I was quite sceptical upon the departure of Matt and the introduction to the new singer, but MY GOD. Although Barlow is still my fav iced earth singer i have to admit, Ripper Owens does a HELL-OF-A-JOB on this one along with all the other tracks on the Glorious Burden. It's amazing how virtually 70% of metal bands these days just dumbfoundedly bark into a microphone about Satan, but Iced Earth has so much more depth; Sure on the occasion they belch and growl upon theology issues(which for them still isn't bad because i mean c'mon, ITS ICED FUCKING EARTH[they dont make mistakes haha] but for the most part each one of their song tells a different cpmplex and profound story.
Also this song is about the Battle of Gettysburg and how Lee's plan failed . . . It's his intense and consuming guilt for such a huge downfall . . . great song . . . great lyrics . . . GREAT BAND!
I was quite sceptical upon the departure of Matt and the introduction to the new singer, but MY GOD. Although Barlow is still my fav iced earth singer i have to admit, Ripper Owens does a HELL-OF-A-JOB on this one along with all the other tracks on the Glorious Burden. It's amazing how virtually 70% of metal bands these days just dumbfoundedly bark into a microphone about Satan, but Iced Earth has so much more depth; Sure on the occasion they belch and growl upon theology issues(which for them still isn't bad because i mean c'mon, ITS ICED FUCKING EARTH[they dont make mistakes haha] but for the most part each one of their song tells a different cpmplex and profound story.
Also this song is about the Battle of Gettysburg and how Lee's plan failed . . . It's his intense and consuming guilt for such a huge downfall . . . great song . . . great lyrics . . . GREAT BAND!