专辑简介Iced Earth look back on some old ideas on their tenth studio album, Dystopia, their first album with new vocalist Stu Block (formerly of Into Eternity), who joined the band after Matt Barlow decided to depart the band a second time to focus on his family. The album finds Block pushing his vocals into new territories, moving away from the anguished growl he perfected with Into Eternity in favor of a more soaring singing style. Block handles the change well, easily adapting his style to fill some pretty big shoes in the power metal outfit. While fans might be torn about the new singer, they can find solace in the return of the “Something Wicked” story line, giving them a little taste of something old to ease them into this new period of Iced Earth’s history, which — regardless of whether you’re running hot or cold on their new frontman — still delivers plenty of the intense power/thrash goodness.