Iced Earth - Dante's Inferno Live in Athens Reaction

I want this song to be played at my funeral...;)
Music and rights:Iced Earth
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Lyrics
Through the fiery caverns we sail
Virgil at my side my guide and master
Questing through the nine plains of hell
Infernal wisdom shall fill my soul
Slowly now the days departing
The darkened air releases me
Frightening visions of my journey
Entrance me to limbo I'm not
Free
Abandon all hope who enter here
Enter the gates, Charon awaits
Abandon all hope who enter here
For this is where all things are left behind
Every doubt and every cowardice must die
Souls of rage and anger whipping in despair
The souls that wail on this plain pray for death
Denial is the reason for their suffering
Forever being stung by wasps and demons breath
The blood and tears that fall serve the maggots need
Descention, thrusting to the second plain
Minos judges as his tail twines
Lustful thoughts and greed whip these wretched souls
A hurricane of hate mocks their helpless pleas
Drifting now down deeper, into eternal flames
Awake at the third circle, the cold and filthy rain
Punished for their gluttony, languid for all time
The earth it stinks of corpses, damned for all time
The vicious beast Cerberus, three heads, blooded eyes
Tears his talons through the air, all the sinners cry
Down, be still thy cursed wolf
The master scorns its name
Dive to the next plain
The sullen and the vain
Suffer for their greed
The prodigal they bleed
For all eternity
Plutus holds the key
Damned, the wrathful and the vain
Suffer the fifth plain
Cross the river Styx
Heed your crucifix
The muddied corpses cry
Howling to the sky
Reach the other side
Open wide the gate
Enter the sixth circle of barren land and flames
Passing through the gate of dis the furies scream her name
Belching forth in agony invoking her to rise
The spirit's rage consuming us the evil in their cries
Queen of vipers, queen of serpents
Cast their souls to stone
Spread to wealth of Gorgon's power
Medusa's inner soul
We're drawing ever closer to the seventh hell
They violate their neighbors, their god and themselves
We're sailing slowly through the boiling river of blood
Immersed in the depths below souls scream in agony
The twisted beast he laughs, he draws his arrow back
His sights on anyone exposing of their flesh
He impales their hearts with ease
And shrugs their piercing screams
Pity is they'll never die
They'll suffer here eternally
Imagine a place where every horror comes to life
Where every torture is real and time stands still
Eight fiery steps and we're closer to the end
In a cold and timeless grave buried head first in shit
Praying all the while for a quick and painless death
Scratching furiously at scabbed and oozing wounds
Lucifer... angel of light
Cast below god of ice
Ruling hell unholy trinity
The traitors freeze for all eternity
Lucifer... betrayer of god
Tormentor ruthless and cold
Judas' screaming here in agony
The traitors freeze for all eternity

[@TiagoValcarenghi]

Matt fucking Barlow is a beast.

[@Galacticat_]

I love Stu, but yeah Barlow is king!

[@FarazOloumi]

Iced Earth honestly has had 3 fantastic signers in Matt fucking Barlow, Tim 'Ripper' Owen, and Stu fucking Block!

[@VanJR.]

Tiago Valcarenghi he did amazing when he was with Pyramaze

[@CryingZombie666]

hi

[@jcrosato]

I'm glad you get to experience Iced Fucking Earth for the first time! Matt Barlow's voice dude!

[@ThePackageLives]

No one had the balls to review this is song on KZbin. Ruben you are awesome.

[@thorwulfx1]

From '95 to 2001, Iced Earth was hitting on all cylinders, and I think they were putting out the best thrash metal out there. Alive in Athens is a monster live album that takes a listener through a lot of the best songs of their early to middle era. To my mind, they've never been as good since Matt Barlow, the lead singer, left the band. He returned for a while, but I don't know that they ever fully recaptured the magic. No disrespect to the newer singers, but that deep, potent voice will always be the sound of Iced Earth for me.

