Overture of the Wicked

Overture of the Wicked
EP by Iced Earth
Released	June 4, 2007(Europe) June 5, 2007(USA)
Recorded	March 2007
Genre	Thrash metal, power metal
Length	22:25
Label	SPV
Producer	Jim Morris Jon Schaffer
Iced Earth chronology
The Blessed and The Damned (2004) Overture of the Wicked (2007) Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part 1) (2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Jukebox:Metal	[2]

Overture of the Wicked is an EP by Iced Earth, which was released on June 4, 2007 in Europe and June 5, 2007 in the USA. The EP features the band's new single "Ten Thousand Strong", as well as a rerecording of the original "Something Wicked" song cycle (from the album Something Wicked This Way Comes). The re-recorded tracks are also slightly rearranged, with the piano intro to "The Coming Curse" notably absent in the new version. This EP was reissued as part of Iced Earth's Box of the Wicked collection.

The four songs features most of the band's October 2006-March 2007 lineup, with guitarist Jon Schaffer playing bass, as former bassist James "Bo" Wallace left before recording began. Overture of the Wicked is the only official Iced Earth release with former guitarist Tim Mills, and the first with drummer Brent Smedley since 1999's The Melancholy E.P..

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Ten Thousand Strong"	Jon Schaffer	Schaffer	3:54
2.	"Prophecy"	Schaffer	Schaffer	6:00
3.	"Birth of the Wicked"	Schaffer	Schaffer	4:31
4.	"The Coming Curse"	Schaffer	Schaffer	8:00

Personnel

• Jon Schaffer – rhythm & lead guitars, bass guitar, backing vocals
• Tim Owens – lead vocals
• Tim Mills – lead guitar
• Brent Smedley – drums

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Jukebox:Metal review