Background
Following their previous album, The Dark Saga, Iced Earth were once again faced with line-up changes. Long-time guitarist Randall Shawver left the band prior to the recording process of Something Wicked This Way Comes, as did drummer Brent Smedley, who was unable to play on the album due to personal reasons. Because of these changes, only guitarist Jon Schaffer, vocalist Matt Barlow, and bassist James MacDonough were credited as "Iced Earth", making Something Wicked This Way Comes the first of only two albums to feature a three-piece line-up of the band, the other one being The Crucible of Man.
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