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Iced Earth is an American power metal band that combine heavy metal and speed metal/thrash metal genres in their music. The band was formed by Jon Schaffer, the lead songwriter and rhythm guitarist, in Tampa, Florida in 1984. The original name of the band was Purgatory but was then changed to Iced Earth.

Iced Earth’s music is often described as the style of Iron Maiden combined with 80’s thrash metal. The most distinctive element of the band’s sound is the stuttering right-hand gallop of rhythm guitarist Jon Schaffer, which sounds something like the ‘eighth-note, two-sixteenth-notes’ gallop made famous by Iron Maiden’s bass player/songwriter Steve Harris (in such songs as “Run to the Hills”, “The Trooper”, and “Caught Somewhere in Time”), varied rhythmically. Overtop of this gallop are typically laid strong melodic hooks, sometimes doubled by two guitars playing in harmony. The vocals are often high-pitched, but express a full range, while the rhythm section uses thrash and power metal techniques such as double-bass-drumming to keep the speed and energy high. Iced Earth’s drummer is known for his frequent use of drags and flams on the bass drum.

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Members

Jon Schaffer
since 1988 Background vocals, Guitar
Troy Seele
since 2007 Guitar, Background vocals
Matthew Barlow
since 1992 till 2003 Lead vocal
since 2008 till 2011 Lead vocal
Luke Appleton
since 2012 till 2021 Background vocals, Bass
Howard Helm
since 1992 till 2007 Keyboard
Raphael Saini
since 2013 Drum set
Randy Shawver
since 1988 till 1998 Guitar
Stu Block
since 2011 till 2021 Lead vocal
James MacDonough
since 1996 till 2004 Bass
Dave Abell
since 1988 till 1996 Bass
Brent Smedley
since 1996 till 1997 Drum set
since 1998 till 1999 Drum set
since 2006 till 2013 Drum set
Tim “Ripper” Owens
since 2003 till 2008 Lead vocal
Larry Tarnowski
since 1998 till 2003 Guitar
Richard Christy
since 2000 till 2004 Drum set
Freddie Vidales
since 2008 till 2012 Bass
Gene Adam
since 1988 till 1991 Lead vocal
Rodney Beasley
since 1992 till 1995 Drum set
Bobby Jarzombek
since 2004 till 2006 Drum set
Mike McGill
since 1989 till 1991 Drum set
Mark Prator
since 1995 till 1996 Drum set
since 1998 till 1998 Drum set
James
since 2006 till 2007 Bass
Tim Mills
since 2006 till 2007 Guitar
Greg Seymour
since 1988 till 1989 Drum set
Ralph Santolla
since 2003 till 2004 Guitar
John Greely
since 1991 till 1992 Lead vocal
Richey Secchiari
since 1991 till 1992 Drum set
Steve DiGiorgio
since 2000 till 2001 Bass
Ernie Carletti
since 2006 till 2006 Guitar
Dennis Hayes
since 2007 till 2007 Bass
Keith Menser
since 1996 till 1996 Bass

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