Burnt Offerings
Album by Iced Earth
Released	April 18, 1995
Recorded	Morrisound Studios Tampa, Florida
Genre	Power Metal / Thrash Metal
Length	52:39
Label	Century Media
Producer(s)	Jim Morris, Jon Schaffer
Professional reviews
AllMusic.com (4/5) link
Iced Earth chronology
Night of the Stormrider (1991)	Burnt Offerings (1995)	The Dark Saga (1996)

Burnt Offerings is Iced Earth's third album, released April 18, 1995, by Century Media Records. This album marked the introduction of legendary metal vocalist Matt Barlow, who many fans, even after his exit from the band to work for the Department of Homeland Security following the September 11, 2001 attacks, consider to be "the" voice of Iced Earth. The epic and final track of the album, Dante's Inferno, is based on the famous poem by Dante Alighieri. An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band that combines influences from thrash metal, power metal, NWOBHM, progressive metal as well as gothic touches. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... 1995 (MCMXCV in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tampas skyline For alternate meanings, see Tampa (disambiguation) Tampa is a city located in Hillsborough County on the west coast of Florida. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 22nd 170 451 km² 260 km 800 km 17. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Power metal is a style of heavy metal music. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Century Media Records is an independant metal record label with offices in the USA, Brazil, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Jimmy Morris James Jimmy Samuel Morris (b. ... Jon Ryan Schaffer Jon Ryan Schaffer (born March 15, 1968 in Franklin, Indiana) is a heavy metal guitarist and songwriter. ... Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band that combines influences from thrash metal, power metal, NWOBHM, progressive metal as well as gothic touches. ... Night of the Stormrider is Iced Earths second full-length album and is a concept album about a man who is betrayed by religion and turns away from it in anger. ... 1991 (MCMXCI in Roman) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Dark Saga is a concept album by the American heavy metal band Iced Earth. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band that combines influences from thrash metal, power metal, NWOBHM, progressive metal as well as gothic touches. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... 1995 (MCMXCV in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Century Media Records is an independent metal record label with offices in the USA, Brazil, Germany, Australia, France, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom. ... Matt Barlow was the vocalist for the heavy metal band Iced Earth. ... The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a Cabinet department of the federal government of the United States that is concerned with protecting the American homeland and the safety of American citizens. ... The huge plume of smoke and fire seen coming from the North Tower. ... Dante in a fresco series of famous men by Andrea del Castagno, ca. ...

Interpretation

Burnt Offerings is said to have been written during a time of turmoil and anger, particularly focusing on a dispute with the band's current record label, Century Media Records. According to interviews with Jon Schaffer, the title track is about the bands struggles with Century Media. Century Media Records is an independent metal record label with offices in the USA, Brazil, Germany, Australia, France, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom. ... Jon Ryan Schaffer Jon Ryan Schaffer (born March 15, 1968 in Franklin, Indiana) is a heavy metal guitarist and songwriter. ...

Track Listing

1. "Burnt Offerings" (Schaffer, Shawver) - 7:22
2. "Last December" (Schaffer) - 3:24
3. "Diary" (Abell, Barlow, Schabata, Shawver) - 6:03
4. "Brainwashed" (Schaffer, Shawver) - 5:22
5. "Burning Oasis" (Abell, Schaffer, Shawver) - 5:59
6. "Creator Failure" (Abell, Barlow, Schaffer, Shawver) - 6:02
7. "The Pierced Spirit" (Abell, Schaffer, Shawver) - 1:54
8. "Dante's Inferno" (Schaffer) - 16:29

Personnel

• Tom Morris - Producer, Engineer
• Jon Schaffer - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Producer
• Tim Hubbard - Photography
• Matthew Barlow - Lead Vocals
• Randall Shawver - Lead Guitar
• Dave Abell - Bass
• Rodney Beasley - Drums
• Iced Earth - Chant, Main Performer
• Howard Helm - Keyboards