NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

[The Retro Kat]

Matt Barlow left Iced Earth. Fuck. No. This is a sad day for power metal.

[Grazzt]

Matthew Barlow's voice was practically the only reason I listened to Iced Earth, so

[Zero Signal]

Sabertooth left?

[The Retro Kat]

I think he is going to try to persue a career in Criminal Science or criminal something. That fuck head.

[Mütiilation]

he was their third vocalist -- i can't see how him leaving would make a huge dent in their sound when if you listen to Iced Earth and Night of the Stormrider back to back it sounds ilke the same guy (which it isn't) and then Burnt Offerings you can barely notice a difference -- they wouldn't settle for anyone less than awesome and their music is good by itself so really, you can't belly ache cus the man wanted to get a real job and have a secure future.

its just stupid hes attaching 9-11 to getting a real job

[The Retro Kat]

He was their best singer, though.

And in more bad news, Chuck Schuldiner, the singer/gutairest to Death died of brain cancer. OH GOD! What the fuck is happening.

[Grazzt]

I don't like their original songs, at least on the original albums. The new versions are good, though. The first singer was a twat, the second one was just okay, and the musicians they hired (Iced Earth changes all the damned time) were not quite polished. Jon got better and better too, and it seems to me that the band came into their own at the Dark Saga.