 These three songs, "Prophecy," "Birth of the Wicked," and the "Coming Curse," served as the backbone to the Jon Schaffer's Something Wicked story, as well as concert staples.In December 2006, Jon Schaffer posted a journal announcing that Iced Earth's new album, then titled "", would be released in September/October 2007.The follow-up album, then titled "", would be released in January/February 2008, with both albums serving to further explain the story within the Something Wicked Trilogy.