ICED EARTH - Jon Schaffer (Record Store Feature)

Jon Schaffer from ICED EARTH has been in a local record store to share with us albums which have influenced him over the years!
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[@Karmakamilia]

The algorithm has a sense of humor, I see.

[@Runny117]

storming capitol records

[@BratislavMetulski]

nothing with humor but with requests 😉 you may have watched a lot of metal stuff in the past so you have been categorized. we all get jon schaffer stuff now 😂

[@etopr4986]

@@Runny117 "storming while unarmed and being outside" yes that kind of storm.

[@Runny117]

@@etopr4986 false. He goes inside the record store unarmed

[@etopr4986]

@@Runny117 during his arrest the judge admitted that the arrest was fraudulent and apologized to him

[@crawfish19]

funny how the metal community used to be against the establishment and all of the sudden they’re becoming government loyalists for no good reason at all.

[@rickstringcheese3161]

because they are true pussys

[@metaldave08096]

I don’t agree with everything Jon says, but that’s ok we don’t have too. However it will be a cold day in hell when I side with the fucking government over a metal musician.

[@pinhosale97]

Gotta storm that record store

[@duendesalazar1854]

the capitol too

[@etopr4986]

"Storm" and "siege" it...unarmed....and at invitation of police officers with open doors.

[@tims4502]

@@etopr4986 yes, that’s exactly why there were people breaking windows and doors as well as the assaults on officers. Everyone knows that is how you thank someone when they open the door for you

[@bryon3464]

Rats.

[@NASCAR_Junk]

I started listening to Iced Earth after I heard that he was in the capitol riots.

[@williamhermanson9753]

They deliver live as well. The last time I saw them they outplayed many big bands.

[@iamtheai2759]

Only checking comments from ‘days ago’.

[@filipedoria9561]

Jon Schaffer is more Metal than Metal itself

[@markranfone6393]

yes

[@Bawitdabadabangdadang]

Jon did nothing wrong.

[@wolfstar675]

Yes he did he committed a federal crime LOL

[@metaldave08096]

@@wolfstar675 since when is pointing and yelling a federal crime?

[@wolfstar675]

@@metaldave08096 "Since when is pointing and yelling a federal crime" It isnt. But breaking into a federal building, trying to suppress democracy to install a dictator and sedition are actual federal crimes.

[@thesentinel5523]

@@wolfstar675 They were let in by the capitol police. There was no "Storming the Capitol". Once the conservatives are back in power, they'll arrest you for being a liberal duchebag and lock you up in a federal jail for months on end with no due process since that's what you're excusing.

[@NASCAR_Junk]

@@wolfstar675The first amendment protects the right to a peaceful protest. A few bad apples in the group caused law enforcement to overreach and a bit of chaos happened. It’s nothing compared to BLM riots.

[@SlapMyBass3825]

I met Jon a couple years ago. Wicked nice dude. I still wish I had my Iced Earth poster but I sold it to some guy in Mexico. At least I still have a picture with him.

[@touchmytopic6763]

He'll be back bro.

[@touchmytopic6763]

And without those Benedict Arnold band members.

[@tims4502]

Maybe you can print a copy of his mugshot and ask him to sign it

[@touchmytopic6763]

@@tims4502 hahaha.

[@dermilfschreck]

Thats kinda ironic xd

[@AlexNielsonMetalJoystick69]

KZbin algorithm is savage 😂

[@wightangel]

Love Jon Schaffer. He is a legend and most certainly has not got the credit he so very rightly deserves. His music over the years has really graced my stereo so many times.

[@daniel__h1956]

Ray Mew Agreed. I feel Iced Earth is very underrated

[@ShawnChapman]

I will 3rd that! Iced fuckin earth!!! Demons & wizards. Schaffer is a genius. The first Demons & Wizards album is equal to anything ever fuckin made. I'll take that to the grave. Keep doing your thing Jon.

[@Mastela00]

a legend only in the FBI eyes

[@scottvelez3154]

This aged like queso fresco

[@kawaiivenus8177]

Aged badly. He's getting credit alright, just not the good kind

[@metalfuk69]

John you're one of the best in my book. Ride on StormrideR!!

[@giatrakou3313]

It's just amazing to see the passions of your heroes!

[@slaytanicwehrmacht1188]

Jon Schaffer is a legend. Iced Earth is pure metal.

