The Blessed and The Damned

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The Blessed and the Damned

Compilation album by Iced Earth
Released	August 10, 2004
Recorded	1991-2001
Genre	Power Metal, Symphonic Metal
Length	2:04:48
Label	Century Media Records
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Iced Earth chronology
The Glorious Burden (2004)	The Blessed and The Damned (2004)	Overture of the Wicked (2007)

The Blessed and The Damned is a 2-CD Best of compilation by the American heavy metal band Iced Earth. The CD-booklet can be reversed, to show either angels or demons on the cover. The booklet also includes Jon Schaffer's comments on previous albums and his life. Even though the CD was released after The Glorious Burden, the biography in the booklet makes no mention of it. This is probably due to the fact that Iced Earth left their record label Century Media Records prior to The Glorious Burden, and signed with SPV. In turn, Century Media released this compilation album.

1 Track listing
- 1.1 Disc 1
- 1.2 Disc 2
2 Personnel

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc 1

"Burning Times"
"Wolf"
"The Hunter"
"To Curse the Sky"
"Melancholy (Holy Martyr)"
"Stormrider"
"Burnt Offerings"
"Travel in Stygian" (live)
"Dark Saga"
"Written on the Walls"
"Damien"

[edit] Disc 2

"Angels Holocaust"
"Desert Rain"
"Last December"
"Watching Over Me"
"Pure Evil" (live)
"The Path I Choose"
"I Died for You"
"Disciples of the Lie"
"When the Night Falls"
"Jack"
"Iced Earth"
"Violate" (live)

All live tracks taken from Alive in Athens.

[edit] Personnel

Jon Schaffer - rhythm guitar on all songs, and vocals on "Stormrider"
Matt Barlow - vocals on Tracks 1-3, 5, 7-9, and 11 on Disc 1; Tracks 3-5, 7-8, 10, and 12 on Disc 2
Gene Adam - vocals on Tracks 4 and 10 on Disc 1; Track 11 on Disc 2
John Greely - vocals on "The Path I Choose" on Disc 2
Randall Shawver - lead guitar on Tracks 3-4, 6-7, and 9-10 on Disc 1; Tracks 1-3, 6-7, 9, and 11 on Disc 2
Larry Tarnowski - lead guitar on Tracks 1-2, 5, 8, and 11 on Disc 1; Tracks 4-5, 8, 10, and 12 on Disc 2
Dave Abell - bass on Tracks 3-4, 6-7, and 9-10 on Disc 1; Tracks 1-3, 6-7, 9, and 11 on Disc 2
James MacDonough - bass on Tracks 1, 5, and 8 on Disc 1; Tracks 4-5, 8, and 12 on Disc 2
Steve DiGiorgio - bass on Tracks 2 and 11 on Disc 1, and Track 10 on Disc 2
Mark Prator - drums on Tracks 1, 3, 5, and 9 on Disc 1; Tracks 4 and 7-8 on Disc 2
Rick Secchiari - drums on "Stormrider" on Disc 1; Tracks 1-2, and 6 on Disc 2
Mike McGill - drums on Tracks 4 and 10 on Disc 1; Tracks 9 and 11 on Disc 2
Richard Christy - drums on Tracks 2 and 11 on Disc 1, and "Jack" on Disc 2
Brent Smedley - drums on "Travel in Stygian" on Disc 1; Tracks 5 and 12 on Disc 2
Rodney Beasley - drums on "Burnt Offerings" on Disc 1, and "Last December" on Disc 2

Cover art by Leo Hao.

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
Iced Earth
Jon Schaffer \| Tim 'Ripper' Owens \| Brent Smedley \| Dennis Hayes
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
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