Now that Stu is in Iced Earth...

zadok · March 16th, 2011, 08:47 AM

I assume this means he is out of Into Eternity? Has he already recorded vox for the new album? Or will Tim handle them all? Or is someone else being brought in? (one vote for Chris Krall)

Just PLEASE reassure us the band is continuing!

nckissfan · March 16th, 2011, 03:34 PM

it would be nice to hear some news at what is going on. Maybe Stu can balance both bands?

MindsinK · March 16th, 2011, 05:30 PM

Urgh... this sucks. I like Iced Earth, but they're old and tired. Yeah, like Jon Schaffer would 'permit' Stu to continue with Into Eternity...

Marlies · March 16th, 2011, 09:20 PM

yep, he is going to do both, is allowed to do both... so that's awesome news!!! And of course it's a HUGE chance for Stu, one that he totally deserves. So proud of him!

MindsinK · March 16th, 2011, 09:27 PM

Hmmmm... Schaffer must be mellowing out in his old age. Yes, congrats to Stu; he should get a bit more exposure in Iced...

nckissfan · March 17th, 2011, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Marlies

yep, he is going to do both, is allowed to do both... so that's awesome news!!! And of course it's a HUGE chance for Stu, one that he totally deserves. So proud of him!

awesome news!! I am glad he will balance both.

zadok · March 17th, 2011, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marlies

yep, he is going to do both, is allowed to do both... so that's awesome news!!! And of course it's a HUGE chance for Stu, one that he totally deserves. So proud of him!

I'll bet money it won't last. The "biggest Iced Earth tour ever" is beginning in the Summer. He can't possibly support both albums.

soarbeyond · March 21st, 2011, 11:37 AM

Yeah...l'm curious how this will work out also. Even more curious to hear Stu doing IE material.

Aletheus · March 21st, 2011, 11:56 AM

Fucking fuck.

Stu joined Iced Earth.
Okay.

First of all, I was never a poster on this part of ultimatemetal. I just came occasionally to check upon the band.

Seeing Stu Block joined Iced Earth I was kind of angered. Shit, I never liked Iced Earth to begin with, and I'm sure fans are bound to diminish my opinion's worth: but FUCK, how the fuck does Stu end up the only one "gaining" something here?

I may be a fairly new listener of metal, clocking 6 years now, but even I can notice how great the vocals are on Into Eternity albums and everybody (including the dimwitted cretins spawning from Iced Earth youtube videos) seem to be patronizingly congratulating Stu on actually "getting a break". Well fuck me sideways, I think it's Iced Earth who got a grade A deal acquiring a vocalist as unique as Stu. What the fuck is going on?

zadok · March 21st, 2011, 12:06 PM

Iced Earth is much more popular around the world than Into Eternity. That's why it's a "break" for him.
Although I know what you mean when you say "fucking fuck".

MindsinK · March 21st, 2011, 08:13 PM

Ehhh, I don't blame Stu... Into Eternity hasn't done anything in years and lost all momentum from Gigantour and the Dream Theater tour. Grrrrr...

Darth Grimby · March 25th, 2011, 04:04 PM

I am happy about this, I think Stu is a great singer and a more suitable replacement for Matt than Ripper was. Nothing against Ripper, I love his vocals too, but I just found they didn't fit the Iced Earth sound.
IE rules! (both IE's, haha)

MindsinK · March 26th, 2011, 09:06 PM

Drama's a-brewing at Blabbermouth...

Aletheus · March 27th, 2011, 07:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MindsinK

Drama's a-brewing at Blabbermouth...

Link it? More info, but I can't be arsed to browse through all of the cesspools.

MindsinK · March 27th, 2011, 10:20 AM

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/bla...sitemID=155890

Aletheus · March 27th, 2011, 03:31 PM

So...is it true?
I read on wikipedia that Bolognese was the ex drummer and they got a new one.
I'm not a regular here..so could you fill me in on it?

MindsinK · March 27th, 2011, 04:57 PM

No one knows... it's a ghost town here!