[@MurryFBM]

@@jayman6868 you're a fucking moron

[@benjaminfigueroa7750]

@@jayman6868 You re a fuckin pussy

[@patryckhellphilip2245]

Iced Earth 4Ever👊

[@KoalemosTheAtomizer]

@@benjaminfigueroa7750 I'm fucking a pussy

[@bobdole9761]

Not anymore hes not

[@comicalipse5084]

This chapp has so enormous humility and humanity, that I one's more being thankfull on being a one more fan of the list . Hope that finally the pear Schaeffer / Barlow join forces again and give to the world what it deserves , the pure heavy metal rock n roll of all times .

[@okanalkan1261]

No way after his involvement in the capital riot.

[@comicalipse5084]

@@okanalkan1261 I understand, but you northamericans need to see more deeply, Biden it is very possible that has stole votes on the election and the very state is out of control, decades of nonsense war giveeng billions to the weapon industry, and more than 20 millions northamericans starving living in the streets, firing people in mass from their jobs, with the media liyng all the time, it is a country fracturated by lies and disconfort.

[@mehegama]

@@comicalipse5084you are making stuff up. there were over 60 court cases on voters fraud, with a lot of the judges being republicans, some even appointed by Trump, and all of them were dismissed. So where the fuck do you get your "Biden it is very possible that has stole votes" from?

[@mikemorrison559]

He seems like a pretty cool guy for a seditionist.

[@BeardedMenace25]

I always chuckle when people in bands wear their own merch. I also chuckle thinking back to stories from other musicians being scoffed at by him for smoking weed and not having any coke.

[@alltherebelsaredead7756]

When I read "The Black Book of Communism", it said the exact same thing. Communists may seem really cool and friendly on the surface, but just wait until they put their ideology in practice. Schaffer is the far-right version of these people.

[@alltherebelsaredead7756]

I read an old interview where Schaffer said he's against both the left and the right. In that case, he should have supported the centrist candidate; Joe Biden. But of course he's an idiot.

[@88Athanas]

Joe Biden centrist? What?

[@alltherebelsaredead7756]

@Magnagar Biden is indeed a centrist. He wants unity, including with Republicans, including pro-Trump Republicans. He never scolds anyone. He said stuff about Chinese authoritarianism idiots took completely out of context. What he really meant is that the cultures are different, and it needs to change with the US on the forefront of human rights. I'm glad he's now the president of the free world.

[@CWB1863]

As Jon stated, all those albums bring back so many memories.

[@guitarchugs9191]

Hmmm... I wonder why the KZbin algorithm suggested this video to me🤔??? Lmao, no joke iced earth was the first metal band that I found myself fans fell in love with, no matter what they do I’ll always love the music these dudes create

[@RogerioReisRitualist]

great man, great musician

[@Alfredo78666]

Great troll

[@xavatal]

He also loves "Breaking the law" I guess :p

[@erfn1992]

hahaha

[@duendesalazar1854]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

[@rettrhug9335]

awesome

[@makita3680]

Set him free!

[@dermilfschreck]

Hell nah

[@rickstringcheese3161]

lock u up

[@bb81]

When i was 3 years old i was shitting my diapers but Jon listened to Black Sabbath..... LOL

[@willd4731]

Babis lol...right...cummon Jon .

[@rufussamsquanch_6547]

@@willd4731 I have memories of listening to rock and metal when I was 4, 5, 6..

[@VictimAdvocate]

Quite the fabricator... in his interviews. He’s a conspiracy Loser-his band has even quit him, maybe he can sing jingles for Alex Jones on infowars lol

[@marks4470]

His childhood dream of becoming famous has finally arrived.

[@Rodrigombia1990]

But for the wrong reasons. LOL

[@pantherex1855]

I think Iced Earth should be bigger than mettallica

[@secretsecretsson7629]

had they released their debut 4-5 years earlier they might have been. Metallica came in the right time when thrash metal was at its peak while Iced Earth arrived in the 90s when alt.rock/grunge were the "thing"

[@DemonizedAlucard]

Pantherex 1 yeah I agree I really don’t think they get the recognition that they deserve, they make some of the best music out there along the greats like Iron Maiden in my opinion.

[@cdcb5918]

Metallica is extremely overrated

[@whiteknight5100]

Metallica is still decent atleast but Iced Earth blows them away now. That said, I don't wish for Iced Earth to be on the radio every single day because their awesome musicianship and song writing would be watered down to fit the taste of the masses.

