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Noted Cop and Vocalist Matt Barlow Doesn’t Rule Out Ever Rejoining Jon Schaffer’s Iced Earth
May 8th, 2025 at 4:34pm Hesher Keenan

Guess he forgot about the whole bear mace against cops thing…


Breaking the Law 0
Federal Prosecutors Recommend Iced Earth Founder Jon Schaffer Get Zero Jail Time
October 16th, 2024 at 10:39am Haela Huntress

Now make him bark!


Viral Vomit 0
Iced Earth Shirt Featured in eHarmony “Get Who Gets You” Ad
August 21st, 2023 at 10:21am Em Shadows

There’s someone for every insurrectionist out there.


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Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer Gets Sentencing Date for Riot Involvement  
August 13th, 2023 at 9:00am Mandy Scythe

He’ll be sentenced on February 20 of next year.


Breaking the Law 0
Newly-Released Footage Shows Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer With Bear Spray In Hand During January 6th Riots
May 3rd, 2022 at 10:03am Emperor Rhombus

The footage comes as part of a video exhibit in the Capitol riot case.


Everyone's Replaceable 0
Stu Block (Into Eternity, ex-Iced Earth) Will Perform Live with Annihilator
January 27th, 2022 at 10:59am MetalSucks

He recorded some vocals for Annihilator in the studio recently as well.


Breaking the Law 0
Jon Schaffer (Iced Earth) Sued for His Involvement in U.S. Capitol Riot
December 14th, 2021 at 2:09pm MetalSucks

31 members of the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers are named in the complaint, which seeks to recover the millions of dollars the city spent to defend the US Capitol during the seditious riot on January 6.


Breaking the Law 0
Report: Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer Continuing to Cooperate in Capitol Riot Investigation
November 17th, 2021 at 12:29pm Vince Neilstein

He was the first person involved in the January 6 Capitol riot to reach a plea deal with the government and remains on supervised pre-trial release.


Breaking the Law 0
Former Iced Earth Singer Stu Block Says Jon Schaffer “F*cked up Real Bad”
August 6th, 2021 at 9:41am MetalSucks

Block seemed to defend Schaffer after the guitarist was first arrested.


Breaking the Law 0
Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer Says Inmates Threw Feces at Him in Jail
July 23rd, 2021 at 3:09pm Vince Neilstein

New court records have surfaced as Schaffer awaits trial for his role in the January 6 U.S. Capitol riots.


Everyone's Replaceable 0
Stu Block Returns to Into Eternity After Quitting Iced Earth
July 20th, 2021 at 10:13am Vince Neilstein

The vocalist left Into Eternity to join Iced Earth in 2013.


Pummeling Politics 0
Tim “Ripper” Owens Says Former Iced Earth Bandmate Jon Schaffer “Made a Mistake” That He’ll “Regret for the Rest of His Life”
June 11th, 2021 at 11:45am Axl Rosenberg

Owens has backed Trump and #bluelivesmatter, but he doesn’t back Schaffer.


Breaking the Law 0
Týr Members Discuss Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer: “Sounds Like He Doesn’t Really Believe in What He Was Trying to Do”
May 10th, 2021 at 11:01am Axl Rosenberg

“If he thinks the entire government needs to be overthrown, he wouldn’t try and make a deal with them to turn other people in as well.”


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Totally True Memoirs of a Metal Producer: Iced Earth’s The Glorious Burden
April 27th, 2021 at 1:37pm MetalSucks

Schaffer pulled a can bear spray on me and said “We’re calling this album The Glorious Burden.” I saluted and said “Aye aye captain.”


Breaking the Law 0
Video: Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer Walks Free After 89 Days in Jail
April 22nd, 2021 at 9:55am Vince Neilstein

Schaffer reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors and will be a free man until his sentencing.


Breaking the Law 0
Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer Pleads Guilty to Two Charges for His Role in the Capitol Riot
April 16th, 2021 at 12:56pm Axl Rosenberg

The guitarist has reportedly entered in a plea bargain with prosecutors.


Breaking the Law 0
Leaked Court Document Shows Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer May Get a Plea Deal
April 6th, 2021 at 8:42am Vince Neilstein

Schaffer and the government have been in discussions about a plea deal that would see charges lessened in exchange for cooperation in other related cases.


Breaking the Law 0
Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer Agrees to Delay ‘Speedy Trial Act’ Rights Citing Covid-19 Restrictions
April 2nd, 2021 at 11:10am Vince Neilstein

The guitarist will remain in jail while he awaits trial.


Breaking the Law 0
Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer: Court Date Set for April 6
March 31st, 2021 at 5:37pm Vince Neilstein

His attorneys are seeking to have him released from jail while he awaits trial for his role in the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot.


Breaking the Law 0
Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer Was Allegedly One of the First Rioters To Enter the Capitol; Bail Remains Denied
March 27th, 2021 at 11:23am MetalSucks

A judge has issued an “order of detention pending trial.”


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