Iced Earth - Angels Holocaust

Night Of The Stormrider (1992)

Iced Earth's second effort is a concept album with a mystical, horrific story line. It traces the path of a man who is betrayed by religion and turns away from it in anger. The dark forces of nature reach out to this enraged man and use him as their vessel to bring death and destruction to Earth. Through it all, he feels no remorse for his deeds, and upon reaching the end, numbly accepts his fate of eternity in Hell. Musically, the band picked up a new singer and drummer for this album. The singing is a definite improvement from the debut, ranging from a powerful growl to a Halford-like scream. Such skill is necessary to portray the wide range of feeling on this album. There's quite a bit of background keys on this disc, some choral moaning, and a memorable piano outro, which all add to the dark mood. There are also several excellent acoustic passages seamlessly interwoven with the driving guitar riffs. The music meshes perfectly with the story, magnifying the hatred, manic joy, confusion, and sadness present in the lyrics. After listening to this musical masterpiece, one cannot help but to feel some of the sadness and guilt that the Stormrider was unable to feel for himself.

Jon Schaffer | Vocals, Lead Vocals on "Stormrider", Rhythm Guitar
Randy Shawver | Lead Guitar
John Greely | Lead Vocals
Dave Abell | Bass Guitar
Richey Secchiari | Drums

Lyrics: http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/icedearth/nightofthestormrider.html

Category:

Music

Tags:

• iced
• earth
• angels
• holocaust
• night
• of
• the
• stormrider
• 1992

[Pakanahymni]

So, hands up, who knew the intro is NOT written by Iced Earth?

[kurosakitselman]

19-11-2011! ICED EARTH RE MOUNIA!

[xerojer]

@Zipzipkilla HA.. I'm going to see them in a matter of hours

[TheNorthernDragon]

My ears... MY EARS! MY FUCKING EARS!.... THEY LOVE IT!

[KingBould3r]

they played this at the Webster Jan 31. Good shit.

[Zipzipkilla]

March 11th... Iced Earth.... im ready.

[pwnin1def]

@m00c0wm1lk part of the Carmina Burana

[m00c0wm1lk]

@Pakanahymni i know it's not written by them and i can't remember the name

[megadeth12345GR]

@usuwacz yeap i remember it !! but thnx a lot for answer me man !! CHEERS

[usuwacz]

@megadeth12345GR carmina burana

[megadeth12345GR]

hey guyz can anyone help me with the name of the intro ? its a classic sound but i cant remember it!! :/ plz help

[madeofmetal1990]

this is gonna be my ringtone when my mom calls me if i'm in trouble