MATT BARLOW REJOINS ICED EARTH[views:15103][posts:39]____________________________________________ [Dec 11,2007 8:10pm - NEVERPURIFIED NLI ""] from blabbermouth.net http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermo....aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=86574 ICED EARTH mainman/guitarist Jon Schaffer has issued the following statement: "Hello, dear friends! "Once again the winds of change are upon us, and this time I can say that I am very happy about the result. "While out on the European tour I had several in depth discussions with many loyal ICED EARTH fans. A common theme of these discussions was how much Matt is missed. I agreed with the fans that things were not the same and that it was a very special period in ICED EARTH's history. "When I heard several months ago that Matt [Barlow] was going to be doing a project in music again, I was thinking about contacting him and seeing what his intentions were. I didn't act on this because I was so focused on the writing of the new epic, and frankly, it just didn't seem realistic. "Well, after getting out on the road and speaking with many of you directly, I decided to call Matt and see how he was doing and if he was interested in working together again. I am proud to say that he is coming back to ICED EARTH and we will be getting back to work in the studio very soon. "Matt will be singing on Part 2 of the 'Something Wicked' concept CD and we will be looking forward to getting out on tour and delivering a series of ICED EARTH shows that will rival any in the history of the band. And there will be a proper DVD filmed from this period, something we’ve all been waiting for. "I want you all to know that it was you who made this a reality. I have missed Matt's presence onstage and in my personal life in a big way over the past few years, so I appreciate your honesty in our discussions. It did help me realize the decision to move forward with pursuing this. The fans have spoken and we have delivered! "You true fans know that I'm a straight shooter, I say what I mean and mean what I say. And though I value your opinions greatly, you must believe that this is a decision that comes completely from the heart and is not motivated by anything other than what feels the best for ICED EARTH. This is the way that things have always been dealt with, for better or for worse, but always honestly and from the heart. "Tim Owens is a great and talented singer and I wish the best for him and his future on a personal and professional level. "There will be more news soon as to further developments and plans. This will push back the release of Part 2 a bit. Not because we couldn't be ready to record in time, but because of a new addition to Matt's family in early 2008! "I am very happy to announce that ICED EARTH is truly BACK!" |
| __________________________________ [Dec 11,2007 8:11pm - archaeon ""] Thank god |
| ____________________________________________ [Dec 11,2007 8:14pm - NEVERPURIFIED NLI ""] and it's on icedearth.com as well. holy shit...maybe they'll re-record the last record so we can hear the trilogy with good vocals |
| __________________________________________ [Dec 11,2007 8:17pm - thegreatspaldino ""] ehhh... i was actually really happy with Owens... the one thing Barlow lacks is a great high. also tough luck for Owens AGAIN getting replaced by the original vocalist of the band he is in... |
| ______________________________ [Dec 11,2007 8:21pm - Blue ""] THANK GOD |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 11,2007 8:26pm - i_am_lazy ""] Doesn't surprise me. Hopefully Owens will find a better band. |
| ____________________________________________ [Dec 11,2007 8:30pm - NEVERPURIFIED NLI ""] i_am_lazy said:Doesn't surprise me. Hopefully Owens will find a better band. even if he does, they'll kick him out in 4 years when the previous vocalist wants to come back |
| __________________________________________ [Dec 11,2007 9:36pm - SlavonicIdentity ""] thegreatspaldino said:ehhh... i was actually really happy with Owens... the one thing Barlow lacks is a great high. also tough luck for Owens AGAIN getting replaced by the original vocalist of the band he is in... Barlow isn't the original vocalist. |
| ________________________________________ [Dec 11,2007 10:15pm - NorthernFrost ""] Owens is far better than Barlow, but Iced Earth just isn't the band for him. Beyond Fear rules. |
| _________________________________ [Dec 11,2007 10:20pm - NIGGER ""] SOME QUEER said:"Hello, dear friends!" FAGGOT |
