Iced Earth - The Glorious Burden (Ltd. Digipak Edition) (2004) [FLAC]

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Iced Earth - The Glorious Burden (Ltd. Digipak) (2004) [FLAC]
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Technical Information
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Artist...............: Iced Earth
Album................: The Glorious Burden (Ltd. Digipak)
Year.................: 2004
Genre................: Heavy Metal
Type.................: Studio, Limited Edition
Duration.............: 78:28
Number of Songs......: 14
Artwork..............: Included (Own scans - 300dpi)
Scanner..............: Canon PiXMA MP990 Multifunction

Audio Format.........: Lossless
Ripper...............: dBpowerAMP 15.1
Encoder..............: FLAC 1.3.0 (Level 5)
Hz...................: 44,100
Channels.............: Stereo
Reader...............: LiteOn iHAS524
Source...............: CD (Own Rip)


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General Information (courtesy of Wikipedia)
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"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.

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.

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." 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.

"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.

*NOTES*

Although the sticker on the slipcase mentions *European CD Version, this is the DigiPak
Edition with "When the Eagle Cries (Unplugged)" as bonus track; the latter is missing from the
aformentioned "European Edition"...

Enjoy!

JJ

Band:
Tim Owens: Lead Vocals
Jon Schaffer: Lead & Rhythm Guitar
Ralph Santolla: Lead Guitar
James MacDonough: Bass
Richard Christy: Drums

Guest Musicians:
Jim Morris: Guitar solos on "When the Eagle Cries" and "When the Eagle Cries (Unplugged)"
Matt Barlow: Backing vocals
Howard Helm: Piano
Susan McQuinn: Flute, piccolo
Michael LoBue: Bagpipe
Prague Philharmonic Orchestra: Gettysburg (1863) Trilogy


Tracklists:

Disc One:

01. "The Star-Spangled Banner" - 1:14
02. "Declaration Day" - 4:59
03. "When the Eagle Cries" - 4:06
04. "The Reckoning (Don't Tread on Me)" - 4:57
05. "Greenface" - 3:03
06. "Attila" - 5:36
07. "Red Baron/Blue Max" - 4:05
08. "Hollow Man" - 4:25
09. "Valley Forge" - 4:46
10. "Waterloo" - 5:50
11. "When the Eagle Cries (Unplugged)" - 3:35

Time: 46:34

Disc Two:

01. "The Devil to Pay (July 1, 1863)" - 12:13
02. "Hold at All Costs (July 2, 1863)" - 7:05
03. "High Water Mark (July 3, 1863)" - 12:36

Time: 31:54