Iced Earth are going to start recording on February 1st.
They will be releasing a single/EP in June ’07.
“Something Wicked (Part 1)” will be released in the September/October ’07 time frame and Part 2 will follow in January/February ’08.
Jon Schaffer says: “This is by far the most epic task I’ve ever taken on as a songwriter and I really feel like it will be worth all the sacrifice when it’s finished. I’ve been working nonstop for over a year now and it’s coming together in a very special way.”
Here’s a list of working titles for the upcoming epic:
Something Wicked – Part 1
1.) Overture
2.) Something Wicked (Part 1)
3.) Invasion
4.) Man’s Motivation
5.) The Setian Massacre
6.) Ghost Dance Ritual
7.) Reflections
8.) Ten Thousand Strong
9.) Execution
10.) Order of the Rose
11.) The Clouding
12.) Infiltrate and Assimilate
13.) Retribution From the Shadows
14.) Something Wicked (Part 2)
15.) The Domino Decree
16.) The Division of Religion (Man Needs God)
17.) Novo Ordo Seclorum (Cycle Of A New Age)
Something Wicked – Part 2
1.) The Sacred Flames
2.) Behold the Wicked Child
3.) Minions of the Watch
4.) A Gift Or A Curse?
5.) I Walk Among You
6.) My Burden, My Honor
7.) Ancient Rage of the High Priest
8.) A Gathering Threat
9.) Time Marches On
10.) Sacrificial Kingdoms
11.) Something Wicked (Part 3)
12.) Divide Devour
13.) Conspiracy / A Charge to Keep
14.) Come What May (Mankind Is Lost)
