Night of the Stormrider

Excellent band an amazing cd

This album is a must for Iced Earth fans! In my opinion it's one of Iced Earth's strongest efforts if not their strongest. Much like it's predecessor it's mainly thrash riff oriented (coming from a band that has mainly been labeled power metal) but chock-full of impressive riffing, banshee like screams, and overall just great music.There are a few problems I have with this record though: 1) It's supposed to be a concept album, but I feel as though it's story its nothing more than an outline, there is no expansion on the plot nor the character. 2) the production could have been better (especially for a remaster)In closing, the album is a true underrated classic, it's been more than 20 years since it's release and sounds just as fresh as it did in 1992.

This cd is an old school metal masterpiece. I loved it from the moment I first heard those opening power chords. Classic-style heavy metal in a refreshing new package if that makes any sense. It rips from the get go and never lets up. This band is probably my favourite newer heavy metal band of the last 10 years. If they keep it up they will continue to grow the Iced Earth vibe. These guys are somewhat under the radar screen and deserve better considering all the other crap that's out there today.All hail Iced Earth!!

Excellent quality

great product at a great price with super fast delivery! Thanks!!!!

AmaZing album and I’m glad I got the one with the old artwork

Thanks!

I can't say enough about this album. It's an awesome journey with awesome instrumentals. A nice mix of metal with a hint of prog rock.

This is my first Iced Earth album - randomly stumbled on Iced Earth while searching for "good thrash" that wasn't from the big 4 - while I love them I was looking for something new. After listening to the whole album once I knew I had to have it - I could tell this would be an album I would continue to listen to and not get bored with after that initial honeymoon period is over.From what I've read there seems to a divided opinion on the singer on NOTSR - personally I think he is great and suits the music and songs perfectly - he reminds me a lot of Rob Halford.Musically this album is superb its quite progressive and manages to mix that classic 80's tight thrash chugging rhythm we all know and love with the super melodic Maiden style riffs and throws in some acoustic passages as a nice way to transition between songs and changes. The production is really good - its got that old school vibe which for me adds character, I am not of fan of the modern sound where everything is super "perfect" to me it doesn't sound real but thats my opinion.I bought this on vinyl so for anyone wonder its - it's heavy 180g gatefold sleeve and has the ORIGINAL ARTWORK not the remastered artwork like the CD (I was super happy about this - I think the original artwork is so much better but I couldn't find any details on which version this vinyl came with). It also came with the decent sized poster of the origin artwork. The sound quality of the vinyl it's self it top notch.All in all great album, quality vinyl pressing.

Great album, porbably their best and my favorite, awesome vocals, great songs from top to bottom.45 minutes of pure fun, no fillers, no skippable tracks.Top tracks: ‘Travel in Stygian’, ‘Stormrider’, ‘The Path I Choose’ and ‘Pure Evil’.Amazing artwork as usual, Iced Earth’s artworks are part of the experience.Any heavy metal fan should have this record.

Great sound and performance!!

Cd acquistato il 26 giugno, ricevuto il 2 luglio. Ottime le condizioni, pur trattandosi di usato. Alto il prezzo, 7,12€, ma la versione originale è difficile reperibilità, e io sono un die-hard fan degli Iced Earth. Buono, dunque, il giudizio sul venditore reBuy reCommerce GmbH IT. Per quanto riguarda la musica: potente e aggressivo US power metal, riff pesanti, doppio pedale perenne, e ritornelli di facile presa. La voce non è eccelsa, Matt Barlow verrà ingaggiato successivamente. E' comunque un lavoro da avere. In giro c'è anche la versione rimasterizzata, con copertina differente e suoni "ripuliti". Il booklet contiene i testi. Stay Metal.ps: come per "Burnt Offerings", c'è un errore nelle foto a corredo. La copertina è quella della versione rimasterizzata, il retro è quello della versione originale.

Das Zweitlingswerk von *Iced Earth* erschien 1992 unter dem Titel *The Night Of The Stormrider*. Was nach dem starken 1990er Debüt kaum für möglich gehalten worden war, trat ein. Jon Schaffer konnte das Niveau nicht nur halten, er konnte die Debüt-Scheibe sogar noch übertreffen. Und das sogar ungeachtet dessen, daß er sich eine komplett neue Mannschaft rekrutieren mußte.*The Night Of The Stormrider* setzt genau da an wo *Iced Earth* endete. Und mit John Greely anstelle von Gene Adams war auch ein wesentlich ausdrucksstärkerer Sänger mit an Bord, der die bildlichen Texte besser transportieren konnte. Es entstand wieder ein Meisterwerk. Angefangen beim *Angels Holocaust* über *Stormrider*, *Mystical End* bis hin zu *Travel In Stygian*.Die Scheibe enthält neun musikalische Volltreffer, erschaffen von einen genialen Bandleader. Abgerundet wird das Ganze durch eine sehr raue Produktion. Jon Schaffer hat für seine Musik sein eigenes Genre aus Power-, Heavy-Metal kriert und eine eigene Messlatte erfunden. Wie ich finde kann man *Iced Earth* nur an *Iced Earth* selbst messen.FAZIT: Iced Earth's zweites Meisterwerk, weitere sollten folgen...