Framing Armageddon: Something Wicked Part 1 | ||||
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Released | September 11, 2007[1] | |||
Recorded | 2007 | |||
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Length | 68:56 76:57 (Japanese edition) | |||
Label | SPV | |||
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Singles from Framing Armageddon | ||||
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Allmusic | [2] |
Jukebox:Metal | [3] |
Metal Storm | (8/10)[4] |
Framing Armageddon: Something Wicked Part 1 is the eighth studio album from Iced Earth, released on September 11, 2007. It is part one of two concept albums based on a trilogy of songs from Iced Earth's fifth studio album, Something Wicked This Way Comes. The saga, aptly titled the Something Wicked Saga, tells the fictional history of mankind, from its creation to its destruction. It is the second and final album with vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens. This is also the first album that Schaffer become more involved in playing lead guitars parts.