Came across this thread, realized i'v really lost track of IE. I used to own a couple of their records. I had Burnt Offerings, and apart from a couple songs (Last December, was it?) i couldn't get into it. Thinking back on it now tho i like the dark feel of the record, wish i could find it.
The other was Horror Show, which i liked a lot more. There were some really cool songs on it. Damien was amazing, Wolf, Phantom of The Opera. Wow those were good songs. But there were other songs i couldn't get into. Never really tried the band out again tho.
I remember hearing when Ripper was the new singer. It made sense, i'v only heard a few of his songs but liked him. He was good for IE, he could scream like Barlow. With Barlow i'm fascinated by how he has such a low register with his voice but can scream like a madman. Like when i heard clips of Warrel Dane in Sanctuary.
I haven't heard the new singer yet. I'v heard of 'Dystopia', which is actually a cool concept but also kinda lame; they did this type of thing already. Makes it seem like they'v run out of ideas. Plus so many singer changes always lower a bands reputation- now Iced Earth seems like less of a band. They're called Iced Earth, but the original voice is gone.