ICED EARTH, BLIND GUARDIAN Leaders Promise Another DEMONS & WIZARDS Album

December 15, 2011

The fifth in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from ICED EARTH's European leg of the 2011-2012 "World Dystopia Tour" can be seen below. In the latest four-minute clip, ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer and BLIND GUARDIAN frontman Hansi Kürsch discuss the future of their long-running side project DEMONS & WIZARDS.

DEMONS & WIZARDS's sophomore album, "Touched By The Crimson King", was released in Japan in September 2005 with the following bonus tracks: "Lunar Lament", "Wicked Witch" (slow version) and "Spatial Architects". The CD also includes the "Terror Train" video.

The follow-up to the group's 2001 self-titled CD, "Touched By The Crimson King" features an appearance by ICED EARTH/HALFORD drummer Bobby Jarzombek.

ICED EARTH's latest album, "Dystopia", sold around 6,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 67 on The Billboard 200 chart.

ICED EARTH's previous CD, "The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part II)", opened with 6,700 units in September 2008 to debut at No. 79.

ICED EARTH's 10th studio offering, "Dystopia", was released in Europe on October 17 and in the U.S. on October 18 via Century Media Records. Two bonus tracks were also recorded for inclusion on special editions of the album.

ICED EARTH filmed a video for the song "Anthem" on December 7, 2011 at Essigfabrik in Cologne, Germany.

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