him in river styx for ever.....hail, to my buddy, aris, for stating the obvious(will PM you later my paypal account for my 2 cents). time to harvest my crops in farmville(2 more levels to finish it).far more interesting than everything jonny's doing recently.

 

Sorry George but I have to disagree with you on every point.

 

Gene Adams voice wasn't that great and Barlow's is by far better but that's just my opinion.

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i hate barlow's vox. i don't like crybabies and he's the best at this( with barilari, kotipelto and lance king as strong candidates ).the funny thing is that shaffer replaced gene adams because he didn't want to take singing lessons,according to what's written in M-A( :doh: ).please, jonny, ask from barlow to sing dracula, if you remember how to play this song, despite that you used some of its riffs in other compositions, and give us the laughter of our life. and as for recent years , motorhead have more chances to make a metal album than him to come with something interesting. stormrider took him and drowned him in river styx for ever.....hail, to my buddy, aris, for stating the obvious(will PM you later my paypal account for my 2 cents). time to harvest my crops in farmville(2 more levels to finish it).far more interesting than everything jonny's doing recently.

 

Sorry George but I have to disagree with you on every point.

 

Gene Adams voice wasn't that great and Barlow's is by far better but that's just my opinion.

 

 

honest and respected opinion. but still gene adams had that distinguishable high pitched "paranoid" vox that made US metal the best form of music(and some of us crazy to find and get every US metal demo ,from the golden era, that's been recorded in every village, town, city, neighbourhood, tower, private island of US-canada,mexico included).

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Vid message from Jon S. about the project:

 

 

Listening to a couple of tunes over there at youtube and it's better than I expected. :tumbsup:

 

 

Just download it bro! It's killer! Been listening to it frequently over the past couple of days :beerbang:

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As for the discussion of the various I.E. vocalists... I like that first album just fine but Gene Adam was the weak link. The dude sounds like David Wayne with a bad head cold.

 

John Greely (the guy on NIGHT OF THE STORMRIDER) was pretty bad-ass though.

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Sons of Liberty is KILLER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Better than the last few Iced Earth albums, especially the awful one/s with Ripper Owens. Maybe the Pryamaze album with Barlow is a little better than it, maybe ?

 

 

I liked Barlow's album w/Pyramaze better than his big "return" to IE.

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Sons of Liberty is KILLER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Better than the last few Iced Earth albums, especially the awful one/s with Ripper Owens. Maybe the Pryamaze album with Barlow is a little better than it, maybe ?

 

 

I liked Barlow's album w/Pyramaze better than his big "return" to IE.

 

I'll agree with that.

 

As I've mentioned before I like the Ripper fronted 'Something Wicked' part one over part two that Barlow was on. The songs were better IMO on part one.

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As I've mentioned before I like the Ripper fronted 'Something Wicked' part one over part two that Barlow was on. The songs were better IMO on part one.

 

 

I thought both parts of the SOMETHING WICKED two-fer were pretty dull to be honest. That's why I'm hoping that Schaffer has gotten the epic concept bug out of his system now. If the next album is SOMETHING WICKED PART III, I'm gonna be like "check please!"

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  • 3 months later...

Schaffer is taking Sons of Liberty AND Iced Earth out on the road for a few live dates later this year...

 

ICED EARTH / SONS OF LIBERTY ANNOUNCE SELECT DATES IN NORTH AMERICA FOR 2010

 

 

ICED EARTH have confirmed 4 North American tour dates for the Fall of 2010. Meant as an "Escape From The Studio", these exclusive dates will also get fans the chance to see Jon Schaffer's new project SONS OF LIBERTY on stage for their first-ever live performances.

 

Jon Schaffer: "It has been too long since we played North America and after the South American shows we felt we should bring a "Greatest Hits"-set to our loyal fans in the US.

I am also very much looking forward to introducing SONS OF LIBERTY to the Minions. See you out there!"

 

For the dates listed below, ICED EARTH will be offering a very limited number of fans the opportunity to attend the show as the band’s guest VIPs.

Fans who purchase a VIP package with www.icedearth.com will receive the following:

 

A General Admission Ticket

VIP meet and greet with Iced Earth

Autographed tour poster

Iced Earth Flag

Limited Edition Iced Earth T-Shirt

VIP commemorative laminate

 

The VIP packages are very limited and available on a first-come/ first-serve basis.

The VIP package cost is $75 including the concert ticket.

 

VIP packages via www.icedearth.com will be available starting April 21.

Regular tickets sales via Ticketmaster and all other outlets will not begin until May 7 and will be subject to local service fees.

 

 

I C E D E A R T H

with very special guest

SONS OF LIBERTY

 

Fri/Sep-10 - Washington DC -- 9:30 Club

Tue/Sep-21 - Chicago IL -- House of Blues

Thu/Sep-23 - New York NY -- Nokia Theater Times Square

Sat/Sep-25 - West Hollywood CA -- House of Blues

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I'm pretty sure I'll be hitting the show in D.C. at the 9:30. I heard they may add a few more show also... so keep an eye out :quagmire:

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