[@micheal7005]

I agree 100%

[@juanneman]

I love his tastes, he knows about metal for sure.

[@juanneman]

Master Of Fatality I am one of them I am one year younger than him. That's why I fully understand him, I am on the same page as him.

[@juanneman]

Master Of Fatality No in Europe.

[@juanneman]

It came both from Europe and America, they both influenced me for example but for me the ones who most influenced me came from Europe,mainly UK and Germany like you said.

[@hanifarjo5222]

HE IS MΞTΛL ! 🤘🏿

[@glennquagmire6153]

@@hanifarjo5222 He's now behind metal lol

[@epikofail]

I got so absorbed with this video I thought he was talking to me not to the camera lol. He is a legend for sure.

[@Triskaan]

Hi Jon ! :) And thanks a lot, again, for the album ! I think it can become a classic over time ! And Black Flag is up there among the best of the best of Iced Earth... Raven Wing is too, btw. :)

[@user-ng9gd4vl9s]

I've only just found out about what he did. Like, wtf? He's such a smart cool guy. He must have just had enough

[@88Athanas]

Ya he is a pretty chill dude. He's right about a lot of things. He made a bad irrational move and now the band suffers. Demons and Wizards are broken. It's truly a sad situation.

[@fox.mulder]

That´s why I love Iced Earth!

[@IronManiac]

New Album is pretty good. Clear The Way is awesome and a great callback to my favorite Iced Earth Record "The Glorious Burden"

[@metalfuk69]

The glorious burden is such a badass album. Love the track Attila haha

[@Olegstuff21986]

I thought Gettysburg was much stronger than TGB. TGB had its moments but some of it was a bit silly imo.

[@clinteastwood5299]

Iced Earth kicks ass Jon is awesome

[@saeedkhabaz4761]

Now you're the inspiration Jon. Love from Iran man keep metal alive. \m/

[@xxnycstruballaxx]

Hell yeah

[@rufussamsquanch_6547]

@@xxnycstruballaxx yes

[@dariaschooler]

I still have all these albums.

[@davidnissim589]

The algorithm has a sick sense of humor

[@heathen8379]

Jon Schaffer did nothing wrong, sit and spin if you don't like it. “I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical.” - Thomas Jefferson

[@JonnyHorseman]

Amen

[@tims4502]

he plead guilty to doing nothing wrong

[@heathen8379]

@@tims4502 You mean took a plea deal, to two charges that have nothing to with insurrection? Because they couldn't make the other four stick, so he got trespassing and being armed at the capitol with bear mace. So you're smooth brain observation is right, but not for the reason you think it is. Oh, and he was allowed to walk with no travel restrictions until sentencing. Meaning he'll probably do less then 2 years with time served. But keep up with that violent insurrectionist bit moron.

[@seanqueryinmont5745]

@@tims4502 the only thing he's guilty of is storming into the capital building

[@comicalipse5084]

Fuck yeah this guy is authentic and is pure metal rock n roll culture pillar from this days !!!!

[@jbracingnewsreviews3381]

Jon rules iced earth forever 🤘🏻

[@batteryincorporated]

Last one changed my life. 16 years old? Such a wise and literate dude that Schaffer!

[@MireWolf29]

God, I love Raven Wing. It is such and amazing song. Even hearing it in the background of this video gave me chills.

[@johnkatsoudas4767]

All the bands and albums that influenced Jon are phenomenal. That is why Iced Earth turned out to be such an amazing band because of all Jon's influences. With all these great influences, Jon created a very special band and put his own unique sound. Iced Earth in my opinion is the most consistent band when it comes to putting out excellent albums. In my opinion all their albums have songs that are all mostly killer, with very little filler. Iced Earth is the last band that I can think of that had a huge major impact on me. I first listened to them back in 1996 when I got their second studio album Night Of The Stormrider at 17 years old , and I have been a huge massive fan of theirs ever since. Jon Schaffer in my opinion is just as amazing at songwriting as other legends like Steve Harris, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Dave Mustaine, Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, KK Downing, Kai Hansen, James Hetfield, Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore, and many other amazing Songwriters. Jon Schaffer in my opinion is also the greatest rhythm guitar player ever. His rhythm guitar playing is just insanely amazing.

[@mith-rand-ir6555]

Hey, that's my favorite Iced Earth record.

[@radkonpsygami7634]

His selection reminds me of my youth. . . but in the end he buys and Iced Earth album -haha!

