ICED EARTH - Clear The Way (December 13th, 1862) (Lyric Video)

Taken from the new album "Incorruptible".

ICED EARTH - Clear The Way (December 13th, 1862) (Lyric Video). Century Media Records 2017.

[numismaticstacker]

Iced Earth is one of the most brilliant and under appreciated artists out there. I have been a big fan for 20 years!

[seanhunt]

As both a descendant of a member of the 69th Irish who fought in Fredericksburg and a metalhead, this was a cool find

[ALRIGHTYTHEN.]

I doubt any of them expected people to be singing about them 150 years later.

[entertoby]

"YOUR BROTHERS SURROUND YOU" That part hits me. Amazing song! 🤟

[messiahmozgus]

Jon, we're all hoping you're allowed peace under this awful society on Feb 20th. If you ever make music again, I will listen. Thinking of you daily right now. Your music brought me a lot of happiness and as it stands, this band is entirely your property in my mind.

Edit: his sentencing date was delayed to April 5th for medical reasons. Thanks to the 10 logical and sane humans that liked this post.

[wt]

Thank you Jon, a fitting tribute to our heroic ancestors. My thanks goes out to all who fought, Irish and all others that were considered beneath the rest. They may not have been treated like men but they sure as hell set an example to their "masters" and won this nation of freedom for all.

[DeadVoidzzz]

Jon no matter what keep making music, the worlds need's it bad right now. Long live iced earth!!!

[mikeguarneri]

Thank you to Iced Earth for doing their part to keep the memory of the Irish Brigade alive. My great, great grandfather served in Company I of the 69th New York State Volunteers of the Irish Brigade from the time it was mustered into service. He was wounded and partially crippled at the Battle of Fredericksburg. He was hit by both rifle fire and a shell fragment. They were truly the Fearless Sons of Erin!

[ExUSSailor]

One of my ancestors served in the 69th New York Regiment, a part of the Irish Brigade, from 1861 - 1865.

[saraw]

I could talk for hours about military history & metal so my ultimate nerd meeting - Jon Schaffer, Steve Harris & Joakim Broden of Sabaton.

[IronDuke_xX]

I will always love and respect the Irish people. The blood of their warriors has watered battlefields on every corner of the globe, they have been more downtrodden and oppressed than most of us can imagine and yet they still treat the rest of us with love, and let us share their holiday. Happy St Patrick's all!

[bigvicjoy]

My bf sent me here. So glad he did! Much respect to my Irish ancestors

[jacobstewart]

This album and this song in particular kick ass! What kind of clown calls himself an IE fan and doesn't dig this? It's heavy, it has melodies, it has fast parts, it has emotional parts, good guitar solos, battles and violence and history. What more do you want?

[bandone]

i love how jon takes history and music and combines them together to make some of his best work

[jacqueschouette]

The Battle of Fredericksburg. Another Civil War meatgrinder battlefield where the Union decided to charge across a barren field and up a hill. The Confederates were defending from behind stone fences and held the commanding heights (Marye's Heights). The result was yet another Civil War slaughterhouse. I've been to the battlefield and the Irish Brigade figures prominently in the history of the battle.

[UndeadSon]

You know the song is a killer when you start chanting the chorus on the first playthrough.
*FORWARD CLEAR THE WAY*

[ParkerNightFly]

I’m only disappointed Jon didn’t burn the place down once he got inside.

[Enginecastgaming]

this is actually the first Iced Earth song I ever listened to! I love history (I love history way before I listened to metal)
Great one Iced Earth!

[seanqueryinmont]

Us true iced earth fans love and support you

[infbatt]

Clear the way, faugh a bheallch, was a battle cry that was used by numerous different Irish regiments in different armies, the 87th prince of Wales Irish who later became the Royal Irish fusiliers was recorded first in the battle of Barossa, and it is still the motto of the Irish fusiliers, .also used by the Australian 5th and 55th during the First World War, it was the battle cry of numerous units during the American civil war the fighting 69th, 63rd 88th New York volunteer infantry who were part of the army of the Potomac’s Irish brigade, it was also used by the confederate side by the 8th Alabama infantry regiment, some of the comments here are getting a little pissy about religious backgrounds, I say fuck that, these were men who despite sectarian background, joined the armies of their new country and answered its call in its time of need, and bled and died together on battlefields thousand of miles from their birthplace, and were known for their bravery and tenacity . Irish units even to this day have catholic and Protestant in the ranks who together form some of the most elite military units in the world.