5 Songs (Iced Earth EP)

5 Songs
EP by Iced Earth
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
Iced Earth chronology
Dante's Inferno 2011 (2011) 5 Songs (2011) Dystopia (2011)

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.^[3]

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

Video
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

Iced Earth On studio tracks Jon Schaffer – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, backing vocals, co-producer Stu Block – lead vocals Troy Seele – lead guitar Freddie Vidales – bass, backing vocals Brent Smedley – drums

On live tracks Jon Schaffer – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (on "Stormrider") Tim "Ripper" Owens - lead vocals Troy Seele – lead guitar Dennis Hayes - bass Brent Smedley – drums

Other personnel

• Jim Morris – co-producer, engineer, mixer, backing vocals (on studio tracks)
• Howard Helm – backing vocals (on studio tracks)

References

1. "Stu Block interview by Heavy Metal Thunder.". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
2. "Rock Hard October 2011.". Rockhard.de. Retrieved 2012-05-13.
3. "5 Songs at Encyclopaedia Metallum.". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved May 13, 2012.

External links

• Iced Earth's Official Website