Formed: 1985
From:
Tampa,
FL,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Iced Earth News
Below is our complete Iced Earth news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Iced Earth Signs To Century Media Records
Century Media Records to Celebrating their 20th Anniversary in North America, Century Media Records has signed a worldwide deal with one of the bands that propelled them to success - Iced Earth. This new worldwide deal sees the band rejoin the label that released the legendary albums The Dark Saga and Something Wicked This Way Comes as well as all of the early Iced Earth albums. In addition to Iced Earth, Century Media will also release Iced Earth brainchild, Jon Schaffer’s Sons of Liberty project.
Antje Lange, managing director of Century Media Records Europe, comments: “We are extremely happy and proud to welcome Jon Schaffer and his bands SONS OF LIBERTY and ICED EARTH back on the label. Schaffer is one of the most talented and charismatic musicians in metal and it is an honor for us as a label to work with him. Despite an already very successful past, we feel that an even bigger success is in the cards for the future.”
Schaffer further states: “I am excited about the opportunity to work on SONS OF LIBERTY and ICED EARTH with Century Media. This was the label where my career began and there are many memories, some of them great, some of them not. However, we all grew up and are able to see eye to eye on the mission ahead: making sure my creativity gets the best possible outlet. I am much looking forward to this team delivering the goods and releasing some killer music.”
Sons Of Liberty's "Brush-Fires of The Mind" is set for a July 13th release. Schaffer handles all vocals and instrumentation for Sons of Liberty, but the effort also features guest solos by legendary producer Jim Morris, ICED EARTH guitarist Troy Seele and world-class bassist, Ruben Drake. Born from Schaffer’s desire to stimulate curiosity about a pattern of global banking corruption that is undermining the independence of people and their countries, SONS OF LIBERTY aims to spearhead a multi-faceted and peaceful resistance of the tyranny being wrought every day on regular people. Schaffer, in turn, has reverently named his new project after a secret organization comprised of notable United States’ patriots that formed in 1765. These patriots worked fervently to expose and resist the tyranny that the colonists were subjected to, which ultimately led to the American Revolution. For additional information regarding Sons of Liberty and how you can learn more in its cause, head over to sons-of-liberty.net. More...
Iced Earth, Sons of Liberty Announce Select Dates
ICED EARTH has confirmed four North American tour dates for the Fall of 2010. Meant as an "Escape From The Studio," these exclusive dates will also get fans the chance to see Jon Schaffer's new project SONS OF LIBERTY on stage for their first-ever live performances.
Jon Schaffer comments: "It has been too long since we played North America and after the South American shows we felt we should bring a 'Greatest Hits'-set to our loyal fans in the US. I am also very much looking forward to introducing SONS OF LIBERTY to the Minions. See you out there!"
For the dates listed below, ICED EARTH will be offering a very limited number of fans the opportunity to attend the show as the band’s guest VIPs. Fans who purchase a VIP package with www.icedearth.com will receive the following:
- A General Admission Ticket
- VIP meet and greet with Iced Earth
- Autographed tour poster
- Iced Earth Flag
- Limited Edition Iced Earth T-Shirt
- VIP commemorative laminate
The VIP packages are very limited and available on a first-come/ first-serve basis. The VIP package cost is $75 including the concert ticket.
VIP packages via www.icedearth.com are available since April 21. Regular tickets sales via Ticketmaster and all other outlets will not begin until May 7 and will be subject to local service fees.
Here are the Iced Earth/Sons of Liberty U.S. tour dates:
Fri/Sep-10 - Washington DC -- 9:30 Club
Tue/Sep-21 - Chicago IL -- House of Blues
Thu/Sep-23 - New York NY -- Nokia Theater Times Square
Sat/Sep-25 - West Hollywood CA -- House of Blues
Iced Earth's "Box of the Wicked" Details Revealed
SPV/STEAMHAMMER has announced the planned release of ICED EARTH’S "Box of the Wicked" on May 18th. This exclusive set is limited 2,500 copies in the U.S. and will retail at a low price of under $40. The "Box of the Wicked" includes the digipak version of 2007’s "Framing Armageddon," the digipak single of "Overture of the Wicked," the digipak version of 2008’s "The Crucible of Man," the digipak single of "I Walk Among You" and a bonus CD featuring a re-recorded version of "A Charge to Keep" from "Framing Armageddon" with Matt Barlow on vocals and three previously unreleased live tracks from the 2008 Graspop Festival in Belgium. Also included is a high quality 12-page booklet with never before seen photos and liner notes, as well as an exclusive poster. Details and track listings are as follows: More...
