I Walk Among You - Iced Earth

Do not be fooled. From the outside, this looks like Iced Earth's new single with a couple of re-recorded tracks tacked on, and that's what it is. But, Iced Earth guitarist and founder, Jon Schaffer, has one reason to believe that this single will sell more than any other of his so far: The return of Matt Barlow. To an extent, he's right. The reintroduction of Barlow really adds another dimension to 'I Walk Alone' - a song that would slot nicely into the fan-favourite 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' album. The flame-haired vocalist's powerful screams and harrowing delivery work well with Schaffer's chugging riff work and result in the perfect single to ...  Read the complete review

Following in the tradition of last year's equally disappointing 'Overture of the Wicked,' here Iced Earth release a mini taster of their forthcoming album in the form of a single song, padded out with a couple of entirely unnecessary re-workings of older songs with a new vocalist. For long-time fans of the band, the most notable feature of this release is the return of favoured singer Matt Barlow, who left the band after the September 11th attacks to join the police force and shave his head, but now seems to have seen the light again. Unlike his predecessor Tim "The Ripper" Owens' butchering of classic Iced Earth material on 'Overture of the Wicked,' here ...  Read the complete review