Iced Earth - Something Wicked Trilogy

Whole Something Wicked This Way Comes trilogy in one clip. The Prophecy, Birth of the Wicked and The Coming Curse bundled together.
Lyrics:
I can see clearly now, a painful vision indeed
An attack on hallowed ground, from high above
Alien to us, the species known as man
A serious threat, in the eyes of the Elder
So heed my warning, before our own existence falls near extinct
Our culture is lost in ancient mystery, covered in the sands of time
A sacred few survive the massacre this night
In secret they will meet a new society
Ten thousand years from now, a child will be born
I've seen the vision, the writing on the wall
He'll walk the Earth, two thousand years or more
Paving the way, for mankind's fall
So there is hope you see, but we must act with great speed
Assemble the chosen, the ones to lead, and morph them in the likeness of man
Oppressed for centuries, await the prophecy
The child will set us free, reclaim it rightfully
We'll take their identity and live among them free
All the while, plotting events that mold their history
We'll build the perfect beast with the knowledge that they seek
If it takes ten thousand years, we never will retreat
Assassins we will be, through human history
Jesus Christ to Kennedy, the Domino Decree
Disciples of the Watch, prepare the coming curse
If it takes ten thousand years, we never will retreat
And so, our world is doomed, we'll lay claim again some day
There is hope, in the birth of one, so many centuries away
Daylight breaks hard on sacred ground
For centuries we've questioned them of His birth
But in this hour, on this day, The Elder knew
Years of madness must now subdue
Order must be enforced to hide the truth
Cause on this day, in this hour it's coming true
Child of the wicked and ancient man
Baptized in black magic, their master plan
Born of the Watch, his prophecy, by their command
Conceived of the beast and stars above
We'll shape and guide him with undyng love
Born of the watch, through sands of time, by their command
[Chorus]
So, behold the birth, the wicked child
Born of the Beast, in eastern sands
He will arise, He will divide
He has the power to bring the end
It's up to us now to seal his fate
Marked with the proper math the child's none to late
Blessed by the Beast, our Chosen One was born this day
He'll rise from the ashes of our dying race
Manipulate history, time and space
The Elder, Men of the Watch, professed this day
Child of the wicked and ancient man
Baptized in black magic, their master plan
Born of the Watch, his prophecy, by their command
Conceived of the Beast and in stars above
We`ll shape and guide him with undying love
Born of the Watch, through sands of time, by their command
So, behold the birth, the wicked child
Born of the Beast, in eastern sands
He will arise, He will divide
He has the power to bring the end
Behold the birth, the wicked child
Born of the Beast, in eastern sands
He will arise, He will divide
He has the power to bring the end
I walk the Earth just as they planned
Baptized in fire for my ancient land
The coming curse, your anti-Christ, I am the Watcher's eye
I vindicate and cleanse the Earth of all mankind
For many years, I've walked among you
Through the folds of time and space
Kingdoms fall, leaders die, as I see fit
I devour souls of those that pose a threat
[chorus]
I walk the Earth another day
The wicked one that comes this way
Savior to my own, devil to some
Mankind falls, something wicked comes
I bide my time planning your fate
With bated breath, The Elder wait
The coming curse, your anti-Christ, I am the Watcher's eye
For your crimes on our kind you all will die
[chorus]
I walk the Earth another day
The wicked one that comes this way
Savior to my own, devil to some
Mankind falls, something wicked comes
Forged in the sacred flames
On the sixth day
Of the sixth month
In the sixth hour
I am your anti-Christ, I will destroy mankind
Born of the beast and flames
I will devour, I will divide
Hellfire rages in my eyes
Blood will fall like rain this night
The coming curse, the anti-Christ, I am the Watcher's eye
I vindicate and cleanse the Earth of all mankind
I walk the Earth another day
The wicked one that comes this way
Savior to my own, devil to some
Mankind falls, something wicked comes

[@patricecharbonneau8536]

I just discover this... in 2020 can't stop listen to this

[@silafuyang8675]

Better late than never, metal brother. Try the album "Burnt Offerings" 1995! Especially the last Epic!

