Jon Schaffer is back baaabbby YEEEAAAH!

[Spruce Goose]

ICED EARTH – “BW&BK Is Banned!” [Hot Flashes - 04.05.05 18:20:01]

Due to ICED EARTH’s Jon Schaffer having taken great offense to David Perri’s politics-steeped cover story on the band in issue #77, Schaffer has

banned the magazine’s staff members from attending Iced Earth shows, will not do interviews with the magazine ever again, and will not allow BW&BK merchandise booths at any of their shows, adding that “We’re through with you. You need us to sell magazines. We don’t need you to sell records. You’re just a fanzine. If that guy shows up at the show in Montreal, he’d better stay clear.”

Aside from staff favourites IRON MAIDEN, BW&BK has (arguably) covered Iced Earth more than any other band in the magazine’s ten year history, including putting the band on the cover twice since Ripper Owens joined for The Glorious Burden. BW&BK expresses disappointment that the band’s fans will not be reading interview-based features with Iced Earth in future issues, and has released this statement so that they understand why. The magazine wishes Schaffer and Co. good luck in its future endeavors.




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[Goreripper]

Jon Schaffer is a bigger wanker than Nu_Tek 7

 

[Spruce Goose]

Nu_Tek 4 eva

 

[Southy]

he is for sure

 

[TRrEiTxIxRiE DTrash]

What a drongo!

 

[spawn]

I want to see the article that pissed him off!

 

[Spruce Goose]

Apparently the guy didnt agree with Jons political views and the war started from that

 

[Goreripper]

Schaffer is one of those right-leaning American "patriot" types, and Perri is a Canadian. That would explain a lot.

 

[spawn]

Well, ive read that the article was pretty biased and the reporter was asking questions that would deliberately piss Jon off (and its not like the reporters didnt know what Jons opinions were).

Im sure someone will scan the article in the next few days anyway.

 

[Celestial-Todd]

Yeah I haven't seen the article either, but going on what I've heard the interviewer really was out of line during the interview

 

[Sydo]

What the fuck is BW&WBBKS anyway?

 

[spawn]

Its a magazine in Canada about metal

 

[Sydo]

Canadwho?

 

[spawn]

Its tucked all the way down there.../Homer

 

[Goreripper]

Im sure someone will scan the article in the next few days anyway.

Where's The_Prisoner when you need him?

 

[KoichCPA]

In gaol.

 

[spawn]

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No wonder Jon was annoyed! "Schaffer became a man who I feared on seemingly every foreign policy level."

 

[phlogiston]

I though that interview was pretty good, in fact. Sure, it's probably not the type of thing I would expect from a Metal magazine, but if Jon wants to push his gung-ho American patriot opinions every chance he gets, then occasionally he's got to be made to defend his position.

 

[spawn]

Well I dont know if Jon has exactly been pushing his political opinions or patriotism on anyone, he just keeps getting asked about it

The fact that in the first paragraph the guy is making out that TGB is a political album (which it definitely isnt) shows his true colours...

 

[Blitzkrieg]

I don't really see the big deal.