Tribute to the Gods

Tribute to the Gods

Editorial Reviews
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It seems crazy to cover definitive metal songs such as "Highway to Hell," "God of Thunder," and "Screaming for Vengeance" unless you are trying to redefine heavy metal, which surely isn't Iced Earth's intention. For their many young fans, however, Tribute to the Gods is a crash beginner course in headbanging history. In the early 1980s, these same Judas Priest, Kiss, and AC/DC songs first spun Iced Earth's Jon Schaffer into a vortex of metal mania. Now, his version of Iron Maiden's classic "Hallowed Be Thy Name" will surprise those who think Papa Roach only borrows riffs as a last resort. Strong on dueling midtempo guitars, the band tackles Blue Öyster Cult's "Burnin' for You" with finesse. There's a lack of energy, however, on some of the simpler songs. Inadvertently, Tribute proves Iced Earth belong with imitative second-wave bands like Accept and Helloween. --Ian Christe

Product Description
'Tribute To The Gods' offers a chance to experience the music that has fueled the band along all these years. Featuring covers of classics by KISS, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Blue Oyster Cult, Judas Priest, Alice Cooper & Black Sabbath. Century Media. Digipak. 2002.

Tracks:

Creatures Of The Night (Kiss)
The Number Of The Beast (Iron Maiden)
Highway To Hell (AC/DC)
Burnin' For You (Blue Oyster Cult)
God Of Thunder (Kiss)
Screaming For Vengeance (Judas Priest)
Dead Babies (Alice Cooper)
Cities On Flame (Blue Oyster Cult)
It's A Long Way To The Top (AC/DC)
Black Sabbath (Black Sabbath)
Hallowed Be Thy Name (Iron Maiden)

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It seems crazy to cover definitive metal songs such as "Highway to Hell," "God of Thunder," and "Screaming for Vengeance" unless you are trying to redefine heavy metal, which surely isn't Iced Earth's intention. For their many young fans, however, Tribute to the Gods is a crash beginner course in headbanging history. In the early 1980s, these same Judas Priest, Kiss, and AC/DC songs first spun Iced Earth's Jon Schaffer into a vortex of metal mania. Now, his version of Iron Maiden's classic "Hallowed Be Thy Name" will surprise those who think Papa Roach only borrows riffs as a last resort. Strong on dueling midtempo guitars, the band tackles Blue Öyster Cult's "Burnin' for You" with finesse. There's a lack of energy, however, on some of the simpler songs. Inadvertently, Tribute proves Iced Earth belong with imitative second-wave bands like Accept and Helloween. --Ian Christe

Album Description

'Tribute To The Gods' offers a chance to experience the music that has fueled the band along all these years. Featuring covers of classics by KISS, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Blue Oyster Cult, Judas Priest, Alice Cooper & Black Sabbath. Century Media. Digipak. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

Mostly good but..........2007-08-02

there are a couple songs here, most noticably "Number of the Beast" that Iced Earth totally butcher to hell. I think on these they tried to make them their own and something new but in this case, that isn't a good thing. Number has a great riff on it and you can't even here it. It's less melodic and the only good part is Barlow to be honest. I don't know what Schaeffer was thinking here.

Outside of that though, it's mostly a good tribute. The standouts to me are the Kiss tracks because to me, Barlow has an unbelievably similar voice to Paul Stanley which is something I never really realized until this album which I find quite interesting. The other standouts are the final two tracks that are "Black Sabbath" and "Hallow be thy Name" probably because they're epics and Iced Earth is known for their great epics.

Overall, I recommend this cd. While it is definitely not Iced Earth's best or the best tribute CD I have, it is worth it, just be warned about hearing some butchering on a couple of tracks.

What the Gods deserve.......2006-04-29

When I listened to these covers I couldn't believe my ears. Iced Earth presents tributes to the biggest bands ever. The idea of playing covers is to give them a particular touch given by the band that plays the tributes.That's why the songs don't sound the same as played originally. But still, Iced Earth respects the name and history of these musical groups like Kiss which is the band I love the most, and I know for sure that the highest band in the world is honored.

Pretty damn good cover album!.......2006-03-27

I have to say that rarely will I check out a cover album, yet alone buy one, but this one I wish I got sooner!! Iced Earth covers mostly 70s & early 80s tunes but they give these tracks a modern day heavy & raw sound which is nice! They are not trying to perfectly copy the original version of the songs & it sounds like Iced Earth playing them! Definitely cool if you want an upbeat metal album that also gives you a musical history lesson!

ICED EARTH KICKS SERIOUS ASS.....BUT.......2005-08-29

THESE SONGS THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO COVER ARENT ALL GOOD....THE IRON MAIDEN AND PRIEST IS GOOD, BUT THE REST JUST ISNT.

