i work in the town he is an officer in. one of his fellow officers was shot and killed the other night. they had a vigil in town for him and officer barlow sand the star spangled banner.
Ripper deserves more props than he gets. He's got a tough job. He gets asked to fill in for these popular bands, and he almost always gets a bad welcome because the fans are so devoted to the past singers. But without Ripper stepping in, these Bands wouldn't be touring or putting out new records. They would go on a 2-3 year hiatus, if not more, and that makes it even harder to "come back". So from all IE fans, thank you Ripper for keeping IE going with Jon for as long as you did. \m/
I'll agree that he's a very good singer, in fact, he's extraordinarily underrated, but the fact that he got asked to be in these bands doesn't prove anything about how good he is. Case in point: Blaze Bayley replacing Bruce Dickinson in Iron Maiden. Also, John Bush replacing Joey Belladonna in Anthrax.
I agree, but I think it has to do more with the quality of the sound than anything. I mean it's Richard Christy! He was amazing as a drummer but he makes me laugh my ass off on Howard Stern so I can respect the career change
ripper was fucking awesome, i agree with you! but i do like barlow more. but people need to give ripper his credit. he did great in preist andin iced earth.
yes,he does... i don't like anything about him,and how he sings... and,to conclude,iced earth asked Barlow to come back,'cause they know too,that the ripper sucks ass
Watching this video it makes me feel a great power inside due the great and hellish performance from Iced Earth!!! Barlow is definitely the only and true singer from Iced Earth! He's God made flesh!!!
I agree with fearthepib. barlow wouldn't sound as good as tim if he sung most of glorious burdon. Barlow is better with more emotional, or pain driven songs. Dracula, Watching over me, Angels holocost.
But, I believe the reason why The Ripper failed at iced earth is because he tried to fill shoes he couldn't fill. Like judas priest. or what happend when blaze bayley replaced bruce dickinson. Tims a good singer, Just not Amazing (imo)
I will remember to you that Th Glorious Burden was writen for Barlow vocal except for red baron/blue max caus if you didn't it barw ws supposed to record the glosrious burden but his passion was not on his voice when he do that so he leave and ripper was cotactto record the vocals
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Dude, Ripper didn't fail. And he wasn't trying to fill anyone's shoes. He came in and did his thing. Schaffer is just a prick that missed Barlow too much.
you guys don't understand Tim is an amazing singer he did an amazing job with the glorious burden, 1 of my favorite albums. Had barlow done it, it woulda been a fail there different both are amazing,a both have a difrent voice Tim can't sing Dracula and Barlow can sing Hold at all costs. Stop being nut hanging fan boys and get a lif
yeah man, tims work on framing armaggedon is fantastic. dont understand those fights against singers fans... the same stupid thing that happens with kiske and deris... different singers ppl!!!
the arguments will always come when the singers are SO different. Blaze and Bruce, Johnson and Bon Scott. what people dont realize is u do have to change ur writing style a bit to match teh singer so its tailored to harmonize w/ what u got. so the barlow stuff was creepier adn lower cuz he's a baritone. tim's stuff is higher and faster, brighter tone cuz he's a high midtone high flasetto singer. w/ that difference, ur comparing apples to oranges.
falsetto is like going up 12 frets on a guitar. u force a shortening of ur vocal chords to produce a higher sound, but sacrifice fullness u'd get w/ a natural high, like a prince who has a VEEEEEEEEEERY full high voice. if ur a baritone or a bass, ur falsetto is high but still lower than someone who is a tenor who's falsetto will be higher than deeper voiced men. listen to greenface, and u'll hear the HIGH falsetto. the intro to 10 thousand strong also. barlow does have more range though
well, i dont know exactly but is well known that jon have suffered extreme back pain for a long time. he went to a surgery in order to reduce it a little. dont remember when it was... before horror show recordings...?
yeah i wonder if john will still force him to sing out of his natural voice. his cop band was very deep tones andd it was awesome to hear matt's natural voice. i feel bad for pyramaze though, they got dicked over putting him on that album.
Who listens to Iced Earth without being a Barlow fan??
