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Tuesday, April 8, 2008 - Iced Earth - New interview and sound clips available
IcedEarth.com caught up with Jon Schaffer last week for a wide-ranging interview lasting 37 minutes which is available as a free mp3 download (35 MB) here. To download the interview, use your mouse to right-click on the link above, and then select, "Download Linked File."

Topics include: Where the track from the new single, "I Walk Alone" fits into the Something Wicked saga; The decision for choosing the three songs from Framing Armageddon that were re-recored with Matt Barlow on the new single; Ongoing booking plans beyond those already announced for 2008; A possible USO tour in Afganastan and Iraq; Setlist plans for Chicago Powerfest on May 2; Jon's new signature pickup, "The Ice Bucker" created by Jim Wagner of WCR Guitar Pickups; Technial talk and advice about acheiving guitar tone; Jon's guitar picks of choice and how they affect guitar tone, Jon's new private studio, "Soaring Eagle Sound"; and Impressions on the new Century Media box-set, "Slave to the Dark."

Direct link to the interview.

You can also listen to all tracks from the new Iced Earth single at their MySpace Page.
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Comment by KingPest (Member) - Friday, April 11, 2008
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Ultra generic riffing for sure, but Barlow sounds great. Hopefully Jon has decided to save him self for the full album instead of blowing his entire load on the EP like last time...

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