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- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1968-03-15
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Jon Ryan Schaffer (born March 15, 1968 in Franklin, Indiana) is a heavy metal guitarist, songwriter, seditionist and snitch. He is the founder of the heavy metal band Iced Earth. At the age of 14 Jon got his first guitar and began writing music. At the age of 16 he moved out of his parents' home and went to Tampa, Florida. In 1985 Schaffer founded the power/thrash metal band Purgatory, which quickly changed its name to become Iced Earth. He is now the only remaining member of the first line-up
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- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Franklin
- Occupation
- singer
- Participant in
- January 6 United States Capitol attack
- Genre
- heavy metal music
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.icedearth.com
- Image
- 20161202 Oberhausen Ruhrpott Metall Meeting Iced Earth 0136 Iced Earth (Cropped).jpg
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- Jon Schaffer
- date of birth
- 1968-03-15
- start of work period
- 1984-00-00
- member of
- Iced Earth
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Jon Ryan Schaffer (* 15. März 1968 in Franklin, Indiana) ist ein US-amerikanischer Gitarrist und Gründer der Heavy-Metal-Band Iced Earth. Er wurde zusätzlich durch seine Beteiligung am Sturm auf das Kapitol im Januar 2021 bekannt.
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