The Blessed and the Damned
The Blessed and the Damned is a double CD best of compilation album by the American heavy metal band Iced Earth. The CD-booklet can be reversed, to show either angels or demons on the cover. The booklet also includes Jon Schaffer's comments on previous albums and his life. Even though the CD was released after The Glorious Burden, the biography in the booklet makes no mention of it. This is probably because Iced Earth left their record label Century Media Records prior to The Glorious Burden, and signed with SPV. In turn, Century Media released this compilation album.
| The Blessed and the Damned | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | July 26, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 1990–2001 | |||
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| Length | 2:04:48 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Iced Earth chronology | ||||
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| Alternate album cover | ||||
 "The Damned" cover version of the album | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   link |
Track listing
Disc one
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Burning Times" |
| Something Wicked This Way Comes | 3:43 | |
| 2. | "Wolf" | Schaffer | Schaffer | Horror Show | 5:20 |
| 3. | "The Hunter" | Schaffer | Schaffer | The Dark Saga | 3:55 |
| 4. | "Curse the Sky" | Schaffer |
| Iced Earth | 4:43 |
| 5. | "Melancholy (Holy Martyr)" | Schaffer | Schaffer | Something Wicked This Way Comes | 4:44 |
| 6. | "Stormrider" | Schaffer |
| Night of the Stormrider | 4:48 |
| 7. | "Burnt Offerings" | Schaffer |
| Burnt Offerings | 7:21 |
| 8. | "Travel in Stygian" (live) | Schaffer | Schaffer | Alive in Athens | 9:06 |
| 9. | "Dark Saga" | Schaffer | Schaffer | The Dark Saga | 3:43 |
| 10. | "Written on the Walls" | Gene Adam |
| Iced Earth | 6:07 |
| 11. | "Damien" | Schaffer | Schaffer | Horror Show | 9:11 |
Disc two
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Angels Holocaust" | Schaffer | Schaffer | Days of Purgatory | 4:54 |
| 2. | "Desert Rain" | Schaffer |
| Days of Purgatory | 6:38 |
| 3. | "Last December" | Schaffer | Schaffer | Burnt Offerings | 3:23 |
| 4. | "Watching Over Me" | Schaffer | Schaffer | Something Wicked This Way Comes | 4:26 |
| 5. | "Pure Evil" (live) | Schaffer |
| Alive in Athens | 6:37 |
| 6. | "The Path I Choose" | Schaffer |
| Night of the Stormrider | 5:55 |
| 7. | "I Died for You" | Schaffer | Schaffer | The Dark Saga | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Disciples of the Lie" | Schaffer | Schaffer | Something Wicked This Way Comes | 4:04 |
| 9. | "When the Night Falls" | Schaffer | Schaffer | Days of Purgatory | 7:50 |
| 10. | "Jack" | Barlow | Schaffer | Horror Show | 4:12 |
| 11. | "Iced Earth" | Schaffer | Schaffer | Iced Earth | 5:23 |
| 12. | "Violate" (live) | Schaffer | Schaffer | Alive in Athens | 4:12 |
Personnel
- Jon Schaffer − rhythm guitar, backing vocals on all songs. vocals on track 6 on disc one
- Matt Barlow − vocals on tracks 1–3, 5, 7–9, and 11 on disc one; tracks 1–5, 7–10, and 12 on disc two
- Gene Adam − vocals on tracks 4 and 10 on disc one; track 11 on disc two
- John Greely − vocals on track 6 on disc two
- Randall Shawver − lead guitar on tracks 3–4, 6–7, and 9–10 on disc one; tracks 1–3, 6–7, 9, and 11 on disc two
- Larry Tarnowski − lead guitar on tracks 1–2, 5, 8, and 11 on disc one; tracks 4–5, 8, 10, and 12 on disc two
- Dave Abell − bass on tracks 3–4, 6–7, and 9–10 on disc one; tracks 3, 6–7, and 11 on disc two
- James MacDonough − bass on tracks 1, 5, and 8 on disc one; tracks 1, 2, 4–5, 8, 9 and 12 on disc two
- Steve Di Giorgio − bass on tracks 2 and 11 on disc one, and track 10 on disc two
- Mark Prator − drums on tracks 3 and 9 on disc one; track 7 on disc two
- Richey Secchiari − drums on track 6 on disc one; track 6 on disc two
- Mike McGill − drums on tracks 4 and 10 on disc one; track 11 on disc two
- Richard Christy − drums on tracks 2 and 11 on disc one; track 10 on disc two
- Brent Smedley − drums on tracks 1, 5, and 8 on disc one; tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, and 12 on disc two
- Rodney Beasley − drums on track 7 on disc one; track 3 on disc two
- Leo Hao – cover art
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