[@chriscornthwaite9328]

Watching a proper heavy metal fan handle vinyl is amazing sight, cd's mp3 just don't cut it for me. Don't get me wrong own mountains of cd's and mp3s but grew up with vinyl, so many memories just love his choices

[@MrGarccia]

I heard that he doesnt like Black metal

[@Jasonhoods]

Lololol

[@locothejanitor4693]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nemisisarcher8213]

Black metal is pretty shitty so that is understandable.

[@peternicolini4751]

We have exactly the same influences and favorite albums. Great Jon👍👍👍

[@artlife6210]

Glorious Burden was the most meaningful metal album ever.

[@guardianigor]

piece of shit

[@user-pf7qg9lc6p]

David Goshorn only one good song in but musically glorious burden is weak, not belong bests albums, the reckoning is only good song, framing armageddon is even that worst, two first albums are bests, my opinion.

[@user-pf7qg9lc6p]

guardianigor mostly agree.

[@rabensblut]

one of my most favourite and screw the haters ;)

[@shazbotsmash2422]

Important for people that live on dummy farms and eat stupid seeds

[@JoolsGuitar]

Metal music is all about love. Politics is the real poison.

[@blakebacarella9445]

Take a shot everytime he clears his throat

[@patryckhellphilip2245]

Jon Schaffer is king💀

[@TheVinylCorner]

Wonderful episode! It was so interesting to hear his memories. Thank you very much!

[@billycooper1630]

Jon seems like a really cool guy to meet.

[@jongunnarkirkholt8149]

No

[@nobody13o7]

If you like domestic terrorists that think the south will rise that is.

[@julespulp214]

Lmao, this aged quickly

[@rufussamsquanch_6547]

I still think he would be cool to meet.

[@88Athanas]

Lol domestic terrorist. You obviously don't know the definition. He is far from it. All he did was stormed the capitol. Compared to BLM and Antifa, he is no where near that definition compared to those 2 groups.

[@razielredeemeranddestroyer1948]

jhon is one of the best ritmic guitarrist ever

[@clouds_demise]

hahaha xD this is my sense of humor! Getting into a Record Store, talking about my influences and idols and at the End buying my own Music :D made my day, Jon!

[@brycesstuff]

Lol, this is jons library in his den

[@AngersFiction]

People aren't just one thing. Your friends, your neighbors, they believe things you probably hate and will never know. And a mistake doesn't negate years of art.

[@AngersFiction]

@death21metal nothing else to call it until he's convicted of something.

[@UCRDReviews]

@death21metal You’re right. It wasn’t even a mistake.

[@tims4502]

I got a math answer wrong. That was a mistake. This guy purposely assaulted law enforcement and tried to kill elected officials. “He chose, poorly”

[@UCRDReviews]

@@tims4502 Where did he try to kill elected officials? First I’ve heard of that

[@soulfare333]

@@tims4502 oh so its cool when BLM does it for years but patriots get sick of the elites shit and suddenly im suppose to be sad that Jon stood up for himself and his fellow Americans? Get fucked

[@DeathMetalDingbat]

He looks like the undertaker during his American badass era in this. Anyway iced earth rules

[@dylanmorrissey6825]

Haha this comment kills me

[@grantonnintendo9525]

Oh yes, one of the best eras of Undertaker

[@zexionienzo4183]

I was thinking that just now

[@horrorboy81]

The dark prision - New iced earth album

[@w-james9277]

At least he didn't storm in this time.

[@yippeethreeeight]

From the reactions, you'd think Jon raped somebody, as opposed to entering a government building (that had been opened to him by the D.C. Police) and yelling and pointing a deadly finger at them. I appreciate that Jon at least had the balls to stand up for what he believes. The MSM paints him as an insurrectionist. However, how many insurrections in history were perpetrated by unarmed people?

[@davidmerlin6787]

Threw everything away for a reality game show host....... Ha ha ha 😝 😝 😝 😝 😝 😝 😝 😝 😝 😝

[@DashieNegan41]

RIP Iced Earth

[@itwasaliens]

Rest in piss.

[@knattttt]

Never! True Metalheads will keep their music alive because we know Metal never dies!!! Especially some of the finest metal as Iced Earth

[@matthewhulderman701]

Who says the band is dead? False proclamation from a dweeb reading yahoo news headlines.

