Iced Earth - Jon Schaffer Issues Health Update

Iced Earth - Jon Schaffer Issues Health Update

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Iced Earth
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BloodTears
August 17, 2014
A few months ago, Iced Earth's mastermind and guitarist Jon Schaffer announced that he would undergo neck surgery again and the band had to cancel a few tour dates. Now, he has updated on his health after the surgery and he seems to be healing well. The band is already planning their next U.S. tour.

Jon Schaffer's update taken from the band's Facebook page: "Hello brothers and sisters, I'm writing to let you know that I'm healing very well. I played guitar a few weeks ago for the first time, and it immediately felt like the surgery worked. Needless to say, I was very relieved. Through many months of the Worldwide Plagues Tour I was suffering from a loss of coordination in my hands, numbness, and intense levels of pain. It was a battle every night onstage and it reached a critical point where the cervical fusion had to happen, sooner rather than later. I am happy to report that so far things are going very well in my recovery, and I expect it to stay on this path. We are in the planning stages of our next US tour, and that will very likely take place this winter. So, before you know it we'll be back on the warpath, and before long, songwriting will commence, and another chapter of Iced Earth will be in the making. There will be lots of updates in the coming months. We are forging the attack as I am recovering from surgery. The boys and I are ready to get back out there ASAP to lay down the metal!

"Thanks so much for your concern and support!"

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17.08.2014 - 22:40

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Get back on your A game master!!!
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18.08.2014 - 05:31

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Maybe this is why Plagues was a letdown?
I'm hoping for a return to form...after dystopia Jon showed he's still got it.
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24.09.2014 - 23:04

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It gets more than just a surgery to bring this guy down \m/
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