| ___________________________________________ [Dec 11,2007 10:46pm - thegreatspaldino ""] SlavonicIdentity said:thegreatspaldino said:ehhh... i was actually really happy with Owens... the one thing Barlow lacks is a great high. also tough luck for Owens AGAIN getting replaced by the original vocalist of the band he is in... Barlow isn't the original vocalist. obviously i know that... but pre-Barlow Iced Earth doesnt exist in my mind so, Barlow is the original one to me ;) |
| ________________________________________ [Dec 11,2007 10:52pm - NorthernFrost ""] Night of the Stormrider is better than any of the Barlow albums. Learn to appreciate things that don't feature your favorite vocalists. |
| ___________________________________________ [Dec 11,2007 10:56pm - thegreatspaldino ""] my favorite IE is newer IE... i like some of Barlow's stuff, and i didnt like the first couple albums. |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 11,2007 11:04pm - DIE-NLI ""] Blue said:THANK GOD x1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 |
| _________________________________________ [Dec 11,2007 11:12pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] This = a good thing. |
| ______________________________ [Dec 11,2007 11:20pm - pam ""] Spectacular. |
| ______________________________________ [Dec 11,2007 11:58pm - horror_tang ""] Who gives a shit? Apparently a bunch of fags on this board. |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 12,2007 1:26am - dreadkill ""] barlow was the only thing that kept that band interesting. his paul stanley-esque vocals gave the generic music some character. i think owens is a great singer, but he made iced earth sound more generic than ever. i like some iced earth stuff, but only because of barlow. |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 12,2007 1:53am - shakattak ""] They should tour with the lineup that did Horror Show and play those songs. And other Barlow-era shit too. |
| ___________________________________________ [Dec 12,2007 10:02am - thegreatspaldino ""] horror show line up had Digiorgio and Christy... if i remember correctly, Digiorgio doesnt really care for Schaefer and Christy is too busy getting a brazillian wax and being a pervert on the Howard Stern Show... |
| ______________________________ [Dec 12,2007 11:00am - pam ""] horror_tang said:Who gives a shit? Apparently a bunch of fags on this board. I DO love the cock. |
| ______________________________________ [Dec 12,2007 11:17am - horror_tang ""] Fag! |
| _____________________________________________ [Dec 12,2007 11:24am - NEVERPURIFIED NLI ""] thegreatspaldino said:horror show line up had Digiorgio and Christy... if i remember correctly, Digiorgio doesnt really care for Schaefer and Christy is too busy getting a brazillian wax and being a pervert on the Howard Stern Show... apparently what happened according to schaffer was that digiorgio originally signed on to do the album and the tour, but when it came time to tour, he flaked out on schaffer. which is why he's only listed as a guest musician and not a band member in the booklet, also the reason why they edited the band photo in the middle of the booklet to remove him, though his shadow is still in the picture; schaffer has since said he'll never work with him. shame, he was the only bass player to do interesting stuff in that band oh well...i'd rather have barlow in the band |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 12,2007 11:47am - cav nli ""] i would have stayed and watched them the year they played metalfest if barlow was in the band. fuck ripper. |
| ______________________________ [Dec 12,2007 11:50am - pam ""] cav nli said:i would have stayed and watched them the year they played metalfest if barlow was in the band. fuck ripper. I stayed, it was underwhelming. |
| _____________________________________________ [Dec 12,2007 12:12pm - ConquerTheBaphomet ""] Best news all year. |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 12,2007 12:28pm - Aegathis ""] NEVERPURIFIED NLI said:thegreatspaldino said:horror show line up had Digiorgio and Christy... if i remember correctly, Digiorgio doesnt really care for Schaefer and Christy is too busy getting a brazillian wax and being a pervert on the Howard Stern Show... apparently what happened according to schaffer was that digiorgio originally signed on to do the album and the tour, but when it came time to tour, he flaked out on schaffer. which is why he's only listed as a guest musician and not a band member in the booklet, also the reason why they edited the band photo in the middle of the booklet to remove him, though his shadow is still in the picture; schaffer has since said he'll never work with him. shame, he was the only bass player to do interesting stuff in that band Schaffer said in some recent interview that he has always ended up playing all bass tracks on all of their albums. |
