Iced Earth - "Burning Times" (audio)

Yesterday is gone forever
No turning back the clock
In the end, all is sinful
No need to bear the pain
The end, is coming soon
You can't hold out forever
Repent your sins to me
Before you pass this world

In this time I am law
I know you've been betrayed
From man's word, I'm given life
Through loss, I only gain
For you, I feel no sympathy
No sorrow, no remorse
Confess your sins to me
They'll be taken by force

It doesn't matter what you've done
In my words you are a sinner
For every word you say to me
In every way, you are a sinner

Question me not
I am the one that binds this world
You follow without sight
I grow stronger every day
Take the souls I have damned
Burn them in my name
These are the burning times
The years of pain

Το καλοκαίρι του 1998 κυκλοφορεί ο πέμπτος δίσκος των Iced Earth υπό τον τίτλο "Something Wicked This Way Comes". Πατάς το play, "σκάει" ο power metal κεραυνός "Burning Times" και κάπου εκεί ξέρεις ότι θα αργήσεις να ακούσεις το υπόλοιπο album (καθότι το χέρι δεν ξεκολλά από το repeat)...

Band: Iced Earth
Country of origin: United States
Location: Tampa, Florida
Formed in: 1988
Genre: Power Metal
Lyrical themes: Horror, Fantasy, Literature, Mythology, History, War
Years active: 1984-1985 (as The Rose), 1985-1988 (as Purgatory), 1988-present

Audio: "Burning Times"
Album: "Something Wicked This Way Comes"
Type: Full length
Release date: June 22nd, 1998
Label: Century Media Records

Band members:
Jon Schaffer - Guitars, Vocals (backing), Lyrics
Matt Barlow - Vocals (lead), Lyrics
James MacDonough - Bass

Guest/Session:
Larry Tarnowski - Guitars (lead)
Mark "The Creeper" Prator - Drums
Susan McQuinn - Flute
Howard Helm - Piano (intro)
Tracy Marie LaBarbera - Vocals (backing)
Roger Hughes - Mandolin
Jim Morris - Keyboards, Vocals (backing), Guitars (lead)

Miscellaneous staff:
Jim Morris - Producer, Engineering
Jon Schaffer - Logo (band)
Travis Smith - Artwork
Greg Capullo - Artwork
Olga MacRae - Photography (Egyptian element)
Michael Haynes - Photography (band)
Carsten Drescher - Layout, Design