Brent Smedley

Brent Smedley, born January 14 1971 in Alexandria, Virginia USA, is a heavy metal drummer who currently lives in Jacksonville, Florida, he plays drums in the Thrash/Power metal band Iced Earth. He has also played in Tempest Reign but decided to quit the band in early 2007 to concentrate on Iced Earth only. Brent is also a very well-known drum instructor and currently teaches all over Jacksonville. Brent also played in the bands Odyssey and Oracle with musicians such as James MacDonough (former bassist for Iced Earth) and his brother Kent Smedley.

Brent has been in Iced Earth three times - from 1996 to 1997, 1998 to 1999, and again from October 2006 to present time. [ http://www.icedearth.com/wwwbb_msg.php?m=26 ] Brent will tour with Iced Earth in 2007/2008 and record two albums that will be based on the "Something Wicked" story written by the band's rhythm guitarist Jon Schaffer.

Discography

Prodigy

* As Darkness Reigns

Oracle

* As Darkness Reigns
* Oracle Demos
* Project Madness

Noble Savage

* Noble Savage (Demo)

Iced Earth

* Days of Purgatory
* The Melancholy E.P.
* Alive in Athens
* Overture of the Wicked (Single)
* Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part 1)
*I Walk Among You E.P. (2008)
* The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part 2)

Motherload

* Get Loaded
* Saturday Night

Tempest Reign

* Tempest Reign Demo (Demo)
* Calm Before The Storm EP
* Catastrophic

Odyssey

* Odyssey EP
* Odyssey

ilent Scream

* Bow Down and Pray

Other Recordings

*As Darkness Reign
*Calm before the Storm
*Catastrophic (album)

References

External links

* [http://www.icedearth.com Iced Earth]
* [http://www.tempestreign.com TempestReign]
* [http://www.myspace.com/brentesmedley Myspace Page]
* [http://icedearth.com/news/090407.htm Brent Smedley interview by Adam Ortiz of Loucifer Speaks]