| ____________________________________________ [Dec 12,2007 1:09pm - NEVERPURIFIED NLI ""] schaffer played bass on the intro and mid section to damien, as well as the intro to the phantom opera ghost; and as far as i know, steve played the rest of the bass on the album |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 12,2007 1:30pm - i_am_lazy ""] NEVERPURIFIED NLI said:thegreatspaldino said:horror show line up had Digiorgio and Christy... if i remember correctly, Digiorgio doesnt really care for Schaefer and Christy is too busy getting a brazillian wax and being a pervert on the Howard Stern Show... apparently what happened according to schaffer was that digiorgio originally signed on to do the album and the tour, but when it came time to tour, he flaked out on schaffer. which is why he's only listed as a guest musician and not a band member in the booklet, also the reason why they edited the band photo in the middle of the booklet to remove him, though his shadow is still in the picture; schaffer has since said he'll never work with him. shame, he was the only bass player to do interesting stuff in that band oh well...i'd rather have barlow in the band And DiGiorgio's side is that he never signed on to tour, and Schaffer had just assumed the tour was implied without ever informing Steve. Horror Show has Steve's signature fretless sound all over it, though. I don't think Schaffer did any bass work beyond the Damien intro on there. |
| _____________________________ [Dec 12,2007 1:31pm - pam ""] Schaffer is a drama queen. |
| ________________________________________ [Dec 12,2007 1:42pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] pam said:Schaffer is a drama queen. TROOF |
| ________________________________________ [Dec 12,2007 2:36pm - BillyBobsTool ""] YAY for ICED TURD!! |
| __________________________________________ [Dec 12,2007 2:57pm - thegreatspaldino ""] i was a member of some metal forum a while back that had an official Digiorgio "forum" section and he posted there a lot. what i remember reading was that he thinks Schafer is a cocky, ego-centric prick and wouldnt work with him again anyway. |
| _________________________________ [Dec 20,2007 6:27pm - foghorn ""] This makes me happy! I never got into Tim Owens. Barlow was made for Iced Earth. |
| _____________________________ [Dec 20,2007 6:32pm - pam ""] bennyhillifier |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 20,2007 6:35pm - dreadkill ""] pam said:Schaffer is a drama queen. schaffer is a dickhead who writes extremely generic music. barlow is the only thing that makes that band listenable. |
| _____________________________ [Dec 20,2007 6:37pm - pam ""] dreadkill said:pam said:Schaffer is a drama queen. schaffer is a dickhead who writes extremely generic music. barlow is the only thing that makes that band listenable. Fucking EXACTLY. |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 21,2007 2:52am - Y_Ddraig_Goch ""] pam said:dreadkill said:pam said:Schaffer is a drama queen. schaffer is a dickhead who writes extremely generic music. barlow is the only thing that makes that band listenable. Fucking EXACTLY. You guys just need to listen to the newest Iced Earth CD. Although there are far too many filler tracks, the real ones are amazing. They finally wrote music that fits with tim owens, and now they dump him. Wonder if Barlow is still in Pyramaze? |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 21,2007 2:31pm - neverpurified ""] he just released a statement that said he would only be doing the next pyramaze album and then concentrate on Iced Earth...and keeping his job as a police officer |
| ______________________________ [Dec 22,2007 12:16pm - pam ""] Y_Ddraig_Goch said:pam said:dreadkill said:pam said:Schaffer is a drama queen. schaffer is a dickhead who writes extremely generic music. barlow is the only thing that makes that band listenable. Fucking EXACTLY. You guys just need to listen to the newest Iced Earth CD. Although there are far too many filler tracks, the real ones are amazing. They finally wrote music that fits with tim owens, and now they dump him. I did listen to it, I thought it was boring as hell and I can't stand Ripper. There's a reason he's always the replacement for someone better. My opinion anyway. |