I guess you mean that i been defending Ripper when he was singing, well thats because he was the best one to have when barlows out of music... And now when barlows back to IE i am happier than ever!!!!! (He kicks everyones ass)
hahaha are you kidding me? king diamond relies on silly falsetos all the time. try comparing Matt Barlow to someone like Micheal Kiske, then it will make sense
Matt barlow is a monster
mardo11 3 months ago
Best singer ever.
NightProwlerSerbia 5 months ago
when i was 15 or 16 i paid almost 60 dollars for this concert off ebay
JohnnyFoxDarko 8 months ago
@chronic1284 Actually isn't voice of God's Angels but its Voice from Metal God of Lucifer the Reaper
kairule 9 months ago
Iced fucking Earth!
lolpawnage 1 year ago 3
barlow is the voice of gods angels <3
chronic1284 1 year ago
does anybody know where is this concert??? thank u
p72152 1 year ago
reaper owns dont kicks me but barlow beat me the shit out of my head!
sebomckagen 1 year ago
kai gamo........................ela re matt
MsKaraya 1 year ago 4
I am the dragon of blood? LOL Horror Show is an epic album. Pure hits! Get Christy & Tarnowski back in there! lol
DAblackdahliamurder 1 year ago
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Jon Schaffer has a new project called Sons of Liberty. Anyone who is an Iced Earth fan should check it out, it's awesome!!
IcedEarth426 1 year ago
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TamPowerMetal 1 year ago
4:13 Jon straight tosses a pick and grabs a new one lol
OneClubInLondon 2 years ago 2
matt barlow is the man !!!
The snares are annoyingly loud. i wonder why.
auvik 2 years ago
damn.. I wish my voice was as sick as his, idk why they are so unknown, they could be sooo much bigger if they wanted, are they underground..?
rockon915 2 years ago
@rockon915: Not really. They just don't release singles often.
CallingCrowe 1 year ago
Matt Barlow IS the voice of Iced Earth
TheKaiserExperiance 2 years ago 35
lol Matt Barlow was a cop
RUTGERMORTENSEN 2 years ago
who's that bald guy on the right ?
Haris54321 2 years ago
Larry Tarnowski.
tambian89 2 years ago
it's hard to recognize him without hair...btw his stage performing was kinda familiar.Thx
Haris54321 2 years ago
I saw them on this tour... any idea where this was?
shivan000 2 years ago
Is this Christy on drums?
Metallikakka 2 years ago
god of all vocals....best vocal who ever walked this earth...BARLOW... \m/
DamirAgovicRozaje 2 years ago 6
LEGENDS!!!!
ALSEDRO696 2 years ago 4
i work in the town he is an officer in. one of his fellow officers was shot and killed the other night. they had a vigil in town for him and officer barlow sand the star spangled banner.
TheFirstStormrider 2 years ago
Barlow!! FUCKING YEAH!!!!
zzsorazz 2 years ago
King Barlow!
jorninorion 2 years ago
Great song
MurderAtNight 2 years ago
Matt Barlow is KING!
specv858 2 years ago 6
Fucking polices...!
teban2012 2 years ago 2
What a powerful song!
heydenlabelle777 2 years ago 3
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yeah wtf? cutting your hair makes you lose like 10,000 metal points. he looked so much sexier with it!
JadeInBlack626 2 years ago
He cut it off because he was a police officer while he wan't in the band.
poofer89 2 years ago 7
hmm didn't know that. well, at least he had a legit reason.
JadeInBlack626 2 years ago
also he is still a police officer while in the band is why its still cut off.
brendanb1236 2 years ago 2
Metal comes from the music and the feeling you put into it, not from how you look.
Rockmaster2112 2 years ago 3
If he had long hair to look sexy or please fans he'd be in a friggin pop band or something. Like RockMaster2112 said, its about the music.
MattBarlowFuckYeah 2 years ago
What he said
Rockmaster2112 2 years ago
Matt Barlow is the best vocalist on the world!!!!!!!!
iloveicedearth 2 years ago 8
ICED FUCKING EARTH \,,/
nathyneri 3 years ago 4
Iced Earth are gods.
ironbullen 3 years ago 3
ripper still has some pretty awsome singing skills.
levon392 3 years ago 5
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yeah he sounds like rob halford from judas priest.
