The Blessed and the Damned

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The Blessed and the Damned
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Greatest hits album by
Iced Earth
ReleasedJuly 26, 2004
Recorded1990-2001
GenreHeavy metal, power metal, thrash metal
Length2:04:48
LabelCentury Media
Iced Earth chronology
The Glorious Burden
(2004) 		The Blessed and the Damned
(2004) 		Overture of the Wicked
(2007)
Alternate album cover
"The Damned" cover version of the album
"The Damned" cover version of the album
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The Blessed and the Damned is a double CD best of compilation album by the American heavy metal band Iced Earth. The CD-booklet can be reversed, to show either angels or demons on the cover. The booklet also includes Jon Schaffer's comments on previous albums and his life. Even though the CD was released after The Glorious Burden, the biography in the booklet makes no mention of it. This is probably because Iced Earth left their record label Century Media Records prior to The Glorious Burden, and signed with SPV. In turn, Century Media released this compilation album.

Track listing[]

Disc 1[]

No.TitleLyricsMusicOriginal albumLength
1."Burning Times"Matt Barlow, Jon SchafferBarlow, SchafferSomething Wicked This Way Comes3:43
2."Wolf"SchafferSchafferHorror Show5:20
3."The Hunter"SchafferSchafferThe Dark Saga3:55
4."Curse the Sky"SchafferRandall Shawver, SchafferIced Earth4:43
5."Melancholy (Holy Martyr)"SchafferSchafferSomething Wicked This Way Comes4:44
6."Stormrider"SchafferShawver, SchafferNight of the Stormrider4:48
7."Burnt Offerings"SchafferShawver, SchafferBurnt Offerings7:21
8."Travel in Stygian" (live)SchafferSchafferAlive in Athens9:06
9."Dark Saga"SchafferSchafferThe Dark Saga3:43
10."Written on the Walls"Gene AdamAdam, Shawver, Schaffer, Dave AbellIced Earth6:07
11."Damien"SchafferSchafferHorror Show9:11

Disc 2[]

No.TitleLyricsMusicOriginal albumLength
1."Angels Holocaust"SchafferSchafferDays of Purgatory4:54
2."Desert Rain"SchafferSchaffer, AbellDays of Purgatory6:38
3."Last December"SchafferSchafferBurnt Offerings3:23
4."Watching Over Me"SchafferSchafferSomething Wicked This Way Comes4:26
5."Pure Evil" (live)SchafferShawver, SchafferAlive in Athens6:37
6."The Path I Choose"SchafferShawver, SchafferNight of the Stormrider5:55
7."I Died for You"SchafferSchafferThe Dark Saga3:47
8."Disciples of the Lie"SchafferSchafferSomething Wicked This Way Comes4:04
9."When the Night Falls"SchafferSchafferDays of Purgatory7:50
10."Jack"BarlowSchafferHorror Show4:12
11."Iced Earth"SchafferSchafferIced Earth5:23
12."Violate" (live)SchafferSchafferAlive in Athens4:12

Personnel[]

  • Jon Schaffer − rhythm guitar, backing vocals on all songs. vocals on track 6 on disc 1
  • Matt Barlow − vocals on tracks 1-3, 5, 7-9, and 11 on disc 1; tracks 1-5, 7-10, and 12 on disc 2
  • Gene Adam − vocals on tracks 4 and 10 on disc 1; track 11 on disc 2
  • John Greely − vocals on track 6 on disc 2
  • Randall Shawver − lead guitar on tracks 3-4, 6-7, and 9-10 on disc 1; tracks 1-3, 6-7, 9, and 11 on disc 2
  • Larry Tarnowski − lead guitar on tracks 1-2, 5, 8, and 11 on disc 1; tracks 4-5, 8, 10, and 12 on disc 2
  • Dave Abell − bass on tracks 3-4, 6-7, and 9-10 on disc 1; tracks 3, 6-7, and 11 on disc 2
  • James MacDonough − bass on tracks 1, 5, and 8 on disc 1; tracks 1, 2, 4-5, 8, 9 and 12 on disc 2
  • Steve DiGiorgio − bass on tracks 2 and 11 on disc 1, and track 10 on disc 2
  • Mark Prator − drums on tracks 3 and 9 on disc 1; track 7 on disc 2
  • Richey Secchiari − drums on track 6 on disc 1; track 6 on disc 2
  • Mike McGill − drums on tracks 4 and 10 on disc 1; track 11 on disc 2
  • Richard Christy − drums on tracks 2 and 11 on disc 1; track 10 on disc 2
  • Brent Smedley − drums on tracks 1, 5, and 8 on disc 1; tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, and 12 on disc 2
  • Rodney Beasley − drums on track 7 on disc 1; track 3 on disc 2
  • Leo Hao – cover art
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