[@AliceInPantera]

Welcome, my friend 🍻

[@530skeptic]

Right on. Do you know about Demons and Wizards, a collaoration between Jon of Iced Earth and Hansi of Blind guardian?

[@kanki1174]

@@silafuyang8675 I second this. Burnt Offerings is excellent album from Iced Earth. Not a single song feels out of the album.

[@Ramo_Baramia]

while at it check out the night of the storm rider.

[@SlaveToTheDark]

This was back in 1998, is still nowadays, and will always be the best piece of music ever made. Will never get tired of listening. And even if there is a break, when i come back it hits me even harder! Hail Barlow! Hail Schaffer!

[@Shredhed1313]

I had the honor of meeting Iced Earth while Matt Barlowe was still singing for them. Shaking Matt and John's hands was something I will never ever forget. I love this band, and always will. This trilogy is pure awesomeness.

[@bizzhat]

so... have you washed your hands yet?

[@Shredhed1313]

@@bizzhat Yep, but I'll always have the memory and the signatures. \m/

[@mistyeddy6870]

I was drinking with the band except Matt🤘 They were opening up for Megadeth 😁

[@jeremiahurban2457]

Matt was the real talent in the band Schaffer has lost his fucking mind and went rouge republican

[@stathis911979]

What a masterpiece!!!!!. This sound is under and inside my veins... I am in extasy when i listen it... Pure metal!! Hail to all of you my metal brothers..... ✊

[@JacobMinger]

These three songs along with Dante's Inferno are the reasons I got into this band almost 6 years ago now, and I've loved every damn minute of music from this band ever since.

[@johnlaw748]

check out seventh servant, john greely, he's on youtube too, was the lead singer for stormrider

[@rogeriossp]

Try "the clouding" . Same universe as this trilogy

[@JacobMinger]

@@rogeriossp at this point I’ve listened to the bands entire discography, the clouding is (or was) one of my favorite songs by them

[@dmichael6936]

Actually, he got the concept from the book of Genesis during the time Enoch was walking with God, and the "watchers" were perverting mankind. And many things Enoch saw when he was "taken" to be with God.

[@OmegAtlAnt]

don't be fooled by the shitty image quality of the cover, the audio quality is actually fucking stellar

[@watch-moro]

this means only one thing: how important riffs are in metal, period!

[@nikolaossyralliotis6942]

Don't you ever forget *Jon Schaffer's* rhythm guitar playing, if you know what I mean!

[@mattalsip7660]

Thank god bro you agree alot of people tell me it's the break down fuck no it's always the riff. I rather play mine in -C but this is good

[@rubengonzalez3508]

Takes me way back! Metal at its fullest

[@coenst]

Trilogy Masterpiece.

[@georgiosstathopoulos]

Doctor: You have 10 minutes left to live Me: I want to listen to "Something Wicked Trilogy" by Iced Earth Doctor: But that's 20 minutes God: It's alright

[@mariomario8506]

damn right

[@dariocastro7704]

Do the long hair ?

[@Sh4l0om]

♥

[@terrykaz852]

One OF

[@terrykaz852]

THERE best tune

[@madometal]

This album is a masterpiece

[@Blackhawks928]

Best 20 minutes ever

[@dariocastro7704]

Climax’s only semi

[@projectorian]

Hearing these tunes while playing Heroes of Might and Magic III over a decade ago...EPICNESS at it's peak

[@mahari7285]

15:00 the most rememberable riff of my life...

[@lamprosadamis6015]

one of the best live perfomance i have ever seen they play like is not tommorow they feel the metal in their heart and in their mind

[@Chem1kill]

These were 3 favorite songs to listen to in high school! when everybody was like who is iced earth? i was rocking out to these guys and i fucking love them! Also the first 3 iced earth songs i learned on guitar! Rock on man keep iced earths legacy alive!

[@VasiaTsamantani]

I have only one word for this : EPIC!

[@johnm32145]

Impressive, unbelieveable, shivering! Great Metal! Thnx for this marvelous upload!!

