The guitarist and principal songwriter Jon Schaffer was recently arrested for participating in the so-called "insurrection" on January 6th at the Capitol. The FBI featured him on a poster seeking help in identifying protesters. He attended Trump rallies in the past and he once described the federal government as a "criminal enterprise". I haven't heard anything about his case recently, just that he's facing six charges. I wonder if he's being held in solitary confinement like some of the others who were arrested.
Iced Earth is fantastic. It’s a shame that they aren’t better known.
A few months ago, I posted a link to their song “Dystopia”. It’s amazing how prophetic that song is, considering that it was released in 2012. The line “your vaccinated fate” is chilling.
Schaffer is being persecuted for his conservative beliefs. I’ve discovered that Metal artists are more likely to be conservative or libertarian than the “mainstream” artists.