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The Glorious Burden
Iced Earth
- Type:
- Full-length
- Release date:
- January 12th, 2004
- Catalog ID:
- SPV 092-74970 DCD
- Version desc.:
- Digipak, Slipcase
- Label:
- Steamhammer
- Format:
- 2CD
- Reviews:
- 13 reviews (avg. 49%)
| Disc 1 | |||
| 1. | The Star-Spangled Banner | 01:13 | instrumental |
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| 2. | Declaration Day | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
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| 3. | When the Eagle Cries | 04:07 | Show lyrics |
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| 4. | The Reckoning (Don't Tread on Me) | 04:56 | Show lyrics |
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| 5. | Greenface | 03:02 | Show lyrics |
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| 6. | Attila | 05:36 | Show lyrics |
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| 7. | Red Baron / Blue Max | 04:05 | Show lyrics |
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| 8. | Hollow Man | 04:26 | Show lyrics |
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| 9. | Valley Forge | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
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| 10. | Waterloo | 05:49 | Show lyrics |
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| 11. | When the Eagle Cries (Unplugged) | 03:34 | Show lyrics |
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| 46:34 | |||
| Disc 2 | |||
| 1. | The Devil to Pay | 12:13 | Show lyrics |
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| 2. | Hold at All Costs | 07:06 | Show lyrics |
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| 3. | High Water Mark | 12:35 | Show lyrics |
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| 31:54 | |||
| Original line-up | |
| Band members | |
| Jon Schaffer | Guitars, Vocals (backing), Songwriting, Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 6, 8-11) |
| Richard Christy | Drums |
| Tim Owens | Vocals (lead), Lyrics (track 5) |
| James MacDonough | Bass |
| Guest/Session | |
| Aaron "Frenchy" Caillier | Drums (Metal Militia Drum Corps) |
| Mark "I Sleep While I'm Creeping" Prator | Drums (Metal Militia Drum Corps) |
| Susan McQuinn | Flute, Piccolo |
| Sam King | Vocals (backing) |
| Ralph Santolla (R.I.P. 2018) | Guitars (lead) (tracks 2, 6, 7, 9) |
| Jim Morris | Guitars (lead) (track 3), Vocals (backing) |
| Roger Stephens | Drums (Metal Militia Drum Corps) |
| Michael LoBue | Bagpipes |
| Jeff Day | Vocals (backing) |
| Howard Helm | Piano |
| Matt Barlow | Vocals (backing) |
| The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra | Orchestra (tracks 10-12) |
| Miscellaneous staff | |
| Jim Morris | Producer, Engineering, Mastering |
| Tom Morris | Mastering |
| Robert Wilding | Orchestral score transcription |
| Jon Schaffer | Producer |
| Travis Smith | Layout |
| Leo Hao | Cover art |
| Matt Barlow | Lyrics (tracks 4, 7) |
| Original line-up | |
| Jon Schaffer | Guitars, Vocals (backing), Songwriting, Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 6, 8-11) |
| Richard Christy | Drums |
| Tim Owens | Vocals (lead), Lyrics (track 5) |
| James MacDonough | Bass |
| Original line-up | |
| Aaron "Frenchy" Caillier | Drums (Metal Militia Drum Corps) |
| Mark "I Sleep While I'm Creeping" Prator | Drums (Metal Militia Drum Corps) |
| Susan McQuinn | Flute, Piccolo |
| Sam King | Vocals (backing) |
| Ralph Santolla (R.I.P. 2018) | Guitars (lead) (tracks 2, 6, 7, 9) |
| Jim Morris | Guitars (lead) (track 3), Vocals (backing) |
| Roger Stephens | Drums (Metal Militia Drum Corps) |
| Michael LoBue | Bagpipes |
| Jeff Day | Vocals (backing) |
| Howard Helm | Piano |
| Matt Barlow | Vocals (backing) |
| The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra | Orchestra (tracks 10-12) |
| Original line-up | |
| Jim Morris | Producer, Engineering, Mastering |
| Tom Morris | Mastering |
| Robert Wilding | Orchestral score transcription |
| Jon Schaffer | Producer |
| Travis Smith | Layout |
| Leo Hao | Cover art |
| Matt Barlow | Lyrics (tracks 4, 7) |
| America, Fuck Yeah! | 2% | linkavitch | October 15th, 2022 | |
| Bitching at this point is... | 92% | Slam_Grinder | October 3rd, 2022 | |
| Underrated, Though a Bit... | 80% | IronSword | January 31st, 2014 | |
| A Harbinger of Things to Come | 40% | commissar_mp | August 23rd, 2011 | |
| I'll Wait For the Movie /... | 80% | HeWhoIsInTheWater | June 16th, 2011 | |
| My AP US History class is... | 51% | flexodus | August 21st, 2010 | |
| This album is brought to... | 26% | Peter31095Metalhead | January 17th, 2010 | |
| The New Tower of Babel | 70% | hells_unicorn | March 1st, 2008 | |
| A musical tragedy | 10% | Empyreal | September 28th, 2007 | |
| A chunk of Cheddar and a... | 29% | Napero | August 16th, 2005 | |
| A true epic!!! | 88% | stickyshooZ | June 20th, 2004 | |
| It has its moments... | 60% | Nightcrawler | January 29th, 2004 | |
| WHAT, AGAIN?? | 12% | UltraBoris | January 25th, 2004 |
A parody of this album cover was used on the Flattened Earth The Glorious LARP single, which had lyrics based around the fact that Iced Earth guitarist Jon Schaffer was among the pro-Trump terrorist mob that stormed the US Capitol Building on January 6th, 2021, in a failed attempt to stop the certification of president-elect Joe Biden, leaving some dead, many injured, and countless traumatized.
In interviews at the time of release, responding to fans who were turned off by the lyrical content of this album, Schaffer said it was "their problem".
(P) Steamhammer, a division of SPV Gmbh
(C) Iced Earth
Distributed by SPV Gmbh.
Made in Germany
Unlike most Iced Earth albums, "The Glorious Burden" features no fantasy or mythology-based lyrics, and the songs are mostly based on military history. The album was written as a response to the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001, which are directly addressed in "When the Eagle Cries". Matt Barlow recorded the original lead vocal tracks, but when he left the band to become a police officer (inspired by the events of 9/11) the album release was delayed until his parts were replaced by Tim Owens. Barlow's original backing vocals can still be heard on the album.
Because of the album's extremely patriotic American themes, some tracks weren't added to versions released in certain countries. "The Star-Spangled Banner" was removed from some of the German releases, and was replaced with "Green Face".
Disc 2 is entitled: "Gettysburg (1863)".
Recording information:
Recorded at Schaffer Sound aka "The Dungeon".
Drums recorded at Morrisound.
Mixed at Morrisound in late July, 2003
Identifiers:
Barcode: 693723003825
Matrix / Runout (CD1 Variant 1, 2): [sonopress logo] 50812280/ICEDEARTH2 02
Matrix / Runout (CD2 Variant 1, 2): [sonopress logo] 50812279/ICEDEARTH1 02
Mastering SID Code (CD1, CD2 Variant 1, 2): IFPI L030
Mould SID Code (CD1 Variant 1): IFPI 0754
Mould SID Code (CD1 Variant 2): IFPI 0744
Mould SID Code (CD2 Variant 1): IFPI 0750
Mould SID Code (CD2 Variant 2): IFPI 0742
Label Code: LC 09002
| Added by: Stormrider | Modified by: KingSpooky |
| Added on: 2014-09-12 14:12:02 | Last modified on: 2023-01-14 18:32:58 |