5 Songs (Iced Earth EP)

5 Songs
EP by Iced Earth
Released	September 19, 2011
Recorded	August 2007 at Wacken Open Air and May–July 2011 [1] at Morrisound Recording
Genre	Heavy metal power metal thrash metal
Label	Century Media
Producer	Jim Morris Jon Schaffer
Iced Earth chronology
Dante's Inferno 2011 (2011) 5 Songs (2011) Dystopia (2011)

5 Songs is a promotional EP by the American heavy metal band Iced Earth. Originally released on September 19, 2011, as a part of the October 2011 issue of Rock Hard magazine, ^[2] the EP contained three live recordings from 2007, an interview, as well as two new songs from the band's then yet-to-be-released tenth studio album Dystopia .

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Anthem" ( [†] )	Stu Block Jon Schaffer	Schaffer	4:02
2.	"Days of Rage"	Schaffer	Schaffer	2:17
3.	"Declaration Day" (live)	Schaffer	Schaffer	4:33
4.	"The Hunter" (live)	Schaffer	Schaffer	3:55
5.	"Stormrider" (live)	Schaffer	Randall Shawver Schaffer	4:12

Video

No.	Title	Length
6.	"Interview" (with Jon Schaffer and Stu Block)

^ † This version of "Anthem" is fifty-two seconds shorter than the one featured on Dystopia.

Personnel

Iced Earth On studio tracks Jon Schaffer – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, backing vocals, co-producer Stu Block – lead vocals Troy Seele – lead guitar Freddie Vidales – bass, backing vocals Brent Smedley – drums

On live tracks Jon Schaffer – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (on "Stormrider") Tim "Ripper" Owens – lead vocals Troy Seele – lead guitar Dennis Hayes – bass Brent Smedley – drums

Other personnel

• Jim Morris – co-producer, engineer, mixer, backing vocals (on studio tracks)
• Howard Helm – backing vocals (on studio tracks)

References

1. "Stu Block interview by Heavy Metal Thunder". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
2. "Rock Hard October 2011". Rockhard.de. Retrieved May 13, 2012.