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Iced Earth discography (all)
<	Iced Earth (1990)	Burnt Offerings (1995)	>

Night of the Stormrider / The Melancholy E.P.

Iced Earth

1.	Angels Holocaust	04:52	Show lyrics
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2.	Stormrider	04:48	Show lyrics
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3.	The Path I Choose	05:53	Show lyrics
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4.	Before the Vision	01:35	Show lyrics
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5.	Mystical End	04:44	Show lyrics
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6.	Desert Rain	06:57	Show lyrics
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7.	Pure Evil	06:33	Show lyrics
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8.	Reaching the End	01:11	Show lyrics
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9.	Travel in Stygian	09:32	Show lyrics
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10.	Melancholy (Holy Martyr)	04:47	Show lyrics
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11.	Shooting Star (Bad Company cover)	05:14	Show lyrics
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12.	Watching over Me	04:27	Show lyrics
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13.	Electric Fulneral (Black Sabbath cover)	04:47	Show lyrics
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14.	I Died for You	03:40	Show lyrics
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15.	The Ripper (Judas Priest cover)	02:44	Show lyrics
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16.	Colors	05:12	Show lyrics
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17.	Cities on Flame (Blue Öyster Cult cover)	03:23	Show lyrics
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Original line-up
Band members
John Greely	Vocals (lead)
Dave Abell	Bass, Songwriting (tracks 4, 6)
Randy Shawver	Guitars (lead), Songwriting (tracks 2-4, 7)
Richey Secchiari	Drums
Jon Schaffer	Guitars, Vocals (track 2), Vocals (backing), Lyrics, Songwriting (tracks 1-3, 5-9)
Guest/Session
Kent Smith	Keyboards, Intro, Outro
Roger "The Hammer" Huff	Keyboards
Miscellaneous staff
R. Kampf	Executive producer
Frank Albrecht	Photography
Travis Smith	Artwork
Axel Hermann	Cover art
Dirk Rudolph	Layout
Jon Schaffer	Producer
Tom Morris	Producer, Engineering, Mixing

Original line-up
John Greely	Vocals (lead)
Dave Abell	Bass, Songwriting (tracks 4, 6)
Randy Shawver	Guitars (lead), Songwriting (tracks 2-4, 7)
Richey Secchiari	Drums
Jon Schaffer	Guitars, Vocals (track 2), Vocals (backing), Lyrics, Songwriting (tracks 1-3, 5-9)

Original line-up
R. Kampf	Executive producer
Frank Albrecht	Photography
Travis Smith	Artwork
Axel Hermann	Cover art
Dirk Rudolph	Layout
Jon Schaffer	Producer
Tom Morris	Producer, Engineering, Mixing

Read	Great songs, but also...	70%	Slam_Grinder	November 1st, 2022
Read	Damn breathtaking	95%	lostinbeauty	September 10th, 2020
Read	Erlkönig from 1991	79%	Felix 1666	April 27th, 2019
Read	Notably darker than you...	87%	Agonymph	July 1st, 2018
Read	I wonder what this would...	95%	Mr Matt	April 10th, 2018
Read	Barlow era has more to...	47%	Jophelerx	January 15th, 2016
Read	Harbinger of triplets.	71%	ConorFynes	May 28th, 2015
Read	a merely decent album	83%	Guardian_disciple	June 28th, 2013
Read	CHUGCHUGCHUGCHUG	89%	ChildClownOutlet	January 2nd, 2012
Read	Night of a Classic!	100%	Metallian83	September 26th, 2011
Read	The Ultimate Concept Album	100%	Vaibhavjain	August 9th, 2008
Read	Total power/thrash domination!	97%	Woolie_Wool	July 1st, 2008
Read	Iced Earth's Magnum Opus	94%	JustinMetal88	May 21st, 2008
Read	Same old story, but a...	100%	hells_unicorn	November 21st, 2007
Read	Powerful	90%	DawnoftheShred	November 4th, 2006
Read	Excellent Album from...	95%	HellCrusader13	November 22nd, 2003
Read	Epic, Bold, and Unsurpassed	94%	Demon_of_the_Fall	November 17th, 2003
Read	Glorious Thrash.	91%	Nightcrawler	September 28th, 2002
Read	Thraaaaasshhh!!!!	90%	UltraBoris	August 28th, 2002

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed at Morrisound Studios, Tampa, Florida, USA in 15 days in September, 1991.