Not very good, unless..........2005-08-11

Not very good, unless you like that low growl voice that doesn't seem to take much talent to generate. At least this singer is able to get most of the lyrics across in an intelligible manner, but it's a disservice to these songs to growl them out. Your own stuff, OK, but not these classics.

Hail to the Stonehenge Gods: Tribute to Black Sabbath

Average customer rating:

Unsigned bands and cover bands Please!

Hail to the Stonehenge Gods: Tribute to Black Sabbath
Various Artists
Manufacturer: World War III
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005YMJW
Release Date: 2002-02-12

Tracks:

N.I.B. - Premonition
Heaven & Hell - Born On Fire
Hole In The Sky - Order Of The Illuminati
Into The Void - Silencer
Born Again - Tea Bag
Neon Knights - Powergod
The Sign Of The Southern Cross - Death Omen
Lady Evil - Division
Never Say Die - Imagika
Wheels Of Confusion - New Eden
Black Sabbath - Mudslinger

Customer Reviews:

Unsigned bands and cover bands Please!.......2002-06-23

I enjoyed the cover album some. It is one of those (check out these new unsigned bands) albums. The covers of coarse have mustakes in places such as missing a spot and moving too fast or out of sink, but over all the sound is decent. I would suggest this album to only fans of Black Sabbath that have the albums already.1. N.I.B. (Performed by: Premoniction)- Just like the normal version tho the Ozzy Clone sounded like he was laughing through it. . . .85% 2. Heaven and Hell (Performed by: Born of Fire)- Sounds like a decent dio clone with a decent band. Nothing special. . . .80%3. Hole in he Sky (Performed by: Order of the illuminati)- Faster version sounding song, Dio-ish vocals. . . .80% 4. Into the Void (Performed by: Silencer)- Decent fast sound. destorted a little more than the normal version. . . .75%5. Born Again (Performed by: Tea Bag)- The vocalist comes close to the Deep Purple vocalist which is a plus. Being the only time I've seen Born Again covered, I was pleased to see a young band try such a cover. They performed it well. . . .95%6. Neon Knights (Performed by: Powergod)- Perfect Dio clone vocalist, and the same with the rest of the band. Infact it's almost too close! . . .80% 7. The Sign of the Southern Cross (Performed by: Death Omen)- Decent copy. the band seems to give it a nice sound. But not super. . . .85% 8. Lady Evil (Performed by: Division)- Sort of rougher vocals but sounds basicly like a clone of the normal version of the song. . .80% 9. Never Say Die (Performed by: Imagika)- I like to say 2 things about this one. first being that the cover was decent but not super due to style. Second being that this band should have picked something more rough like their sound they make. . . .85%10. Wheels of Confusion (Performed by: New Eden)- this sounds just like the normal version but the vocals are a tad better than Ozzy's I feel. . . .90%11. Black Sabbath (Performed by: Mudslinger)- Think of vocals of a mix of Peter Steele of Type O Negative and Phil of Pantara. The rest of the band covers the song perfectly normal. . . .90%If you like this album I would suggest: Getting the whole Black Sabbath catalogue including the following: (Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Masters of Reality, Vol 4, Sabbatage, Never Say Die, Heaven ad Hell, Mob Rules, Born Again.)and also, NIB -tribute to Black Sabbath.

Average customer rating:

Music for the Gods Pt. 1 of the Trilogy

Manufacturer: Granite
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | New Age | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CA47PM
Release Date: 2004-11-09

Gods of Thunder: A Norwegian Tribute to Kiss

Average customer rating:

Norway Rocks! Kiss style!

Gods of Thunder: A Norwegian Tribute to Kiss
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Voices of Wonder
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000BC8THS
Release Date: 2006-04-04

Album Description

This Norwegian tribute to KISS features Span, The 3856, Kissettes, Stage Dolls, Diabla, Ulver and more. The cover artwork is made by `70s KISS artist Ken Kelly (who painted the covers of the KISS albums Destroyer and Love Gun). Voices Of. 2005.

Customer Reviews:

Norway Rocks! Kiss style!.......2007-01-19

As a kiss fan with Norwegian roots- I had to check this out! GREAT TRIBUTE! I particularly liked the way The Carborators rocked "Getaway", and who would have ever thought of "Crazy Crazy nights" as a ballad? But Kurt Nilson-(of World Idol fame) pulls it off! Those girls The Kissettes know how to rock "I just wanna...." and of course, Shirley's temple did justice to "God of Thunder". Wig Wam with Guest: Bruce Kulick rock "I was made for lovin you" All twenty of the tracks on this tribute are worth it

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