[@TGMegami]

I haven't listened to Iced Earth in so long and totally forgot how awesome they are. I also forgot I owned this album. I'm totally going to put this on the stereo this afternoon! Thanks for reminding me of a killer band; and thanks for posting a killer video. Props.

[@MaevriPlays]

I'm seeing them tonight in Dallas!!! I am so freaking excited I can't contain it!

[@chrisM33]

So epic only metal can do it justice. Maybe there finest recorded moment ?

[@herrvonundzug.4817]

remembering me and my cousin with this brandnew album in our hands....hard and beautiful - after some years, exactly now, this album is the unclimbable throne, defended from all other great magic music all over the years, the final 3 tracks - a work done by gods! thank you!

[@efightersarcadesdesign6484]

I had the honor of seeing Matt last show on IE... then I never had the hype to listen to IE like before.

[@rodrigost.3324]

A METAL MASTERPIECE! My favorite *ICED EARTH* album along w/ Days of purgatory!!! A masterclass of how to compose/play the pure METAL! With proud I still have those two in CD!!! i 'll never sell them!!!

[@johnm32145]

One thing left to say........MASTERPIECE!!

[@BipolarMoon]

The ticking clock at the end of the first part is so eerie and awesome at the same time.

[@overfiend1976]

Ohai, this trio of songs kicks so much ass together I might never be able to sit down again.

[@MrsAcecard]

Looool...

[@piratebri]

Thank you for posting all 3 together.. the transitions are awesome

[@Thagomizer]

I like this epic song better than the entire Framing Armaggeddon/Crucible of Man duology.

[@Purifycaly]

absolutely

[@MistahBryan]

My favourite story from Iced Earth! I've loved this set for years!} :)

[@markusclay4899]

'I am the God of the Jackal, I follow the moonlight until I see you rise, Ra! I am here for they. Rememberhim who looked as a rose but a scorpion was he, Chase the war, Chase the world's war away, or heap it upon them,if in tombs they will decay, Let it crush their heads: the wrath you bring, shatter them under heaven, take away their name, free the earth from them, from life's enduring pain...

[@marciagierling5685]

Truly a masterpiece

[@lamprosadamis6015]

amazing band with great vocals

[@josereyes122284]

'Blood will fall like rain this night' love it!!!

[@Eevle1]

Man, what a ride! Thank you for posting this collection. I like Birth of the Wicked best of all, but the whole thing rocks.

[@joshuahjones4065]

everyone saying this is about the Antichrist needs to really know more about the band you are listening to. this is a concept song about their band mascot, Set. the guy on the cover here. when iced earth did the dark saga(concept album about the comic book character, Spawn), they became friends with Spawn creator Todd McFarlane and not only does his company do all of their artwork now, but Todd helped them create their mascot, Set because iced earth always loved Eddie, iron maidens mascot. once the character was created they started working on a back story for Set and even made a comic for him with Todd McFarlane, and this song is a precursor to the character Set and the comic book.

[@jeffffej01]

In their defense, the Lyrics do say I'm your Anti-Christ and mention he was born on 6/6 at 6 so you could see where they got the comparison.

[@scramblex2692]

how do you know that those manuscripts were burnt?

[@wanking5425]

One could interpret a fart to mean Satan's breath but if it borthers u the good Lord will guide u, if u feast on it u might start smokin Marlboro

[@krivjeto]

I think they sing about the creators of pyramids and their plan to take back the earth one day,who knows xD

[@georgivladov4981]

@@krivjeto It's a sci-fi story, a thoughtful one - it's been extended into 2 whole albums.

[@UpIrons777]

The Omen movies also come in handy for a reference to this as well. "Forged in the sacred flames, on the 6th day of the 6th month. In the 6th hour."

[@jacobeaston7431]

I feel as if All of Hell will follow the pale horseman to this song.

[@AliceInPantera]

HELLFIRE....rages in my eyes!

[@chrisfelts3900]

Matt is just bad ass. Wish he never would have parted ways with I.E.

