Night of the Stormrider
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| Night of the Stormrider | ||||
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| Studio album by Iced Earth | ||||
| Released | November 1st, 1991 (Europe) April 30, 1992 (US) |
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| Recorded | Morrisound Studios, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 46:06 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | Tom Morris and Jon Schaffer | |||
| Iced Earth chronology | ||||
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Night of the Stormrider is American heavy metal band Iced Earth's second full-length album. It is a concept album centered on an idea that was created by the band's leader Jon Schaffer.
Night of the Stormrider is the only album featuring lead singer John Greely (who was later fired) and drummer Rick Secchiari.
Contents
Concept meaning
The album's concept is about a man who is betrayed by religion and turns away from it in anger.[1] The dark forces of nature reach out to this enraged man and use him as their vessel to bring death and destruction to Earth. He is commanded to travel to a desert, where he is given visions that reveal the truth of humanity, and warp his mind further to make him the "Stormrider". After the destruction of the world, he is then damned forever into the depths of Hell, also referenced as the River Styx. After being forever damned and taunted by evil spirits, he eventually sees what he has done, and realizes that it is too late to repent.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metal Storm | 8.5/10[2] |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Angels Holocaust" | Jon Schaffer | Schaffer | 4:53 |
| 2. | "Stormrider" | Schaffer | Schaffer, Randall Shawver | 4:47 |
| 3. | "The Path I Choose" | Schaffer | Schaffer, Shawver | 5:54 |
| 4. | "Before the Vision" | Schaffer | Dave Abell, Shawver | 1:35 |
| 5. | "Mystical End" | Schaffer | Schaffer | 4:44 |
| 6. | "Desert Rain" | Schaffer | Abell, Schaffer | 6:56 |
| 7. | "Pure Evil" | Schaffer | Schaffer, Shawver | 6:33 |
| 8. | "Reaching the End" | Schaffer | Schaffer | 1:11 |
| 9. | "Travel in Stygian" | Schaffer | Schaffer | 9:32 |
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Total length:
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46:06 | |||
| 2008 Slave to the Dark bonus track | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
| 10. | "Stormrider" (live) | Schaffer | Schaffer, Shawver | 4:48 |
Personnel
Iced Earth
- John Greely – vocals
- Jon Schaffer – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (on track 2), co-producer
- Randall Shawver – lead guitar
- Dave Abell – bass
- Rick Secchiari – drums
Additional musicians
Other personnel
- Tom Morris – producer, engineer
- Jim Morris - mixing, mastering (on 2001 remastered version)
- Axel Hermann – artwork
- Travis Smith – artwork (on 2001 remastered version)
- Rick Borstelman – artwork
- Frank Albrecht – photography
- Dirk Rudolph – layout
- Philipp Schulte - product coordination
