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Post by Admin on Mar 3, 2021 4:38:07 GMT
Parody bands are a dime a dozen, and many of them plainly fail at their primary objective: being funny. But every now and then one cuts through the clutter, and today we present you with Flattened Earth, an Iced Earth parody whose debut single, “The Glorious LARP” — a nod to the cosplay events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 — delivers the lampooning Jon Schaffer deserves.
“Flattened Earth is the world’s first historic reenactment band. It is NOT a tribute,” the YouTube description warns. “We were inspired by the story of Jon Schaffer, confederate flag guitar enthusiast and leader of mid-to-low tier metal band Iced Earth. Now that his band and the events at the capitol are history, this is our musical conception of his experience.”
With music by Brooks Rocco and lyrics by Matt Lee and Rich Horner, the riffs are appropriately triumphant and the words supremely patriotic. Here’s a quick sample of this extremely important #content: “Patriots assemble on this day in history / Guided by the internet, a deep conspiracy / Our president of game shows conjured up the plan / We’ll march with flags and bear spray into the promised land.”
What’s more, the accompanying imagery contains some extremely entertaining Photoshopping, something our own Photoshop whiz Axl Rosenberg would surely appreciate.
Schaffer continues to sit in an Indiana jail six weeks after turning himself in to the authorities. He awaits extradition to Washington D.C. to stand trial for six federal charges stemming from the events on January 6.
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Post by Admin on Mar 16, 2021 3:01:49 GMT
According to The Republic reporter Jordan Morey, Jon Schaffer has been moved from the Marion County Jail, nearly eight weeks after U.S. Magistrate for the Southern District of Indiana judge Mark Dinsmore signed an order for the ICED EARTH guitarist to appear in D.C.'s district court.
The 53-year-old musician, who resides in in Edinburgh, Indiana, is facing six federal criminal charges after he was accused of spraying a police officer with a pepper-based bear repellant during the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Marion County Jail staff told The Republic Monday morning that Schaffer had been moved from the facility, but did not confirm his location. Indianapolis FBI special agent Steve Secor said Schaffer was still in Indiana as of Monday morning.
Last week, Schaffer's attorneys filed a motion to dismiss the charges against the guitarist for his involvement in the insurrection. Court documents filed on March 9 request that he be released immediately under the claim that the government has violated the Speedy Trial Act, which establishes maximum time periods for different stages of a federal criminal prosecution. Since the Speedy Trial Act required the government to file an information or an indictment within 30 days of Schaffer's arrest, the "complaint must be dismissed," Schaffer's attorneys wrote.
Schaffer waived his preliminary hearing as well as his rights to an identity hearing and production of a warrant in late January in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, court documents state. He was supposed to be transported by a United States marshal to Washington, D.C. where government lawyers and Schaffer's legal team have mutually agreed to handle all proceedings.
Schaffer is entitled to a hearing on the issue of pretrial detention upon his arrival in D.C., court documents said.
Nearly eight weeks ago, government lawyers asked the judge to not offer Schaffer a bond when he goes in front of U.S. magistrate.
Schaffer must prove to the federal magistrate that he is not a threat to himself or the public before being released on bail. Others who have been charged for insurrection at the Capitol have been given bail but ordered to surrender their firearms, avoid contact with other alleged Capitol rioters and stay away from all state capitol buildings. Some other alleged rioters have been prohibited from using social media and participating in any political rallies.
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