Posted on 02/03/2004 8:05:45 PM PST by nonliberal
I just picked up the new Iced Earth CD, "The Glorious Burden". Barlow is out and Ripper (ex-Judas Priest) is the new singer and he is great.
Now on to the CD itself. It is a decidedly pro-America album. Topics are predominantly history (Declaration Day, Valley Forge, Atilla, etc) with two post 9-11 songs thrown in (When the Eagle Cries and The Reckoning). The highlight of the album is the 30+ minute "Gettysburg" with the Prague Philharmonic. If you are a metalhead, an American and a fan of epic songwriting, "The Glorious Burden" is highly recommended.
From "Valley Forge"
It's time for us to open up our eyes
And cherish the lives we all can have
And to the ones who've kept freedom free
Words cannot express all that you have done
Would he look upon us now
In anger and disgust
His providence, our birthright and our creed
Will we let ignorance and laziness
Bring our demise
Complacency, we're blinded by our greed
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