Box of the Wicked

Box set by Iced Earth

Released

April 23, 2010

Genre

Power metal, Thrash Metal

Label

SPV GmbH

Iced Earth chronology

The Crucible of Man: Something Wicked Part 2
(2008)

Box of the Wicked
(2010)

Dystopia
(2011)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Jukebox:Metal	^[1]

Box Of The Wicked is a box set released by the American heavy metal band Iced Earth, which includes all the albums from the Something Wicked Saga concept. The set is limited to 10,000 copies worldwide.

The boxset includes the original digipak CDs Framing Armageddon and The Crucible of Man as well as the original digipaks EPs Overture of the Wicked and I Walk Among You. In addition, the boxset includes a bonus CD with one song from Framing Armageddon now sung by Matt Barlow and three previously unreleased live tracks from the Belgian Graspop Metal Meeting festival in 2008, also featuring Barlow on vocals. The boxset also comes with an A1 poster and a 12-page booklet with previously unseen photos and liner notes.

Track listing

Disc one

Digipak CD - Framing Armageddon

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Overture"	(instrumental)	Jon Schaffer	2:24
2.	"Something Wicked (Part 1)"	Schaffer	Schaffer	5:03
3.	"Invasion"	(instrumental)	Schaffer	1:00
4.	"Motivation of Man"	Schaffer	Schaffer	1:34
5.	"Setian Massacre"	Schaffer	Schaffer	3:49
6.	"A Charge to Keep"	Schaffer	Schaffer	4:24
7.	"Reflections"	Schaffer	Tim Mills, Schaffer	1:50
8.	"Ten Thousand Strong"	Schaffer	Schaffer	3:54
9.	"Execution"	(instrumental)	Schaffer	1:27
10.	"Order of the Rose"	Schaffer	Schaffer	4:52
11.	"Cataclysm"	(instrumental)	Schaffer	1:30
12.	"The Clouding"	Schaffer	Schaffer	9:19
13.	"Infiltrate and Assimilate"	Schaffer	Mills, Schaffer	3:48
14.	"Retribution Through the Ages"	Schaffer	Schaffer	4:32
15.	"Something Wicked (Part 2)"	(instrumental)	Schaffer	2:59
16.	"The Domino Decree"	Schaffer	Tim "Ripper" Owens, Schaffer	6:36
17.	"Framing Armageddon"	Schaffer	Schaffer	3:41
18.	"When Stars Collide (Born Is He)"	Schaffer	Schaffer	4:18
19.	"The Awakening"	(instrumental)	Schaffer	2:01

Disc two

Digipak Single - Overture Of The Wicked

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Ten Thousand Strong"	Schaffer	Schaffer	3:54
2.	"Prophecy" (re-recorded version of the original from 1998 with Tim "Ripper" Owens on vocals)	Schaffer	Schaffer	6:00
3.	"Birth of the Wicked" (re-recorded version of the original from 1998 with Tim "Ripper" Owens on vocals)	Schaffer	Schaffer	4:31
4.	"The Coming Curse" (re-recorded version of the original from 1998 with Tim "Ripper" Owens on vocals)	Schaffer	Schaffer	8:00

Disc Three

Digipak CD - The Crucible Of Man

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"In Sacred Flames"	Schaffer	Schaffer	1:29
2.	"Behold the Wicked Child"	Schaffer	Schaffer	5:38
3.	"Minions of the Watch"	Matt Barlow	Schaffer	2:06
4.	"The Revealing"	Schaffer	Schaffer	2:40
5.	"A Gift or a Curse?"	Schaffer	Schaffer, Jim Morris	5:34
6.	"Crown of the Fallen"	Schaffer	Schaffer	2:49
7.	"The Dimension Gauntlet"	Schaffer	Schaffer	3:12
8.	"I Walk Alone"	Schaffer	Mills, Schaffer	4:00
9.	"Harbinger of Fate"	Schaffer	Schaffer	4:43
10.	"Crucify the King"	Barlow	Schaffer	5:36
11.	"Sacrificial Kingdoms"	Barlow	Schaffer	3:58
12.	"Something Wicked (Part 3)"	Barlow	Schaffer	4:32
13.	"Divide and Devour"	Schaffer	Schaffer	3:15
14.	"Come What May"	Schaffer	Schaffer	7:24
15.	"Epilogue"	(instrumental)	Schaffer	2:21