[@ZachComa]

I saw them headline in Chicago in 2002 touring on their Horror Show release. Jag Panzer opened (w/ Chris Broderick) and In Flames, it was one hell of a show.

[@-Heavy-]

I loved the golden Barlow years!!!🤘

[@Evil-Never-Dies]

His reaction at 12:00 is priceless. If you have never heard them and this is your first song.... welcome to the fan club. Iced Earth is the real deal.

[@aswollengoat]

Team Barlow here....

[@DSchroder]

I would give my right hand to have Jon Schaffer's right hand. Noone playes riffs as fast and clean as he does. The riffmaster.

[@martinstaiger8182]

Iced Earth! The best live band on earth!

[@konradsolarewicz4266]

I saw them two times - first time in a small club in San Francisco (Jon Schaffer was a really cool guy) and the other time in LA during their Glorious Burden Tour.

[@benediktsaurer381]

On ICED Earth!!!

[@ericellis2729]

Jon Schaffer (rhythm guitarist) is one of my biggest influences as a guitar player. One of my favorite songs from Iced Earth.

[@ggrgns1690]

what a song..omg

[@RubenBuijs]

Yep

[@kirat666]

that whole show was epic, you should check it, 'alive in athenes' \m/

[@HenryFordOfficial]

Thank you for picking the correct version of the correct song

[@sadaharu_tr]

That's the reaction i was looking for. One of the most underrated song ever created.

[@Galacticat_]

Thanks for doing this one! You made my weekend! No need for words as your facial reactions said it all throughout the song haha. Not many are willing to take on long songs like these, so props to you! They have a new album coming out soon, can't wait!

[@ThePhilosophersYawn]

I was in this Live. Cant remember much though. Was headbanging the whole time. :)

[@FarazOloumi]

You did it Ruben! Hells yea! so glad you enjoyed it :D this song's such an epic journey! Jon Schaffer was probably the king of riffage back then ;)

[@RubenBuijs]

Loved it!!

[@FarazOloumi]

fantastic to hear Ruben! :D speaking of epic journeys, if you're willing to test your limits on long-running tracks at the expense of discovering something even more epic, check out the following three (no reaction required, just for your own personal enjoyment as you'll see why ;) : 1. Diabolical Masquerade - Death's Design (A sound-track to a never-made Swedish horror movie that is essentially one single track broken in to 61 segments running at 45 min), 2. Edge of Sanity - Crimson (a single 45-min long track), and 3. Green Carnation - Light of Day, Day of Darkness (a single 1-hr track). I believe these will truly redefine the words "epic journey of a song" for you ;)

[@rickm9001]

Schaffer still is the king of riffage. Nobody can change my mind 🤘

[@bjornschrijvers7925]

@@rickm9001 Hell yeah 👍🤘🤘🤘

[@MarceloMartino]

Man, what a great idea. this song is fucking awesome !!! your facial reactions its natural and very cool. hugs from Brazil !! tks

[@charliesusterich8744]

I forgot how much of a fucking riff factory this song is. My gawd!!!!

[@apollon755]

I WAS THERE....hell yeahhhhhh....

[@greedo_rodian]

"I want this song to be played at my funeral...;)" me too!! best live performance ever!

[@LythranaNirinath]

That song is simply AMAZING!!! And Matt is DIVINE. Love your T-shirt, a greek metalhead

[@alexandre.rajadell]

Dante's Inferno Birth of the Wicked Stormrider Path I Choose Ten Thousand Strong Tragedy and Triumph Vengeance is Mine When the Night Falls *Travel in Stygian* *A Question of Heaven* And much more supreme classics.. IE 💙

[@bjornelbers808]

Iced Earth is a very good band. I saw them live in De Pul in Uden it was my first time but really great love ur reaction video's keep up the good work

[@BigBoss-ed9tc]

Your reactions to every alternation of the song were great ... I would suggest you to listen all the songs from ''Alive in Athens'' album ... This live album contains 31 of Iced Earth's best songs for all tastes and I think neither the ''studio version'', but also neither any other live version of these 31 songs are better than the performing in ''Alive in Athens''. This live album in Greece, in 1999... is a Fucking Masterpiece... and one of the best live albums of all time !!!!! Also... their album ''Horror show'' of 2001, is very good and my favorite songs from this album are ''Dracula'' and ''The Phantom Opera Ghost''... As for their new album of 2017, these days I can not get out of my mind the song "The Veil"...

