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ICED EARTH: Guitarist Troy Seele Announces Departure From Band

Posted by aliblackdiamond on August 22, 2016
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ICED EARTH guitarist Troy Seele announces departure from the band due to family responsibilities. He stated:
“After close to ten years as a guitarist in Iced Earth, the time has come for me to step away. Some of you know, but many do not, that I have a child with Autism. In the past I had a great support system that has allowed me to pursue a career in music. That is no longer the case and it has forced me to make a difficult decision. I’ve always believed that family comes first, and now it is time for me to focus on that.

The demanding life style of being in a professional heavy metal band is no longer an option for me. Knowing the band is focused on a new album and touring cycle, and given my circumstances, this is the best time for me to step down.

Playing in Iced Earth has been a great experience. It’s taken me around the world many times and given me the chance to meet many of my heroes, as well as play in front of crowds larger than I ever dreamed of.

I personally want to thank Jon and the guys for the music and the amazing times through the years. Thank you to the fans for understanding and for your support.”
Troy Seele.

ICED EARTH singer Stu Block remarks on Seele’s departure, “It’s very sad that Troy is leaving. He will be missed and will always be considered family to us. I wish him the best of luck in everything he does.”

Jon Schaffer, ICED EARTH founder, states, “Troy was a good friend before he became a part of the team, and always will be. I understand and respect his decision. We shared some of the most amazing times of our lives together. We laughed hard, and we laughed often. Be well brother. We all wish you the very best.”

Troy Seele’s last gig with the band will be Knotfest in Mexico City, October 16th 2016.

ICED EARTH online:
www.icedearth.com
www.facebook.com/OfficialIcedEarth
www.youtube.com/officialicedearth

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ENSIFERUM Confirms “Headbangers Ball Tour” As Direct Support To ICED EARTH

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 23, 2016
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ENSIFERUM will be part of the MTV’s Headbangersball Tour 2016, announce Metal Blade Records.  KATAKLYSM and UNEARTH complete line-up!

HEADBANGERS BALL – The original will have a loud and live comeback!

Headbangers Ball – a name that bears pure heavy metal nostalgia – will come to life again! By the end of this year, MTV’s classic 80′s show shall return as a series of events. MTV Headbangers Ball, hosted by Continental Concerts in cooperation with MTV, is going to tour Europe. Just like the classic TV show presented by Vanessa Warwick, the festival tour is going to embody the cutting edge and timeless essence of pure f**king metal!

Headliner of this festival tour will be U.S. metal gods ICED EARTH! Formed in Florida in the mid-80s, the band celebrated its international breakthrough with the album “Burnt Offerings”, which defined the band’s trademark style between power and thrash metal. Their last album “Plagues Of Babylon” came out in 2014 and charted on #5 in Germany. To this day, the band is recognised as one of the most successful traditional metal acts.

Finish headbangers ENSIFERUM are considered one of the most successful musical exports from Northern Europe. Integrating traditional instruments such as the Finnish kantele into their rousing, aggressive metal sound, they can rely on a rabid fan-base and recently scored #1 in the Finnish charts as well as #15 in Germany for the latest album “One Man Army“.

Comments ENSIFERUM‘s Sami Hinkka: “We are really proud to be on the MTV’s Headbangers Ball -tour. Hell, we were one of those kids who stayed up on Sunday nights to check out the show and all awesome heavy metal videos and interviews of our idols! And now we are part of this legendary tour and a start of a new era, it just feels like a dream come true. So brace yourselves for the ultimate metal experience of a lifetime! See you in front row!“

Earlier in this year Canadian / American Death Metal Act KATAKLYSM completed an incredibly successful tour throughout Europe covering forty four cities in support of their new album “Of Ghosts And Gods”. The band is considered as one of the biggest and well-established acts in Death Metal for many years now and stands out through their characteristically musical interplay between aggressive drum sounds and melodic guitar tracks and crushing grooves , the band recently won the Juno award in Canada (Equivalent to a grammy) for best “heavy metal album of the year” for their latest album “Of Ghosts and Gods”.

Modern metal outfit UNEARTH from Massachusetts/USA completes this diverse and absolutely crushing billing. The band’s most recent studio album “Watchers Of Rule” was released in 2014 and this furious live act will perfectly open up the MTV Headbangers Ball tour.

