Man this video is a compilation of everything that Iced Earth does: boring shitty gallop riffs. Its hilarious to see you guys still loving Iced Earth. Maybe you should all get horses or something.
Such total variety, man i am totally amazed at this band. A group of truly gifted musicians who must be heard by everyone. It'd make North Korea surrender if South Korea kept blasting it on them across the border. Just brilliant...god I wish I knew Morse code.
its funny you say, they are really good riffs no doubt, but most of em are the same exact notes played differently lol... not at all very original when you look at it musically..but still very good riffs
0:00 - Night of the Stormrider (intro), 0:04 - Path I chose (intro), 0:09 - Iced Earth, 0:27 - Burning Times, 0:34 - Wolf, 1:00 - The Hunter, 1:04 - Angels Holocaust, 1:13 - The Reckoning 1:18 - Written on the Walls, 1:28 - When the Night Falls, 1:30 - Iced Earth, 1:38 - Curse the sky 1:43 - Dante's Inferno, 1:52 - Night of the Stormrider, 2:10 - When the Night Falls, 2:15 - Travel in Stygian (Live), 2:22 - Pure Evil (Live), 2:25 - Desert Rain, 2:40 - Dante's Inferno ,
2:53 - Dante's Inferno (again), 3:02 - Hold at all costs, 3:07 - Disciples of the lie 3:25 - Dimension Gauntlet 3:44 - Framing Armageddon 3:50 - Sacrificial Kingdoms 3:55 - Retribution through the ages 4:04 - The Clouding 4:10 - Behold the wicked child 4:17 - Something wicked (Part I) 4:27 - A charge to keep 4:38 - Order of the Rose 4:43 - When stars collide (Born is he) 4:47 - Motivation of Man 4:52 - Sacrificial kingdoms 4:57 - Setian Massacre 5:02 - Divide and devour 5:07 - The Revealing
the most magic riff-creating hands in metal,hands down! this guy is a sweet/catchy as hell-riff producing machine! a true master of his trade!!!!!....
If I didn't know better I'd say Jon had a favorite rhythmic technique or something.
Seriously, I actually like Iced Earth for the most part, but I also have a high tolerance for overused techniques. To say Jon loves his gallops is a bit of an understatement.
Christ some of you people aren't good at picking up on sarcasm. Also even if the poster is taking the piss out of Jon it doesnt mean he doesnt like Iced Earth. I have all their albums apart from Crucible of Man and I still laugh at Jon and his one riff sometimes :p
I am very confused. The guy is called "FramingArmageddon" indicating he is an Iced Earth fan, he spends time making a video (which I loved :P) of beastly Schaffer riffs. Though the video information indicates he is making fun of Schaffer, along with the text during the video. Are you a fan or not?!
is this a troll, or is the uploader sincere? Hoping it's the former, either way these soulless, stupidly generic Hetfield rip offs are hilarious and made my day. Kudos, FA!
It's not a wonder that there are so many ignorant fools on the web that don't recognize talent or great musicianship when they hear it and bash it .I recently finished mastering most of all of IE's songs (my favorite band ) And EVERY Prog Tech/ Fag Tech metal musician I've run into could not even fathom playing this sick a rhythm at this speed. Something's been lost in today's music, but I plan to keep this part of the best of metal's history alive in my 74 SG. Long live Jon Schaffer \m/
hellyeah! the brilliant/unique rythm guitar parts/riffing is what I always loved best about Jon and his awesome band!!! his riffing sound is so characteristic that the moment you listen to it,you know it's him-it's kinda' like a trademark!....and I loved it even more when I found out where the inspiration for it came from:none other than the one and only steve harris-my personal music idol!Jon studied iron maiden's riffing and he sped it up/developed it to an entirely new level!
Not bad but this comment "Each and every riff is carefully crafted with the highest degree of originality" Is out for debate for me, every riff sounds the same
Lol...I love this. Trying to mock on Iced Earth and almost every single comment here is like: ''Hail Iced Earth/Jon Schaffer, Kick-ass riffs''. Anyways...I can listen to these freaking riffs the whole day. He uses the same rhythm pattern over and over though, but they are still different riffs.
Great tribute, brother. Iced Earth is one of my Top 5 bands of all time. Not to mention, Jon Schaffer is from my hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana, making him a hometown hero and influence. I used to talk to Greg Seymour once in a while too (Iced Earth's original drummer).