[@larrykinnard]

If you can get your hands on their 3 disc version, do it! This is coming from a die hard Iced Earth fan from Tampa, FL!

[@folkejhn8257]

Larry Tarnowski provided some eerie awesome playing of the guitar! Heavy song and ecclectic to say the least. A true epic live rendition of a great intricate song. Barlow at his peak!

[@slnd]

Check out this personal favorite Iced Earth - Damien / Horror show tour 2002 (Philadelphia)

[@slayerem]

There's few bands that deserve a 10 out of 10, Iced Earth get an 10+ from me. This song alone is better than most bands entire catalogue but this is just one song from them.

[@TiagoValcarenghi]

Hey man, listen Demons & Wizards, a project with Iced Earth's guitarist, Jon Schaffer and Blind Guardian's Singer, Hansi Kürsch, I think you will like. Listen Heaven Denies, Fiddler on the Green, My Last Sunrise, Crimson King, Dorian and Down Where I Am.

[@Galacticat_]

Yes. Apparently they are working on new material!

[@FarazOloumi]

+Josh Grooves, They sure seem to be :)

[@ericellis2729]

Tiago Valcarenghi - YES! Demons & Wizards is Awesome! Actually, Blind Guardian should be another band Ruben checks out!

[@Assdafflabaff]

Ruben you've been doing good reviews for years, man. I fucking love the Dutch people, you guys know what you like and you like good stuff. The pure joy on your face around 9:20 was so contagious I couldn't help but smile too. I've heard this song a lot before but I still rock out to it super hard. Iced Earth is possibly BETTER than Metallica, but just not promoted as much probably because of their deeper and more controversial lyrics.

[@FarazOloumi]

Ruben, if you ever want to do another Iced Earth song, do consider 'A Question of Heaven' from the same show. It may not feel as epic as this, but it's by far the most emotional song I've heard! Matt's voice is just angelic on that track!

[@hirlytius]

Another great song from this band? from this very live record? Travel In Stygian. A bit less epic but still awesome. Imo, one of the most underrated live record.

[@akhiloose]

hirlytius i love travel to stygian

[@subgum3403]

My favorite live album of all time 3 disks

[@Boondaba]

Iced Earth is amazing and if i can recommend any song it would have to be "The trilogy" Prophecy, Birth of the Wicked, The Coming Curse. The story of the 3 is reflected in some of there later albums such as when Tim "The Reaper" Owens joins the band with "Ten Thousand Strong" which is also a really fun song but personally it was Matt's vocals that always torn at something in me.

[@sirlaughalotlewis]

Great reaction, amazing song, incredible that they play it live. Love this band as well, seen them live twice and never dissapointed Great long songs, the gettysburg trilogy by them and one by Blind Guardian, and then there was silence. The original and not the re-release

[@tradovicka]

one dies and hasn't seen this live version, has accomplished nothing in life as a matter of fact, one deserves to go straight to the 9nth circle

[@steveaustin8781]

EPIC 🔥

[@thecheif00]

Please do Travel in Stygian from the same show, Alive in Athens next . Please please you won't regret it

[@-Heavy-]

The Barlow years where fantastic!Today Iced Earth is dead to me.Burnt offerings,Dark Saga & something wicked was the golden time of them!

[@sergioflames]

Master piece!

