ICED EARTH Announces Select Dates In North America

April 21, 2010

ICED EARTH has confirmed four North American tour dates for the fall. Meant as an "escape from the studio," these exclusive shows will also get fans the chance to see ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman Jon Schaffer's new project SONS OF LIBERTY on stage for their first-ever live performances.

Sep. 10 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
Sep. 21 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
Sep. 23 - New York, NY - Nokia Theater Times Square
Sep. 25 - West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues

Commented Schaffer: "It has been too long since we played North America and after the South American shows we felt we should bring a 'greatest hits'-set to our loyal fans in the U.S. "I am also very much looking forward to introducing SONS OF LIBERTY to the Minions."

For the dates listed below, ICED EARTH will be offering a very limited number of fans the opportunity to attend the show as the band's guest VIPs.

Fans who purchase a VIP package with IcedEarth.com will receive the following:

* A general-admission ticket
* VIP meet-and-greet with ICED EARTH
* Autographed tour poster
* ICED EARTH flag
* Limited-edition ICED EARTH t-shirt
* VIP commemorative laminate

The VIP packages are very limited and available on a first-come-first-served basis.

The VIP package cost is $75 including the concert ticket.

VIP packages via IcedEarth.com will be available starting April 21.

Regular tickets sales via Ticketmaster and all other outlets will not begin until May 7 and will be subject to local service fees.

ICED EARTH's "Box Of The Wicked" will be released in Europe on April 26 (three days earlier in Germany) and May 18 in the U.S. via SPV/Steamhammer Records. The set is limited to 10,000 copies worldwide.

While ICED EARTH's 1998 album "Something Wicked This Way Comes" provided a general overview of the story guitarist/songwriter Jon Schaffer has been conceptualizing for well over a decade, the saga was fully brought to life with the release of the back-to-back conceptual albums "Framing Armageddon" and "The Crucible of Man". The albums provided answers to mysteries the previous releases created, and the timeliness of the story in today's world were guaranteed to keep people thinking and guessing. Schaffer's ability to convey the central themes and events of the story without always revealing exactly "why" characters' decisions are made and "how" events come to pass will keep fans of the saga coming back as future mediums for the "Something Wicked" storyline are revealed.

The whole saga is now included in this high-quality hardcover boxset (height 13 cm, depth 4.5 cm, width 14.5 cm) featuring the original digipak CDs "Framing Armageddon" and "The Crucible Of Man" as well as the original digipaks EPs "Overture Of The Wicked" and "I Walk Among You". In addition, the boxset includes a bonus cardboard CD with one song from "Framing Armageddon" now sung by Matt Barlow and three previously unreleased live tracks from the Belgian Graspop Metal Meeting festival in 2008, also featuring Barlow on vocals. The boxset will come with a full-color A1 poster and a 12-page booklet with previously unseen photos and liner notes.

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