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Iced Earth Premieres New Music Video For "Anthem"

posted Jan 24, 2012 at 9:23 AM by CROMCarl.  (16 Comments)

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U.S. power metal band Iced Earth premiered its new music video for the song "Anthem," exclusively on Revolver Magazine's website at this location. The video was filmed in Cologne, Germany during the European leg of Iced Earth’s world tour.

Guitarist Jon Schaffer commented on the video: “We had a blast making that video. I think the fans can see it on our faces. ‘Anthem’ captures the energy of our live shows, as well as the fun we’re having together as a band.”

The video was produced and directed by Kosch Fabian Film. "Anthem" is the second music video released from Iced Earth’s latest studio album "Dystopia" (see Metal Underground's review at this location. The video for the title track can be seen here.

Iced Earth begins a co-headling tour with Symphony X and supporters Warbringer on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at The Webster Theater in Hartford, Connecticut.

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16 Comments on "Iced Earth Premieres Music Video For 'Anthem'"

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1. hellrat writes:

I fvckin love this tune man...looking forward to the show in feb, should be worth dealing with the hassle of traveling to my most despised location on the planet, Los AnHELLes

Actually, I think I hate Las Vegas, Nevada a fair bit more...that place is beyond disgusting

\m/ Iced fvckin Earth \m/

# Jan 24, 2012 @ 12:40 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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2. CROMCarl writes:

Hell-A....definitely not my favorite!

# Jan 24, 2012 @ 2:39 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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3. hellrat writes:

ya and also "Smell-A"

the air there literally smells like farts

# Jan 24, 2012 @ 3:29 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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4. ZMA writes:

That was a pretty cool video. I still can't get passed the first track off this album. I really like Dystopia and then the rest of the album starts to fall short for me. Kinda sad about that.

# Jan 24, 2012 @ 6:55 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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5. hellrat writes:

ya, its funny how varied all our tastes can be...I really like the new record, except for that second to last tune...WAY too cheesy :)

But tunes like Boiling Point, Dark City, Equilibrium...them tunes are fvckin bad ass! Glad to see Stu writing a lot of the lyrics, he doesn't get quite as cheeseball as Schaffer sometimes does.

I'm just glad when Barlow left they didn't try to get the Ripper back...I fvcking hate that dudes vocals. I bought the Glorious Burden, listened to it once, skimmed through it again to make sure, said "Yep, this is fvcking dogsh!t" Hit eject, slid that piece of crap down the grip tape of my brothers skate, and winged it out the frikken window of my truck! it was very satisfying :)

Never listened to another thing with that yodeler howling on it...but I'm sure some other folks like him

NP---Cosmic Keys to my Creations and Times---EMPEROR

# Jan 24, 2012 @ 8:08 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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6. cbella writes:

Still prefer my video of this song on youtube lol
I agree with u ZMA - I was not a massive fan of this album either, despite seeing them live last month, the title track was the only one I will listen to again

# Jan 25, 2012 @ 8:54 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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7. hellrat writes:

Hey Bella, how was the show? Did they play lots of Barlow era classics? I'm curious about what the setlist is gonna be

Cheers'

# Jan 25, 2012 @ 12:43 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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8. ZMA writes:

Yea HR I'm a Ripper fan lol. Not any Iced Earth stuff, but his Beyond Fear sh!t is insane. So are the Charred Walls Of The Damned albums.

cbella, yea it's funny. I tried to used that album to get into this band considering how much I like Stu Block, and it sort of worked because it made me go back and listen to the pre-Barlow era debut album and it was awesome.

# Jan 25, 2012 @ 2:59 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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9. hellrat writes:

Night of the Stormrider is my favorite Iced Earth record...nasty Greeley, cheesy lyrics, and all!

# Jan 25, 2012 @ 3:48 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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10. R10 writes:

Love this tune,plus Dystopia,and Dark City,a bad azz tune. Albums solid as fvck as far as im concerned. Looking forward to the Worcester show in March. Hate End of Innocence also HR,worst track on an otherwise solid record by IE! Give the album a few more listens Z and Cbella. It will sink its hooks into you. Incredible vox by Stu,some Halford moments,imo! Fvckin' pipes!

# Jan 25, 2012 @ 4:40 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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11. Westfallen writes:

I also think Dystopia is quite a disappointment. It seems Stu's vocals don't have nearly the power of Matt's. He's got that crazy range but Matt just sounded so much more menacing when singing soft. Hopefully Stu and Jon gel the more they play together, and we get another Iced F*cking Earth classic within a few years. Oh, and Glorious Burden was waaay better than Dystopia.

# Jan 25, 2012 @ 4:45 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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12. hellrat writes:

^ya, I'm thinkin you must like Green Face and Red Baron eh?

Stu is a simply brilliant singer. Don't confuse 'power' with 'menace'...Block has power to waste and would tear ol Barlow's lungs out in a battle of the mic. But I do think highly of Barlow as well, great vocalist

You gonna hit the show in Connect the Cut, Big R?

# Jan 25, 2012 @ 4:54 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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13. R10 writes:

Nah,HR,seeing it in Worcester MA,March 9. Im dd'ing for a couple of drunks who i wouldnt trust to drive me there. But anyways... Ive seen some of thier Euro show setlists,they seem to be playing only three of thier new songs,the rest is a mix of Barlow and a couple of Ripper tunes. Their playing my favorite tune,"The Hunter". Gonna be a great show,with Symphony X and LA thrashers Warbringer! See your hittin up the LaLa show. Enjoy dude!

# Jan 25, 2012 @ 5:22 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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14. cbella writes:

They opened with Dystopia!
They did:
Dystopia
V
Anthem
Days of rage and
Dark city

off the new album and the rest was a mix of their most popular backlog - when the night falls, watching over me etc. We got 2 encores = 3 songs (dante's inferno, iced earth & my own saviour). I really like Block's vocals, he was amazing live!

# Jan 26, 2012 @ 8:55 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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15. ZMA writes:

I'd still see this band live if I got the chance just because of Stu Block. He's helped me so much with my vocals even though he has no idea lol.

# Jan 26, 2012 @ 2:38 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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16. hellrat writes:

Thanks Bella, sounds pretty good...lookin forward to it!

# Jan 26, 2012 @ 9:19 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address

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