Stu Block

Career

Early career and Into Eternity Block began his musical career in 1998, singing for various metal and rock acts around Vancouver. In 2005, he joined Eternity, and the following year, the band released their first album with him, The Scattering of Ashes. Block's second album with Into Eternity, The Incurable Tragedy, was released in 2008. Respectively, in 2011 and 2012, the band released the singles "Sandstorm" and "Fukushima". Also, in late 2012, Block began demoing new material with Eternity and their new touring vocalist Amanda Kiernan.

He rejoined Into Eternity in 2021 as co-lead vocalist after leaving Iced Earth.

Iced Earth In March 2011, it was announced that Block had been chosen as the new lead singer for Iced Earth. Before releasing Block's first album with the group, Iced Earth released a re-recording of their 1995 song "Dante's Inferno" as a free download on their website. Dystopia, Block's first album with Iced Earth, was released on October 18, 2011. The album garnered positive reviews, with some calling it one of Iced Earth's best albums. Block also received praise for his performance. The band released its next Live CD/DVD on April 15, 2013, Live in Ancient Kourion. The album was recorded on August 19, 2012, at the over 2,200-year-old Kourion Theater in Cyprus during the band's Dystopia World Tour.

Iced Earth began writing new material for their eleventh studio album in early 2013. The title was later confirmed as Plagues of Babylon, and the album was released in January 2014. Block's second album with the band received mostly positive reviews overall from music critics. In January 2014, the album reached position No. 5 on the German Media Control Charts. This is Iced Earth's highest chart position in their entire career. The band also reached No. 34 on the Ultratop charts in Belgium. Meanwhile, in the US, the album sold approximately 6,300 copies in its first week to debut at No. 49 on the Billboard 200.

Following a period of inactivity, Iced Earth started writing for their twelfth studio album tentatively titled The Judas Goat, with an expected release date and subsequent touring cycle in early 2016.

On February 15, 2021, a month after Schaffer's arrest following the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, Block announced that he had left Iced Earth.

Annihilator Block recorded the song "Downright Dominate" with Annihilator in late 2021 for their re-recording of the album Metal, titled Metal II. In January 2022, Block would handle lead vocals on the band's future live shows. Guitarist Jeff Waters announced that he would step down as lead vocalist and focusing solely on lead guitar.

Singing style Block is a self-described "hybrid vocalist", meaning that he uses vocal styles from many different genres of metal. He wrote the song "End of Innocence", from Iced Earth's Dystopia, for her.

Discography

Into Eternity 2006: The Scattering of Ashes 2008: The Incurable Tragedy 2011: "Sandstorm" (single) 2012: "Fukushima" (single)

Iced Earth 2011: "Dante's Inferno 2011" (single) 2011: 5 Songs (EP) 2011: Dystopia 2013: Live in Ancient Kourion 2013: The Plagues (EP) 2014: Plagues of Babylon 2017: Incorruptible

Annihilator 2022: Metal II

The Midgard Project 2022: The Great Divide