Iced Earth | Plagues Of Babylon | CD

Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band formed in 1984 that combines influences from thrash metal, power metal, progressive metal, opera, speed metal and new wave. Jon Schaffer is the central figure of the band, a rhythm guitarist and songwriter, and he originally founded it under the name Purgatory. Stu Block sings lead vocals on this album and was the band's vocalist from 2011 to 2021.

Plagues Of Babylon is a one-disc CD album released in 2014 by Century Media. Jon Schaffer produced the album and co-mixed it with Kevin Paul, and Stu Block sings lead vocals. Hansi Kürsch is among the guests on backing vocals, and Luke Appleton plays bass. The album includes covers of Spirit Of The Times, originally by Sons of Liberty, and Highwayman, a Jimmy Webb song.