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)" track listing:

01. In Sacred Flames
02. Behold The Wicked Child
03. Minions Of The Watch
04. The Revealing
05. A Gift Or A Curse
06. Crown Of The Fallen
07. The Dimensional Gauntlet
08. I Walk Alone
09. Harbinger Of Fate
10. Crucify The King
11. Sacrificial Kingdoms
11. Something Wicked (Part 3)
12. Divide And Devour
14. Come What May
15. Epilogue

"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.

"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.