ICED EARTH

ICED EARTH - "Doing It Smarter This Time"



"There’s a lot happening in ICED EARTH world at the moment," says
vocalist / guitarist Jon Schaffer. "We are just a few short weeks away
from getting together in Germany to rehearse the new songs for the
upcoming album, Plagues Of Babylon."





"We have a few weeks of rehearsal, then we start tracking the new
album in between a string of festivals in Europe, and one in India,
which we are all excited about, since it’ll be our first time there.
Tracking will be done at a studio in Germany to try to keep the jetlag
at a minimum. The numerous trips across the Atlantic during the Dystopia
recording were a bit brutal, so we are doing it smarter this time. If
we stay on target, you will have the new album in October! It’s a tight
schedule, but we are intent on making it happen. I am very happy with
the work so far, and it’s only going to get better when we are all
together cranking it out."


Earlier this month, Iced Earth announced that Brent Smedley will be
stepping down from drum duty for personal family reasons. The new
drummer is Raphael Saini, and he will be performing with the group
starting this summer.