American band Iced Earth started as something of a speed (although it's not that consistently fast) metal band with some progressive touches, and I admit this debut doesn't do a lot for me. Gene Adam's rather strangulated vocals are something of an acquired taste, and there is not a lot of melodious interest, but the opening "Iced Earth" isn't bad, and I like the haunting bells in "Life And Death." The lyrics are full of Hell and death and... you know, suchlike. Not really occultic, just gloomy. There are also two instrumentals.
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