[@GeoGrKa]

you cant say that after 10 and more years.. !!

[@MoonshadowMemory]

i met him at the bluebird theater before they played they went to mingle. i recognized him instantly.

[@rseagrave18]

This is why I love metal \m/

[@XSR95]

Iced Earth loves their trilogies, don't they?

[@dirkwillemdikland6180]

thats fine i love their trilogies aswell lol

[@allsystemsgo8678]

Glorious burden is incredible

[@NTAD]

So does Star Wars. Only difference is I haven't heard an Iced Earth trilogy I didn't like.

[@dirlewagner]

Saw them live at the Something wicked tour, when they played Wacken open air. Awsome show. Been a fan since then :)

[@celebrant9]

Epic outro.

[@TheBushwooky]

That Rhythm guitarist is my spirit animal

[@sunstudios98]

TheBushwooky John Schaffer

[@Vazcular]

+Vancha Marsh Jon actually.

[@tafman28]

3 incredible tracks from my favourite Iced Earth album to date

[@jareddaga3278]

10:33 the best intro more best song

[@karllmustapha5820]

Mantap lagu2nya....👍🏻🤘🏻💫✨

[@stevenhebert9418]

My favorite is the third something wicked

[@Dethian666]

14:50 its intense more epic than normal

[@SteeleHard]

Brew-Tal Masterpiece!

[@wellingtonaugustomoreira4573]

Great Band..Sad end

[@markusclay4899]

'All of Egypt will bow once again to you O Gods, who weigh the heart, and the mind, and bring Judgement and Life, a cure and punishment to mankind

[@golgol7704]

Espectacular!!!!!✊✊✊✊✊

[@johnm32145]

Once again, thnx for posting all three together. Nice one.

[@joe6093]

KILLLER KILLER KILLER!!! THANX FOR DOING THIS!!!

[@zekelonby4119]

Bill Gates: "Make me a theme song" "Say no more"

[@SunOfTheSun]

Spot on

[@chrispurse3931]

Exactly.

[@MissingSc0re]

The last three songs of Dark Saga are also referred as trilogy, so is Gettysburg (A Glorious Burden)

[@kenybadi]

awesome ! thx

[@BigBryanG]

pretty epic !!!

[@dezere67]

Chill love iced earth

[@Shredhed1313]

No, but it is a moment I will never forget, ever. I want to meet them again :D

[@johnmattison3050]

awesome!

[@eraytukenmez3183]

SUPER

[@Sikraj]

This is fantastic. Love Iced Earth, I hope their new singer is just as good as Ripper and Barlow

[@Andrezza1505]

Vocês são os melhores do mundo.

[@violetvti]

awsome,...

[@TheNatureboy64]

Jon "Riff Master" Schaffer

[@chrispurse3931]

Absofuckinglutely

[@rickyx1]

Jon 'Storm the Gates' Schaffer

[@glassjaw210]

It's just you. Every singer they've had is great, but if anything, I'd say it's just not the same vibe without Barlow singing.

[@BrunoFerreira-dk5mm]

the best

[@JacobMinger]

Oh, and it helps that this album was released on my birthday (July 7th)

[@3e3e3e3e3e3e]

epic !

[@Riccardo9245]

I was 17 when I first listened this track, now I am 30, I cut my hair, no more beard, but this still ROCKS!

[@thomasackerly7732]

Riccardo1982 why be urself don't fall to what Society wants u to be Clean Cut Shave. Me urself Happy

[@yeyeteygcbvcserzZEQ]

High stuff !

[@OljeiKhan]

Some parts are so fucking hard to play... A true masterpiece that needs to be turned in to a movie \m/

[@LMTR14]

LOL no

[@cubby3o5]

@SkaldfraNorden Can you do this with The Suffering Scarred, Slave to the Dark, and A Question of Heaven? If not can you tell someone else to?

[@OccultGates]

Unfortunately I can not really hear that kind of music, my brain starts to play tricks on me, I get kind of upset, I end up not seeing anything, DAMN FUCKING EPIC TRILOGY

[@marlivegas2391]

❤❤❤

[@Dethian666]

some reason i think this is better than metallica almost picked up where they put down

[@grimreaper6061]

In the current world... we desperately "need" the Wicked...

