Gene Adam was the original singer of Iced Earth

Iced Earth

Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band from Tampa, Florida. Originally formed under the name "Purgatory" in 1984, Iced Earth has released a total of ten studio albums, one live album, three EP's, two compilations and boxsets...

/Purgatory, he did not get to write most of the lyrics along with Jon Schaffer

Jon Schaffer

Jon Ryan Schaffer is a heavy metal guitarist and songwriter. He is the founder of the heavy metal band Iced Earth. He was nominated for the title "Riff Lord" at the 2008 Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards.-Biography:...

 and Randall Shawver. Jon Schaffer was then introduced to John Greely through their mutual friend Tom Morris and after one short practice he was hired to replace Gene. Gene left due to the fact Jon Schaffer would not use Gene's lyrics. Gene was also the singer of Unearthed for a short time together with former Iced Earth bassist Dave Abell and former guitarist Randall Shawver. He now has a family and lives in Florida.

Albums with Iced Earth

• 1989 - Enter the Realm
  Enter the Realm
  Enter the Realm is an independently-released EP cassette by Iced Earth. It was released in 1989 and re-released in 2001 as part of the Dark Genesis box set. It's the only Iced Earth release featuring drummer Greg Seymour....
  
  (demo)
• 1991 - Iced Earth
  Iced Earth (album)
  Iced Earth is the eponymous debut album by American heavy metal band Iced Earth. It was released in November 1990 internationally and February 1991 in North America. The original release of this album had three different covers . This album was Mike McGill's only album with Iced Earth, as well as...
  
  
• 2004 - The Blessed and The Damned
  The Blessed and The Damned
  -Disc 2:-Personnel:* Jon Schaffer − rhythm guitar, backing vocals on all songs. vocals on Track 6 on Disc 1* Matt Barlow − vocals on Tracks 1-3, 5, 7-9, and 11 on Disc 1; Tracks 1, 3-5, 7-10, and 12 on Disc 2...
  
  (compilation)