Something Wicked This Way Comes (album)
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| Studio album by Iced Earth | ||
| Released | July 7, 1998 | |
| Recorded | Morrisound Studios Tampa, Florida | |
| Genre | Heavy Metal | |
| Length | 61:54 | |
| Label | Century Media | |
| Producer(s) | Jim Morris | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Iced Earth chronology | ||
 Days of Purgatory (1997) |
 Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998) |
 Alive In Athens (1999) |
Something Wicked This Way Comes is Iced Earth's fifth album, released July 7, 1998, by Century Media Records.
[edit] Track listing
- "Burning Times" (Barlow, Schaffer) – 3:43
- "Melancholy (Holy Martyr)" (Schaffer) – 4:47
- "Disciples Of The Lie" (Schaffer) – 4:03 (referenced on Pedophilia and child sexual abuse in songs)
- "Watching Over Me" (Schaffer) – 4:28
- "Stand Alone" (Barlow, Schaffer) – 2:44
- "Consequences" (Schaffer) – 5:36
- "My Own Savior" (Barlow, Morris, Schaffer) – 3:39
- "The Reaping Stone" (Barlow, MacDonough, Schaffer) – 4:02
- "1776" [instrumental] (Schaffer) – 3:33
- "Blessed Are You" (Schaffer) – 5:05
- "Something Wicked: Prophecy" (Schaffer) – 6:18
- "Something Wicked: Birth Of The Wicked" (Schaffer) – 4:16
- "Something Wicked: The Coming Curse" (Schaffer) – 9:33
- "Stormrider (live)" (Schaffer) - ?:?? (only on the Japanese release)
[edit] Notes
The song "Watching Over Me" was written in memory of Bill Blackmon, a friend of Jon Schaffer's who had died in a motorcycle accident. He also suggested the name Iced Earth to Jon.
The final three tracks of the album comprise the "Something Wicked" trilogy. It introduces Iced Earth's mascot, Set Abominae, and provides the backstory to the upcoming albums based on Set, Something Wicked - Part 1 and Something Wicked - Part 2. To keep a continuity between the original trilogy and the upcoming albums, Iced Earth will be releasing an EP with the original trilogy re-recorded with current singer Tim "Ripper" Owens.
[edit] Personnel
- Jon Schaffer - Guitars, Backing Vocals
- Matthew Barlow - Lead Vocals
- Larry Tarnowski - Lead Guitar
- James MacDonough - Bass Guitar
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- Mark "The Creeper" Prator - Drums
- Susan McQuinn - Flute on "1776"
- Howard Helm - Piano intro to "Coming Curse"
- Tracy Marie LaBarbera - Backing Vocals on "My Own Savior", "Melancholy", and "Watching Over Me"
- Jim Morris - Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Guitar Solo on "Watching Over Me", Backing Vocals
- Roger Hughes - Mandolin on "Blessed Are You"
| Iced Earth |
| Jon Schaffer | Tim 'Ripper' Owens | Brent Smedley | Dennis Hayes |
| Former members: Gene Adam | Randall Shawver | Dave Abell | Mike McGill | John Greely | Rick Secchiari | Matthew Barlow | Rodney Beasley | Mark Prator | James MacDonough | Brent Smedley | Larry Tarnowski | Steve DiGiorgio | Richard Christy | Ralph Santolla | Tim Mills |
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| Discography |
| Albums: Iced Earth | Night of the Stormrider | Burnt Offerings | The Dark Saga | Something Wicked This Way Comes | Horror Show | The Glorious Burden | Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part 1) | Revelation Abomination (Something Wicked Part 2) |
| E.P.'s and demos: Enter the Realm | Untitled demo | The Melancholy E.P. | The Reckoning | Overture of the Wicked |
| Live albums: Alive in Athens |
| DVDs: Gettysburg (1863) | Alive in Athens |
| Other releases: Days of Purgatory | Dark Genesis | Tribute to the Gods | The Blessed and The Damned |