Iced Earth Cancels South American Dates
American power metal veterans Iced Earth has announced that they have been forced to cancel their previous scheduled shows in Chile, Argentina and Columbia. A message from the band reads as follows:
"We regretfully announce that we will not be able to perform at the previously announced dates in Chile, Argentina and Colombia due to circumstances out of our control. We are working very hard to be able to visit these wonderful places in the near future and will be announcing it right here when that time comes."
Iced Earth Adds Dates To South American Tour
Iced Earth has announced a couple new date on their previously announced South and Central American tour, including a date in Brazil and Chile. Here are the latest tour dates:
JAN.30.2010 - Monterrey, Mexico - Café Iguana
FEB.02.2010 - Mexico City, Mexico - Bulldog Café
FEB.04.2010 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil - Lapa Multshow
FEB.06.2010 - São Paulo, Brazil - Via Funchal
FEB.07.2010 - Curitiba, Brazil - Master Hall
FEB.09.2010 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - El Teatro Flores
FEB.11.2010 - Santiago, Chile - Teatro Teleton
FEB.14.2010 - Bogotá, Colombia - Teatro Metropol
Iced Earth Announces Central/South American Tour
US metal band Iced Earth has announced the following Central and South American tour dates:
JAN.30.2010 - Monterrey, Mexico - Café Iguana
FEB.02.2010 - Mexico City, Mexico - Bulldog Café
FEB.06.2010 - São Paulo, Brazil - Via Funchal
FEB.07.2010 - Curitiba, Brazil - Master Hall
FEB.09.2010 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - El Teatro Flores
FEB.11.2010 - Santiago, Chile - Teatro Teleton
FEB.14.2010 - Bogotá, Colombia - Teatro Metropol
Jon Schaffer Launches Project On Alex Jones Show
Jon Schaffer was recently on the Alex Jones show to discuss and launch his new project, Sons of Liberty. Here are Jon's comments on it, followed by a series of videos from the show.
"Just wanted to say thanks for supporting the Sons of Liberty project. I'm very serious about spreading this, so please get people to listen to it, make copies and get the word out!
"If you missed the broadcast of the release on the Alex Jones show here's a you tube link and we'll have it on the SOL site soon.
"Again, thanks for your support in this, now let's get to work on restoring liberty!"
Jon Schaffer Reveals New Project
Iced Earth mainman Jon Schaffer has announced a new project/solo album that he's been working on the last several months called Sons of Liberty, which he will be unveiling and talking about this Friday (December 18) on the Alex Jones show. Schaffer will be in the studio with Alex on Friday December 18th at 2pm CST. The show is broadcast from 11am to 3pm CST to over 80 stations nation wide. To find a station near you, check here or stream it LIVE for free from Infowars.com. Prison Planet members can watch the interview from PrisonPlanet.TV.
On Friday, December 18th, Schaffer will also launch a new website, www.sons-of-liberty.net, where you will be able to download and listen to this new album for free as well as purchase a high-resolution version.
Schaffer further comments: "My desire is for Sons of Liberty to become part of a much larger movement that is happening around the world. This new website will be a think-tank containing lots of interesting web-links, book and movie recommendations, and much more. This will be an ongoing process, so check back often.
"I am very proud to be invited to Alex Jones’ show and I feel this is the perfect place for me to reveal the first Sons of Liberty album entitled “Brush-fires of the Mind.
"This is about the message and not the messenger. This is a project that I encourage you to copy and share with your friends.
"I care very much about what is happening in our world, we’ve been steamrolling down this road for a long time, so I assure you this is not a politically biased message. I’m hoping to set a few brush-fires in the minds of the listeners with this one. So please, check it out, do the research and get involved!"
Warpath Confirmed For Hammerfest II
U.K. metallers Warpath have announced they will perform at the Hammerfest II festival, which will take place between March 11th - 13th, 2010 at Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, United Kingdom.