MTV’s Headbangerball Tour 2016
ICED EARTH
ENSIFERUM
KATAKLYSM
UNEARTH
presented by Metal Hammer, EMP, Metaltix, Musix, Turock, piranha, Slam
01.12.2016 DE Berlin Huxleys
02.12.2016 DE Oberhausen RMM
03.12.2016 DE Leipzig Hellraiser
04.12.2016 DE Hamburg Markthalle
05.12.2016 NL Tilburg O13
06.12.2016 UK London Electric Brixton
07.12.2016 FR Paris Bataclan
08.12.2016 DE Saarbrücken Garage
09.12.2016 DE Geiselwind Christmasbash
10.12.2016 DE Gießen Hessenhallen
11.12.2016 BE Torhout De Mast
13.12.2016 CH Pratteln Z-7
14.12.2016 CH Pratteln Z-7
15.12.2016 DE Stuttgart LKA
16.12.2016 AT Wien Arena
17.12.2016 DE München Backstage
18.12.2016 CZ Zlin Euronics
www.metaltix.de

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MTV Headbangers Ball was broadcasted for the first time on April 18th, 1987 and quickly became one of the most popular shows on MTV. The show was on air for eight years in the USA and six years in Europe. Besides music videos, the show also featured interviews with bands as well as specials on particular acts or festivals. The “Triple Thrash Treat” section created a TV platform for more extreme forms of metal, a tradition continued by this series of live events. Just like the TV show, the festival tour aims at presenting the endless variety of metal music offering a platform for established artists as well as newcomers.

For more information please visit: headbangersball-tour.eu

ENSIFERUM‘s “One Man Army” is out now via Metal Blade Records. Order yours today at metalblade.com/ensiferum where you’ll also find the band’s recently debuted “One Man Army” video and companion making-of footage. For iTunes orders, point your browser to itunes.apple.com.

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ICED EARTH: Begin Rehearsals For 70,000 Tons Of Metal; Pictures Online

Posted by aliblackdiamond on February 3, 2016
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Metal giants ICED EARTH have posted some new updates via their official Facebook page, showing the fans that they are now in rehearsals for the 70,000 Tons Of Metal Cruise, which takes place from 4-8th February. The band stated several days ago:

“Brothers and sisters,

We are closer to beginning our journey on the high seas of heavy metal. Arrrgggghhhhh!!!
Rehearsals start Monday and the whole team is pumped up big time!
70,000 Tons of Metal here we come!

See you on board!

Iced Earth”

Since their 2014 release  “Plagues Of Babylon” guitarist and mainman Jon Schaffer had a cervical fusion operation which he successfully recovered from and the band have also released some of their past classic albums on vinyl, including “Something Wicked This Way Comes”, “Horror Show” and “Days Of Purgatory”. ICED EARTH have also been preparing a new studio and headquarters in preparation for their new recordings.

Check out the new band rehearsal pictures from days one and two, below:

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ICED EARTH: More Classic Albums Re-Released On Vinyl

Posted by Stargazer on January 15, 2016
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ICED EARTH vinylsAfter the release of ICED EARTH’s first four studio albums in 2015, Century Media Records announced that “Something Wicked This Way Comes” and “Horror Show” albums will be released on double vinyl whereas “Days Of Purgatory” has become a triple vinyl, just as it should have been back in 1997 when the album was released. This new version of “Days Of Purgatory” includes the track “Iced Earth” which was unfortunately omitted on the original 2LP version due to playing time issues. All three titles have been remastered for vinyl by Patrick Engel at the Temple of Disharmony for optimal sound quality. Pre-order is available at this location.

Here is the info on the vinyl color splits:

“Something Wicked This Way Comes” 2LP:

Clear vinyl – 100 copies (exclusively available at CM Distro Europe)
Golden vinyl – 200 copies (exclusively available at CM Distro US)
White vinyl – 400 copies (available at various mailorder stores)
Black vinyl – unlimited

 

“Horror Show” 2LP:

Clear vinyl – 100 copies (exclusively available at CM Distro Europe)
White vinyl – 200 copies (exclusively available at CM Distro US)
Transparent-red vinyl – 400 copies (available at various mailorder stores)
Black vinyl – unlimited

 

“Days Of Purgatory” 3LP:

Clear vinyl – 100 copies (exclusively available at CM Distro Europe)
Orange vinyl – 200 copies (exclusively available at CM Distro US)
Red vinyl – 400 copies (available at various mailorder stores)
Black vinyl – unlimited

ICED EARTH Online:

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ICED EARTH’S Jon Schaffer Decided To Sell Some Of His Guitars

Posted by Stargazer on August 12, 2015
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jon-sAmerican power metallers ICED EARTH recently announced that they are in the process of setting up a new headquarters for everything concerning the band, including a new studio for future recordings. Now, the band’s main man, Jon Schaffer has decided to sell some of his electric guitars to help finance the new project.

