Tim "Ripper" Owens and Matt Barlow, yet make the song his own" while Chad Bowar also praised Block on how he "brings a varied performance, and delivers the lyrics convincingly no matter if it's an aggressive lower pitched section, traditional singing or belting it out." Keith Chachkes also said that "Stu Block steps right in and does a fantastic job." On the other hand, some have criticized Dystopia. Juha Attola felt that the album was too much like the band's previous releases, but still gave positive feedback of Stu Block's vocals. In the end, Attola "was left with a somewhat subdued image of the album", but recommended it for "fans of the band, and for anyone who likes traditional heavy metal." Baz Anderson from Metal Storm also recommended the album as "a confidence-boosting album that will be much appreciated and gladly received by anyone with an interest in this long-running and respectable band," but also said that the album "doesn't go beyond being just good." Metal-rules.com placed Dystopia at number 2 on their "Top 20 Metal Albums of 2011" list. The album won a 2011 Metal Storm Award for Best Power Metal Album. Track listing All lyrics written by Stu Block and music written by Jon Schaffer, except where noted. Personnel Iced Earth Stu Block – lead vocals Jon Schaffer – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, co-producer Troy Seele – lead guitar Freddie Vidales – bass, backing vocals Brent Smedley – drums Other personnel Jim Morris – co-producer, engineer, mixer, backing vocals Howard Helm – backing vocals Lindsay Vitola – backing vocals (on "Anguish of Youth") BJ Ramone – assistant Jason "Black Bart" Blackerby – assistant Nathan Perry – cover and inner sleeve art Felipe Machado Franco – cover and inner sleeve art Carsten Drescher – layout Chart positions References 2011 albums Iced Earth albums Century Media Records albums Albums recorded at Morrisound Recording