The Blessed and the Damned
The Blessed and the Damned is a double CD best of compilation album by the American heavy metal band Iced Earth. The CD-booklet can be reversed, to show either angels or demons on the cover. The booklet also includes Jon Schaffer's comments on previous albums and his life. Even though the CD was released after The Glorious Burden, the biography in the booklet makes no mention of it. This is probably because Iced Earth left their record label Century Media Records prior to The Glorious Burden, and signed with SPV. In turn, Century Media released this compilation album.
The Blessed and the Damned | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | July 26, 2004 | |||
Recorded | 1990-2001 | |||
Genre | Heavy metal, power metal, thrash metal | |||
Length | 2:04:48 | |||
Label | Century Media | |||
Iced Earth chronology | ||||
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Alternate album cover | ||||
"The Damned" cover version of the album |
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AllMusic |
Track listing
Disc 1
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Burning Times" | Matt Barlow, Jon Schaffer | Barlow, Schaffer | Something Wicked This Way Comes | 3:43 |
2. | "Wolf" | Schaffer | Schaffer | Horror Show | 5:20 |
3. | "The Hunter" | Schaffer | Schaffer | The Dark Saga | 3:55 |
4. | "Curse the Sky" | Schaffer | Randall Shawver, Schaffer | Iced Earth | 4:43 |
5. | "Melancholy (Holy Martyr)" | Schaffer | Schaffer | Something Wicked This Way Comes | 4:44 |
6. | "Stormrider" | Schaffer | Shawver, Schaffer | Night of the Stormrider | 4:48 |
7. | "Burnt Offerings" | Schaffer | Shawver, Schaffer | Burnt Offerings | 7:21 |
8. | "Travel in Stygian" (live) | Schaffer | Schaffer | Alive in Athens | 9:06 |
9. | "Dark Saga" | Schaffer | Schaffer | The Dark Saga | 3:43 |
10. | "Written on the Walls" | Gene Adam | Adam, Shawver, Schaffer, Dave Abell | Iced Earth | 6:07 |
11. | "Damien" | Schaffer | Schaffer | Horror Show | 9:11 |
Disc 2
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Angels Holocaust" | Schaffer | Schaffer | Days of Purgatory | 4:54 |
2. | "Desert Rain" | Schaffer | Schaffer, Abell | Days of Purgatory | 6:38 |
3. | "Last December" | Schaffer | Schaffer | Burnt Offerings | 3:23 |
4. | "Watching Over Me" | Schaffer | Schaffer | Something Wicked This Way Comes | 4:26 |
5. | "Pure Evil" (live) | Schaffer | Shawver, Schaffer | Alive in Athens | 6:37 |
6. | "The Path I Choose" | Schaffer | Shawver, Schaffer | Night of the Stormrider | 5:55 |
7. | "I Died for You" | Schaffer | Schaffer | The Dark Saga | 3:47 |
8. | "Disciples of the Lie" | Schaffer | Schaffer | Something Wicked This Way Comes | 4:04 |
9. | "When the Night Falls" | Schaffer | Schaffer | Days of Purgatory | 7:50 |
10. | "Jack" | Barlow | Schaffer | Horror Show | 4:12 |
11. | "Iced Earth" | Schaffer | Schaffer | Iced Earth | 5:23 |
12. | "Violate" (live) | Schaffer | Schaffer | Alive in Athens | 4:12 |
Personnel
- Jon Schaffer − rhythm guitar, backing vocals on all songs. vocals on track 6 on disc 1
- Matt Barlow − vocals on tracks 1-3, 5, 7-9, and 11 on disc 1; tracks 1-5, 7-10, and 12 on disc 2
- Gene Adam − vocals on tracks 4 and 10 on disc 1; track 11 on disc 2
- John Greely − vocals on track 6 on disc 2
- Randall Shawver − lead guitar on tracks 3-4, 6-7, and 9-10 on disc 1; tracks 1-3, 6-7, 9, and 11 on disc 2
- Larry Tarnowski − lead guitar on tracks 1-2, 5, 8, and 11 on disc 1; tracks 4-5, 8, 10, and 12 on disc 2
- Dave Abell − bass on tracks 3-4, 6-7, and 9-10 on disc 1; tracks 3, 6-7, and 11 on disc 2
- James MacDonough − bass on tracks 1, 5, and 8 on disc 1; tracks 1, 2, 4-5, 8, 9 and 12 on disc 2
- Steve DiGiorgio − bass on tracks 2 and 11 on disc 1, and track 10 on disc 2
- Mark Prator − drums on tracks 3 and 9 on disc 1; track 7 on disc 2
- Richey Secchiari − drums on track 6 on disc 1; track 6 on disc 2
- Mike McGill − drums on tracks 4 and 10 on disc 1; track 11 on disc 2
- Richard Christy − drums on tracks 2 and 11 on disc 1; track 10 on disc 2
- Brent Smedley − drums on tracks 1, 5, and 8 on disc 1; tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, and 12 on disc 2
- Rodney Beasley − drums on track 7 on disc 1; track 3 on disc 2
- Leo Hao – cover art
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