The Melancholy E.P.
| The Melancholy E.P. | ||||
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| EP by Iced Earth | ||||
| Released |
April 19, 1999 (First Issue) January 8, 2001 (Reissue) | |||
| Genre | Power metal | |||
| Length | 23:15 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | Iced Earth | |||
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The Melancholy E.P. is an EP by American heavy metal band Iced Earth, and was originally released in 1999 as a radio promotion; however, some were sold directly to the fans.
The EP contains three original Iced Earth songs and two covers: "Shooting Star" by Bad Company, and "Electric Funeral" by Black Sabbath.
Only 1500 hand-numbered copies exist of the first edition.
In 2001, the EP was re-released in greater numbers due to demand. The re-release contains all of the songs from the limited edition plus two additional tracks: one is a Judas Priest cover of "The Ripper", which had appeared on the limited edition release of The Dark Saga as a bonus track and on the Judas Priest tribute album A Tribute to Judas Priest: Legends of Metal Vol. 2, and the other is a live version of "Colors" (from Iced Earth), a song that didn't make it on to the Alive in Athens album due to track listing mix-ups.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Melancholy (Holy Martyr)" | Jon Schaffer | Something Wicked This Way Comes | 4:47 |
| 2. | "Shooting Star" (originally by Bad Company) | Paul Rodgers | Straight Shooter | 5:16 |
| 3. | "Watching Over Me" | Jon Schaffer | Something Wicked This Way Comes | 4:28 |
| 4. | "Electric Funeral" (originally by Black Sabbath) | Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward | Paranoid | 4:53 |
| 5. | "I Died for You" | Jon Schaffer | The Dark Saga | 3:47 |
Bonus tracks (re-release)
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Original album | Length |
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| 6. | "The Ripper" (originally by Judas Priest) | Glenn Tipton | Glenn Tipton | Sad Wings of Destiny | 2:44 |
| 7. | "Colors" (from Alive in Athens sessions) | Jon Schaffer | Randall Shawver, Jon Schaffer | Iced Earth | 5:15 |
Credits
- Jon Schaffer − Lead/Rhythm Guitars
- Matt Barlow − Lead Vocals
- Larry Tarnowski − Guitar solos
- Randall Shawver − Lead Guitars (on track 5)
- James MacDonough − Bass Guitars
- Dave Abell − Bass Guitars (on track 5)
- Mark Prator − Drums (on tracks; 1, 3, 5)
- Brent Smedley − Drums (on tracks; 2, 4, 6, 7)