Pre-Order here demonswizards.lnk.to/IIIFA On February 21st, 2020, DEMONS & WIZARDS will release their highly anticipated new studio album, “III”, and now present a truly epic first impression of this opus! Hansi Kürsch states: “‘Diabolic’ for sure is a musical statement and its message is very clear and precise: We take…
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THE THREE TREMORS AND STEEL CARTEL RECORDS ANNOUNCE 3-DISC SET, ‘THE SOLO VERSIONS’ + EUROPEAN TOUR ANNOUNCED
Three of metal’s finest vocalists, known collectively as THE THREE TREMORS – Tim “Ripper” Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, DIO DISCIPLES), Harry “The Tyrant” Conklin (JAG PANZER, SATAN’S HOST, TITAN FORCE), and Sean “The Hell Destroyer” Peck (CAGE, DENNER/SHERMANN, DEATH DEALER) – Steel Cartel Records have announced the Friday, November…
Demons & Wizards – Demons & Wizards
Reviewed: July 2019 Released: 2019, Century Media Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Beandog Demons & Wizards actually represents a reboot of one of heavy metal’s more tantalising collaborations. Originally released in 1999, the album was the result a project put together by members of Iced Earth and Blind Guardian. Namely, Jon…
Demons & Wizards announce A Magical Encounter With Demons & Wizards North American headline tour!
Legendary metal band Demons & Wizards have just announced their A Magical Encounter With Demons & Wizards North American headline tour today. The band will hit the road starting August 17th in Los Angeles and will be wrapping with their sold out show on September 7th in Atlanta. The band…
Jon Schaffer’s Purgatory – Purgatory
Reviewed: February 2019 Released: 2018, Century Media Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes So, a quick intro for those who might require it: Purgatory was what Iced Earth was called before it was Iced Earth, in effect a prototype of the band (similar to Burn the Priest for Lamb of…
Ashes Of Ares – Well Of Souls
December 2018 Released: November 9th, 2018 / Rock of Angels Records Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Reviewer: John Haseltine Freddie Vidales and Matt Barlow are not only known as Iced Earth alumni to this reviewer/fan, they are also known as Ashes of Ares. And thanks the metal gods that their 2013…
Watch now: Witherfall “Ode To Despair” Video
US dark melodic metal masters WITHERFALL will release the highly anticipated follow-up to 2017’s “Nocturnes and Requiems” on November 2nd, 2018. Now, the band is proud to reveal the first song from “A Prelude to Sorrow”. “Ode to Despair was the first composition that was completed for “A Prelude to…
Witherfall To Release A Prelude to Sorrow Nov 2nd
US dark melodic metal masters WITHERFALL will release the highly anticipated follow-up to 2017’s “Nocturnes and Requiems” on November 2nd, 2018. The band reveals more details about this stunning new offering: “A Prelude To Sorrow is a concept record, though not in the sense that most people have come to…
Iced Earth live in Calgary, March 3rd, 2018
ICED EARTH with Sanctuary, Kill Ritual and Divinity Calgary, Alberta Marquee Beer Gardens March 3rd, 2018 Review by JP Photos by Jeff T. Cold outside but hot inside; it is a common theme for winter shows in Canada. On Saturday, March 3, 2018 was the night the Iced…
Metal-Rules.com: Best of 2017
As always, the top albums of the year are for full albums (no EP’s or demos) released in 2017. They are new studio albums for the year, not re-recordings, re-releases, cover songs, or live albums. Below the combined TOP 30 are links to each individual staff members’ personal “best of”…
ICED EARTH Tour Dates Announced USA and Canada!
From founding member and songwriter Jon Schaffer: “Brothers and sisters! We are very aware at how impatient you have been getting about our North American tour announcement, but the time has arrived!! We will be seeing you soon in a very extensive USA/Canada run. Be there, it will be an…
SWEDENROCK 2017
SWEDENROCK 2017 Once again, the Finnish Metal-Rules.com two-man-team made their annual road trip to Sweden Rock. The 2017 line up presented a wide range of metal and hard rock as usual. Over 70 bands offered one hell of an experience for the attendees during the four-day festival. Sweden Rock has…
Iced Earth – Interview with Jon Schaffer
Iced Earth Interview with Jon Schaffer 5th May 2017 @ My Bloomsbury Hotel, London Interviewed by Oliver M. Please follow and like us:
Pyramaze – keyboard player and original member Jonah W
Keyboardplayer and original member Jonah W – Pyramaze Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Emil Westerdahl at Inner Wound Recordings for setting up the interview. Thanks to Inner Wound Recordings for the promo pictures of the band. The brand new Pyramaze album is a concept album titled CONTINGENT; it’s the…
ICED EARTH Unveil New Album, Incorruptible, Cover-Art and June 16th Release Date; Multiple Formats and Limited Editions Available
ICED EARTH have revealed the cover artwork for Incorruptible, their brand-new studio album that’s going to be released on June 16th! The stunning artwork (as well as additional illustrations to every song of the new album) was done by David Newman-Stump from Skeleton Crew Tattoo (pencil illustrations) and Roy Young…