Iced Earth's second album has, thankfully, a new vocalist in John Greely, as well as drummer Rick Secchiari (both of whom would be gone after this), although band leader Jon Schaffer trades vocals with Greely throughout.
It's a concept piece about a man who is tempted by dark forces to do evil, which he gives into, before realising he is doomed to Hell and cannot go back. That's a brief overview of it, anyway. Like their 1990 self-titled debut, it's really in the speed metal vain, and I like the galloping rhythms found here, but the lack of much in the way of melodies makes it rather humdrum for me, even though the choral touches in the opening "Angels Holocaust" are nice.
It would be four more years before this American band brought out their next album; I'm afraid Iced Earth isn't doing a lot for me so far.
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