Iced Earth guitarist, Jon Schaffer, continues to cooperate with the government in regards to his involvement in the US Capitol riot events on January 6, 2021.

According to a post shared by journalist Zoe Tillman, a Joint Status Report filed by attorney Matthew M. Graves states that, "The government reports that Defendant Jon Schaffer continues to cooperate with the government. We request the opportunity to file a further status report my May 20, 2022. We have consulted with counsel for the defendant, who concurs in this request."

Jon Schaffer, the Indiana heavy metal guitarist with Oath Keeper ties who was the first person to plead guilty in the Jan. 6 prosecutions (obstructing an official proceeding + carrying bear spray into the Capitol), is still cooperating, per status report filed this morning pic.twitter.com/Vqoc9bUNZT

— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) February 18, 2022

Earlier this year, Jon Schaffer released a digital edition of a new Iced Earth album, entitled A Narrative Soundscape, via Ravencraft Productions. Order the album at Amazon, and listen to the full set via the YouTube playlist below.

The album is made up of 15 tracks, originally available with the purchase of the deluxe edition of Schaffer's first book, Wicked Words And Epic Tales (Wicked Words, LLC). A Narrative Soundscape is a completely re-imagined delivery of the lyrics of Iced Earth songs created exclusively for the release. Longtime collaborator Jim Morris worked with Jon Schaffer on these versions.

A Narrative Soundscape tracklisting:

"Dystopia" (A Narrative Soundscape)
"Declaration Day" (A Narrative Soundscape)
"Wolf" (A Narrative Soundscape)
"Dante’s Inferno" (A Narrative Soundscape)
"Melancholy (Holy Martyr)" (A Narrative Soundscape)
"Dracula" (A Narrative Soundscape)
"Raven Wing" (A Narrative Soundscape)
"Angels Holocaust" (A Narrative Soundscape)
"The Clouding" (A Narrative Soundscape)
"Something Wicked Trilogy" (A Narrative Soundscape)
"Watching Over Me" (A Narrative Soundscape)
"Seven Headed Whore" (A Narrative Soundscape)
"Damien" (A Narrative Soundscape)
"A Question of Heaven" (A Narrative Soundscape)
"Come What May" (A Narrative Soundscape)