Matt Barlow de volta aos Iced Earth !

[Cyberquake]

Grande noticia so ha pouco tempo é que comecei a ouvir Iced Earth mas sem duvida gostei mais dos albuns antigos, este Framing Armageddon nao tem nem de perto nem de longe a potencia do Night of the Stormrider

Esse ainda é com o John Greely.

[Great_Rick]

Mas atenção que o vocalista (Ripper) não era pior... as musicas é que eram.

[The_Mizfit [RIP]]

Grande notícia.
Pode ser que com o Matt eles voltem aos álbuns decentes!

[RevaTre]

"Estou muito cansado do debate Owens/Barlow - é uma chatice. O Matt não vai voltar à banda. (...) posso dizer que com o Tim tenho que fazer muito menos compromissos do que com o Matt. O Tim consegue fazer absolutamente tudo o que lhe peço."

Jon Schaffer in Loud! Dezembro '07

Se já havia algo que me soava desonesto nesta "reunião", agora nem sei o que dizer Pela boca morre o peixe...

[X-FrEaK]

Grande noticia so ha pouco tempo é que comecei a ouvir Iced Earth mas sem duvida gostei mais dos albuns antigos, este Framing Armageddon nao tem nem de perto nem de longe a potencia do Night of the Stormrider

Esse ainda é com o John Greely.

ya tens razao lol, o Dark Saga e o Burnt Offerings que tb tnh é que ja sao com o Matt

[Great_Rick]

Ahhhh ele portou-se muito mal com o Matt, isso toda a gente sabe lol. Disse tanta merda dele que nunca pensei que fosse possível o regresso. Por isso mais vale ficarmos caladinhos que o mundo dá muitas voltas.

[Demonia]

É uma grande notícia! Uma das minhas bandas preferidas de "volta"!
Iced Earth sem Barlow nao fazia qualquer sentido.
Resta esperar que passem por cá!

Concordo! Eu já os vi! Grande concerto!

[The_Mizfit [RIP]]

"Estou muito cansado do debate Owens/Barlow - é uma chatice. O Matt não vai voltar à banda. (...) posso dizer que com o Tim tenho que fazer muito menos compromissos do que com o Matt. O Tim consegue fazer absolutamente tudo o que lhe peço."

Jon Schaffer in Loud! Dezembro '07

Se já havia algo que me soava desonesto nesta "reunião", agora nem sei o que dizer Pela boca morre o peixe...

Apesar de ter ficado extremamente contente pela notícia do regresso do Matt, ao ler a entrevista na Loud , só posso chegar á mesma conclusão que tu.
Ou o Jon arrependeu-se ou então as vendas de discos falam mais alto.... (ou entao as 2)

[Beastlike]

É preciso ver que essa entrevista não é tão recente como o comunicado. Às vezes, basta um dia para muita coisa mudar. Ele podia estar muito bem convicto de que o Matt Barlow nunca voltaria e passado pouco tempo haver algo que o fizesse mudar de ideias. E haja interesses ou não, acho que vai saber bem voltar a ouvir a voz do Matt. O Tim Owens é muito bom vocalista, mas também tem muito azar com os lugares que tem que ocupar... ou então, não tem mesmo estaleca para fazer esquecer os "outros". Temos pena!

[Adsartha]

Está no site da banda um comunicado mais recente:

"DECEMBER.16.2007
JON SCHAFFER Comments Further On Matt's Return/Tim's Departure.

Hello Dear Friends,

It will be sometime before I’m going to be doing press due to the holidays and the fact that I’m still deep in the final writing process of Part 2. I’m aware that the news of Matt coming back into to the band has taken many people by surprise so I’ll try to explain the situation a little better. I do love Tim’s voice and it is the kind of voice I hear when I write, and he’s really cool person. And I do not want an unnecessary war of words started because certain journalists like to create controversy to sell their magazines. I love Tim as a person and a musician, and I do not have negative feelings towards him at all. We would all appreciate it if the trash peddlers would respect the situation and keep their venomous speculations to themselves. An unlikely request I’m sure, but it would be nice.

On the other side, Matt and I are brothers and there was a very deep and spiritual connection that came through in the music that we created and performed together over the years. Iced Earth has always been about passion and honesty in the music, I’m talking about real, raw emotion. That’s what has always made the relationship between the band and the fans a very special thing and it is the thing that made the chemistry that Matt and I had together so special. When we split before, our relationship had suffered from various things, but mostly it came down to not communicating like we should have, which led to things being blown out of proportion. This, coupled with the uncertainty of earning a secure living in the music business, resulted in Matt coming to the decision that he did. I convinced him to stay in the band, which he did, but it was clear that while tracking TGB, he was already mentally finished with music and was moving on to different things and to a more secure future. All of that is behind us and we have grown and matured and will have an even more fulfilling relationship because of what we’ve experienced and learned from the past.

Iced Earth activities will be more limited now because Matt will still be carrying on his career as a law enforcement officer. I would rather we do it this way and have the shows that happen be very special events than to carry on and feel like what’s happening isn’t genuine. This is NOT a cut on Tim. It’s just that Iced Earth really began to blossom after Matt joined the band and for years we worked our asses off together towards a common goal, on stage and off. Those years of work and commitment defined what Iced Earth truly is, and frankly I would rather end it than to carry on without Matt involved. All of this has been coming to a head for a while, and the talks with the fans in Europe helped cement what I already knew needed to happen. It’s one thing to be pressured by our business partners for change, it’s something else entirely when the fan base is overwhelmingly telling me the same thing. This decision is by the fans/for the fans. I wish only the best for Tim, this is not a standard bullshit statement, it’s the truth. A guy with so much talent deserves the best in life and that’s what I wish for him completely.

Jon Schaffer "