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Last week, Fall Out Boy fans went wild when they were announced as one of the performers for the We The People concert. For those of you that don’t know, Fall Out Boy and President-elect Joe Biden have quite an unexpected connection. Back in 2008, when  Pete Wentz revealed that his parents met years ago while working for the Biden campaign. “I would not be standing here actually in reality at all because my parents met working for Biden,” Wentz told the  Associated Press. “They met o...

The musician from Columbus, Indiana, turned himself in to authorities around 3 p.m. Sunday. Author: Jennie Runevitch Updated: 7:39 PM EST January 18, 2021 COLUMBUS, Ind. — Were getting a clearer picture of the Hoosier arrested this weekend in connection with the Capitol riots. The FBI says Jon Ryan Schaffer, a heavy metal musician from Columbus, Indiana turned himself in Sunday afternoon. Investigators say when he traveled from Indiana to Washington on Jan. 6, ...

A lot of Iced Earth fans who supported Jon Schaffer's recent Kickstarter campaign aren't too happy about his involvement in the U.S. Capitol riots.

King 810 singer David Gunn was seen on video at the deadly Jan. 6 pro-Trump riot that took place the U.S. Capitol Building. In a response statement after video footage circulated, Gunn claimed there is no evidence of him inside the Capitol and that he was there to film a music video. The frontman also said he has already spoken with Federal agents since the event. In a 13-minute video posted on Reddit (Gunn can be seen at the 10:30 mark), rioters are seen making attempts to breach the Capitol...

Last week’s attack on the United States Capitol building will forever be remembered as one of the darkest days in American history. Like most people around the world, rockers and

One of the most prominent photos coming out of last week's riots on Capitol Hill was the photo that displayed Iced Earth guitarist Jon Schaffer inside the Capitol with other rioters. Local D.C. police authorities listed him as a "Person of Interest", and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (that's t

The FBI is seeking information about a heavy metal guitarist from Indiana who was photographed inside the U.S. Capitol during last weeks insurrection.

ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer has yet to be charged with a federal crime in connection with his role in last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol. ...

This Far-Right Militia Went All-In Before the Capitol Riot Kelly Weill © Provided by The Daily Beast Susan Walsh/AP High on a flyer of FBI suspects in Wednesday’s attack on the Capitol building is a picture of a shouting man in a cap with a yellow insignia. Though the FBI doesn’t name him, his identity is no mystery: he’s Jon Schaffer, guitarist in Ice Earth, according to the metal band, which has condemned his alleged actions at the Capitol. But more striking than the ...

UPDATE: Stu Block has issued another statement on social media, clarifying the deleted post in question and his stance surrounding the unrest at the Capitol. See it near the bottom of this page. In an announcement on Jan. 9 posted on his socials but attributed to the entire group, Block said the heavy metal band "absolutely DO NOT condone nor do we support riots or the acts of violence that the rioters were involved in on January 6th at the US Capitol building. We hope that all those involve...