[@teehee23able]

sick. sounds fairly decent.

[@daemonduskfall]

No this is not Anti Christian/Satanic at all and if you know ANYTHING AT ALL about the band you would actually realise that

[@user-jv1eo4vs3b]

Daemon Duskfall what’s with the picture you have lol damn he didn’t rape anyone

[@jaredbill834]

📊. Yes. Thanks again. 📊

[@user-jv1eo4vs3b]

Recep Demir what do mean yes thanks again

[@Sleepy1988]

To make a long story short the album is a concept album written around a story imagined by Jon Schafer, the founder of the band, as far as I know. The story goes earth was originally inhabited by a race of beings called Setians, and mankind invades the earth for some reason, can't remember exactly why, slaughtering most of the Setians in the process. The few surviving Setians subsequently plot and enact their revenge throughout the ages that follow after the invasion. That's more or less the story in a nutshell. The line "for your crimes on our kind you all will die" is spoken from the point of view of the Setians, who are bent on revenge after many of them are killed by invading humans. I have to wonder though, this album comes before the ones which are written around that plotline, so I'm not sure how concrete these ideas were at the time this album was released.

[@jaredbill834]

@@Sleepy1988 o.k. sorry.

[@AVKnecht]

I suddendly feel the urge to storm the capitol.

[@MrMusicopath]

@@lemmykilmister7603 something wicked this 2021 comes

[@IdaSputum]

Cool words

[@lucagubernati4695]

I love them. Listening only burnt offering, dark saga, something wicked. Stop here to suggest another song if you mind.

[@yeyeteygcbvcserzZEQ]

Try demons and wizards

[@MegaKostas1971]

iced earth 4ever "

[@JaredTheCat88]

And two additional songs on the latest album.

[@Tenrecordss]

Süper

[@user-gb7hn2ri2j]

Всё пройдёт ивсё забудется надо лишь идти вперёд есть смысл и всё свершенье в нём

[@Damendwr]

They don't. It's about 1 million times better. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love Ripper... But NOT in my Iced Earth. Without Barlow, it isn't Iced earth anymore... :(

[@Vazcular]

Myrddin Emrys Gettysburg would not be as great with Barlow.

[@tomanders1]

@@Vazcular that trilogy was made for Ripper. Nobody on the planet could do it finer

[@justinladwig9451]

dam i thought i was the only one

[@chrispurse3931]

This is my grilling music. Raising a toast to Jon Schaffer. We have your back.

[@dickyallen9037]

Too bad he's a dumbass

[@JelloFluoride]

Likewise Cheers

[@freekvanassche6603]

jon is a genius, all suppory

[@freekvanassche6603]

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[@ameatytulip374]

John Schaeffer is the canary in the coal mine. There is something sinister lurking in our upper echelons. It deserves to be purged in fire.

[@joserenatocastromilanez2256]

Imbatível!

[@erliLila]

Holy fucking shit

[@timothyramsay7975]

Pay attention people. The old world will be made new and God in heaven will show every creature on planet Earth what time it is wake up! His time is short don't be fooled John 3:16

[@jomsblanco6755]

Wonder why this band don't play on a Gigantour or Ozzfest

[@1LLU210N]

How about stopping looking at Me?

[@luissilva-os4mm]

💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@vankleiss299]

Was "Disciples of the Watch" a subtle Testament reference?

[@phaztheaussiebastard]

Fictional satanic cult from The Omen

[@mikeharry1799]

They were on my top 3 to see before I die. And I did, before the idiot went all insurrectionist

[@thesentinel5523]

January 6th wasn't an insurrection. By definition, it cannot be an insurrection. Look up the battles of Lexington and Concord. Those are insurrections. And thank god for them because 🇺🇸 wouldn't exist without them. #JonSchafferDidNothingWrong #DoubleStandard #RulesForTheeButNotForMe