Festivals of the Wicked
Festivals of the Wicked is a 2011 TBA DVD release featuring live footage of heavy metal band Iced Earth's festivals from their Something Wicked Tour. It is the last release to feature both singers Tim "Ripper" Owens and Matt Barlow.
Band statements
An intense two-minute trailer for ICED EARTH's long-awaited live DVD extravaganza, "Festivals Of The Wicked", has just been posted to the band's official web site. It can also be seen below. The DVD cover art — featuring ICED EARTH "mascot" Set Abominae emerging from the fires of Hell, riffing on a Les Paul — has also been revealed. "Festivals Of The Wicked" boasts nearly six hours of ICED EARTH — three full headliner shows (over 40 live tracks!), a photo gallery shot by famed rock photographer Ross Halfin, plus a 90-minute documentary. It will be released in early 2011.
"The last part of the DVD to be completed is the documentary," said ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer. "Thousands of hours were shot and edited down to 90 minutes. It's very close to done. I have to say the footage of the band on stage is mind blowing. Those who have already seen us will love it. Those who haven't yet seen ICED EARTH will be amazed by what this band can do on stage."
Drummer Brent Smedley concurs: "The three festivals featured on the DVD were all extremely remarkable and each one memorable in its own way," he said. "All three were amazing nights where the metal and the magic were fully flowing. I think the release of this DVD truly proves my mantra and favorite saying: METAL LIVES!" "Festivals Of The Wicked" shows ICED EARTH in its favorite element — facing tens of thousands of screaming fans — and playing songs that demonstrate why ICED EARTH fans are some of the most loyal in metal. "I'm very proud of this DVD, and I'm grateful to fans for their patience," said Schaffer. "Getting this ready for release has been an enormous job, but a true labor of love. It will be worth the wait. I promise."
Containing
The three soon-to-be-released festivals are:
- Germany's Wacken Open Air (2007) with Tim "Ripper" Owens on lead vocals.
Setlist as follows:
- Germany's Rock Hard Festival (2008) with Matt Barlow on lead vocals. This festival, the first to feature Matt's return, storms through 15 songs, starting with "Dark Saga" .
- Slovenia's Metalcamp (2008) with Matt Barlow on lead vocals.
Bonus features
- Documentary
- Photo Gallery
Personnel
- Iced Earth
- Jon Schaffer – guitar, vocals
- Matthew Barlow – lead vocals
- Freddie Vidales – bass
- Troy Seele – lead guitar
- Brent Smedley – drums
- Tim Owens - lead vocals (Wacken 2007)
- Dennis Hayes - bass (Wacken 2007)