There has never been anything close to resembling shredding in Iced Earth. :P Not that that's a bad thing at all, but most of their solos aren't very challenging at all.
"his shredding solos" He usually doesnt do the solos, he writes them, but doesnt perform them, but yes, one of the best rhythm guitar players around, sounds just like this, as long as you add in the screaming fans.
king666nothing: well these are from all over, a lot from "Days of Purgatory", some from "something wicked this way comes" some newer, some older. Actually hit a lot of what I like. Was gonna say i didnt hear any Dantes Inferno, but i just heard some, bad ass song.
Schaffer is a godamned beast... I've spent crazy amounts of time mastering these riffs (putting out covers soon [good covers, not like the other ones you see lol] ) And It always kills me how he plays so flawlessly... THAT is why he should be praised... Mofo wants to mock all of his hard work to create something original, Let him have his laugh, because I LOVE this movie.
The funny thing is that while Schaffer's rhythm guitar is usually very similar between each song, this video has a lot of different riffs in it. Learn what riff means and what rhythm pattern means. Apples and apple pies.
I realize that, but the Person who posted it apparently can't actually play this. Same style, and usually tuning but all different, fast and fun to play.
now i am a dimebag darrell fanboy and i always have and always will preach that he makes the greatest riffs of all time. But i think the he is almost equaled out with schaffer. His riffs are origianal they are placed and timed excelently and his picking is absolutely impeccable. His control and speed is incredible and he has made iced earth the amazing band that it is today. Jon is amazing and this video is a testament to that FACT!
I dont know if this vid is a mockery or not, but most of people commenting here are actually praising iced earth and Schaffer. So if this is a mockery as some of you said, then the author failed miserably. Anyway, awesome stuff, incredible rythm guitar and its god Jon Schaffer. \m/
Schaffer is a godamned beast... I've spent crazy amounts of time mastering these riffs (putting out covers soon [good covers, not like the other ones you see lol] ) And It always kills me how he plays so flawlessly... THAT is why he should be praised... Mofo wants to mock all of his hard work to create something original, Let him have his laugh, because I LOVE this movie.
Jon Schaffer is the greatest rhythm guitarist i've ever heard. Really, who else can play that kind of monster riffs and still sound so melodic and simply good. I don't care what anyone else says, but my opinion is, that Iced Earth is better thrash metal band than Metallica or Megadeth. Iced Earth sounds better and it's not so commercial band. And Schaffer could play in every single band there is, he's that good =D.
I think its pretty hilarious that this is a mockery of Iced Earth yet its all their best riffs. If you think this is generic crap then you need to try and play some of them. These are monster riffs, most of them tough to nail accurately. Alot of Jon's riffs sound similar because of the way he plays them and his rather unique amps he uses.
Its ironic because Maiden does the exact same thing but you don't see people bitching about them. Every song has the Maiden gallop. Its a signature sound.
Just try and play Jon Schaffer on rhythm guitar without flaw. I've watched him do it live up close 2x. No chance any guitar player knew could even dream of playing rhythm that fast.
@king666nothing stormrider, the path i choose, iced earth, burning times, wolf, the hunter, angels holocaust, the reckoning, written on the walls, when the night falls, iced earth (again), curse the sky, dante's inferno, stormrider (again), when the night falls (again), travel in stygian, pure evil, desert rain, dante's inferno (again), dante's inferno (once again)...
I am a pretty big Iced Earth fan but I stopped listening after Horror Show and I don't listen to Dark Saga much. Here's the best I've got: 0:00 - Night of the Stormrider (intro), 0:04 - Path I chose (intro), 0:09 - Iced Earth, 0:28 - Burning Times, 0:35 - Wolf, 1:00 - (Sounds really familar but no idea where it's from), 1:04 - Angels Holocaust, 1:14 - ???, 1:18 - Written on the Walls, 1:28 - When the Night Falls, 1:30 - Iced Earth (different version that 0:09), 1:39 - ???
1:44 - Dante's Inferno, 1:52 - Night of the Stormrider, 2:12 - When the Night Falls, 2:15 - Travel in Stygian (Live), 2:22 - Pure Evil (Live), 2:25 - Desert Rain, 2:40 - Dante's Inferno, 2:55 - Dante's Inferno ... the remaining 17 riffs seem to be from beyond Horror Show since nothing sounds familiar to me.
