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Burnt Offerings is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Iced Earth. Released on April 18, 1995,[6] it was the group's first album since 1991's Night of the Stormrider, after which the band took a three-year layoff.[1] During this time they recruited drummer Rodney Beasley and singer Matthew Barlow, replacing Rick Secchiari and John Greely, respectively.

Burnt Offerings
Studio album by
Iced Earth
ReleasedApril 18, 1995
RecordedMorrisound Studios (Tampa, Florida)[1]
Genre
  • Heavy metal[2]
  • power metal[3]
  • thrash metal
Length52:39
LabelCentury Media
ProducerTom Morris and Jon Schaffer[1]
Iced Earth chronology
Night of the Stormrider
(1991)		 Burnt Offerings
(1995)		 The Dark Saga
(1996)
Alternative cover
2001 reissue cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Metal Storm10/10[5]

Burnt Offerings has been described as Iced Earth's heaviest and darkest record.[1][5] Rhythm guitarist and main songwriter Jon Schaffer has said that the heaviness of the songs were a result of his frustration with the music industry.[7] Schaffer's frustration is particularly evident in the title track, which talks about the problems the band had to endure during its downtime.[1]

The album is also notable for including one of the longest songs Iced Earth has ever recorded; "Dante's Inferno". Clocking in at 16 minutes and 26 seconds, "Dante's Inferno" is based on the Inferno segment of Dante Alighieri's epic poem, the Divine Comedy.[8] The album starts with a spoken line from Bram Stoker's Dracula. The album's original cover art was also a painting by Gustave Doré, of Lucifer from the Divine Comedy.


Track listing


All lyrics and music written by Jon Schaffer, except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Burnt Offerings" Schaffer, Randall Shawver7:22
2."Last December"  3:23
3."Diary"Matt BarlowDave Abell, Schaffer, Shawver6:14
4."Brainwashed" Schaffer, Shawver5:22
5."Burning Oasis" Abell, Schaffer, Shawver6:00
6."Creator Failure" Abell, Schaffer, Shawver6:02
7."The Pierced Spirit" Abell, Shawver1:54
8."Dante's Inferno"
  • I. "Denial, Lust, Greed"
  • II. "The Prodigal, The Wrathful, Medusa"
  • III. "The False Witness, Angel of Light"
  16:26

On the original CD, released in 1995, "Dante's Inferno" was divided into three parts on a single track.[9] On subsequent re-releases since then, the song has been listed as one track.


2008 Slave to the Dark bonus disc


No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Burnt Offerings" (Rough Mix) Schaffer, Shawver7:13
2."Last December" (Rough Mix)  3:25
3."Diary" (Rough Mix)BarlowAbell, Schaffer, Shawver6:17
4."Brainwashed" (Rough Mix) Schaffer, Shawver5:26
5."Burning Oasis" (Rough Mix) Abell, Schaffer, Shawver6:06
6."Creator Failure" (Rough Mix) Abell, Schaffer, Shawver6:06
7."The Pierced Spirit" (Rough Mix) Abell, Shawver1:57
8."Dante's Inferno" (Rough Mix)  16:22

Personnel



References


  1. "Burnt Offerings". Icedearth.com. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
  2. Metal Crypt Review
  3. "Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings". Metal Storm. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  4. "Burnt Offerings review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  5. "Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings review". Metal Storm. September 18, 2003. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  6. "Burnt Offerings at Amazon.com". Amazon.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  7. "Jon Schaffer interview from 1996". December 8, 1996. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  8. "Iced Earth re-record "Dante's Inferno" and give it away for free | The Official Iced Earth Website". Icedearth.com. September 5, 2011. Archived from the original on May 23, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  9. "Burnt Offerings at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  10. Burnt Offerings album credits. Century Media. 2001.




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Burnt Offerings (c англ. «Сожжённые дары»)  — третий студийный альбом американской группы Iced Earth, выпущенный 18 апреля 1995 года на лейбле Century Media Records. На этом диске состоялся дебют вокалиста Мэтта Барлоу.


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