[@jcrosato]

React to Iced Earth - Dracula Live (Metal Camp Open Air 2008) or the studio version :)

[@aranox]

jcrosato Barlow butchered this one ^^

[@metalmark9552]

Iced earth rules

[@Thorkad]

LOOOL i was searching yesterday through Iced Earth videos to link you and thought "well Dantes Inferno is great but its so long aswell" and today you post this reaction Vid ;-) my browser history shows my search yesterday...its so funny, instant delivery so to speak :)

[@RubenBuijs]

I aim to please :)

[@Thorkad]

as for recommendations, heres another one of my Fav Songs from them (but they have soo many great Songs): "Travel in Stygian" from the same show as Dantes Inferno was. I`ve seen them live only once, Summer Metal Meetings 1996 along Gamma Ray, Running Wild and more Bands. Was awesome ;)

[@Paddaccini]

Listen to Ghost Love Score (live at wacken) by Nightwish!

[@andrewmassa5318]

Dream Theater Octavarium

[@celestialcolosseum]

that shit is over 20 mins mate

[@ethanwork764]

Possibly the greatest song ever written

[@folkejhn8257]

Haha that look of disbelief at 10:36. Many of those moments in this song! Changing mood changing pace and it immerses you into the proper feel for the inferno Dante experienced.

[@jabrane1564]

this is amazing

[@brenno_sellum]

My favorite band!!!!!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!!

[@RubenBuijs]

YW

[@gravenwolf6535]

You should listen to Iced Earth's Night of the Storm Rider, Angel Holocaust and When the Night Falls.

[@zerpblerd5966]

need to try more of these guys if you are missing stuff still at this point! I understand if you've devoured their entire discography numerous times over though but unless you are going with the audio of Alive in Athens of older songs - stick to studio versions!

[@goldeneagle8625]

Are you in the "Absolute Power" DVD?

[@RTHpriest]

Try more songs from them. Coming Curse either live 1999 or 2008,Travel in Stygian live 1999,Dark Saga live 2008 or Burning Times live 2008. They are still touring with a different singer and have released a few songs from their new album.This is their best singer,his name is Matthew Barlow and he has another band called ashes of ares,which is good but nowhere near Iced Earth.They have an amazing discography and are criminally underrated.This song is considered their magnum opus along the song Melancholy,and rightfully so.The fast and galloppy rythms along dark and poetic lyrics is their trademark,and is a backbone to their style,along with kick ass vocals,this song does not show Matt Barlow's full vocal prowess.

[@kombuiskaptein]

days of purgatory best album.

[@bjornschrijvers7925]

Other amazing songs are When The Night Falls, Travel In Stygian, A Question Of Heaven, The Coming Curse ! Huge Iced Earth fan here ! 😀 cheers 🤘

[@bjornschrijvers7925]

@drealmerz7 z Alive In Athens is incredible ! But why are the first two albums tough to listen ?

[@bjornschrijvers7925]

@drealmerz7 z Do you mean the original versions? Because the production on the remasters is much better, those are also the ones I heard first

[@rogerpenna]

That part at 11:52 always reminded me of 7th Son of a 7th Son...

[@PakiIron]

I've seen them live in Belgrade back in 2014. Here is suggestion: Ten thousand strong, The wolf, Iced Earth, The Hunter, Travel In Stygian, Pure evil... They have a lot of great songs, great band!!!

[@user-cc2bp7he5d]

Iced Earth - A question of heaven ( Alive in Athens) This is what I want to be played at my funeral....

[@KakiztoX]

Great Video brother, it reminds me when I saw that concert for the first time... I putted exactly the same faces as you!

[@MrButchBouchard]

Best metal song ever !!!! Master piece fk epic.... i saw in you re face that you re asking youre self... what is happening !! lol

[@paulmuaddib1764]

Thank you for the review. I had the same reaction when a friend first introduced me to them,...I'm going to need some time to process what I just heard, I am a huge Thrash metal fan and I thought I knew it all....that said, they have become one of my favorite bands of all time....the whole Live In Athens Show is one of the best live performances you will ever see. The Barlow days are my favorite..other singers...meh

[@alekskot9240]

Fucking Blasting dark thrash metal!!!!

