Iced Earth discography
Iced Earth discographyIced Earth performing in Germany in 2016
Studio albums 12 Live albums 2 Compilation albums 3 Video albums 3 Music videos 11 EPs 4 Singles 5 Box sets 3
The discography of Iced Earth , an American heavy metal band, consists of thirteen studio releases (twelve original studio albums and one covers album), two live albums , three compilations , five singles , three videos , and eleven music videos . Originally formed as Purgatory by guitarist Jon Schaffer on January 20, 1985,[ 1] the band spent five years playing live locally and went through several line-up changes.[ 2] After changing their name to Iced Earth, the band recorded the demo Enter the Realm (1989), which landed them a deal with the German label, Century Media Records .[ 3] One year later, the band recorded their self-titled album Iced Earth , followed by 1991's Night of the Stormrider , which peaked at number 60 on the Japanese Oricon charts.[ 4] Three years later, Iced Earth released Burnt Offerings , featuring new vocalist Matt Barlow ,[ 2] followed by The Dark Saga (1996).
In 1997, the band re-recorded the best of their early material, and released it as a compilation titled Days of Purgatory .[ 2] Released in 1998, Something Wicked This Way Comes reached number 19 on the German Media Control Charts .[ 5] They followed up with the live album Alive in Athens (1999). In 2001, the band released their sixth full-length Horror Show —which reached the top 30 on the Austrian Ö3 Top 40 and German charts—and later that year, the five-disc box set Dark Genesis , which contained remastered versions of their first three studio albums, the demo Enter the Realm , and seventh studio album, titled Tribute to the Gods .[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] The latter disc was released separately in 2002.[ 8]
Two years later, Iced Earth signed a deal with SPV , and hired singer Tim "Ripper" Owens to record vocals for The Glorious Burden .[ 9] The album reached the top 30 in Austria, Finland and Germany.[ 5] [ 6] [ 10] For the first time, the band charted on the American Billboard 200 , at number 145.[ 11] Between 2007 and 2008, the band released two concept albums for the conclusion of the Something Wicked saga.[ 3] The first part, titled Framing Armageddon (2007), reached the top 30 on the German and Swedish Sverigetopplistan charts.[ 5] [ 12] The following year, they released the second part The Crucible of Man , which reached the top 40 on the Austrian, Finnish, German, and Swiss charts.[ 5] [ 6] [ 10] [ 13]
On March 3, 2011, Iced Earth vocalist Matt Barlow issued a statement on the band's official website, stating that he was retiring from the band (for a second time) in order to spend more time with his family.[ 14] Shortly after announcing Barlow's departure from the band, Iced Earth announced that Into Eternity frontman Stu Block had been chosen as the band's new lead vocalist.[ 15] The following album, Dystopia , had commercial and critical success with many praising Stu Block as the new vocalist. The band's latest album, Incorruptible , was released on June 16, 2017.
Albums
Studio albums
Year
Album details
Peak chart positions
Sales
US [ 16]
AUT [ 6]
BEL [ 17]
CAN [ 18]
FIN [ 10]
FRA [ 19]
GER [ 5]
JPN [ 4]
NLD [ 20]
SWE [ 12]
SWI [ 13]
1990
Iced Earth
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1991
Night of the Stormrider
Released: November 11, 1991
Label: Century Media
Format: CD, cassette, LP
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60
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1995
Burnt Offerings
Released: April 18, 1995
Label: Century Media
Format: CD, cassette, LP
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1996
The Dark Saga
Released: July 23, 1996
Label: Century Media
Format: CD, cassette, LP
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1998
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Released: July 7, 1998
Label: Century Media
Format: CD, cassette, LP
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50
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19
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2001
Horror Show
Released: June 26, 2001
Label: Century Media
Format: CD, LP
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32
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90
28
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86
2004
The Glorious Burden
Released: January 13, 2004
Label: Steamhammer
Format: CD, LP
145
24
69
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30
80
15
199
87
39
77
2007
Framing Armageddon: Something Wicked Part 1
Released: September 11, 2007
Label: Steamhammer
Format: CD, LP
79
36
84
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77
19
162
60
28
56
2008
The Crucible of Man: Something Wicked Part 2
Released: September 9, 2008
Label: Steamhammer
Format: CD, LP
79
34
72
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35
86
28
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63
46
39
2011
Dystopia
67
51
61
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34
107
23
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85
29
53
2014
Plagues of Babylon
49
27
34
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126
5
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85
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23
2017
Incorruptible
Released: June 16, 2017
Label: Century Media
Format: CD, LP
42
18
29
64
47
104
15
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17
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
Covers albums
Live albums
Year
Album details
1999
Alive in Athens
Released: July 19, 1999
Label: Century Media
Format: CD, LP, DVD
Platinum – Greece [ 24]
2013
Live in Ancient Kourion
Released: April 15, 2013
Label: Century Media
Format: CD, LP, DVD
2022
Bang Your Head
Released: May 27, 2022
Label: Ravencraft Productions
Format: CD
Compilation albums
Year
Album details
1997
Days of Purgatory
Released: June 6, 1997
Label: Century Media
Format: CD
2004
The Blessed and the Damned
Released: July 26, 2004
Label: Century Media
Format: CD
2008
Enter the Realm of the Gods
Released: March 31, 2008
Label: Century Media
Format: CD
2022
A Narrative Soundscape
Released: January 21, 2022
Label: Ravencraft Productions
Format: CD
Extended plays
Year
EP details
1989
Enter the Realm
Released: April 12, 1989
Label: Self Released
Format: Cassette, Vinyl
1999
The Melancholy E.P.
Released: April 19, 1999
Label: Century Media
Format: CD
2007
Overture of the Wicked
Released: June 4, 2007
Label: SPV
Format: CD
2011
5 Songs
Released: September 19, 2011
Label: Century Media
Format: CD
Singles
Box sets
Year
Box details
2001
Dark Genesis
Released: November 26, 2001
Label: Century Media
Format: CD
2008
Slave to the Dark
Released: February 22, 2008
Label: Century Media
Format: CD/DVD
2010
Box of the Wicked
Released: April 26, 2010
Label: SPV/Steamhammer
Format: CD
Videos
Music videos
Year
Title
Director
1990/91
"Colors"
Unknown[ 28]
1990/91
"Life and Death"
Jon Ericson[ 29]
1991/92
"Desert Rain"
Unknown[ 30]
1999
"Melancholy (Holy Martyr)"
Unknown[ 31]
2003
"When the Eagle Cries"
Brian Smith[ 32]
2004
"The Reckoning"
2005
"Declaration Day"
Machine[ 33]
2007
"Ten Thousand Strong"
Roger Johannsen[ 34]
2011
"Dystopia"
Unknown[ 35]
2011
"Anthem"
Kosch Fabian[ 36]
2017
"Black Flag"
Ivan Colic[ 37]
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^ "ICED EARTH - Anthem (OFFICIAL VIDEO) - Youtube" . YouTube . Archived from the original on February 21, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2012 .
^ "ICED EARTH - Black Flag (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - Youtube" . YouTube . Archived from the original on January 25, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2017 .
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