ICED EARTH: 'Dystopia Tour Edition' To Be Available On North American Tour
June 14, 2012ICED EARTH will hit the road next week as part of a five-week North American tour with VOLBEAT, HELLYEAH and THE SIXXIS.
Commented ICED EARTH mainman/guitarist Jon Schaffer: "I'm completely stoked. VOLBEAT is one of my all-time favorite bands, and Michael [Poulsen], and the boys are great people. There is a lot of mutual respect and admiration, and I think we are in for a hell of a good time! This will be a package that won't soon be forgotten, I'm sure of that."
To coincide with the upcoming trek, ICED EARTH will release a limited tour edition of its latest album, "Dystopia". Currently available only at the merchandise stands on the trek, the two-disc "Dystopia Tour Edition" contains the original full-length album, as well as B-side covers of IRON MAIDEN's "The Trooper" and BLACK SABBATH's "Mob Rules", as well as the classic 17-minute ICED EARTH track "Dante's Inferno", re-recorded with vocalist Stu Block. The bonus disc also contains both music videos from "Dystopia" — the title track and "Anthem" — as well as a "Making Of Dystopia" studio interview with the band, and exclusive cell phone skins and desktop backgrounds.
Bassist Freddie Vidales recently left ICED EARTH and was replaced by Luke Appleton of FURY UK.
ICED EARTH's video for the song "Anthem" was filmed on December 7, 2011 at Essigfabrik in Cologne, Germany.
Produced and directed by Kosch Fabian Film, "Anthem" is the second music video from ICED EARTH's new album, "Dystopia", which 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, 2011 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.
"Dystopia" track listing:
01. Dystopia (05:49)
02. Anthem (04:54)
03. Boiling Point (02:46)
04. Anguish Of Youth (04:41)
05. V (03:39)
06. Dark City (05:42)
07. Equilibrium (04:30)
08. Days Of Rage (02:17)
09. End Of Innocence (04:07)
10. Soylent Green (bonus track) (04:20)
11. Iron Will (bonus track) (04:15)
12. Tragedy And Triumph (07:44)
13. Anthem (String Mix) (04:51)
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