Iced Earth singer Stu Block and bassist Luke Appleton have officially announced that they have both quit the band. The decision comes over one month after the metal group s founding member, guitarist Jon Schaffer, participated in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6 and just under four weeks after the FBI confirmed he had been arrested on six federal charges.
Block, who came under fire earlier for a since-deleted social media post where he alleged he confused the meanings of the words condemn and condone in regards to his message that had the appearance of supporting the attack as it took place, said his latest decision was made after careful deliberation.
The latest evidence evincing Iced Earth guitarist and songwriter Jon Schaffer s involvement in the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol arrived this week in the form of video footage. In a clip, it appears that the musician participates in charging police officers at an entrance of the Capitol Building.
The previously unseen footage aired during a CNN broadcast on Monday (Feb. 15), as Blabbermouth reported. The video first emerged in materials presented by the House of Representatives managers in the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump that concluded last week.
Watch the clip down toward the bottom of this post.
Iced Earth singer Stu Block and bassist Luke Appleton have officially announced that they have both quit the band. The decision comes over one month after the metal group s founding member, guitarist Jon Schaffer, participated in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6 and just under four weeks after the FBI confirmed he had been arrested on six federal charges.
Block, who came under fire earlier for a since-deleted social media post where he alleged he confused the meanings of the words condemn and condone in regards to his message that had the appearance of supporting the attack as it took place, said his latest decision was made after careful deliberation.