Matt Barlow (born 10 April 1970 in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA) is an American heavy metal singer and police officer. He currently is the lead singer for Pyramaze, but is best known as the former vocalist of the heavy metal band Iced Earth. He has a very wide range and can sing in many different ways such as low, deep growls to extremely high pitched screams and is known to put very much emotion into his performance. Barlow joined Iced Earth after the "Night of the Stormrider" tour with Blind Guardian in Europe, as a replacement for John Greely. The first album Barlow can be heard on is "Burnt Offerings" (1995). Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 373 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (1149 × 1845 pixel, file size: 444 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Matt Barlow from Pyramaze (Picture taken in 2007) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or... is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Biloxi Lighthouse (of 1848) Biloxi () is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, in the U.S.. The 2000 census recorded the population as 50,644. ... Heavy metal (sometimes referred to simply as metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... Power metal is a style of heavy metal music typically with the aim of evoking an epic feel, combining characteristics of traditional metal with thrash metal or speed metal, often within symphonic context. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres that is characterised by its signature high speed and aggression. ... Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band that combines influences from thrash metal, power metal, Progressive metal, Speed metal and NWOBHM. In 1999 their leader and songwriter Jon Schaffer teamed up with Blind Guardian vocalist Hansi Kürsch to form a side project called Demons & Wizards. ... Pyramaze is a Danish American melodic progressive power metal band that was formed in 2001 by guitarist Michael Kammeyer. ... Biloxi Lighthouse (of 1848) Biloxi () is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, in the U.S.. The 2000 census recorded the population as 50,644. ... Pyramaze is a Danish American melodic progressive power metal band that was formed in 2001 by guitarist Michael Kammeyer. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Heavy metal (sometimes referred to simply as metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band that combines influences from thrash metal, power metal, Progressive metal, Speed metal and NWOBHM. In 1999 their leader and songwriter Jon Schaffer teamed up with Blind Guardian vocalist Hansi Kürsch to form a side project called Demons & Wizards. ... 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. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... Burnt Offerings is Iced Earths third album, released April 18, 1995, by Century Media Records. ...

Barlow left the band in 2003, much to the chagrin of many fans. His reason for leaving was due to personal beliefs related to the September 11 terrorist attacks. He took a look at his life and realized that he wanted to contribute to the "real world" instead of living the illusion of a "rock star". He approached Jon Schaffer with this in late 2002, but Schaffer, known for his persuasive personality, convinced Barlow to stay with the band. When the band recorded "The Glorious Burden" Schaffer decided that Barlow's vocals were not what he desired them to be; he believed they lacked the passion and quality that Barlow was so famous for. He decided to let Barlow go after all and hire Tim Owens, the former lead singer of Judas Priest. A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... Jon Ryan Schaffer (born March 15, 1968 in Franklin, Indiana) is a heavy metal guitarist and songwriter. ... The Glorious Burden is an album by the American Heavy Metal band Iced Earth. ... Tim Ripper Owens, born as Timothy S. Owens on September 13, 1967 in Akron, Ohio. ... Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in 1968 in Birmingham. ...

Barlow is currently employed as a police officer in the Georgetown Police Dept. in Georgetown, Delaware. He was also a vocalist for the "First State Force Band", which is comprised of law enforcement members from different departments throughout the State of Delaware. The band performs for schools, stressing such ideals as "Say no to drugs"; "Stay away from violence"; "Respect your parents, teachers, yourselves, others and life" through music. Seal of the Town of Georgetown Georgetown is a town located in Sussex County, Delaware. ...

As of April 13, 2007, Matt Barlow is the new lead singer of Danish progressive power metal band Pyramaze. He is the replacement for the vocalist Lance King. The band is currently working on an album to be released sometime in 2008. Barlow accepted the offer to join Pyramaze, because it would allow him to return to the music scene, while still being able maintain his current job. Pyramaze is a Danish American melodic progressive power metal band that was formed in 2001 by guitarist Michael Kammeyer. ... Lance King Lance King is an American Heavy Metal singer. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Pyramaze official Homepage
• Iced Earth official Homepage
• The First State Force Homepage