Marlies · March 28th, 2011, 12:33 AM

I'm sure you all know better than to believe everything that's on Blabbermouth

Unfortunately Steve thinks he needs to get his name in the news this way instead of with his own talent. He knew they were getting another drummer as they are getting new shows this year but he himself was too busy with his band and the teaching in Berklee, which is great for him. So now he's creating drama just when you think there was none, pfff. It's just a bit too easy and too cheap. And now the band and esp Tim are the bad guys, bull shit!

Aletheus · March 28th, 2011, 10:08 AM

I'm not throwing stones here, but what proof do you have of that?

It's your word against his, I don't know... it seems frantically gay to post something like that on blabbermouth to whore some attention.
How did he "know they were getting another drummer"?
Why was he kicked/ why did he leave? Because if his Berklee thing?

I thought people stopped being little bitches at a certain point in their life.
Why would he do this?

The Wicked One · March 28th, 2011, 06:27 PM

As a fan of both bands.

There are many people like me who think Stu in Iced Earth will be fucking sick.

The fact that there are so many lower register vocals in Iced Earth will let Stu show off everything he has.

We get the full Stu experience from both bands with hopefully Iced Earth taking a more aggressive approach.

Stu will have time for both. I am not sure if any of you dig Demons & Wizards but the writing will be around the summer festivals. Eventually there will be the actual recording and then both Hansi and Jon have wanted to support the material with a tour.

Who knows Into Eternity and D&W tour? Maybe a Hansi/Stu duet on Iced Earth and Blind Guardian songs....maybe even a D&W track....

excuse me while I change my pants.

Marlies · March 28th, 2011, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aletheus

I'm not throwing stones here, but what proof do you have of that?

It's your word against his, I don't know... it seems frantically gay to post something like that on blabbermouth to whore some attention.
How did he "know they were getting another drummer"?
Why was he kicked/ why did he leave? Because if his Berklee thing?

I thought people stopped being little bitches at a certain point in their life.
Why would he do this?

I don't have physical proof like emails myself of course, it's just from personal contact (being Tim's friend and Stu's and Justin's)... they hooked up with the well known lawyer/manager etc Eric Greif (Death, Cynic) and now they have some shows going on, they said they couldn't get Steve to do any dates because he is too busy. After a while of trying they decided to move on and rehearsed with another drummer (they said Steve wasn't happy about that but what do you do) and somewhere along the line apparently chose to work with the one drummer that's available and not with two. That's when the new drummer was announced and Steve says he didn't know. Maybe he expected to still work on the album despite of them getting another drummer for the shows. I don't know that...

Either way I didn't expect this from Steve, always enjoyed seeing him and never heard of any drama with him over the years. So whatever went down, he decides to play it like this. I don't think it makes himself look any good either, to be honest...

Aletheus · March 29th, 2011, 06:38 AM

Oh it make him look fantastic. Just check out the comments.

Maybe it's just that what you said, he thought he'd still be considered the drummer (ergo he put their faith to the test) despite having the new guy attending some shows.

He feels played out since he expected more from the band. It's not exactly black and white as I see it. Either way what's this about the band not contacting him?

It would've been better of them/you guys to let Steve explicitly know he's out. This is just gay.

Marlies · March 29th, 2011, 09:54 PM

Yeah, things are hardly ever black and white. They were only going to work with the new guy for the live shows because Steve couldn't. Tim had written up more than ended up in the manager's announcement. I would agree it did now look as if there would be only one drummer now, but I learned that when Steve wrote Tim why he was out, Tim answered no that they were going to use the new drummer for the future live shows. That actually got into Steve's posted all changed up and the rest is history. Weird stuff

EerieVon · April 4th, 2011, 11:26 PM

If Stu does end up leaving for good I would like to see them go back with Krall, and pursue a more Into Eternity/Buried type sound

metalmixer · July 18th, 2011, 10:37 PM

Stu just finished last week tracking vocals for a couple of new songs for Into Eternity.
A Sandstorm is coming soon ....

