Framing Armageddon: Something Wicked Part 1
Iced Earth · 2007
77 min · 20 tracks · heavy metal · thrash metal · power metal
Epic power metal anthems collide with intricate storytelling and heavy riffs, creating a cinematic soundscape.
Why this album works
- Best for
- long, immersive listening sessions dynamic emotional journeys cinematic storytelling experience
- Context
- Released in 2007, 'Framing Armageddon: Something Wicked Part 1' is Iced Earth's ninth studio album and marks their return after a lineup change that saw guitarist Jon Schaffer leading the band through an ambitious narrative project. This album reinvigorated Iced Earth's legacy, building on the thematic elements introduced in their previous works while exploring new musical territories.
- If you like
- heavy metal, thrash metal, power metal
Framing Armageddon: Something Wicked Part 1 is an album by Iced Earth, released in 2007. Epic power metal anthems collide with intricate storytelling and heavy riffs, creating a cinematic soundscape. The album debuted at number 170 on the Billboard 200, showcasing Iced Earth's continued relevance in the heavy metal scene. It was praised for its conceptual depth and musicianship, influencing subsequent power metal acts and solidifying the band's position as masters of storytelling within the genre. Here's what makes it worth your time and what to listen to next.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Framing Armageddon: Something Wicked Part 1 sound like?
Epic power metal anthems collide with intricate storytelling and heavy riffs, creating a cinematic soundscape. Rooted in heavy metal and thrash metal.
What makes Framing Armageddon: Something Wicked Part 1 by Iced Earth notable?
The album debuted at number 170 on the Billboard 200, showcasing Iced Earth's continued relevance in the heavy metal scene. It was praised for its conceptual depth and musicianship, influencing subsequent power metal acts and solidifying the band's position as masters of storytelling within the genre. Released in 2007, 'Framing Armageddon: Something Wicked Part 1' is Iced Earth's ninth studio album and marks their return after a lineup change that saw guitarist Jon Schaffer leading the band through an ambitious narrative project. This album reinvigorated Iced Earth's legacy, building on the thematic elements introduced in their previous works while exploring new musical territories.
Who is Framing Armageddon: Something Wicked Part 1 for?
Framing Armageddon: Something Wicked Part 1 works well if you're into long, immersive listening sessions, dynamic emotional journeys and cinematic storytelling experience.
How many songs are on Framing Armageddon: Something Wicked Part 1?
Framing Armageddon: Something Wicked Part 1 has 20 tracks, running approximately 77 minutes.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Overture 2:24
- 2 Something Wicked, Part 1 Standout 5:02
- 3 Invasion 1:00
- 4 Motivation of Man 1:34
- 5 Setian Massacre 3:48
- 6 A Charge to Keep 4:24
- 7 Reflections 1:50
- 8 Ten Thousand Strong Standout 3:56
- 9 Execution 1:27
- 10 Order of the Rose 4:51
- 11 Cataclysm 1:30
- 12 The Clouding Standout 9:18
- 13 Infiltrate and Assimilate 3:48
- 14 Retribution Through the Ages 4:31
- 15 Something Wicked, Part 2 2:59
- 16 The Domino Decree 6:36
- 17 Framing Armageddon 3:40
- 18 When Stars Collide (Born Is He) 4:17
- 19 The Awakening 2:01
- 20 The Coming Curse 8:01
Release Date
January 1, 2007
Artist Origin
United States
Runtime
77 min 4 sec
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