@person1227 bro 1:00 belongs to the hunter of iced earth.. thats where we play on our tribute band with pure sense of joy on t"he hunter":) and 1:14 purely belongs to "reckoning dont tread on me"
@person1227 bro 1:00 belongs to the hunter of iced earth.. thats where we play on our tribute band with pure sense of joy on t"he hunter":) and 1:14 purely belongs to "reckoning dont tread on me" and 1:18 is " cast in stone"
icemilitia I think Schaffer and Jeff Waters (Annihilator) are the best rhythm player in the world when it comes to tight triplet and galloping based riffs.
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Are you a fucking retard? a song is suposed to stay the same tempo.. if it didnt it would sound like complete shit slowing down and speeding up all the time, would sound something like a gay ass rap songs, this music is very complex and wonderfull, if you dont like it go shove it up your worthless ass you fucktard.
@MetalSynthLegend If you are so great then why don't you spend hours selecting riffs and putting them together in a video? I'd would like to here that you insulting little idiot! Sure, it's a little sarcastic, he's making fun of Schaffer, yes all the riffs are gallops, but they're still cool!
well the guy's username references an iced earth song, so maybe he;s serious. though his claim that jon schaeffer plays shredding solos is a bit ridiculous.
Not a song, it's a compilation of all the great riffs Schaffer ever used.
They come from almost all the songs Iced Earth has ever made. So I recommend that if you wanna hear them all again in a song, you buy the entire Iced Earth discography
but that's "signature" iced earth. u know what i mean.
bt, the crucible of man and framing armageddon(although this one is better than the crucible of man for me) are clearly not the best iced earth work. there are good stuff in it though..
The fact that Jon Schaffer is a douche who deserves all the mocking he gets aside, thrash has had plenty of creative acts. Just because most of Iced Earth and Annihilator are bland and boring doesn't mean the whole genre is.
Every band has there own style, and i admit i get tired of how so many metalcore/hardcore bands ALWAYS have a breakdown part in all their songs, but i just can't get enough of these gallops. It defines Iced Earth for me
...And people need to become better educated when talking about metal because its like every time someone hears a fast gallop in a song, they say its a "Slayer inspired," like their the ONLY band that uses them.
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Man this video is a compilation of everything that Iced Earth does: boring shitty gallop riffs. Its hilarious to see you guys still loving Iced Earth. Maybe you should all get horses or something.
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MrGerbilGoof 2 weeks ago
I don't get the point of this video... All of the riffs are different? They are only similar in the way that they are being played by the same band.
But anyway, cheers for this video. It's been quite nice listening to a bunch of awesome songs slammed together, seriously.
Decklocation 2 weeks ago
Such total variety, man i am totally amazed at this band. A group of truly gifted musicians who must be heard by everyone. It'd make North Korea surrender if South Korea kept blasting it on them across the border. Just brilliant...god I wish I knew Morse code.
MrGerbilGoof 4 weeks ago
whats the song called at 0:34 ???
wasa965 1 month ago
@wasa965 its the interlude part in the song "Wolf"
el3m3n7 3 weeks ago
2:25 is Desert Rain
wzbzbz 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
Jon Schaffer did some awesome stuff with Hansi on Demons and Wizards why is none of that here?
izzyalistair 1 month ago
@izzyalistair because it's not iced earth
EpicMetalTime 1 week ago
@EpicMetalTime Yeah, I guess that's valid.
izzyalistair 1 week ago
its funny you say, they are really good riffs no doubt, but most of em are the same exact notes played differently lol... not at all very original when you look at it musically..but still very good riffs
ks1333 1 month ago
Anyone know what is at 1:27 - 1:29, 1:38 - 1:42, 2:09 - 2:14 and 2:25 - 2:39??? Please those are the only ones that I dont remember their names.
beginningofchaos 2 months ago
i made a video like this about morbid angel
BrutalGrindPredator 2 months ago
Whats the first riff i love it :)
guitarheropanda 2 months ago
@guitarheropanda It's from Night Of The Stormrider I believe
markreynaers887 2 months ago
@RandallTheBestIEGtr if anyones gonna talk about solos id suggest Michael Ammott =p
darkstar2721 4 months ago 2
Also, the tail is missing from the riff from The Order of the Rose. The tail makes that riff awesome!
