ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer has agreed to plead guilty for his role in the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. As part of the plea deal, he is expected to enter into a cooperation agreement with the government. Although Schaffer was initially charged with six crimes, including engaging…
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JON SCHAFFER’s Longtime Friend And Bandmate HANSI KÜRSCH Officially Quits DEMONS & WIZARDS Project
BLIND GUARDIAN frontman Hansi Kürsch has quit his long-running project with ICED EARTH’s Jon Schaffer, DEMONS & WIZARDS. Hansi announced his departure from DEMONS & WIZARDS two weeks after Schaffer was arrested for his involvement in the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The 52-year-old ICED EARTH guitarist, who…
Iced Earth, Demons & Wizards Removed From Century Media Website
Iced Earth and Demons & Wizards are no longer listed on Century Media Record’s website following guitarist Jon Schaffer’s participation in the Capitol riot earlier this month. Century Media seems to have scrubbed all traces of the two bands, both of which include Schaffer as a founding member. Iced Earth…
Copenhell Festival 2019 Refshaleoen Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhell Festival 2019 Refshaleoen Copenhagen Denmark 19-22/6 Live review and pictures by Anders Sandvall For 2019, the Copenhell festival celebrates ten years in hell. As I have visited the festival almost every year, of course, I had to cover this year’s edition as well. I’ve really come to love the…
Demons & Wizards – Demons & Wizards
Reviewed: July 2019 Released: 2019, Century Media Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Beandog Demons & Wizards actually represents a reboot of one of heavy metal’s more tantalising collaborations. Originally released in 1999, the album was the result a project put together by members of Iced Earth and Blind Guardian. Namely, Jon…
DEMONS & WIZARDS Feat. JON SCHAFFER And HANSI KÜRSCH: Video Of First Concert In Nearly Two Decades
DEMONS & WIZARDS, the side project of ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer and BLIND GUARDIAN singer Hansi Kürsch, kicked off its first tour in nearly two decades Friday night (May 31) in Saarbrücken, Germany. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. After the show, DEMONS & WIZARDS…
Demons & Wizards announce A Magical Encounter With Demons & Wizards North American headline tour!
Legendary metal band Demons & Wizards have just announced their A Magical Encounter With Demons & Wizards North American headline tour today. The band will hit the road starting August 17th in Los Angeles and will be wrapping with their sold out show on September 7th in Atlanta. The band…
Jon Schaffer’s Purgatory – Purgatory
Reviewed: February 2019 Released: 2018, Century Media Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes So, a quick intro for those who might require it: Purgatory was what Iced Earth was called before it was Iced Earth, in effect a prototype of the band (similar to Burn the Priest for Lamb of…
SWEDENROCK 2017
SWEDENROCK 2017 Once again, the Finnish Metal-Rules.com two-man-team made their annual road trip to Sweden Rock. The 2017 line up presented a wide range of metal and hard rock as usual. Over 70 bands offered one hell of an experience for the attendees during the four-day festival. Sweden Rock has…
Iced Earth – Interview with Jon Schaffer
Iced Earth Interview with Jon Schaffer 5th May 2017 @ My Bloomsbury Hotel, London Interviewed by Oliver M.
Iced Earth with support at Worldwide Plagues Tour 2014 – European leg at Lilla Vega Copenhagen, Denmark
Iced Earth – headline act Worldwide Plagues Tour 2014 – European leg Warbringer – special guest Elm Street – support act Lilla Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark 16/2 – 2014 Reviewed and live pictures by: Anders Sandvall
Interview with JON DETTE – Iced Earth, Animetal USA, ex- Testament, Anthrax, Slayer etc.
INTERVIEW WITH JON DETTE John Dette is a recognizable name amongst the metal fans. For the first time his name popped up in the mid of the 90’s when he was playing in Slayer. Later on he has sat behind the battery for such bands as Testament, Anthrax, Heathen and…
Iced Earth on Dystopia World Tour 2011-2012, Europe Under Ice at Amager Bio Copenhagen Denmark
Iced Earth Dystopia World Tour 2011-2012, Europe Under Ice Fury UK (support act) Amager Bio Copenhagen Denmark December 3, 2011 Live review and live pictures by: Anders Sandvall
ICED EARTH – Jon Schaffer discusses new line-up and “Dystopia”
JON SCHAFFER INTERVIEW BY ARTO LEHTINEN AND MARKO SYRJALA Iced Earth, led by mastermind guitarist Jon Schaffer has gone thru several difficult periods but always survived as a winner. When the band’s longtime singer Matt Barlow announced his retirement from Iced Earth again, fans were entirely stunned. Last summer, the…
Jon Schaffer’s SONS OF LIBERTY’s Debut Album In Stores Now; Prepare For Select Live Shows This Fall
ICED EARTH mastermind, Jon Schaffer, has developed a new project, SONS OF LIBERTY, with the purpose of spreading awareness about the current state of affairs worldwide. Schaffer’s goal for this project is not to sell records, t-shirts or tickets, but rather wake people up and to get them to start…