I was hangin out with Matt Barlow on the 70000 Tons of Metal cruise last January. I had the honor of having breakfast with him and his wife and I can tell you he is one of the nicest, down to earth guys that Ive ever met. We exchanged stories as I am a police officer myself in NYC. I was sad to hear of his departure from Iced Earth but he has forever made his mark in metal and in my place as one of metal's best singers of all time. For those of you that arent familiar with Matt, listen to 'A Qu
Matt Barlow.....freakin' glorious! I was soldiering when I heard Matt had become a cop, and since he is one of my favorite singers I've actually wondered how he would sound singing the Star Spangled Banner. Stay strong Matt Barlow!
I'm Canadian....I had to get up and take my hat off when I heard this...trully amazing voice, trully amazing person...had the chance to meet him in Montreal...
An a capella anthem, free from po[o]p orchestration....pure and simple. A respectful crowd, a powerful voice. Amazing, simply amazing. Gets me thrilled every time I hear it. BTW, I've tested different people (definitely not fluent in english) with Mr Barlow's interpretation through the past. Results were the same......
Awesome...'One of my fav Vocalists of all time' Cheers to Matt from India \m/. "In this world I am Law' keeps ringing in my ears when I see him in his unifrom.
Matthew Barlow is our metal God! He may be in the police right now but i know he is there cause he and his band were underrated and he had to make a living. But he is not cut for this... He is born to sing metal and sweep the floor with his long hair while headbanging! (excuse my bad English)
I've got a British girl in my class. I'll tell her what you said. Come here with intent for a new life and a love for this great country in your heart, and your and American. God bless you brother!
The glorious burden album by iced earth listen to it it's awesome 🇺🇸🙏🏻😇Matt doesn't sing on it unfortunately but it's still damn good GOD BLESS AMERICA IN JESUS NAME AMEN 🇺🇸🙏🏻😇
I hope we see him do this a little more. Hopefully with more practice he'll losen up and be more comfortable with singing in those conditions, ie in uniform, at attention, very serious, etc
As a Brit, I'm kinda embarrassed about our anthem. The UK anthem is just for ONE person....the Queen. The US Anthem is about millions of people 'Land of the free'. It's like the UK aren't proud of our country whereas the US are VERY proud of it, that's why one day I AM going to move to the US.
i want matt to sing star spangled banner at ground zero this sunday. that would be extremely fitting as a 10 year anniversary of the worst attack of the 21st century
My "opinion"…. He held back.... Out of respect for the song.... There were moments he could have held the note(s) longer, but either nerves and/or respect for the Anthem made him keep himself (and his voice) humble....
Wow I,didn't know he's a police officer? man that's awesome God bless bro God bless America God bless the troops God bless police God bless the emts in Jesus name amen 🇺🇸🙏🏻😇 damn man that makes me proud of him 🇺🇸🙏🏻😇
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Maybe 2 people in that audience are aware that they just heard a Metal legend.
Set Abominae maybe, maybe, but chances are slim. though, the crowd's reaction is positive bro!!
He deserves to do this at the Super Bowl.
The coolest police officer on Earth!
on "Iced" Earth
He is not an officer...
;)
he is a cpl of the Delaware police dept..
He really is, hung out with him last weekend at a we are sentinels show. He couldn’t be a cooler guy.
I was hangin out with Matt Barlow on the 70000 Tons of Metal cruise last January. I had the honor of having breakfast with him and his wife and I can tell you he is one of the nicest, down to earth guys that Ive ever met. We exchanged stories as I am a police officer myself in NYC. I was sad to hear of his departure from Iced Earth but he has forever made his mark in metal and in my place as one of metal's best singers of all time. For those of you that arent familiar with Matt, listen to 'A Qu
A question of heaven, right on
1:36 that Iced Earth end to ''Freeeee--ah''
indeeeeeeed
i was at this race on my 14th birthday, and i had no idea one of my favorite vocalists was there
+hteli1 Should have recognized his voice man! Can never forget that voice.
I was waiting him to sing at the end:
"And the home of the brave
He has the power to bring the end!"
I'm not even American and I got chills
@jasper426 I am aware, I am a huge fan of Iced Earth :)
In the memory of our fallen brother Jeff spicer, vengeance is miiiiiine!
Matt Barlow.....freakin' glorious! I was soldiering when I heard Matt had become a cop, and since he is one of my favorite singers I've actually wondered how he would sound singing the Star Spangled Banner. Stay strong Matt Barlow!
Thank you for serving bro, and long live Barlow!
You have to wonder, how many people in the audience knew what they were witnessing?
I'm Canadian....I had to get up and take my hat off when I heard this...trully amazing voice, trully amazing person...had the chance to meet him in Montreal...
Best male vocalist who ever lived in ANY and EVERY genre known.
An a capella anthem, free from po[o]p orchestration....pure and simple.
A respectful crowd, a powerful voice.
Amazing, simply amazing.
Gets me thrilled every time I hear it.
BTW, I've tested different people (definitely not fluent in english) with Mr Barlow's interpretation through the past. Results were the same......
Best National Anthem ever...
