Iced Earth - The Crucible Of Man (Something Wicked Part II)
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Artist: Iced EarthEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2008-09-09
Music Label: Steamhammer / SPV
Soundtracks:
- In Sacred Flames
- Behold The Wicked Child
- Minions Of The Watch
- The Revealing
- A Gift Or A Curse
- Crown Of The Fallen
- The Dimension Gauntlet
- I Walk Alone
- Harbinger Of Fate
- Crucify The King
- Sacrificial Kingdoms
- Something Wicked (Part 3)
- Divide And Devour
- Come What May
- Epilogue
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Free Music Review: Not as Good as it Should've Been
Hit: 3 Stars
First off, before you flame me, I love Matt Barlow, I think he's a fantastic vocalist, and he did a great job on this album, however, do I feel this was written for him? Not by a long shot. It's not as powerful as Framing Armageddon was by a long shot, and honestly, I feel the songs were written with Owens in mind, not Barlow. Honestly, when I heard he had returned to the fore as the lead singer of Iced Earth, my feelings were mixed. I was one of those who loved Owens and his works with Iced Earth, my review of The Glorious Burden proves this.
I feel musically it's not as strong as Framing Armageddon, nor is it as epic, it's got some good songs though, like "Behold This Wicked Child" and "Sacrificial Kingdoms" but overall, I feel it's not as strong production wise. I honestly feel this is definitely a must have for any Iced Earth fan, especially those who are interested in following the Something Wicked saga all the way from it's beginning to it's end.
It does a fine job of concluding the Something Wicked saga, but it doesn't really stand out on it's own as an album. Barlow does a good job returning, but I hardly consider myself a die-hard Barlow-head unlike some. And I am not going to shower this album with praise just because he returned to the fore, and call it Iced Earth's greatest album ever, because it isn't.
It's a good album, worth listening to all the way through, and a fine conclusion to a story, but I feel it's not five star material like some of Iced Earth's earlier works.
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While the 1998 album provided a general overview of the story, Jon Schaffer has been conceptualizing for well over a decade. The saga is being fully brought to life with the release of the back-to-back conceptual albums "Framing Armageddon" and "The Crucible Of Man." While both albums provide answers to mysteries the previous releases would create, the timeliness of the story in today s world is guaranteed to keep people thinking and guessing. Schaffer s ability to convey the central themes and events of the story without always revealing exactly why characters decisions are made and how events come to pass, will keep fans of the saga coming back as future mediums for the "Something Wicked" storyline are revealed.The Crucible Of Man is the culmination of the storyline. The absolute pinnacle of the American Metal Powerhouse s career, and happily the full-length return of singer Matt Barlow.
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