SilverbackGorillaman 3 years ago
I can't believe he has short hair now *weep*
kaeptndan 3 years ago 6
Shorter hair, same voice. ;)
MetallicAddict15 2 years ago 5
Yeah, I know... but I think it looked much better ;)
kaeptndan 2 years ago 2
Fretless bass forever!!!!
yuri90boscaiolo 3 years ago
yeah fretless bass FTW
neoshock 2 years ago
Who is that guy? his bass playing is awesome
racerspeederx 2 years ago
Ripper deserves more props than he gets. He's got a tough job. He gets asked to fill in for these popular bands, and he almost always gets a bad welcome because the fans are so devoted to the past singers. But without Ripper stepping in, these Bands wouldn't be touring or putting out new records. They would go on a 2-3 year hiatus, if not more, and that makes it even harder to "come back". So from all IE fans, thank you Ripper for keeping IE going with Jon for as long as you did. \m/
piratebri 3 years ago 6
yeah he's a really good singer too, or he wouldnt be asked to be in any of these bands. he's really gotten screwed.
edispageti2 3 years ago 5
I'll agree that he's a very good singer, in fact, he's extraordinarily underrated, but the fact that he got asked to be in these bands doesn't prove anything about how good he is. Case in point: Blaze Bayley replacing Bruce Dickinson in Iron Maiden. Also, John Bush replacing Joey Belladonna in Anthrax.
Tarantinomaniac 3 years ago 2
his voice makes me want to cry :')
najwa666 3 years ago
you cant blame owens if he got kicked out of yngwie. Malmsteen has had proably a dozen singers in his carreer
smithdsmit 3 years ago
yngwie is a freakin punk, but he's a good guitar player
edispageti2 3 years ago
oh i didnt know barlow was back thats great. I heard that he went off to be a police officer
smithdsmit 3 years ago
Schaffer is playing my guitar. I now love this band even more.
Wagrid 3 years ago
Wow...it sounds like he's hitting a wood box.
So glad barlow's back, ripper is soon to get booted from yngwie's band too.
ToeJamvideos 3 years ago
Great song! Great performance, awful snare...
wasabib 3 years ago
I agree - Iced Earth are amazing. But that's the second worst snare I've ever heard!
Wagrid 3 years ago
let me guess st. anger is first?
afriendlierfellow 3 years ago 3
I agree, but I think it has to do more with the quality of the sound than anything. I mean it's Richard Christy! He was amazing as a drummer but he makes me laugh my ass off on Howard Stern so I can respect the career change
jwilliw 3 years ago
owens is great. I prefer Barlow but if i had a band Id want owens in it
smithdsmit 3 years ago
Owens is a great singer, he put his seal and some youth at judas. For iced earth, he did a great job too.
ironhellsimu 3 years ago
what a waste of a performance with that crowd :[
yarahahrwe 3 years ago
Matt Barlow is fucking awesome!
MADNickosNose 3 years ago 2
iced earth isn't lame..just the fact that the crowd isn't grooving
deekon52 3 years ago 10
the crowd is not jamming out at all..lame ass shit
deekon52 3 years ago
its fucked up know one gives Ripper credit hes one of next best singers out their
jeffshred10000 3 years ago
Sure they do! He's just not MATT BARLOW! \m/
stilliremainhere 3 years ago 3
ripper was fucking awesome, i agree with you! but i do like barlow more. but people need to give ripper his credit. he did great in preist andin iced earth.
captain0redbeard 3 years ago
oh man that rocks!!!great song..
(still looking for A question of heaven LIVE video if someone have answer plz)
vitorloko2 3 years ago
I think that IE should do another live album thats as good as AIA with this song and some more recent songs.
evh5150hawaii 3 years ago 3
horrible drums sound
fabvon 3 years ago
I saw Matt live twice and Ripper once, sorry but Matt has more of a stage presence then Ripper ever will have imo. Glad Matt is back now!