[@DashieNegan41]

@@matthewhulderman701 i didn't say the band is dead you fool i said RIP for that idiot Jon Schaffer's riot

[@knattttt]

@@DashieNegan41 it's always especially funny when the biggest idiot in the room starts calling others an idiot!

[@Metal_junk]

Free Jon Schaffer!

[@shure81]

2003, I was 13 years old, the internet was brand new...or at least we didn't have the internet at my house at the time haha. A little different, but I remember liking Metallica...some kids liked punk music, or Disturbed or Limp Bizkit...things that were on the radio. I was searching for guitar tabs, and I'll always remember the first time I heard ICED EARTH. Those fucking triplets...Full circle, man. I know you won't see this comment, but just my 2 cents.

[@grantonnintendo9525]

I saw your comment

[@EpicMetalTime]

I saw it!

[@jayteesgear]

Jon fuckin RULES! 👊🏻🇺🇸

[@fasttaker]

This guys is a really badass and he knows what true metal is.

[@mastergoku9325]

Here for the ' we can take this place ' comments 😂

[@guilhermetorelly3313]

John is such a legend! I´m a guitar player and i also prefer the rhythm style. John is my inspiration on that, along with Paul Stanley from Kiss. Rock on!

[@icebladefilms7363]

GLORIOUS BURDEN IS A FUCKING MASTERPIECE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mbrown5494]

Jon and I have very similar favorite music records, but extremely different musical talent. Thx Jon!

[@glennquagmire6153]

Bad timing algorithm, Bad timing...

[@knattttt]

Great timing! Jon Schaffer is a fantastic metal musician and a proud American. Let's celebrate his legacy 🤘

[@glennquagmire6153]

@@knattttt Sorry i don't support domestic terrorist

[@knattttt]

@@glennquagmire6153 😂😂😂 of course not but you do support what and who the mainstream media tells you to. Night night mushy mind

[@glennquagmire6153]

@@knattttt This happened in my city hunny, I saw everything, Didn't need to see the news to know what happened, I like to observe and report in person, And catch a few faces to snitch on them, I had the guts to go, What they did was recklesd and resulted in a woman getting killed and multiple other people dying, If you see nothing wrong with what happened, Then you are apart of the problem

[@knattttt]

@@glennquagmire6153 never said there was nothing wrong that happened that day first off. Secondly the woman that died was at the hands of an officer. Also I'm wondering if you saw Jon in person? Does that mean you also were storming in the Capital? Since you are claiming to have seen everything....because I heard many accounts of people that were there and say it was a peaceful protest until they were shot at with tear gas and that escalated things quickly. I'm not taking their word for it and stating that as truth. So unless you yourself were on the frontlines and storming inside the Capital your just spewing speculation and playing judge and jury over Jon Schaffer. And that is what I have an issue with.

[@Chuloloc]

Awesome. Great choices, Jon. As for that Glorious Burden album, High water mark is my favorite. Long Live Iced Earth.

[@CLEMIN3M]

I have loved iced earth since I forat heard them 25 years ago and I still love them only more now this amazing man stormed lol

[@CLEMIN3M]

@@tonymartinez8206 lol well that's your opinion and 1st amendment well it is till they take that from u anyways lol

[@knattttt]

@@CLEMIN3M well said brother 🤘Fuck all these cancel culture weak minded mainstream media followers

[@CLEMIN3M]

@@knattttt thank u so much and well spoke yourself u stay true to u and what u believe cause u have 80+ million of us right behind u they are demonizing him because he is a metal artist if it was a fucking rapper praising a cop killer it be different but we are no longer the United states of America we are now on our own

[@knattttt]

@@CLEMIN3M We will not be silenced!

[@CLEMIN3M]

@@knattttt absolutely

[@UCRDReviews]

Man, all the soyboys jumped in here to comment and they don’t even know Iced Earth. Lol

[@clintonearlwalker]

That "Black Sabbath" album brings back a lot of memories. When I was in college in the early 80's I won a call in radio contest, I could pick any single album from the local record mart. I still have "Paranoid".

[@73685]

Soundtrack for treason

[@TheLegend-yo3fw]

🤘

[@foamrob6577]

I agree with all his choices. I'm not a big Rush fan but I have much respect for them. For me there is pre-Kiss Alive and post Kiss Alive. Pre-Kiss Alive for me was Alice Cooper Killer and Billion Dollar Babies, The Beatles Pepper and White Album. I would have to add Black Sabbath Mob Rules, and Ozzy Diary of a Madman for post Kiss Alive

[@brutal722]

I love hearing this man talk - I mean it's freaking Jon Schaffer the guy written two concepts album that our just sooooo out there but still kicks so much ass (framing armageddon and crucible of man)

[@niknak8299]

Based Jon Schaffer

[@KingRhinoBudapest]

..... Free can of bear spray with each ICED EARTH album you buy....

