ICED EARTH - release date pushed back

The release date of ICED EARTH's new album, "The Glorious Burden", has been officially pushed back to January 13, 2004 (a day earlier internationally), according to SPV Records. A single containing the tracks "The Reckoning (Don't Tread On Me)", "When The Eagle Cries" (Unplugged), "Valley Forge" and "Hollow Man" will be released on October 27. "The Glorious Burden" is the group's first CD to feature new vocalist Tim Owens (ex-JUDAS PRIEST), who replaced Matt Barlow earlier in the summer. The follow-up to 2001's "Horror Show" features Owens alongside ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer (guitar), Richard Christy (drums, ex-DEATH, CONTROL DENIED), James MacDonough (bass) and Ralph Santolla (guitar, EYEWITNESS, MILLENIUM, ex-DEATH). The complete track listing for "The Glorious Burden" is as follows: 01. Star Spangled Banner 02. Declaration Day 03. When The Eagle Cries 04. The Reckoning (Don't Tread On Me) 05. Attila 06. Red Baron/Blue Max 07. Hollow Man 08. Waterloo 09. Valley Forge 10. Gettysburg (1863) 11. The Devil To Pay 12. Hold At All Costs 13. High Water Mark