Now the new CD: The saga of Something Wicked is tensioned further, which is also very well done, I would have maybe liked a bit more hardness in the songs and also I find the production a bit chilly and produces thin. The singing of Barlow is surprisingly strong as good as the old albums, a hammer - voice. The songs live from his voice, the CD Ripper would have lent his voice, then I would certainly only 3 stars awarded.
The songs are often very successful: Behold the Wicked Child, Minions of the Watch, The Revealing, I Walk Alone alternate gekont from, sometimes hard, sometimes melodic or the best piece Divide and Devour goes like fries or even less successful pieces like somewhat pale ballad A Gift of a Curse or Crown of the Fallen convinced me not so very still and 2 - 3 additional sensors prevent 5 Star - rating.
However, it should be noted that it has managed not absolutely bad piece on the album, so I give 4 stars and think this is rank the new Iced Earth just behind Horror Show (But better produced).
