ICED EARTH's new full-length studio album, "The Crucible of Man (Something
Wicked Part II)", will be released through SPV Records on the following dates:

Germany, Austria, Switzerland: September 5
Rest of Europe: September 8
USA, Canada: September 9

"The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part II)" continues where ICED EARTH's
2007 release, "Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part I)" left off. "The
Crucible of Man" features the return of frontman Matt Barlow who was
mainman/guitarist Jon Schaffer's original voice of choice to introduce the
"Something Wicked" saga back in 1998 as a trio of songs which concluded their
album, "Something Wicked This Way Comes".

While the 1998 album provided a general overview of the story Schaffer has been
conceptualizing for well over a decade, the saga is being fully brought to life
with the release of the back-to-back conceptual albums "Framing Armageddon" and
"The Crucible of Man". While both albums provide answers to mysteries the
previous releases would create, the timeliness of the story in today's world is
guaranteed to keep people thinking and guessing. Schaffer's ability to convey
the central themes and events of the story without always revealing exactly
"why" characters' decisions are made and "how" events come to pass, will keep
fans of the saga coming back as future mediums for the "Something Wicked"
storyline are revealed.

A finalized tracklisting for "The Crucible of Man" and audio interview with Jon
Schaffer covering the new material will be featured at IcedEarth.com later this
month. The band has begun rehearsals for a run of dates in June as direct
support for JUDAS PRIEST in Europe, as well as the Hellfest, Bang Your Head!!!,
Graspop and Gods of Metal European festivals.

"The Crucible of Man"'s release will be followed by a North American tour that
kicks off in September and features an appearance as headliner for the ProgPower
USA IX festival in Atlanta, Georgia on September 27.

The single from the new album is titled "I Walk Among You" and was released
worldwide earlier this month by Steamhammer/SPV and features the new track "I
Walk Alone" as well as three additional songs from "Framing Armageddon" with new
vocal performances by Matt Barlow. All tracks can be listened to in their
entirety at both the band's official web site and MySpace pages with exception
of the track "A Charge to Keep" which is an iTunes exclusive.