J30STM 3 years ago 6
matt is back on iced earth??????
did he get tired of being a cop????
masterchieff007 3 years ago
lol oh man your so too late in the news he's back since december lol
Violator6996 3 years ago
Barlow is the voice of Iced Earth.
Sekiath 3 years ago 37
That was fucking awesome, my Fav Iced Earth song. Saw em at Bloodstock and was Praying they'd play this, but alas no :o( they were still great tho
DimebagDoogle 3 years ago 2
I like Matt in IE too but Ripper is a great metal vocalist
stormriderWI 3 years ago
By the way!!
Ripper DOES NOT SUXX Dammit!!
BlindKeeper7 3 years ago
The real Iced Earth Voice! :)
Matt Rockssss!!!
BlindKeeper7 3 years ago 5
now that's what I'm talking about... ripper sucks....
Merllin333 3 years ago 4
Ripper DOES NOT SUCK!!! what the hell !!
phil80 3 years ago
yes,he does... i don't like anything about him,and how he sings... and,to conclude,iced earth asked Barlow to come back,'cause they know too,that the ripper sucks ass
Merllin333 3 years ago 3
He really did suck in Iced Earth though, just not right for the band at all.
stilliremainhere 3 years ago
Barlow Forever man.
FinalCountdown2008 3 years ago 6
I really like this song :)
PsycReaper 3 years ago 4
ICED FUCKING EARTH!!!! THEY ARE GODS OF METAL!!! FuCK YEAH!!!!! HAIL BARLOW!!!
dagugoso 3 years ago 5
in the beginning..
TheDawN21 3 years ago
he is like dracula of coppola!!:Dmatt barlow fan!!
TheDawN21 3 years ago
Fucking legends
GrimTrippin 3 years ago
WOW Matt Barlow sings like a GOD!
SetAbominaesPower 3 years ago 3
I only say They are FUCKIN GODS !!
Portugal
rifi11 3 years ago
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Richard Christy cant play....terrible drums Barlow is the BEST
lucifersweet666 3 years ago
Dude, what's the matter with you?
dagugoso 3 years ago
Christy cant play?? WTF?? how many times you played drums, may I ask you? listen to the Sound of Perseverance and then talk!
JackTheBeaver 3 years ago 5
Richard Christy is Godlike!!
dagugoso 3 years ago
Richard Christy is one of the best drummer I ever Seen and Iced Earth and Death! the best bands american metal can have!
gastonn8 3 years ago
Damnit i want to see them live! Damn you to hell gas prices, ahhhh!
aragorn0525 3 years ago
Dracula is a fucking hard song to sing live. I'm amazed how Matt carries out 'till the end!
VapDesigns 3 years ago 3
Barlow Yeah!! Greece is waiting!!!
atsallica 3 years ago
Watching this video it makes me feel a great power inside due the great and hellish performance from Iced Earth!!! Barlow is definitely the only and true singer from Iced Earth! He's God made flesh!!!
dagugoso 3 years ago
i prefer brent on drums for iced earth, but richard was good too
Greg2005220 3 years ago
The drummer is Godlike!
dagugoso 3 years ago
the drummer is Richard Christy from the Howard Stern show.
AxeCrow 3 years ago
Matou a pau, canta pra caralho.
rctm77 3 years ago
Iced Earth Looks like a Death Metal Band, but plays brutal ass Power Metal.
COBHC559 3 years ago
They look like a Death metal band to you?
PennyDreadful1 3 years ago
Well to put it, they look like a band that will fuck you up badly, whereas other Power bands look so small compared to them
COBHC559 3 years ago
It is not, either Power or Death metal, it's Heavy/Thrash metal.
dagugoso 3 years ago
F**kn awesome, but would have been perfect had Steve DiGiorgio still been in the band to play the lovely fretless bit at the start...
dpereira35 3 years ago
I love it when he sing in that high pitch way!
blueapple007 3 years ago 2
his vocalz are good live!!! haha
destroytheoppistion 3 years ago 2
barlow is back in iced earth!!!!1 wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!! their 2008 album framing Armageddon 2 will have him on vocals!!!
