5 Songs (Iced Earth EP)
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| Released | September 19, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | August 2007 at Wacken Open Air, and May – July 2011[1] at Morrisound Recording. | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, power metal, thrash metal, progressive metal | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | Jim Morris and Jon Schaffer | |||
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5 Songs is a promotional EP by the American heavy metal band Iced Earth. Originally released on September 19, 2011, as a part of the October 2011 issue of Rock Hard magazine,[2] the EP contained three live recordings from 2007, an interview, as well as two new songs from the band's then yet-to-be-released tenth studio album Dystopia.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Anthem" ([†]) | Stu Block, Jon Schaffer | Schaffer | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Days of Rage" | Schaffer | Schaffer | 2:17 |
| 3. | "Declaration Day" (live) | Schaffer | Schaffer | 4:33 |
| 4. | "The Hunter" (live) | Schaffer | Schaffer | 3:55 |
| 5. | "Stormrider" (live) | Schaffer | Randall Shawver, Schaffer | 4:12 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Interview" (with Jon Schaffer and Stu Block) |
^ † This version of "Anthem" is fifty-two seconds shorter than the one featured on Dystopia.
Personnel
On studio tracks
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On live tracks
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- Other personnel
- Jim Morris – co-producer, engineer, mixer, backing vocals (on studio tracks)
- Howard Helm – backing vocals (on studio tracks)
References
- ^ "Stu Block interview by Heavy Metal Thunder". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
- ^ "Rock Hard October 2011". Rockhard.de. Retrieved 2012-05-13.
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