Iced Earth: Matt Barlow (vocals); Jon Schaffer (guitar, background vocals); Troy Seele (guitar); Freddie Vidales (bass guitar); Brent Smedley (drums).

With THE CRUCIBLE OF MAN, Indiana-bred songwriter Jon Schaffer brings his apocalyptic conceptual saga full circle. Picking up directly where FRAMING ARMAGEDDON left off, Schaffer and crew complete the time-spanning prophetic epic that began with 1998's SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES. Rejuvenated with fan-favorite Iced Earth vocalist Matt Barlow (Pyramaze) back in the ranks, the band's 10th studio release is a poignant testament to their undeniable longevity. With stylistic diversity, unbridled emotional content, and Barlow's signature doom-opera vocal technique, THE CRUCIBLE OF MAN is the album Iced Earth was destined to create at this point in their career.

Kerrang (Magazine) (p.50) - "Any Iced Earth album is a cause for celebration amongst fans of the more overblown, bombastic side of things....[Featuring] the return of vocalist Matt Barlow..."