chumbukket 6 months ago 2
I wish the maker of this video had included the twiddly guitar part that eventually plays over the riff from The Dimension Gauntlet (3:26).
chumbukket 6 months ago
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FearlessSpinner 7 months ago
CAN ANYONE PLEASE TELL ME WHICH SONG IS ON 1:16 ??? PLEASE.....
schaffergallops 7 months ago
@schaffergallops It's the reckoning from the glorious burden
patounboy 7 months ago
How to be Jon Schaffer:
1. Gallop aimlessly on an open string at high speed.
2. Repeat step 1 for entire song.
oooooooooorly 7 months ago
@oooooooooorly so what are you waiting?I'll certainly buy your albums if you can make riffs like that
patounboy 7 months ago
@patounboy ooooooooooooooooorly, betcha can't play american idiot from greenday ;) lol
schaffergallops 2 weeks ago
what song is in 3:25?
CrazyMetalBoy 7 months ago
@CrazyMetalBoy The dimension gauntlet from crucible of man
patounboy 7 months ago
@patounboy ty and what song is at 3:44?
CrazyMetalBoy 7 months ago
@CrazyMetalBoy it must be framing armageddon i think..haven't really heard this album
patounboy 7 months ago
the most magic riff-creating hands in metal,hands down! this guy is a sweet/catchy as hell-riff producing machine! a true master of his trade!!!!!....
steveharrismetalgod 7 months ago
8 people who disliked this riffs are i guess limb bizkit or limp waffle fans :D
LAYUCHEBI 8 months ago
what is 1:39 ? Thanks
GTDami 8 months ago
@GTDami 1:39 is from Curse the Sky from the self-titled first album
Georgeous129 8 months ago
@Georgeous129 Thanks bud
GTDami 8 months ago
Thumbs if you think Iced Earth is the most awesome band ever!
samarhello 9 months ago
iced earth or GTFO!
mikesout 9 months ago
N conheço nenhum guitarrista mais bruto que esse! Jon Schaffer long life for your riffs!!
TheTiferet 9 months ago
@StrAitLegitx913 Yup straight legit is right its from wolf.
DioandMaiden 9 months ago
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i think its the middle part of "wolf" from the album "horror show".
solozzo10 10 months ago
Can you please make one of these just with all the badass drum beats PLEASE! :)
drury2361 11 months ago
If I didn't know better I'd say Jon had a favorite rhythmic technique or something.
Seriously, I actually like Iced Earth for the most part, but I also have a high tolerance for overused techniques. To say Jon loves his gallops is a bit of an understatement.
Schemerhythm 1 year ago
Christ some of you people aren't good at picking up on sarcasm. Also even if the poster is taking the piss out of Jon it doesnt mean he doesnt like Iced Earth. I have all their albums apart from Crucible of Man and I still laugh at Jon and his one riff sometimes :p
thekingofgingers 1 year ago
this is fucking awsome
long live schaffer the rifflord
isuckNewbton 1 year ago
I am very confused. The guy is called "FramingArmageddon" indicating he is an Iced Earth fan, he spends time making a video (which I loved :P) of beastly Schaffer riffs. Though the video information indicates he is making fun of Schaffer, along with the text during the video. Are you a fan or not?!
NobIeSavage 1 year ago
@NobIeSavage How is he making fun of Shaffer?
ilikenoodles1 1 year ago
@ilikenoodles1 - Read the description and the text comments during the video :P
NobIeSavage 1 year ago
These galloping riffs are so awesome and extremely fun to play! :) Shcaffer is an awesome genius!
Peerland 1 year ago
Even though these are all really similar, you can still recognize the song and hum them all out until the chorus.
wyldechild54 1 year ago
Does anybody know the song at 3:50? Just love it..
ornvik481 1 year ago
@ornvik481 If you haven't figured it out by now, the song is "Sacrificial Kingdoms" off their album "The Crucible of Man" Amazing song.
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is this a troll, or is the uploader sincere? Hoping it's the former, either way these soulless, stupidly generic Hetfield rip offs are hilarious and made my day. Kudos, FA!
cyurisich 1 year ago
@cyurisich Why is this even a question?
