Night of the Stormrider

The album's concept is about a man who is betrayed by religion and turns away from it in anger. 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. == Track listing ==

All lyrics and music written by Jon Schaffer, except where noted. • Schaffer • Shawver }} • Dave Abell • Shawver }} • Abell • Schaffer }} • Schaffer • Shawver }} }} }} ==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 2002 remixed and remastered version) • Axel Hermann – artwork • Travis Smith – artwork (on 2002 remixed and remastered version) • Rick Borstelman – artwork • Frank Albrecht – photography • Dirk Rudolph – layout • Philipp Schulte – product coordination ==References==