[@cyclopskaz]

Great band! And certainly a masterpiece! The divine comedy is my favorite book even when I am not a religious person. There are too many good songs to recommend from them, but try with Dracula. Greetings from Mexico!

[@lioubinos99]

Iced Earth - Black Flag From their new album Incorruptible.

[@georgereader8878]

Vektor - LCD live in Athens

[@benediktsaurer381]

Massive fucking goosepumps!!!!!!

[@intheeddy]

Sylosiss - Mercy You wont regret, dude!!!

[@WesternMace]

please check out Havok's song Hang em High, you'd love it

[@franzmorgenstern1487]

Best metal song...ever.

[@kwstashantzis2540]

You should return to this band some day you're missing some really incredible stuff man!

[@RubenBuijs]

Any suggestions ,my friend? I was thinking of doing another song by them...

[@kwstashantzis2540]

Dante's Inferno is definetely their masterpiece it is their ''Black Rose Immortal'' if you know what i mean they've got a lot of epics and it's so difficult to choose for start i'd say Raven Wing from their brand new album Incorruptible the official lyric video there is no live version of this song yet I think you're really gonna get into it!

[@martincantwell4506]

Ruben Buijs check out Iced Earth - Ten Thousand Strong

[@lakabaka]

This song is not even on my top 20 for Iced Earth but still a masterpiece.. Says something ;D

[@timstarkes173]

New signer kills it too.. It's more refined. But Iced Earth belongs in the big 5 of metal bands.

[@bjornelbers808]

As i commented on this video i would recommend the 2013 version of Dante's Inferno of iced earth and i want your opinion which singer is better, i like Barlow better because his vocals are powerful hope to see ur reaction rock on Ruben!!!!!!

[@Vazcular]

Great review. I'm glad you liked it. I've seen them live four times. Once with Barlow, twice with Owens, & once so far with Stu. Try the entire Alive in Athens album or Burnt Offerings album (very dark & heavy) . Some favorite songs - Travel in Stygian Pure Evil Something Wicked Trilogy Dracula A Question of Heaven Gettysburg Phantom Opera Ghost When the Night Falls Desert Rain Angels Holocaust Burnt Offerings

[@Ramo_Baramia]

now time for dracula or desert rain

[@LeandroQuantum]

Esse som é monstruoso. Very good.

[@ericellis2729]

Ruben, check out Iced Earth's "The Coming Curse", the Alive in Athens version.

[@RickGrimesS5]

Hey dude haha sorry dat ik het blijf vragen maar het zou nog steeds super tof zijn als je die reactie video zou maken van Detox - Strapping young lad (als dat gaat) En nog miss n raar vraagje maar is het waar je woont nu ook lekker weer? :D

[@RubenBuijs]

Sorry man dat je verzoek even blijft liggen maar ik heb nog zooooooooo veel verzoeken liggen dat ik het overzicht een beetje kwijt ben :0 Het is hier bijna 30 graden in Rotterdam :)

[@RickGrimesS5]

Ruben Buijs Maakt niet uit! Ah nice! Hier in limburg is het ook rond die temperatuur

[@kostasfloyd7853]

Hey man,you should listen to the Burnt Offerings album of 1995 if you're a fan of vinyl this song takes up the entire fourth side of the record! Truly amazing album! If you're a fan of this song I'm sure you're gonna love it!!! ;)

[@gabolujan]

now that you are listening to long songs you should give Rush's 2112 a try. Awesome song

[@snickerblitz]

yeah, this is what I looked like the first time I heard this song too lol

[@anahowana]

That Slayer's Divine Intervention's shirt is sick !!!!!

