 | Jon Ryan Schaffer (/ˈʃeɪfər/; born March 15, 1968) is an American heavy metal musician. He is the rhythm guitarist, bandleader and principal songwriter... 28 KB (2,680 words) - 03:44, 6 April 2024 |
 | Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band currently composed of only Jon Schaffer, formed in Tampa, Florida and based in Columbus, Indiana. They were formed... 54 KB (5,314 words) - 20:59, 28 March 2024 |
 | side-project by Blind Guardian vocalist Hansi Kürsch and Jon Schaffer, the guitarist for Iced Earth. Schaffer wrote the music and Kürsch wrote the lyrics. The... 16 KB (1,712 words) - 02:27, 26 January 2024 |
 | consisted of vocalist Gene Adam, lead guitarist Bill Owen, rhythm guitarist Jon Schaffer, bassist Richard Bateman and drummer Greg Seymour. The band has been... 39 KB (1,921 words) - 15:50, 28 March 2024 |
 | Matt Barlow (section Schaffer/Barlow Project) Ashes of Ares and former lead singer of Iced Earth and Pyramaze. He is Jon Schaffer's brother-in-law. Barlow joined Iced Earth after the Night of the Stormrider... 7 KB (740 words) - 03:12, 26 July 2023 |
album was first recorded with Matt Barlow on vocals, but band leader Jon Schaffer was not satisfied with his performance. Due to the events of September... 12 KB (446 words) - 13:42, 3 January 2024 |
Recorded in March 1998, Something Wicked This Way Comes introduced Jon Schaffer's fictional story Something Wicked Saga, which would be later expanded... 15 KB (1,111 words) - 20:19, 28 August 2023 |
Dark Saga are under four minutes long). According to rhythm guitarist Jon Schaffer, the shift in musical style was due to a much more positive feeling going... 11 KB (963 words) - 23:17, 18 January 2024 |
concept album centered on an idea that was created by the band's leader Jon Schaffer. Night of the Stormrider is the only Iced Earth album to feature lead... 5 KB (320 words) - 13:48, 18 January 2024 |
main songwriter Jon Schaffer has said that the heaviness of the songs were a result of his frustration with the music industry. Schaffer's frustration is... 8 KB (352 words) - 14:27, 18 January 2024 |
Demons & Wizards, a side-project by Hansi Kürsch of Blind Guardian and Jon Schaffer of Iced Earth. Released in February 2000, the album was recorded with... 7 KB (271 words) - 04:41, 26 January 2024 |
Maiden cover, along with an interview with bandleader/rhythm guitarist Jon Schaffer. There is also a single-disc version with "Transylvania", but without... 7 KB (490 words) - 20:29, 28 August 2023 |
artwork. It came originally with an Alive in Athens poster signed by Jon Schaffer. This box had the same track list as the three-disc version. In 2008... 13 KB (617 words) - 15:42, 1 March 2024 |
track and "Tragedy and Triumph") feature the return of rhythm guitarist Jon Schaffer's Something Wicked concept, which has appeared on many of the band's previous... 37 KB (2,841 words) - 10:02, 18 February 2024 |
Crucible of Man is the second concept album based on guitarist-songwriter Jon Schaffer's Something Wicked Saga. It also the third album overall to feature the... 10 KB (637 words) - 14:27, 18 January 2024 |
co-wrote both that song and "Infiltrate and Assimilate". In December 2006, Jon Schaffer posted a journal announcing that Iced Earth's new album, then titled... 12 KB (1,186 words) - 22:13, 27 April 2024 |
by the label following Jon Schaffer's 2021 arrest. Iced Earth took a break from touring in 2015, primarily due to Schaffer's second cervical fusion surgery... 13 KB (1,466 words) - 14:27, 18 January 2024 |
a guest on the album. According to rhythm guitarist and band leader Jon Schaffer, half of the album is focused on his "Something Wicked" concept, while... 12 KB (805 words) - 14:27, 18 January 2024 |
 | vocalist of Demons & Wizards, a side-project with Iced Earth guitarist Jon Schaffer until his departure from the project in 2021. Additionally, he has worked... 10 KB (1,070 words) - 01:30, 6 April 2024 |
after 1880), the additional alternative spelling "Schäffer", and the anglicised forms "Schaeffer", "Schaffer", "Shaffer", "Shafer", and "Schafer" are all common... 13 KB (1,755 words) - 02:16, 29 December 2023 |
 | Guy Reffitt Dana Rohrabacher Rick Saccone Ryan Samsel Ronald Sandlin Jon Schaffer Kevin Seefried Owen Shroyer Peter Francis Stager Brandon Straka John... 15 KB (1,474 words) - 13:23, 22 February 2024 |
by Jon Schaffer and all music written by Schaffer and Randall Shawver, except where noted. Gene Adam − lead vocals Randall Shawver − lead guitar Jon Schaffer... 3 KB (135 words) - 23:18, 25 April 2024 |
features most of the band's October 2006-March 2007 lineup, with guitarist Jon Schaffer playing bass, as former bassist James "Bo" Wallace left before recording... 4 KB (291 words) - 14:04, 18 January 2024 |
 | and eleven music videos. Originally formed as Purgatory by guitarist Jon Schaffer on January 20, 1985, the band spent five years playing live locally and... 27 KB (1,112 words) - 14:08, 18 January 2024 |
 | "Baked Alaska" Gionet Simone Gold Klete Keller Ethan Nordean Rick Saccone Jon Schaffer John Earle Sullivan Organizations Boogaloo movement Groypers Oath Keepers... 11 KB (941 words) - 02:02, 27 April 2024 |
place 35. All tracks are written by Jon Schaffer and Hansi Kürsch, except where noted Hansi Kürsch – vocals Jon Schaffer – lead, rhythm, bass, acoustic guitars... 5 KB (397 words) - 04:36, 26 January 2024 |
album's booklet, used a 1986 Purgatory demo for the backing track instead. Jon Schaffer – rhythm guitar, vocals Randall Shawver – lead guitar Matt Barlow – lead... 9 KB (450 words) - 12:25, 19 January 2024 |
Brush-fires of the Mind is the only album by Jon Schaffer's heavy metal solo-project Sons of Liberty. The album was released on the project's website on... 4 KB (373 words) - 05:47, 21 October 2022 |
show either angels or demons on the cover. The booklet also includes Jon Schaffer's comments on previous albums and his life. Even though the CD was released... 6 KB (386 words) - 14:16, 18 January 2024 |
 | Middle-Earth came mainly from British rock band Jethro Tull. Along with Jon Schaffer, the leader and founder of Iced Earth, Kürsch was a member of Demons... 38 KB (3,482 words) - 01:45, 6 February 2024 |