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The Blessed and the Damned
Compilation album by Iced Earth
Released August 10, 2004
Recorded 1991-2001
Genre Power metal, Thrash metal
Length 2:04:48
Label Century Media
Professional reviews
Iced Earth chronology
The Glorious Burden
(2004)		 The Blessed and the Damned
(2004)		 Overture of the Wicked
(2007)
Alternate album cover
"The Damned" cover version of the album

The Blessed and the Damned is a double CD best of compilation album by the American heavy metal band Iced Earth. The CD-booklet can be reversed, to show either angels or demons on the cover. The booklet also includes Jon Schaffer's comments on previous albums and his life. Even though the CD was released after The Glorious Burden, the biography in the booklet makes no mention of it. This is probably due to the fact that Iced Earth left their record label Century Media Records prior to The Glorious Burden, and signed with SPV. In turn, Century Media released this compilation album.

Contents

Track listing

Disc 1

# Title Lyrics Music Original album Length
1. "Burning Times"   Matt Barlow, Jon Schaffer Barlow, Schaffer Something Wicked This Way Comes 3:43
2. "Wolf"   Schaffer Schaffer Horror Show 5:20
3. "The Hunter"   Schaffer Schaffer The Dark Saga 3:55
4. "Curse the Sky"   Schaffer Randall Shawver, Schaffer Iced Earth 4:43
5. "Melancholy (Holy Martyr)"   Schaffer Schaffer Something Wicked This Way Comes 4:44
6. "Stormrider"   Schaffer Shawver, Schaffer Night of the Stormrider 4:48
7. "Burnt Offerings"   Schaffer Shawver, Schaffer Burnt Offerings 7:21
8. "Travel in Stygian" (live) Schaffer Schaffer Alive in Athens 9:06
9. "Dark Saga"   Schaffer Schaffer The Dark Saga 3:43
10. "Written on the Walls"   Gene Adam Adam, Shawver, Schaffer, Dave Abell Iced Earth 6:07
11. "Damien"   Schaffer Schaffer Horror Show 9:11

Disc 2

# Title Lyrics Music Original album Length
1. "Angels Holocaust"   Schaffer Schaffer Night of the Stormrider 4:54
2. "Desert Rain"   Schaffer Schaffer, Abell Night of the Stormrider 6:38
3. "Last December"   Schaffer Schaffer Burnt Offerings 3:23
4. "Watching Over Me"   Schaffer Schaffer Something Wicked This Way Comes 4:26
5. "Pure Evil" (live) Schaffer Shawver, Schaffer Alive in Athens 6:37
6. "The Path I Choose"   Schaffer Shawver, Schaffer Night of the Stormrider 5:55
7. "I Died for You"   Schaffer Schaffer The Dark Saga 3:47
8. "Disciples of the Lie"   Schaffer Schaffer Something Wicked This Way Comes 4:04
9. "When the Night Falls"   Schaffer Schaffer Iced Earth 7:50
10. "Jack"   Barlow Schaffer Horror Show 4:12
11. "Iced Earth"   Schaffer Schaffer Iced Earth 5:23
12. "Violate" (live) Schaffer Schaffer Alive in Athens 4:12

Personnel

  • Jon Schaffer − rhythm guitar, backing vocals on all songs. vocals on Track 6 on Disc 1
  • Matt Barlow − vocals on Tracks 1-3, 5, 7-9, and 11 on Disc 1; Tracks 1, 3-5, 7-10, and 12 on Disc 2
  • Gene Adam − vocals on Tracks 4 and 10 on Disc 1; Track 11 on Disc 2
  • John Greely − vocals on Track 6 on Disc 2
  • Randall Shawver − lead guitar on Tracks 3-4, 6-7, and 9-10 on Disc 1; Tracks 1-3, 6-7, 9, and 11 on Disc 2
  • Larry Tarnowski − lead guitar on Tracks 1-2, 5, 8, and 11 on Disc 1; Tracks 4-5, 8, 10, and 12 on Disc 2
  • Dave Abell − bass on Tracks 3-4, 6-7, and 9-10 on Disc 1; Tracks 3, 6-7, and 11 on Disc 2
  • James MacDonough − bass on Tracks 1, 5, and 8 on Disc 1; Tracks 1, 2, 4-5, 8, 9 and 12 on Disc 2
  • Steve DiGiorgio − bass on Tracks 2 and 11 on Disc 1, and Track 10 on Disc 2
  • Mark Prator − drums on Tracks 3 and 9 on Disc 1; Track 7 on Disc 2
  • Richey Secchiari − drums on Track 6 on Disc 1; Track 6 on Disc 2
  • Mike McGill − drums on Tracks 4 and 10 on Disc 1; Track 11 on Disc 2
  • Richard Christy − drums on Tracks 2 and 11 on Disc 1; Track 10 on Disc 2
  • Brent Smedley − drums on Tracks 1, 5, and 8 on Disc 1; Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, and 12 on Disc 2
  • Rodney Beasley − drums on Track 7 on Disc 1; Track 3 on Disc 2
Iced Earth
Jon Schaffer · Matt Barlow · Brent Smedley · Troy Seele · Freddie Vidales
See the complete members list
Studio albums
Live albums
EPs/Singles
Compilations
Days of Purgatory · Dark Genesis · The Blessed and the Damned · Slave to the Dark
Cover albums
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