[@RubenBuijs]

Thank you! My first concert ever was Slayer while they were promoting that album :)

[@anahowana]

@@RubenBuijs Oh my ! That's amazing ! I used to collect Metallica, Sepultura, Slayer and Megadeth bootlegs and I remember having a Slayer record of a live date in Ahoy, Rotterdam. Divine Intervention album was a powerhorse, the epitome of technical skills and musical brutality ! Killing Fields, 213, SS3... Cheers from Morocco.

[@nickcolbert9615]

I read Dante's Divine comedy at University. One messed up medieval view on religion. I'm pretty sure "Trapped under ice" by Metallica is based on the book. In the innermost circle of hell it was cold, not hot, and the worst sinners were incased in solid ice but still alive. Pretty crazy stuff

[@RubenBuijs]

1984 is my favourite book of all time...yours?

[@nickcolbert9615]

Ruben Buijs that's a tough question. I love 1984 as well as Animal Farm (almost prefer that one). Lord of the Rings, the Shining, IT, Shakespeare if you count that, hard to pick a favorite. (But then again I majored in Literature at University). That was a monetary mistake but it enriched my mind rather than my pocketbook 😉

[@RubenBuijs]

Damn ,you like Shakespeare too? Don't wory Nick,your time will come :D

[@nickcolbert9615]

Ruben Buijs thanks my friend. The last few years have been a bit out of my hands. Not to get on a long story, but I am the younger of two brothers. My brother moved 1000 miles away about 10 years ago now and around then my father was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. A few years ago he was getting worse and my long time girlfriend left me and I could no longer afford the rent on our apartment. I moved back home for what I thought would be a short while but have ended up being an inhome caregiver for my father the last 5 years. Sorry for the rant. Not trying to seem pathetic or feel sorry for myself. Sometimes the cards life deals are grim. Anyway, cheers my friend! 🍻🤘🏻🍻

[@RubenBuijs]

Pathetic?!You've got balls of steel,my friend! Good times will come again,I am certain of that!

[@aswollengoat]

check out Iced Earth the Clouding (Barlow version)

[@Chimpandolfo234]

the odyssey, symphony x great song

[@dmeet3]

yes u should have listen sooner,and when u was jong?it`s never to late buud xd,it`s getting real wild man.I`m 52 and know them for decades thaha,lucky me.Ihope u did listen the last 3 years to them,it`the best metal band EVER.I love this song even more with the years.Only pitty that Barlow is gone.Stu is gret to,but i am a Barlow fan.Still till this day i go see them whenever they come to belgium.See u at 9

[@konradsolarewicz4266]

Iced Earth Song? - A Question of Heaven, from the same album (Alive in Athens)

[@CryingZombie666]

Travel in Stygian next!

[@toomasargel8503]

Please react to Estonian folk metal band "Metsatõll" my faorite song "Küü" they are make USA tour too.

[@Sayu277]

blind guardian - Time Stands still (At the Iron Hill) wacken 2011

[@allensaunders449]

The band looks like the song

[@silafuyang8675]

You do not know anything about Iced Earth and dare showing yourself with a metal T-shirt? Give it to your grandma!

[@kirat666]

iced fuckin' earth yeah!!!!!!! dude, check out 'my own savior' from the same athene show, you wont regret it \m/

[@lioubinos99]

Iced Earth - Damien

[@luisguillermocarranza2764]

Insomnium - While we Sleep

[@obi-wannabekennotbi2418]

You're in the kitchen?

[@RubenBuijs]

Yep

[@vhenry75]

Shiver CGI.

[@benediktsaurer381]

In case he runs out of Beer!

[@paulhudgins]

How about one of these: Protest The Hero "Bloodmeat" Video HQ - got to go with the HQ version the official video is like 240p Jon Gomm - "passionflower" - something different, the best acoustic guitar player on the planet

[@siic]

Avengen Sevenfold - Save me

[@gk86artifact]

get a girl

[@allensaunders449]

The vocals are fine but not that meaningful to the song great atmosphere and mood and guitars

[@kombuiskaptein]

days of purgatory best album.