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Alive in Athens

Iced Earth · 1999

180 min · 31 tracks · heavy metal · thrash metal · power metal

An explosive live performance that captures the raw energy and intricate musicianship of heavy metal's finest.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • explosive live energy experience
  • dynamic journey with peaks
  • wave-like pacing throughout
  • epic storytelling through performance

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer quick, standalone tracks
  • seek mellow background sounds

Where this album fits

Career context
Released on July 27, 1999, 'Alive in Athens' is Iced Earth's first official live album, coming after their critically acclaimed studio release 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' (1998). At this point in their career, Iced Earth was solidifying their reputation as a leading force in the power metal scene, showcasing their elaborate storytelling and complex arrangements during high-energy performances.
Stylistic neighbors
Blind Guardian· Nevermore· Judas Priest

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Burning Times 4:07
  • 2 Vengeance Is Mine 4:42
  • 3 Pure Evil 6:36
  • 4 My Own Savior 3:42
  • 5 Melancholy (Holy Martyr) 4:55
  • 6 Dante’s Inferno 16:23
  • 7 The Hunter 4:09
  • 8 Travel in Stygian 9:02
  • 9 Slave to the Dark 3:52
  • 10 A Question of Heaven 8:17

Disc 2

  • 1 Dark Saga 4:02
  • 2 The Last Laugh 4:38
  • 3 Last December 3:37
  • 4 Watching Over Me 4:53
  • 5 Angels Holocaust 4:31
  • 6 Stormrider 4:50
  • 7 The Path I Choose 5:44
  • 8 I Died for You 4:44
  • 9 Something Wicked: Prophecy 6:10
  • 10 Something Wicked: Birth of the Wicked 5:42
  • 11 Something Wicked: The Coming Curse 8:56
  • 12 Iced Earth 6:58

Disc 3

  • 1 Stand Alone 3:30
  • 2 Cast in Stone 6:02
  • 3 Desert Rain 7:19
  • 4 Brainwashed 5:12
  • 5 Disciples of the Lie 4:11
  • 6 When the Night Falls 7:47
  • 7 Diary 5:52
  • 8 Blessed Are You 5:46
  • 9 Violate 3:53

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