March 16th, 2011, 08:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
zadok Metal Maestro Join Date: May 2007 Location: Wilmington, Delaware Posts: 8	Now that Stu is in Iced Earth... I assume this means he is out of Into Eternity? Has he already recorded vox for the new album? Or will Tim handle them all? Or is someone else being brought in? (one vote for Chris Krall) Just PLEASE reassure us the band is continuing!

March 16th, 2011, 03:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
nckissfan SVT Cobra Club Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Browns Summit, NC USA Posts: 503	it would be nice to hear some news at what is going on. Maybe Stu can balance both bands? __________________ www.svtcobraclub.com

March 16th, 2011, 05:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
MindsinK Not a team player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Akron, Ohio, USA Posts: 118	Urgh... this sucks. I like Iced Earth, but they're old and tired. Yeah, like Jon Schaffer would 'permit' Stu to continue with Into Eternity... Last edited by MindsinK : March 16th, 2011 at 06:21 PM.

March 16th, 2011, 09:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
Marlies veteran headbanger \m/ Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Regina, SK, Canada Posts: 1,973	yep, he is going to do both, is allowed to do both... so that's awesome news!!! And of course it's a HUGE chance for Stu, one that he totally deserves. So proud of him! __________________ our homepage (weblog, pics etc): www.wobben.org! FEEL THE FIRE pages

March 21st, 2011, 11:56 AM	#9 (permalink)
Aletheus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Croatia Posts: 962	Fucking fuck. Stu joined Iced Earth. Okay. First of all, I was never a poster on this part of ultimatemetal. I just came occasionally to check upon the band. Seeing Stu Block joined Iced Earth I was kind of angered. Shit, I never liked Iced Earth to begin with, and I'm sure fans are bound to diminish my opinion's worth: but FUCK, how the fuck does Stu end up the only one "gaining" something here? I may be a fairly new listener of metal, clocking 6 years now, but even I can notice how great the vocals are on Into Eternity albums and everybody (including the dimwitted cretins spawning from Iced Earth youtube videos) seem to be patronizingly congratulating Stu on actually "getting a break". Well fuck me sideways, I think it's Iced Earth who got a grade A deal acquiring a vocalist as unique as Stu. What the fuck is going on? __________________ We all make mistakes while we're young. That's why paste is edible.

March 16th, 2011, 09:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
MindsinK Not a team player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Akron, Ohio, USA Posts: 118	Hmmmm... Schaffer must be mellowing out in his old age. Yes, congrats to Stu; he should get a bit more exposure in Iced...

March 21st, 2011, 11:37 AM	#8 (permalink)
soarbeyond there somewhere Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 32	Yeah...l'm curious how this will work out also. Even more curious to hear Stu doing IE material.

March 21st, 2011, 12:06 PM	#10 (permalink)
zadok Metal Maestro Join Date: May 2007 Location: Wilmington, Delaware Posts: 8	Iced Earth is much more popular around the world than Into Eternity. That's why it's a "break" for him. Although I know what you mean when you say "fucking fuck".

March 21st, 2011, 08:13 PM	#11 (permalink)
MindsinK Not a team player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Akron, Ohio, USA Posts: 118	Ehhh, I don't blame Stu... Into Eternity hasn't done anything in years and lost all momentum from Gigantour and the Dream Theater tour. Grrrrr...

March 25th, 2011, 04:04 PM	#12 (permalink)
Darth Grimby Hell's Satans - \m/oncton Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 681	I am happy about this, I think Stu is a great singer and a more suitable replacement for Matt than Ripper was. Nothing against Ripper, I love his vocals too, but I just found they didn't fit the Iced Earth sound. IE rules! (both IE's, haha) __________________

March 26th, 2011, 09:06 PM	#13 (permalink)
MindsinK Not a team player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Akron, Ohio, USA Posts: 118	Drama's a-brewing at Blabbermouth...

