Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings (#4626)

metalgod · **Joined:** Thu Sep 16, 2004 12:50 am **Posts:** 5515

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Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings
Heavy / Thrash Metal
Quoted: 98 / 100

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Esiel · **Posted:** Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:35 pm

To be perfectly honest, I don't like this album as much as IE's other stuff. I just could never get into it much... the title track is not bad but the only real exception that makes this album a must is Dante's Inferno. That song is just out of this world. What an epic!

EdgeOfForever · **Posted:** Tue Sep 30, 2008 6:33 am

One of my favourites. Burnt Offerings, Brainwashed and Dante's Inferno are incredible.

Caligula_K · **Joined:** Mon Nov 22, 2004 8:56 pm **Posts:** 3561

I really do love this album and the dark feel it has going for it, and I think it has some of Iced Earth's best songs, like Burnt Offerings, Last December, Dante's Inferno and Brainwashed, and there's no song I dislike, but for some reason I don't come back to this one as much as I do to Night of the Stormrider or Something Wicked.

Still.. 81/100. And Dante's Inferno rules, though its infinitely better on Alive in Athens.

DevotedWalnut · **Posted:** Tue Sep 30, 2008 10:21 pm

I remember listenening to dantes Inferno on Alive in Athens for the first time, gave me chills.

unreal · **Joined:** Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:31 pm **Posts:** 126

don't forget it is about "spawn" (which is based on the poem). And the brilliant artwork is by the creator of spawn

MetalStorm · **Posted:** Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:26 pm

unreal wrote:

don't forget it is about "spawn" (which is based on the poem). And the brilliant artwork is by the creator of spawn

That's the Dark Saga not Burnt Offerings.

Fatpom · **Joined:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:23 am **Posts:** 171

Esiel wrote:

To be perfectly honest, I don't like this album as much as IE's other stuff. I just could never get into it much...

Ditto.

And I can't even explain that, because there is some fantastic stuff on it. I suppose its just not as immediate as the rest of their catalogue.

Esiel · **Posted:** Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:18 am

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And I can't even explain that, because there is some fantastic stuff on it. I suppose its just not as immediate as the rest of their catalogue.

Yeah, I know!

I really don't know. It does start out well with the title track... but the rest of the album until Dante's Inferno just tends to blend in the background for me. Personally, I don't really find anything to Brainwashed... but like I said, that's just me. I tend to have opinions that are different from most people. I'll like the song people like the least and hate the one that everyone likes and stuff... but it's not voluntary, I swear!

Fatpom · **Joined:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:23 am **Posts:** 171

I'll raise.

Not a fan of Dante's Inferno. I know its impressive from a composition stand point. But No chorus? Pfffft. Its no fun, I only really like the very end.

The rest of the album I do like though for the most part.

TheMetalWarrior316 · **Joined:** Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:01 am **Posts:** 646

I think Dante's Inferno is the best song on this CD, but the whole album is lacking from the IMO bad production. The guitar sound is just a little weak and it sounds cavernous (compared to Night of the Stormrider or Dark Saga). The Days of Purgatory versions are sounding better.

Delboy(cro) · **Posted:** Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:33 pm

Fatpom wrote:

I'll raise.

Not a fan of Dante's Inferno. I know its impressive from a composition stand point. But No chorus? Pfffft. Its no fun, I only really like the very end.

The rest of the album I do like though for the most part.

I disagree.

in my opinion that song is much better than any new conceptual songs made by shaffer. it gives you the chills.

Fatpom · **Joined:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:23 am **Posts:** 171

I'm aware that my opinion is the minority in this instance.

Which I believe makes your opinion racist. Shame on you.

Adveser · **Joined:** Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:26 am **Posts:** 2491

I like the first two songs, but they took so long to get into It will be a while until I have a valid opinion on this album. I give the first two songs a 9 out of 10.

Mitch W · **Posted:** Sat Mar 31, 2012 7:55 pm

Brainwashed is pretty lame/cheesy IMO.. The rest of the album is awesome.. Burning Oasis and Creator Failure are probably my favorites as well as Last December...

SolarSoul25 · **Joined:** Wed Dec 22, 2010 5:14 pm **Posts:** 622

Great album, but still.... Dante's Inferno. Didn't truly appreciate how epic this song is until I heard it live. Easily among Schafer's best.

Masshole McDinglenuts · **Joined:** Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:23 am **Posts:** 474

"Dante's Inferno" is absolutely brilliant. And it has no chorus! That's crazy. It's unfortunate Schaffer refuses to acknowledge most of this album, especially live. I don't care if he was in a "dark" period and doesn't to relive it or whatever. Play the fucking songs, you dink!

And what dingleberry labeled this thrash? Not even close.

SolarSoul25 · **Joined:** Wed Dec 22, 2010 5:14 pm **Posts:** 622

Masshole McDinglenuts wrote:

"Dante's Inferno" is absolutely brilliant. And it has no chorus! That's crazy. It's unfortunate Schaffer refuses to acknowledge most of this album, especially live. I don't care if he was in a "dark" period and doesn't to relive it or whatever. Play the fucking songs, you dink!

And what dingleberry labeled this thrash? Not even close.

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