Disc Four

Digipak Single - I Walk Among You

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"I Walk Alone"	Schaffer	Mills, Schaffer	4:00
2.	"Setian Massacre" (re-recorded version of the Framing Armageddon track with Matt Barlow on vocals)	Schaffer	Schaffer	3:44
3.	"The Clouding" (re-recorded version of the Framing Armageddon track with Matt Barlow on vocals)	Schaffer	Schaffer	9:13

Disc Five

Bonus CD (cardboard sleeve)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"A Charge to Keep" (re-recorded version of the Framing Armageddon track with Matt Barlow on vocals)	Schaffer	Schaffer	4:25
2.	"Dark Saga" (previously unreleased, Live At Graspop Festival, Belgium June 2008)	Schaffer	Schaffer
3.	"Iced Earth" (previously unreleased, Live At Graspop Festival, Belgium June 2008)	Schaffer	Schaffer
4.	"Pure Evil" (previously unreleased, Live At Graspop Festival, Belgium June 2008)	Schaffer	Randall Shawver, Schaffer

Personnel

Corinne Bach, Marjorie Bates, Debra Brant, Jeff Brant, Erin Conley, Tori Fuson, Marshall Gillon, Heather Krueger, Jesse Morris, Jeremy Silverman, Kathy Helm, Todd Plant – chorus
Matt Barlow – lead vocals on disk 3, 4 and 5
Jason Blackerby – backing vocals, assistant engineer
Tim Borror – booking
Debbie Harrell – backing vocals
Felipe Machado Franco – artwork, cover art, layout
Ross Halfin – photography
Dennis Hayes – bass, bass, fretless bass
Howard Helm – keyboards, backing vocals, hammond B3
Tim Mills – guitar
Jim Morris – guitar, backing vocals, producer, engineer, mastering, mixing
Tom Morris – chorus, mastering
David Newman-Stump – artwork
Tim Owens – vocals on disk 1 and 2
Patina Ripkey – backing vocals
Nathan Perry – artwork, cover art
Steve Rogowski – cello
Paul Ryan – booking
Jon Schaffer – acoustic guitar, bass, rhythm Guitar, keyboards, vocals, backing vocals, producer
Troy Seele – guitar, slide guitar, lap steel guitar, soloist
Brent Smedley – drums
Freddie Vidales – bass

References

↑ Jukebox:Metal review

"ICED EARTH's 'Box Of The Wicked' Detailed". roadrunnerrecords.com. March 24, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2011.

Iced Earth

Jon Schaffer Troy Seele Stu Block Luke Appleton Brent Smedley See the complete members list

Studio albums	Iced Earth Night of the Stormrider Burnt Offerings The Dark Saga Something Wicked This Way Comes Horror Show The Glorious Burden Framing Armageddon The Crucible of Man Dystopia Plagues of Babylon The Judas Goat

Live albums	Alive in Athens Festivals of the Wicked Live in Ancient Kourion

Cover albums	Tribute to the Gods

Extended plays	Enter the Realm The Melancholy EP Overture of the Wicked 5 Songs

Singles	"Frankenstein" "The Reckoning" "Setian Massacre" "Ten Thousand Strong" "I Walk Among You" "Dante's Inferno 2011"

Songs	"Dante's Inferno" "Wolf" "Ghost of Freedom" "Dystopia" "Anthem"

Compilations	Days of Purgatory The Blessed and the Damned Enter the Realm of the Gods

Box sets	Dark Genesis Slave to the Dark Box of the Wicked

Video albums	Gettysburg (1863) Alive in Athens – The DVD Festivals Of The Wicked Live in Ancient Kourion

Tours	Dystopia World Tour Worldwide Plagues Tour

Related articles	Discography Something Wicked Saga Demons and Wizards Sons of Liberty Morrisound Recording

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