Iced Earth's Reviews

Tribute to the Gods

Unnecessary--but alright

Creatures of the Night (KISS): I definitely like this cover, a great, epic rendition of the KISS classic. 7/10

The Number of the Beast (Iron Maiden): Great track from Maiden, but it's their most overrated song of all time, and IE's cover just reiterates that. Thumbs-down. 4/10

Highway to Hell (AC/DC): Eh. I like it, but Matt Barlow is just too damn dramatic for this type of music. 7/10

Burnin' For You (Blue Oyster Cult): Same as HtH. Nice cover, but Matt doesn't fit the music.

God of Thunder (KISS): Mmm, I like this one. Very epic-feeling. 7/10

Screaming For Vengeance (Judas Priest): Decent. Barlow fits this kind of metal pretty nicely. On a side note, as much as I love Rob Halford, I find his vocals on this song a bit irritating, so this song is a nice alternative sometimes. 7/10

Dead Babies (Alice Cooper): Not outstanding, but alright. I'm not the biggest Cooper fan, but this is a decent cover of a great song. 7/10

Cities On Flame (Blue Oyster Cult): Not impressive. Suffers from the same problems as the other BOC cover, except this one is just no fun at all. 5/10

It's A Long Way to the Top (AC/DC): This is a fun cover. Again, Barlow is too dramatic for this stuff, but... well, it's fun. 7/10

Black Sabbath (Black Sabbath ;) ): My favorite cover on this album. Brings an in-your-face-distortion aspect to what I consider the best heavy metal song of all time. 9/10

Hallowed Be Thy Name (Iron Maiden): Nice, if unimaginative, Maiden cover. Barlow's drama is right at home here. 8/10

So you see... this is a fun album for veteran metalheads and metal neophytes alike... However, if you're not a die-hard Iced Earth fan, you can basically skip this release and spend your money elsewhere.

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