ILLRICARDO 3 years ago
WOOO yep he's going to be touring too according to website. Too bad no where near me :( damn oklahoma.
blkfox127 3 years ago
haha see shaffer change picks at about 4 18
kkrakenn 3 years ago
Mr. Dracula...........
maxr1411 3 years ago
Holy shit... thanks God Matt's back to what (and where) he's doing best.
Can't wait to see them again with MATT!!
ifjvassn 3 years ago 3
damn right!
tho i wouldve done anything to get arrested by him lol
i would get a ticket fight it just to see him in court then pay the ticket
deadeyedewok 3 years ago
where was this performance?
shazamyman 4 years ago
2002 Horror Show touring. I have the rest of this gig in my videos (in a playlist called San Francisco or something else :P)
Cheers
VigoGatsu 3 years ago
richard christy needs to get his ass off of howard stern and back behind the kit. lol amazing version of my fav song off horror show
defleppardhistoria 4 years ago
lol, my sister reckons if she cant have his awesome hair, shed have him in her bed anyday. she doesnt like my metal but she loves barlow
Draper354 4 years ago
Wow. Barlow is a good live singer
Banzaiburglar 4 years ago 2
not good, the best :P
Greg2005220 3 years ago
Barlow's voice, its really powerfull
Sounds the same has in the studio version!!
\,,/
blueapple007 4 years ago 5
I agree with fearthepib. barlow wouldn't sound as good as tim if he sung most of glorious burdon. Barlow is better with more emotional, or pain driven songs. Dracula, Watching over me, Angels holocost.
But, I believe the reason why The Ripper failed at iced earth is because he tried to fill shoes he couldn't fill. Like judas priest. or what happend when blaze bayley replaced bruce dickinson. Tims a good singer, Just not Amazing (imo)
MetalDischarge 4 years ago
I will remember to you that Th Glorious Burden was writen for Barlow vocal except for red baron/blue max caus if you didn't it barw ws supposed to record the glosrious burden but his passion was not on his voice when he do that so he leave and ripper was cotactto record the vocals
Violator6996 4 years ago
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Dude, Ripper didn't fail. And he wasn't trying to fill anyone's shoes. He came in and did his thing. Schaffer is just a prick that missed Barlow too much.
jayseph06 3 years ago
basically.
the amount of muso's Schaffer has gone through screams of arrogance
Grummski 3 years ago
When was this gig recorded?
Inmate999 4 years ago
you guys don't understand Tim is an amazing singer he did an amazing job with the glorious burden, 1 of my favorite albums. Had barlow done it, it woulda been a fail there different both are amazing,a both have a difrent voice Tim can't sing Dracula and Barlow can sing Hold at all costs. Stop being nut hanging fan boys and get a lif
fearthepib 4 years ago
yeah man, tims work on framing armaggedon is fantastic. dont understand those fights against singers fans... the same stupid thing that happens with kiske and deris... different singers ppl!!!
Inmate999 4 years ago
the arguments will always come when the singers are SO different. Blaze and Bruce, Johnson and Bon Scott. what people dont realize is u do have to change ur writing style a bit to match teh singer so its tailored to harmonize w/ what u got. so the barlow stuff was creepier adn lower cuz he's a baritone. tim's stuff is higher and faster, brighter tone cuz he's a high midtone high flasetto singer. w/ that difference, ur comparing apples to oranges.
xxxgothmanxxx 4 years ago
Nice explanation... hey, whats that falsetto term exactly means?
Inmate999 4 years ago
falsetto is like going up 12 frets on a guitar. u force a shortening of ur vocal chords to produce a higher sound, but sacrifice fullness u'd get w/ a natural high, like a prince who has a VEEEEEEEEEERY full high voice. if ur a baritone or a bass, ur falsetto is high but still lower than someone who is a tenor who's falsetto will be higher than deeper voiced men. listen to greenface, and u'll hear the HIGH falsetto. the intro to 10 thousand strong also. barlow does have more range though
xxxgothmanxxx 4 years ago
does anyone know anything about the surgery that jon got?
leostortion1 4 years ago
well, i dont know exactly but is well known that jon have suffered extreme back pain for a long time. he went to a surgery in order to reduce it a little. dont remember when it was... before horror show recordings...?