The currently confirmed line-up is as follows:
AKERCOCKE
ATTICA RAGE
BELLIGERENCE
CARS ON FIRE
CONQUEST OF STEEL
DARK FUNERAL
DEVILDRIVER
ECHOVIRUS
EPICA
GODSIZED
HEATHEN
HELLFIGHTER
HURON
ICED EARTH
ISOLYSIS
MALEFICE
MAN MUST DIE
MARSHALL LAW
NAPALM DEATH
NO MADE SENSE
ORANGE GOBLIN
PANIC CELL
RISE TO REMAIN
SHINING
SKINDRED
SONDURA
THE MORE I SEE
WARPATH
ZICO CHAIN
Orange Goblin Confirmed For Hammerfest 2
Orange Goblin has announced that they will be performing at the Hammerfest 2, which takes place in Prestatyn, North Wales on 11-13 March, 2010. Other bands on the bill include DevilDriver, Hellfighter, Iced Earth, Skindred, Napalm Death, Panic Cell, Attica Rage, Gosized, Zico Chain, Huron, and Isolysis.
Iced Earth To Headline Hammerfest 2010
ICED EARTH is looking forward to returning to the U.K. and has been confirmed to be headlining Hammerfest in the U.K. in March of 2010. You can get more information about Hammerfest here.
"Brutal Legend" Track Listing Revealed
GameDaily.com is reporting that the track listing for the upcoming heavy metal themed video game "Brutal Legend," which features the voice of Jack Black, has been revealed. The projected track listing can be viewed below. "Brutal Legend" is set to be released on October 13th in North America and October 16th in Europe. More...
Read the full article at GameDaily.com.
SPV Records To Continue Doing Business
As reported by Billboard Business News in May, SPV Schallplatten Produktion und Vertrieb GmbH in Hanover has declared itself insolvent. The managing partner, Manfred Schütz, decided to submit an application to commence insolvency proceedings on May 25th - roughly equivalent to Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In response to this, on May 27th, the District Court of Hanover appointed the attorney Manuel Sack as the provisional insolvency administrator.
According to a new press release from the label, SPV are ready to continue business. SPV-managing director Manfred Schuetz and appointed provisional administrator of insolvency, Manuel Sack, are planning business continuance of the independent company, while talking to potential new investors.
"We keep on doing business across all segments of our portfolio," affirms SPV-founder Manfred Schuetz. Though not all details of the new company structure are finalized yet, news is spread that SPV will still exist in the future under its company name. "We definitely see potential for ongoing business of the company," attorney Manuel Sack of lawyers office Brinkmann & Partner confirms: "Currently we´re still in the state of applying for insolvency proceedings." More...
Drummer Richard Christy Planning Solo Album
Iced Earth drummer Richard Christy has issued the following announcement about working on a new solo album:
"Sal and I will also be appearing at a cool concert festival called Bama Jam in Enterprise, AL on Saturday June 6th. We'll be hanging out with everybody and announcing some of the bands, it's gonna be a lot of fun!
"I'll also be making an announcement soon about the metal album that I'm recording this summer. I've been playing guitar a ton in the last several years and for about the past two years I've been writing a lot of metal music which I'm really proud of and can't wait to get in the studio to record! I've been a metal head since I was 8 years old and I can't wait to get into the studio to pound on the drums and record some crushing new metal music!
"Well, that's about it for now, take care everybody and I hope to see you out on the road somewhere soon!"
Video Interview With Tim "Ripper" Owens Available
Mulatschag TV has posted a video interview with Tim "Ripper" Owens (Iced Earth, Yngwie Malmsteen) discussing his new solo album "Play My Game." The video can be viewed below. More...
Jon Schaffer Talks About DVD and Demons & Wizards
Jon Schaffer and IcedEarth.com got together on March 13, 2009 for an update on the band's forthcoming live DVD as well Jon's plans for the immediate future.
The audio interview can be downloaded here (mp3 format, 8.4 MB). The main talking points of the interview are outlined below.
Regarding the immediate plans for ICED EARTH:
JS: “Well, right now I’m wrapping up the post-production for the, “FESTIVALS OF THE WICKED” DVD which I expect will come out late Summer or Fall of this year. I don’t know that for sure, it depends on when we wrap things up, but that’s the plan. That’s the next project.
