Night of the Stormrider

Night of the Stormrider is American heavy metal band Iced Earth's second full-length album. It is a concept album centered on an idea that was created by the band's leader Jon Schaffer.

Night of the Stormrider is the only album featuring lead singer John Greely and drummer Rick Secchiari.

Concept meaning

The album's concept is about a man who is betrayed by religion and turns away from it in anger.^[1] The dark forces of nature reach out to this enraged man and use him as their vessel to bring death and destruction to Earth. He is commanded to travel to a desert, where he is given visions that reveal the truth of humanity, and warp his mind further to make him the "Stormrider". After the destruction of the world, he is then damned forever into the depths of Hell, also referenced as the River Styx. After being forever damned and taunted by evil spirits, he eventually sees what he has done, and realizes that it is too late to repent.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Storm	8.5/10^[2]
Allmusic	^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Angels Holocaust"	Jon Schaffer	Schaffer	4:53
2.	"Stormrider"	Schaffer	Schaffer, Randall Shawver	4:47
3.	"The Path I Choose"	Schaffer	Schaffer, Shawver	5:54
4.	"Before the Vision"	Schaffer	Dave Abell, Shawver	1:35
5.	"Mystical End"	Schaffer	Schaffer	4:44
6.	"Desert Rain"	Schaffer	Abell, Schaffer	6:56
7.	"Pure Evil"	Schaffer	Schaffer, Shawver	6:33
8.	"Reaching the End"	Schaffer	Schaffer	1:11
9.	"Travel in Stygian"	Schaffer	Schaffer	9:32
Total length:				46:06

2008 Slave to the Dark bonus track
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
10.	"Stormrider" (live)	Schaffer	Schaffer, Shawver	4:48

Personnel

Iced Earth

John Greely – vocals
Jon Schaffer – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (on track 2), co-producer
Randall Shawver – lead guitar
Dave Abell – bass
Rick Secchiari – drums

Additional musicians

Roger Huff – keyboards
Kent Smith - keyboards

Other personnel

Tom Morris – producer, engineer
Jim Morris - mixing, mastering (on 2001 remastered version)
Axel Hermann – artwork
Travis Smith – artwork (on 2001 remastered version)
Rick Borstelman – artwork
Frank Albrecht – photography
Dirk Rudolph – layout
Philipp Schulte - product coordination

References

1 2 "Night of the Stormrider review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
↑ "Night of the Stormrider review". Metal Storm. Retrieved 2012-09-02.

Iced Earth

Jon Schaffer Troy Seele Stu Block Luke Appleton Brent Smedley See the complete members list

Studio albums	Iced Earth Night of the Stormrider Burnt Offerings The Dark Saga Something Wicked This Way Comes Horror Show The Glorious Burden Framing Armageddon The Crucible of Man Dystopia Plagues of Babylon The Judas Goat

Live albums	Alive in Athens Festivals of the Wicked Live in Ancient Kourion

Cover albums	Tribute to the Gods

Extended plays	Enter the Realm The Melancholy EP Overture of the Wicked 5 Songs

Singles	"Frankenstein" "The Reckoning" "Setian Massacre" "Ten Thousand Strong" "I Walk Among You" "Dante's Inferno 2011"

Songs	"Dante's Inferno" "Wolf" "Ghost of Freedom" "Dystopia" "Anthem"

Compilations	Days of Purgatory The Blessed and the Damned Enter the Realm of the Gods

Box sets	Dark Genesis Slave to the Dark Box of the Wicked

Video albums	Gettysburg (1863) Alive in Athens – The DVD Festivals Of The Wicked Live in Ancient Kourion

Tours	Dystopia World Tour Worldwide Plagues Tour

Related articles	Discography Something Wicked Saga Demons and Wizards Sons of Liberty Morrisound Recording

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