Inmate999 4 years ago
omfg MATT IS BACK WITH IE!!!!
dont believe me, check the website, this made my fuckin day
woooooooooooooooooo
omgnoobz 4 years ago
I knew our master would return to us. We await his comand!
scurvy1978 4 years ago 3
holy shit, that made my day, wow, HEIL BARLOW
godofwar713 4 years ago
yeah i wonder if john will still force him to sing out of his natural voice. his cop band was very deep tones andd it was awesome to hear matt's natural voice. i feel bad for pyramaze though, they got dicked over putting him on that album.
xxxgothmanxxx 4 years ago
Matt Barlow is currently the best Metal vocalist!
Even a *little* bit better than Hansi Kürsch! :)
FiepFiep 4 years ago 5
Matt , and Hansi both kick serious ass.
abominae1 4 years ago 2
There are some better singer on the technical side i think, like Dio, Halford, Dickinson. But no one has such an emotional voice like Barlow.
Maidenhead1990 4 years ago 3
I don't understand how Matt will have time for work (policeman), Iced Earth and Pyramaze?
I say... Leave Pyramaze leave the law and stay in IE now!!!!!
Histenchist 4 years ago 2
Didnt know you were a Barlow fan, big H.
abominae1 4 years ago
WTF??!?!?!!??!
Who listens to Iced Earth without being a Barlow fan??
I guess you mean that i been defending Ripper when he was singing, well thats because he was the best one to have when barlows out of music... And now when barlows back to IE i am happier than ever!!!!! (He kicks everyones ass)
Histenchist 4 years ago 5
agreed!
m3ta1h3ad145218 4 years ago
Absolute power!!
Magnificant
davljenik 4 years ago
i cant believe this man is back with IE... i cant wait to hear what their new stuff sounds like
m3ta1h3ad145218 4 years ago
Our god has returned to his rightful place!!
BarlowWorshiper 4 years ago 2
I have reason to listen to Iced Earth again, yay!
Great video btw. :)
BrakeMoth 4 years ago 2
Barlow is hands down the best vocalist in metal history, the only person who comes close to his talent, passion, and range is King Diamond
TerrorKovenant 4 years ago 3
hahaha are you kidding me? king diamond relies on silly falsetos all the time. try comparing Matt Barlow to someone like Micheal Kiske, then it will make sense
foottothenuts 4 years ago 3
Barlow is a metal god , and yes he will be singing for Iced Earth again. He is back with the band , back where he belongs.
Thank you JON
abominae1 4 years ago 3
VOLVIO BARLOW A ICED!!! el 05/12/07 ! The best voice of METAL!!! El heavy metal tiene vida! BARLOW IS BACK!!!!!!
andreschilavert 4 years ago 4
Just saying again..everyone check the site..Barlow is fucking back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Metalthrasher442 4 years ago 2
Indeed he is and today will be known as a landmark day in metal.
NorthernCold 4 years ago
Matt Barlow is back!! check the official site!
diegoleadguitar 4 years ago
whos that fucking idiot drummer?
lucifersweet666 4 years ago
Richard Christy..and he happens to be amazing
Metalthrasher442 4 years ago 2
Yes, Richard Christy does kick ass. But his fall from grace is not to be overlooked.
NorthernCold 4 years ago 2
love this song and love Barlow's voice...
psycoandrea 4 years ago
barlow rules............hetfield rules........
3olyk 4 years ago
owens deff proved himself on framing armageddon, but barlow will always be known as the perfect singer for this band. no one even comes close.
shredaholic86 4 years ago 7
that's true, respect
cheguevarazenu 4 years ago
Dracula is just one of those songs crafted for Matts voice, its not Owens' fault.
LPH69 4 years ago 7
When my net stops karkin itself randomly I'm gonna dl all these vids and make a DVD outta them!
Grummski 4 years ago
This is how to sing this song , there are no exceptions. The owens version cannot compete with this rendition by Matt Barlow , the metal god !!!
\m/ I will feed upon his precious child , the human race will bleed.\m/
abominae1 4 years ago 4