“ICED EARTH is going to be taking some downtime. I’ve been very, very busy. I haven’t taken any kind of vacation in six years and I have been non-stop ICED EARTH for three-and-a-half years - from the beginning of the writing of both of these records through the recording, the touring – and there has been a lot of touring…it’s just time. I need to step back from it a little bit. And I’ve got other things planned for this year which I’ll be announcing in due course, but my goals are for right now are to get the DVD finished and (then) to get away completely – no cell phones, no e-mail, no contact with the outside world, just me and my family at a very nice isolated place, no music business, no nothing, and it’s going to be awesome. That’s going to be cool and I plan to come back completely recharged and ready to kill.”
Regarding the kind of projects Jon will be working on after returning from vacation: More...
Tim "Ripper" Owens Unveils Solo Album Details
Former Judas Priest and Iced Earth front man Tim "Ripper" Owens has announced that his upcoming solo album will be titled "Play My Game." The artwork for the album can be viewed here. "Play My Game" is set for release on May 15th in Germany, May 18th in the rest of Europe, and May 19th in North America.
The track listing will be as follows:
1. Starting Over
2. Believe
3. The Cover Up
4. Pick Yourself Up
5. It Is Me
6. No Good Goodbyes
7. The World Is Blind
8. To Live Again
9. The Light
10. Play My Game
11. Death Race
12. The Shadows Are Alive
13. A Challenge (iTunes exclusive)
Ripper Owens Announces Mexican Tour Dates
Tim "Ripper" Owens, the former singer of Judas Priest and Iced Earth as well as the current vocalist for Beyond Fear and Yngwie Malmsteen, has announced a series of solo shows in Mexico this May, to coincide with the release of his debut solo album, "Play My Game."
The tour dates are as follows:
May
7 - Reynosa, Mexico
8 - Monterrey, Mexico
9 - Saltillo, Mexico
10 - San Luis Potosi, Mexico
14 - Aguascalientes, Mexico
15 - Leon, Mexico
16 - Queretaro, Mexico
17 - Mexicoico City, Mexico
21 - Puebla, Mexico
22 - Veracruz, Mexico
23 - Merida, Mexico
24 - Cancun, Mexico
Tim "Ripper" Owens To Release Solo Album In May
Former Judas Priest and Iced Earth frontman, Tim "Ripper" Owens will be releasing his first solo album this May, entitled "Play My Game." The album boasts a large number of guest musicians including Jeff Loomis of Nevermore, Vinny Appiece of Heaven And Hell, Megadeth's James Lomenzo, Whitesnake guitarist Doug Aldrich, former Megadeth/current F5 bassist David Ellefson, Michael Wilton of Queensryche and many more.
Says Owens: "I’ve gotten better as a songwriter. And I also write songs that the fans can really get into and get their fist pounding in the air. I’ve always been a great fan of the Black Sabbath line-up featuring Ronnie James Dio, and I love Judas Priest. Both bands delivered records that are straight forward and go directly to the bloodstream – which also happens to be my compositional approach."
The release dates for "Play My Game" are as follows:
Germany / Austria / Switzerland: May 15th
UK / rest of Europe: May 18th
USA / Canada: May 19th
Saxon and Iced Earth Cancel Spanish Tour Dates
SAXON and ICED EARTH are forced to cancel the final three shows of their current European co-headline tour due to scheduling conflicts.
The following shows are cancelled:
FEB.27.2009 - Bilbao, Spain - Rockstar Live - CANCELLED
FEB.28.2009 - Madrid, Spain - La Riviera - CANCELLED
MAR.01.2009 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz - CANCELLED
SAXON is working on announcing new dates for these shows as soon as possible; however, Iced Earth will not be partaking in these moved events.
The remaining dates on the European co-headlining tour are as follows:
FEB.16.2009 - Zlin, Czech Republic - Masters of Rock Cafe
FEB.17.2009 - Vienna, Austria - Gasometer
FEB.19.2009 - Budapest, Hungary - Petofi Hal
FEB.20.2009 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Mediapark
FEB.21.2009 - Zagreb, Croatia - Boogaloo
FEB.22.2009 - Milan, Italy - Rolling Stone
FEB.24.2009 - Zurich, Switzerland - Volkshaus
FEB.25.2009 - Strassbourg, France - La Laiterie
*** FEB.26.2009 - Cologne, Germany *** - Live Music Hall
**Note that the Cologne show was originally scheduled for February 4. The show date has changed to Thursday, February 26, 2009. The venue has also changed. The new venue is Live Music Hall in Cologne. The tickets purchased for the February 4 show at Essigfabrik ARE VALID FOR THE FEBRUARY 26 SHOW.
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