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- Artist: Iced Earth
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- Release Date: March 05, 2002
- Type: Box set
- Genre: Rock
Review
This five-CD box set commemorates the never-say-die philosophy of Iced Earth, arguably the most important power/thrash metal band to come out of America during the 90's. (It also celebrates the Century Media label's valiant efforts to save extreme metal from utter oblivion during this most unforgiving decade, but that's another story.) But as the word "genesis" in its title would suggest, this is not a career-spanning retrospective, but rather a re-mastered and re-mixed look back at the band's at times hit-and-miss formative years, omitting all of their post-1995 albums. Why this is the case remains a mystery, but what you do get are Iced Earth's first three releases, their ultra-rare Enter the Realm demo, and, most collectible of all, an entire disc (affectionately called "Tribute to the Gods") of classic metal cover versions. Many of these can be heard here for the very first time, and they range from the obvious influences (Maiden, Priest, Sabbath) to the not so obvious (AC/DC, Kiss, Blue Öyster Cult). The lavish packaging also makes this a very attractive present for die-hard Iced Earth aficionados (in Greece, its probably triple-platinum already), but the casual fan will most certainly want to take a pass. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia, All Music GuideTracks
CD 1
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Enter the Realm [Instrumental] | Iced Earth | (0:54) | |
| Colors | Iced Earth | (5:32) | |
| Nightmares | Iced Earth | (5:04) | |
| Curse the Sky | Iced Earth | (3:42) | |
| Solitude [Instrumental] | Iced Earth | (4:45) | |
| Iced Earth | Iced Earth | (1:43) |
CD 2
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Iced Earth | Iced Earth | (5:23) | |
| Written on the Walls | Iced Earth | (6:08) | |
| Colors | Iced Earth | (4:50) | |
| Curse the Sky | Iced Earth | (4:45) | |
| Life and Death | Iced Earth | (6:08) | |
| Solitude [Instrumental] | Iced Earth | (1:44) | |
| The Funeral [Instrumental] | Iced Earth | (6:16) | |
| When the Night Falls | Iced Earth | (8:44) |
CD 3
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Angels Holocaust | Iced Earth | (4:52) | |
| Stormrider | Iced Earth | (4:48) | |
| The Path I Choose | Iced Earth | (5:55) | |
| Before the Vision | Iced Earth | (1:23) | |
| Mystical End | Iced Earth | (4:46) | |
| Desert Rain | Iced Earth | (6:55) | |
| Pure Evil | Iced Earth | (6:34) | |
| Reaching the End | Iced Earth | (1:11) | |
| Travel in Stygian | Iced Earth | (9:19) |
CD 4
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Burnt Offerings | Iced Earth | (7:22) | |
| Last December | Iced Earth | (3:23) | |
| Diary | Iced Earth | (6:14) | |
| Brainwashed | Iced Earth | (5:22) | |
| Burning Oasis | Iced Earth | (5:59) | |
| Creator Failure | Iced Earth | (6:01) | |
| The Pierced Spirit | Iced Earth | (1:53) | |
| Dante's Inferno | Iced Earth | (16:26) |
CD 5
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Burnin' for You | Blue Öyster Cult | (4:01) | |
| Cities on Flame With Rock & Roll | Blue Öyster Cult | (4:33) | |
| Highway to Hell | Bon Scott, Angus Young | AC/DC | (3:23) |
| It's a Long Way to the Top | Bon Scott, Malcolm Young | AC/DC | (4:26) |
| Black Sabbath | Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward | Black Sabbath | (3:56) |
| Creatures of the Night | Paul Stanley, |
Kiss | (4:37) |
| God of Thunder | Paul Stanley | Kiss | (5:40) |
| The Number of the Beast | Steve Harris | Iron Maiden | (3:59) |
| Halloed Be Thy Name | Steve Harris | Iron Maiden | (4:42) |
| Screaming for Vengeance | Judas Priest | (5:30) | |
| Dead Babies | Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, |
Alice Cooper | (7:08) |