[@comicalipse5084]

The variety of his music tastes is pretty simillar to mine , so I understand more his music , like happend with the other people that likes almost the same , music is a universe and is pure energy and canallization . And I suspect that is a matter of filosophy inside , or behind those things , music at the end is art and is a alquemy between mind and soul .

[@JessMichaelWillyard]

MAGA

[@hinjurock70]

Putting Trump in prison will be a good start.

[@niknak8299]

@@hinjurock70 won’t happen

[@hinjurock70]

@@niknak8299 Probably not - wealthy people get away with murder, especially if they're politicians.

[@EpicMetalTime]

MABA! Make America british again!

[@booooo-urns]

poor life choices

[@kakapac6982]

He looks like such a nice guy

[@redneckmetalhead]

Kakapac He is. He's fun to be around

[@thecoofjackson7471]

He is a real chill open and honest dude. I've met him twice and hung out with him. He even Answered all my questions about Demons & wizards.

[@josephperkins5274]

My dad also does demons and wizards artwork he just helped them drop PERGUTORY

[@leonid7785]

@@thecoofjackson7471 man i really wondered what did you ask and what did he say?

[@secretsecretsson7629]

I would be stoked too if i found The Glorious Burden on vinyl :D

[@MetalMike87]

God bless Jon's big sis, I guess

[@MoveitorLoseit2]

Ride the lightning is one of the best albums of all time.

[@ThiloBauer]

I'm just three years older than Jon, but this small difference made me (after listening to AC/DC in the late 70th) listen to other stuff (new romantics, american punk, early techno). What a difference three years make! (by the way, now, that I'm 54, I appreciate 80th metal). Tom Woods got me here.

[@willipapathanasiou4987]

Nine dislikes? How to dislike this Video and first of all WHY? I think, it's pretty cool to know the taste and influences of a hero...

[@LePvpLer]

Because he stormed the Capitol?

[@benjaminwhite3585]

This is a great video! I wish I had a record store in my town. If I ever live on my own (without roommates), I think I'll get a record player and get all my favorite albums on vinyl.

[@manuelaturbanisch1996]

Ich bin auch ein absoluter Fan von euch allen und ich habe euch schon live gesehen ihr seit alle zusammen super 🤘 🤘 🤘 😊❤❤

[@NickolausPacione]

For me it was Metallica -- Garage Days Revisited when I was 12 then Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits. I discovered thrash metal at a young age. I was late to the game when I found Iced Earth as I picked up Burnt Offerings. Seeing Iced Earth on The Glorious Burden tour I was spared from a tornado. Black Sabbath's first album was my entry into Goth and pulled out the black clothing, as I discovered Dehumanizer first. I discovered a peer of Iced Earth in the 1990s (Tourniquet) with Pathogenic Occular Dissonance then I picked up Trouble's Psalm 9 and Danzig's How The Gods Kill. I discovered Anthrax when I was a junior in high school as I got Scott Ian looking up Iced Earth during Ripper's tenor. Circle of Dust and Mortal introduced me to Industrial Metal. Black Sabbath, Trouble, COC and Cathedral had me picking up the guitar as I can play Ride's opening riffs on the guitar and Voivod's Insect on bass. I was wanting to combine Iced Earth style power/thrash metal, Metallica's And Justice For All era progressive thrash, Danzig's Gothicism, Judas Priest's Jugulator, and Circle of Dust along with Nine Inch Nail's venom in a unique heavy metal delivery. Iron Maiden's Piece of Mind and Somewhere in Time introduced me to Maiden as my favorite album is Fear of the Dark and The X-Factor. My own vocal style is akin to And Justice For All and Master of Puppets era Metallica combined with Far Beyond Driven era Pantera. Far Beyond Driven was a game changer with heavy metal as that was the heaviest fucking album to be introduced to the mainstream. I had The Wall when I was 16 as I can see Pink Floyd's influence in Iced Earth's sound. The heavy metal album that really floored me in the 1990s was Believer's Dimensions. Then in the 2000s I was floored by Novembers Doom's The Knowing and Empyrean Sky's Snow White Rose of Paradise. AC/DC's The Razor's Edge is my teen years as I was a freshmen in high school at the time. I also discovered Ultimatum's Into The Pit as that is a groundbreaking album as they draw from Metal Church and Exodus for their own sound. The Glorious Burden is one of the most important power metal albums of the 2000s then Tourniquet's When Moth and Rust Destroy and Voivod's self-titled release. Metal Church and Meliah Rage introduced me to American Power Metal then friends Grigori 3 as they combined classical, darkwave, Industrial and progressive metal in their first album as the second album combines thrash, alternative and darkwave as On Your Six is a wide array of guitar delivery.

