In December 2006,
Jon Schaffer posted a journal announcing that Iced Earth's new album, then titled
Something Wicked – Part 1, would be released in September/October 2007. The follow-up album, then titled
Something Wicked – Part 2, would be released in January/February 2008. On March 17, Schaffer announced the final track list, and that the album would be renamed to
Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part 1), with a new target release of August or September. A
music video for "Ten Thousand Strong" was released, though lead guitarist
Troy Seele was not yet with the band when it was filmed. The video features
rotoscoping. The Korean release of
Framing Armageddon features the album's single, "
Overture of the Wicked," as a bonus disc. Jon Schaffer had intended to release both of the Something Wicked albums in one
boxed set, with Matt Barlow contributing the vocals on both albums for the sake of continuity, plus adding at least four songs to
The Crucible of Man and
remixing Framing Armageddon. However Matt Barlow once again left the band before these plans came to fruition. In 2008, a re-sung version of "Setian Massacre" was included on the single "
I Walk Among You". Tim "Ripper" Owens' vocals had been re-recorded by the singer
Matt Barlow, whom Owens had originally replaced in 2003. == Track listing ==