He actually is quite a good lead vocale for any genre
+otafuku He's great, but I wouldn't go that far. I mean, can you imagine him singing for...Mumford and Sons? LOL
It'd make Mumford and Sons better for sure
I was watching over him!
That's the most beautiful thing I have ever heard
"the land of the freeyeahh"
Wow, he is really good! He should have become a singer, not a cop. Heavy Metal maybe. Just kidding lol
Epic. I wish he would've gone full "Melancholy Holy Martyr" on them.
I wonder how many people there realize the gravity of this situation... XD
Ezra Alexander haha true bro
Awesome...'One of my fav Vocalists of all time' Cheers to Matt from India \m/.
"In this world I am Law' keeps ringing in my ears when I see him in his unifrom.
That...was...AWESOME!!!
Any one who listened to Iced Earth ought to hear this yo.
Matthew Barlow is our metal God! He may be in the police right now but i know he is there cause he and his band were underrated and he had to make a living. But he is not cut for this... He is born to sing metal and sweep the floor with his long hair while headbanging! (excuse my bad English)
I can so picture this guy as a lead singer of a US power metal band!!
Are you being sarcastic?
You mean besides Iced Earth? 😆
I come here every 4th of July to hear this.
i know he had to be respectful of the way the anthem is usually sung, but dammit i wish he just let loose on it. would've been awesome!
I've got a British girl in my class. I'll tell her what you said. Come here with intent for a new life and a love for this great country in your heart, and your and American. God bless you brother!
I LOVE MATTHEW!!! BACK TO THE ICED PLEASEEEEE :(
he still is a Living Metal God!!!
Hats off to Matt! Nice job!!
I wonder if anyone's ever recognized him after being pulled over and pulled the "huge fan" line to try and weasel his way out of a ticket!
"O'er the land of the FRREEEEEEEEEEYYYAAAAARRRGHH" would've sounded better
THEE VOICE OF ICED EARTH.
In a couple of moments the metal soul inside risk to upwind Matt!
crycrow82 - I thought the same the thing, there's parts where you know he is really choking the power haha!
Awesome.
now that's awesome.
Barlow is a beast.
...performed by Patrol Cpl Matthew FN' Barlow, better said
Psycho Machinery haha true bro
Pretty Awesome!!!!.
Hell yes !!! 🇺🇸
ICED EARTH 🤘
Pretty good he should start a band
best voice in metal and not only by far. my 2 best vocalists of all times , barlow and staley+cantrell
Same.
He's STILL a Metal God!
@DagonRiseing
He's a Metal God, he went back to Iced Earth many time ago, and still kick fucking asses. \m/
The glorious burden album by iced earth listen to it it's awesome 🇺🇸🙏🏻😇Matt doesn't sing on it unfortunately but it's still damn good GOD BLESS AMERICA IN JESUS NAME AMEN 🇺🇸🙏🏻😇
I hope we see him do this a little more. Hopefully with more practice he'll losen up and be more comfortable with singing in those conditions, ie in uniform, at attention, very serious, etc
I can imagine him as a firefighter walking into a burning building "abandon all hope who enter here"
The people that don't understand why Americans revere the flag so much need to listen to the words of this song.
Needed to hear a good version after hearing Fergie's insulting version
As a Brit, I'm kinda embarrassed about our anthem. The UK anthem is just for ONE person....the Queen. The US Anthem is about millions of people 'Land of the free'. It's like the UK aren't proud of our country whereas the US are VERY proud of it, that's why one day I AM going to move to the US.
BARLOW!!!
The best voice among police officers
@samael1981 2nd.pay some respect to Ronald James Padavona.
I miss the long hair. Great rendition.
@are kidding i would take the ticket just to get his autograph
and despite of this magnificent performance they still bring Christina Aguilera to ruin the anthem at the superbowl
cool
it makes no difference to me if he's a cop....the man is a god to me plain and simple
Best cop ever.
iced earth died when matt left.rip.
Epaminondas Ntrs man you're right
i want matt to sing star spangled banner at ground zero this sunday. that would be extremely fitting as a 10 year anniversary of the worst attack of the 21st century
So he had to leave iced earth to sing in front of his biggest audience...
matthew, we ' ll miss you! Please John, bring back the ripper!
HOO- YAH 🇺🇸🙏🏻😇
Supermatt!😃
My "opinion"….
He held back....
Out of respect for the song....
There were moments he could have held the note(s) longer, but either nerves and/or respect for the Anthem made him keep himself (and his voice) humble....
So why was christina aguliera at the superbowl?
like Sebastian Bach went all out lol
Ashes to Ares rules
Freeeeeeee danteee's infernoooooo
Wow I,didn't know he's a police officer? man that's awesome God bless bro God bless America God bless the troops God bless police God bless the emts in Jesus name amen 🇺🇸🙏🏻😇 damn man that makes me proud of him 🇺🇸🙏🏻😇
now's not a good time...
Iced Earth 3 Ashes Of Ares 3
he looks more like a prison guard, but uniforms a different state to state
oh my god! the others are laughing!!
so maybe the guys running the superbowl should hire Mr. Barlow instead of nambie pambie poor me pop singers