[@horrorboy81]

I wish Jon Schaffer could have a record player in his cell, so that he could listen to his music.

[@jimpickens9681]

me 2, hes got some good shit

[@rudyzacarias442]

We actually have music in prison. Cell phones too

[@horrorboy81]

@@rudyzacarias442 uahuahauhauahu for sure!

[@heathen8379]

You, and the few hundred dozen other people that wrote this exact same """""""witty""""""" remark are 'really' clever. Once he's out, he can put the band back together again. There are dozens of other labels that will sign him. Hell maybe he can even get Barlow back in, you know the best singer they had before the jelly spine kanook.

[@robertogarcia1797]

His new album "capitol riots" coming soon, with songs like, -Protest -under pursue -when mob attacks -most wanted (FBI saga) -aftermath -locked up Available in stores after parole.... Jokes aside, getting involved in the capitol riots, what were you thinking Jon...

[@Searching33]

Bad move going inside the building but that doesn't take away that he speaks the truth

[@robertogarcia1797]

@@Searching33 speaks the truth...what truth ??

[@themadmattster9647]

@@robertogarcia1797 about the elites. But he was misguided in supporting Trump who’s one of them anyway.

[@lm7_gio]

Beloved Jon, Electric Funeral cover was in your Melancholy EP. The only EP in my CD collection (very few singles and no other EP since i prefer buying/listening to albums in general). I still remember the first time i saw that "kinda" black and white photo of the band and thinking "wow Matt and Larry have the best hair ever" (i was 13 at the time, what did you expect).

[@theoxr30]

ΓΕΙΑ ΣΟΥ ΡΕ SCHAFFER ΜΕ ΤΙΣ ΚΟΜΜΑΤΑΡΕΣ ΠΟΥ ΕΓΡΑΨΕΣ ΣΤΟ INCORRUPTIBLE ΣΥΓΧΑΡΗΤΉΡΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΠΆΝΤΑ ΤΕΤΟΙΑ

[@oddgriffin]

I'm surprised he didn't mention Lizzy Borden. Back in 1985 he played Love You To Pieces album for me many times, and it blew me away

[@vickhones9961]

They most likely didn't have the record at the shop. I know he is big Borden fan. How did you know him ?

[@oddgriffin]

@@vickhones9961 i lived a few blocks away from him and Greg in Sulpher springs Tampa.

[@metalmilitia1096]

👍👍

[@billvenner25]

A patriot.

[@PsyphaX09]

Nah, he's a moron but I still love him though. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@knattttt]

A Patriot indeed!

[@KingHarry742]

Jon buying his own record ahaha

[@johnkatsoudas4767]

Iced Earth is extremely underrated in my opinion. They have released many albums that I consider to be MASTERPIECES. Albums like Night Of The Stormrider, The Dark Saga, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Self titled debut album, Horror Show, The Glorious Burden, Dystopia, Plagues Of Babylon, and Incorruptible to me are PHENOMENAL albums. They also have two of the greatest live albums ever Alive In Athens and Live In Ancient Kourion. In my opinion Iced Earth should be headlining arenas and stadiums all around the world instead of small clubs and theaters. There music has had a major impact on my life since I was a teenager back in 1995 when I first got Night Of The Stormrider. There are the most consistent band ever to me. The majority of their catalog for me is amazing. I also love Jon Schaffer's other side projects Demons And Wizards,Jon Schaffer's Purgatory, and especially Sons Of Liberty big time. I am really looking forward to a new Iced Earth album. Jon Schaffer to me is a living Legend.

[@persevere6326]

Best metal band existing today

[@fatimasalakovic9985]

Nowhere near: Cannibal Corpse, Slayer, Kreator, Testament, Cattle Decapitation, Carcass, just to name few of them