Alive in Athens
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| Live album by Iced Earth | ||||
| Released | July 27, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | January 23–24, 1999 | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 3:00:06 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
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Jon Schaffer Jim Morris |
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| Video by Iced Earth | ||||
| Released | October 30, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | January 23–24, 1999 | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 02:36:20 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
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| Metal Storm (DVD) |
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Alive in Athens is a live album by American heavy metal band Iced Earth. It was recorded on the nights of January 23 and January 24, 1999 in front of sold out crowds of approximately 2000 people (on both nights) at the Rodon Club in Athens, Greece. Iced Earth was supporting the Something Wicked This Way Comes album and were on tour. It was turned into a single DVD, and released in October 2006. The album features the return of former drummer Brent Smedley, who did not record on the band's previous album.
At the conclusion of "Violate", the band plays the opening riff of "The Trooper" by Iron Maiden. "Colors" was also played at this concert, but was not included on the CD due to a track listing mix-up. It is, however, included on the reissue of "The Melancholy E.P.".
Next to the CD version, there also exists a vinyl box version. It was released in 1999 and contained 5 pictures of the band's LP's. One had the Alive in Athens artwork, the other ones had the Night of The Stormrider, Dark Saga, Days of Purgatory and Something Wicked This Way Comes artwork. It came originally with an Alive in Athens poster signed by Jon Schaffer. This box had the same track list as the 3 CD version.
In 2008, Century Media reissued the three-CD release in a limited mini-LP gatefold sleeve. It included "Colors" as a bonus track on Disc 2.
On October 30, 2006, Century Media released a DVD version featuring live footage of the concert.
Shortly before the DVD was publicly released, Iced Earth rhythm guitarist and founder Jon Schaffer offered a statement which voiced dissatisfaction with Century Media (with whom Iced Earth was no longer signed at the time). A portion of this statement reads:
"I want you all to be aware of what it is that they [Century Media] are releasing. This is a very low-budget, badly edited video of an amazing concert and an awesome period in the history of Iced Earth. They promised me that they are going to keep the price down and that they are not going to market it as something it's not. But I feel it's my responsibility to let you know the reality of the situation."
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