Stu block

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Stu block with Iced Earth

Stuart "Stu" block (* 26. November 1977 ) is a Canadian metal - singer and member of the band Iced Earth .

biography

After singing songs by U2 and later Iron Maiden and Judas Priest in a cover band in high school , Block began his musical career in 1998 in various rock and metal bands from the Vancouver area . In 2005 he joined the band Into Eternity and went on tour with them. For the band, he moved from Vancouver to Regina in the province of Saskatchewan and worked in the logistics and marketing industry. With Into Eternity he recorded two studio albums in the following years. In early 2011, Block was introduced as the new vocalist of Iced Earth and thus successor to Matthew Barlow . The first Iced Earth album with his participation, Dystopia , was released on October 14, 2011. Block worked on ten songs on the album with band founder Jon Schaffer , developed vocal lines and wrote lyrics . In 2013 Stu Block was replaced at Into Eternity by Amanda Kiernan, who had previously represented him on tours.

Discography

Selection; studio albums only

With Iced Earth
  • 2011: Dystopia ( Century Media )
  • 2014: Plagues of Babylon
  • 2017: Incorruptible
With Into Eternity
  • 2006: The Scattering of Ashes (Century Media)
  • 2008: The Incurable Tragedy (Century Media)

style

Block refers to the singers Bruce Dickinson , Rob Halford , Matthew Barlow , Tim Owens , Devin Townsend , Jari Mänenpää , George Fisher , Russell Allen and Jørn Lande as influences . His vocal style on the new Iced Earth album Dystopia is multi-layered and in the middle notes is reminiscent of his predecessor Matthew Barlow, while his higher screams are reminiscent of Rob Halford and Tim Owens.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Stu Block , icedearth.com (English). Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  2. ↑ Interview with Stu Block , neckbreaker.de, accessed on December 16, 2012.
  3. ↑ a b c Holger Stratmann: I feel like a student at the metal university , in Rock Hard 294 (November 2011), page 23.
  4. ↑ ICED EARTH Announces New Singer ( Memento of the original from March 18, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , blabbermouth.net (English). Retrieved October 17, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.roadrunnerrecords.com
  5. ↑ Stu Block is Officially Out of Into Eternity , metalsucks.net (English). Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  6. ↑ Andreas Stappert: Album of the Month , in Rock Hard 294 (November 2011), page 99.

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personal data
SURNAME Block, stu
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Block, Stuart (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian metal singer
DATE OF BIRTH November 26, 1977