ICED EARTH - Photo Gallery ProgPower USA IX

ICED EARTH - Burning Times In Philly; BW&BK Photo Gallery Online

Working their way south for their headlining appearance at ProgPower USA IX, ICED EARTH stopped at the Trocadero, in Philadelphia on September 24th. Selecting a playlist sampling material throughout their career, mainman/guitarist Jon Schaffer and newly returning frontman Matt Barlow (minus the lengthy red mane, but once more in black leather chaps atop jeans) offered the following: 'Scared Flames' (intro), 'Behold The Wicked Child', 'Invasion' (intro), 'Motivation Of Man', 'Setian Massacre', 'Burning Times', 'Declaration Day', a super-charged 'Vengeance Is Mine', 'Ten Thousand Strong', 'Stormrider' (where Barlow gets a break, Schaffer doing vocals), 'Watching Over Me', 'I Walk Alone', 'Come What May', 'Dracula', 'Brother Against Brother', 'Hold At All Cost' and 'High Water Mark' before the encore of 'Melancholy', 'My Own Savior' and the closing signature track, 'Iced Earth'.

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ProgPower USA IX - Report, Photos Available

Special report by Mark Gromen

The ninth installment of North America's premier metal festival returned to Center Stage, in Atlanta, GA on September 26-27. Over the course of the two days, many foreign acts made their continental debuts, as well as headlining performances by AMORPHIS and ICED EARTH. Other highlights included the violin-laced folk of ELVENKING, a lightning set from IRON SAVIOR, the opening 1-2-3 punch of 'Sirens', 'Warriors' and 'Maniacal Renderings' from JON OLIVA'S PAIN and a rare appearance from one of metal's great voices, ROB ROCK.

A BW&BK Photo Gallery by Mark Gromen can be found here.