Iced Earth

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Iced Earth
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Background information
Origin	Tampa, Fl
Genres	Heavy metal, power metal
Years active	1984 - current
Labels	Century Media Records, SPV
Associated acts	Demons & Wizards, Pyramaze, Blind Guardian, Sons of Liberty

Iced Earth is a band from Tampa, Florida that combines influences from thrash metal, power metal, progressive metal, opera, speed metal and NWOBHM.

Discography

Iced Earth complete list of releases

• 1990: Iced Earth
• 1991: Night of the Stormrider
• 1995: Burnt Offerings
• 1996: The Dark Saga
• 1998: Something Wicked This Way Comes
• 2001: Horror Show
• 2002: Tribute to the Gods
• 2004: The Glorious Burden
• 2007: Framing Armageddon
• 2008: The Crucible of Man

video

Iced Earth Pure evil live at Hammerfest {{#ev:youtube|uN4r1noMO5A|300}}

DVD

Gettysburg (1863)

• Released: June 6, 2005
• Label: Steamhammer
• Format: DVD

Alive in Athens – The DVD

• Released: October 30, 2006
• Label: Century Media
• Format: DVD

Festivals Of The Wicked

• Released: ? (tentative release early 2011)
• Label: Century Media
• Format: DVD

Current Members

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Jon Schaffer	1984 onward	Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals	All Iced Earth releases
	Stu Block	2011 onward	Lead Vocals	From Into Eternity
	Freddie Vidales	2008 onward	Bass, Backing Vocals	non yet, expected on future releases from 2008 onward
	Troy Seele	2007 onward	Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals	From Framing Armageddon (2007) onward
	Brent Smedley	1996-1997, 1998-1999, 2006 onward	Drums	Days of Purgatory (1997), then from The Melancholy E.P. (1999 E.P.) to Alive in Athens (1999), then from Overture of the Wicked (2007 E.P.) onward

Former members

Matt Barlow has retired from Iced Earth.

Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
Greg Seymour	1984–1989	Drums	Enter the Realm (1989 demo)
Gene Adam	1985–1991	Lead Vocals	From Enter the Realm (1989 demo) to Iced Earth (1991)
Bill Owen	1985–1987	Lead Guitar	None
Richard Bateman	1985–1986	Bass	None
Dave Abell	1987–1996	Bass	From Enter the Realm (1989 demo) to The Dark Saga (1996)
Randall Shawver	1988–1998	Lead Guitar	From Enter the Realm (1989 demo) to The Dark Saga (1996)
Mike McGill	1989–1991	Drums	Iced Earth (1991)
John Greely	1991–1992	Lead Vocals	Night of the Stormrider (1992)
Rick Secchiari	1991–1992	Drums	Night of the Stormrider (1992)
Rodney Beasley	1992–1995	Drums	Burnt Offerings (1995)
Mark Prator	1995–1996, 1997–1998	Drums	The Dark Saga (1996), then Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998)
James MacDonough	1996–2000, 2001–2004	Bass	From Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998) to Alive in Athens (1999), then from The Reckoning (2003 single) to The Glorious Burden (2004)
Larry Tarnowski	1998–2003	Lead Guitar	From Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998) to Tribute to the Gods (2002)
Richard Christy	2000–2004	Drums	From Horror Show (2001) to The Glorious Burden (2004)
Steve DiGiorgio	2000–2001	Bass	Horror Show (2001)
Tim "Ripper" Owens	2003–2007	Lead Vocals	From The Reckoning (2003 single) to Framing Armageddon (2007)
Ralph Santolla	2003–2004	Lead Guitar	From The Reckoning (2003 single) to The Glorious Burden (2004)
Ernie Carletti	2006	Lead Guitar	None
Tim Mills	2006–2007	Lead Guitar	From Overture of the Wicked (2007 E.P.) to Framing Armageddon (2007)
Dennis Hayes	2007	Bass	From Framing Armageddon (2007) to The Crucible of Man (2008)
Bobby Jarzombek	2004-2006	Drums	None
James "Bo" Wallace	2006-2007	Bass	None

Keyboards

• Rick Risberg (1999)
• Howard Helm (1992-2007)