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Band
Iced Earth
Title
The Plagues EP
Type
LP/EP
Company
Century Media
YOR
2013
Style
Power
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1/6/2014 3:38:05 PM - Review by: Greg Watson
The Plagues EP is a sampler released to hold fans over til the full length "Plagues of Babylon" is released on Jan 14, 2014. The first track "Plagues" and "Among the Living Dead" are standouts with the latter being one of the heavier songs the band has recorded as of late. "Peacemaker" has a slow, western feel and seems a bit out of place but it is a great song itself. "If I Could See You" is a classic IE ballad. This EP is worth grabbing and die hard IE fans will want it for their collection.
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  • 1 :REVIEW COUNT
    4 :AVE RATING

ALL REVIEWS FOR: ICED EARTH
TITLE
DOR
COMPANY
 REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
Days of Purgatory
1997
Century Media
Frank Hill9/30/2003
-
Dystopia
2011
Century Media
Greg Watson10/23/2011
4
Festivals of the Wicked
2011
Century Media
Greg Watson8/5/2011
4
Framing Armageddon
2007
SPV/Steamhammer
Etiam2/8/2008
3.5
Gettysburg DVD
2005
SPV/Steamhammer
Ken Pierce6/9/2005
-
Live In Ancient Kourion
2013
Century Media
Eric Compton5/10/2013
4
Plagues of Babylon
2014
Century Media
Greg Watson2/21/2014
4.5
The Crucible of Man
2008
SPV/Steamhammer
Etiam2/8/2010
2.5
The Crucible of Man
2008
SPV/Steamhammer
Raising Iron1/13/2009
3
The Glorious Burden
2003
SPV/Steamhammer
Ken Pierce6/16/2004
4
The Glorious Burden
2003
SPV/Steamhammer
Eric Compton1/22/2004
4
The Glorious Burden
2003
SPV/Steamhammer
Anthony Burke12/11/2003
4
The Plagues EP
2013
Century Media
Greg Watson1/6/2014
4
The Reckoning EP
2003
SPV/Steamhammer
Frank Hill11/21/2003
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ALL INTERVIEWS FOR: ICED EARTH
INTERVIEW INTERVIEWER DATE TAGLINE
Stu BlockEric Compton, Greg Watson6/22/2017"The Band is Incorruptible. We Are Never Going to Falter…"
Jon SchafferGreg Watson2/7/2012
Jon SchafferKen Pierce9/14/2005


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