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Title: great album but i do miss barlowe
Review: this is one of iced earth's most ambitious efforts put on disk i feel, especially the 30+ minute gettysburg trilogy. however it somewhat falls just short of true greatness. i dont know what it is, but im pretty sure its ripper owens. now dont get me wrong, hes a very talented singer, but i feel barlowe was the ultimate voice of iced earth. lets put it this way. its just like when blaze bailey took over for bruce dickinson. yes blaze was a talented singer, but the absense of bruce's greatness was very obvious non the less. however i did get used to blaze after awhile (untill bruce's return) so ill probably be used to ripper also. other than that, this album still rocks, killer riffs, great atmospheric epics, and everything else you want in a power metal band. give this album a shot if you havent done so yet.
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