March 27th, 2011, 10:20 AM	#15 (permalink)
MindsinK Not a team player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Akron, Ohio, USA Posts: 118	http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/bla...sitemID=155890

March 27th, 2011, 03:31 PM	#16 (permalink)
Aletheus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Croatia Posts: 962	So...is it true? I read on wikipedia that Bolognese was the ex drummer and they got a new one. I'm not a regular here..so could you fill me in on it? __________________ We all make mistakes while we're young. That's why paste is edible.

March 27th, 2011, 04:57 PM	#17 (permalink)
MindsinK Not a team player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Akron, Ohio, USA Posts: 118	No one knows... it's a ghost town here!

March 28th, 2011, 12:33 AM	#18 (permalink)
Marlies veteran headbanger \m/ Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Regina, SK, Canada Posts: 1,973	I'm sure you all know better than to believe everything that's on Blabbermouth Unfortunately Steve thinks he needs to get his name in the news this way instead of with his own talent. He knew they were getting another drummer as they are getting new shows this year but he himself was too busy with his band and the teaching in Berklee, which is great for him. So now he's creating drama just when you think there was none, pfff. It's just a bit too easy and too cheap. And now the band and esp Tim are the bad guys, bull shit! __________________ our homepage (weblog, pics etc): www.wobben.org! FEEL THE FIRE pages

March 28th, 2011, 10:08 AM	#19 (permalink)
Aletheus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Croatia Posts: 962	I'm not throwing stones here, but what proof do you have of that? It's your word against his, I don't know... it seems frantically gay to post something like that on blabbermouth to whore some attention. How did he "know they were getting another drummer"? Why was he kicked/ why did he leave? Because if his Berklee thing? I thought people stopped being little bitches at a certain point in their life. Why would he do this? __________________ We all make mistakes while we're young. That's why paste is edible.

March 28th, 2011, 06:27 PM	#20 (permalink)
The Wicked One Menacing Bunny Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Howell, Michigan. (boonies) Posts: 743	As a fan of both bands. There are many people like me who think Stu in Iced Earth will be fucking sick. The fact that there are so many lower register vocals in Iced Earth will let Stu show off everything he has. We get the full Stu experience from both bands with hopefully Iced Earth taking a more aggressive approach. Stu will have time for both. I am not sure if any of you dig Demons & Wizards but the writing will be around the summer festivals. Eventually there will be the actual recording and then both Hansi and Jon have wanted to support the material with a tour. Who knows Into Eternity and D&W tour? Maybe a Hansi/Stu duet on Iced Earth and Blind Guardian songs....maybe even a D&W track.... excuse me while I change my pants. __________________

March 29th, 2011, 06:38 AM	#22 (permalink)
Aletheus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Croatia Posts: 962	Oh it make him look fantastic. Just check out the comments. Maybe it's just that what you said, he thought he'd still be considered the drummer (ergo he put their faith to the test) despite having the new guy attending some shows. He feels played out since he expected more from the band. It's not exactly black and white as I see it. Either way what's this about the band not contacting him? It would've been better of them/you guys to let Steve explicitly know he's out. This is just gay. __________________ We all make mistakes while we're young. That's why paste is edible.

March 29th, 2011, 09:54 PM	#23 (permalink)
Marlies veteran headbanger \m/ Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Regina, SK, Canada Posts: 1,973	Yeah, things are hardly ever black and white. They were only going to work with the new guy for the live shows because Steve couldn't. Tim had written up more than ended up in the manager's announcement. I would agree it did now look as if there would be only one drummer now, but I learned that when Steve wrote Tim why he was out, Tim answered no that they were going to use the new drummer for the future live shows. That actually got into Steve's posted all changed up and the rest is history. Weird stuff __________________ our homepage (weblog, pics etc): www.wobben.org! FEEL THE FIRE pages

April 4th, 2011, 11:26 PM	#24 (permalink)
EerieVon Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 1,293	If Stu does end up leaving for good I would like to see them go back with Krall, and pursue a more Into Eternity/Buried type sound

July 18th, 2011, 10:37 PM	#25 (permalink)
metalmixer Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 14	Stu just finished last week tracking vocals for a couple of new songs for Into Eternity. A Sandstorm is coming soon ....