Jon states, “I’m selling a few guitars that have been on various recordings as well as some that were bought for my personal collection. We need to raise a large amount of money to complete the vision of our new headquarters, and begin this new chapter in the bands march to independence, to thrive in the ever-changing music business. There are some pretty killer guitars in the collection, so I urge die-hard fans, and guitar collectors alike, to go to Carter Vintage Guitars and see what’s there.”

Jon Schaffer is selling 17 of his best guitars on the Carter Vintage Guitars website at fair prices and all instruments are documented with a letter from him. It is surely very difficult for any guitarist to sell their instruments, but Jon is doing it for the band’s future, which is admirable. Many fans of the band have claimed that they are ready to help by donating, however ICED EARTH has not asked for any donation yet.

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ICED EARTH: Classic Albums Re-Released On Vinyl

Posted by aliblackdiamond on July 3, 2015
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Century Media will release the first four studio albums of ICED EARTH in July.

“Iced Earth” and “Night Of The Stormrider” will be released on June 10th, “Burnt Offerings” and “The Dark Saga” will be released on June 17th. All four albums will come in gatefold sleeves featuring the original LP artwork. Layouts have been kept close to the layouts of the original vinyl versions as well. Each LP includes a 60×60 artwork poster and 180 g vinyl. The LP sound has been kept in its original form, with a special vinyl mastering of Patrick Engel, known from his careful mastering works for bands as Jag Panzer, Exodus, Trouble, Tokyo Blade or Candlemass, delivering you the best vinyl listening experience of these US power metal classics.

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While “The Dark Saga” has already seen one vinyl re-issue in 2010 (which is a rare edition by now), the first three ICED EARTH albums have never seen an LP re-issue since their initial release. As prices have reached ridiculous heights lately, it’s time to offer you these outstanding and influential albums for a regular price. The albums “Days Of Purgatory”, “Something Wicked This Way Comes” and “Horror Show” will follow in the first quarter of 2016.

Here is the info on the vinyl color splits:

“Iced Earth” LP:

Clear vinyl – 100 copies (exclusively available at CM Distro Europe)

Turquoise vinyl – 200 copies (exclusively available at CM Distro US)

Green vinyl – 400 copies (available at various mailorder stores)

Black vinyl – unlimited

“Night Of The Stormrider” LP:

Clear vinyl – 100 copies (exclusively available at CM Distro Europe)

Silver vinyl – 200 copies (exclusively available at CM Distro US)

Blue vinyl – 400 copies (available at various mailorder stores)

Black vinyl – unlimited

“Burnt Offerings” 2LP:

Clear vinyl – 100 copies (exclusively available at CM Distro Europe)

Orange vinyl – 200 copies (exclusively available at CM Distro US)

Red vinyl – 400 copies (available at various mailorder stores)

Black vinyl – unlimited

“The Dark Saga” LP:

Clear vinyl – 100 copies (exclusively available at CM Distro Europe)

Lilac vinyl – 200 copies (exclusively available at CM Distro US)

Yellow vinyl – 400 copies (available at various mailorder stores)

Black vinyl – unlimited

Pre-order your copy at CM Distro: http://smarturl.it/icedearthreissues

ICED EARTH Line-Up (2015):

Jon Schaffer – guitars

Stu Block – vocals

Troy Steele – guitars

Luke Appleton – bass

Brent Smedley – drums

ICED EARTH Discography (studio albums only):

Iced Earth (1990)

Night Of The Stormrider (1991)

Burnt Offerings (1995)

The Dark Saga (1996)

Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998)

Horrow Show (2001)

The Glorious Burden (2004)

Framing Armageddon – Something Wicked Part 1 (2007)

The Crucible Of Man – Something Wicked Part 2 (2008)

Dystopia (2011)

Plagues Of Babylon (2014)

ICED EARTH Online:

http://www.icedearth.com/

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialIcedEarth

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