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Jon Schaffer

Franklin, United States

Jon Schaffer is credited on 308 releases across 47 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1988–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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308

Pressings credited

47

Albums

5

Decades active

63

In collections

Biography

Jon Ryan Schaffer ( SHAY-fər; born March 15, 1968) is an American heavy metal musician. He is the rhythm guitarist, bandleader and principal songwriter of the Indiana-based heavy metal band Iced Earth, which he formed in 1985 under the name Purgatory. He is also the lead singer in his political side project Sons of Liberty and, until 2021, played guitar for Demons & Wizards, his collaboration with Blind Guardian frontman Hansi Kürsch. Schaffer pleaded guilty to crimes related to his participation in the January 6 United States Capitol attack in 2021 and was sentenced to three years probation before being pardoned in 2025.

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Credited work

308 releases · 47 albums · active 1988–2026

  • Performance · 1,160
  • Other credits · 485
  • Production · 173

Studios: Morrisound Studios · Rodon · TRC Studios · Twilight Hall Studios

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