NightmareGanon 1 year ago
@cyurisich - Hetfield is too much of a drunk to even attempt riffs like this.
NobIeSavage 1 year ago
This is awesome. I could listen to this all day.
coz3001 1 year ago
even if all these riffs are kinda the same, they all rule
pingu53 1 year ago
There are still much much more riffs that should be in this video! :)
WarrioRAbsolutE 1 year ago
It's not a wonder that there are so many ignorant fools on the web that don't recognize talent or great musicianship when they hear it and bash it .I recently finished mastering most of all of IE's songs (my favorite band ) And EVERY Prog Tech/ Fag Tech metal musician I've run into could not even fathom playing this sick a rhythm at this speed. Something's been lost in today's music, but I plan to keep this part of the best of metal's history alive in my 74 SG. Long live Jon Schaffer \m/
OSU919 1 year ago
What is it from 4:48 to 4:51???
isaacX13 1 year ago
@isaacX13 its from the album framing armageddon the song motivation of man
donaldfactory 1 year ago
@donaldfactory thanks you very much for help mate.
isaacX13 1 year ago
@isaacX13 no problem metal head :DDD
iced earth 4 ever !!!!!
donaldfactory 1 year ago
@isaacX13 that would be Motivation Of Man (live)
icedone08 1 year ago
I made the logo in this video. Good stuff.
xraivotar 1 year ago
3:26 name?
b7410or 1 year ago
@b7410or The dimension gauntlet (crucible of man)
icedone08 1 year ago
@icedone08 thanks dude :)
b7410or 1 year ago
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b7410or 1 year ago
This is easily Iced Earth's best song.
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ruud1212 1 year ago
@Bamananatic Together this would be a hella ill mash.
OSU919 1 year ago
@Bamananatic lol!!
undergroundmetalhour 1 year ago
@Bamananatic hahahahaha hahahaaaaaaaaaah that's so funny, but youd get off on anything i bet lol
Immortal4261 11 months ago
if anyone can put together a riff collection like this for any other band and say its better then this... i would love to see it
Von1243 1 year ago
The fact that this is labeled one Iced Earth song is hilarious.
rex3453 1 year ago
@rex3453 I don't think that's what he meant, but I lol'd too.
Liimatainen 1 year ago
now,wouldn't it be cool if all those riffs were part of the same song?hahaha!lol!
steveharrismetalgod 1 year ago
hellyeah! the brilliant/unique rythm guitar parts/riffing is what I always loved best about Jon and his awesome band!!! his riffing sound is so characteristic that the moment you listen to it,you know it's him-it's kinda' like a trademark!....and I loved it even more when I found out where the inspiration for it came from:none other than the one and only steve harris-my personal music idol!Jon studied iron maiden's riffing and he sped it up/developed it to an entirely new level!
steveharrismetalgod 1 year ago
it's better to recycle riffs like this than that crabcore nonsense with random breakdown riffs and dissonant chords...
HPLovethrash 1 year ago
@problematique1991 also trying to learn randalls solos is fun cos there so cool.but usually too hard
YoGurtDale 1 year ago
ICEDDDDDDDD EARTH LIVES IN OUR SPIRITS...!!!!
besi2dieyou 1 year ago
Not bad but this comment "Each and every riff is carefully crafted with the highest degree of originality" Is out for debate for me, every riff sounds the same
saynotodrug999 1 year ago
@saynotodrug999 So you don't have ears. You can't hear sounds if they are very fast.
Rogos1 1 year ago
Lol...I love this. Trying to mock on Iced Earth and almost every single comment here is like: ''Hail Iced Earth/Jon Schaffer, Kick-ass riffs''. Anyways...I can listen to these freaking riffs the whole day. He uses the same rhythm pattern over and over though, but they are still different riffs.
PhilosopherOnWeed 1 year ago
Ok, reading the description made me lol hard while I was listening to this.
alreadytaken334 1 year ago
He's the galloping master!
Psycroptopsy 1 year ago
fuck yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
icedzerg 1 year ago
"Here comes the Iced Earth part bro"???? LOL
MultipleScrotum 1 year ago
Great tribute, brother. Iced Earth is one of my Top 5 bands of all time. Not to mention, Jon Schaffer is from my hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana, making him a hometown hero and influence. I used to talk to Greg Seymour once in a while too (Iced Earth's original drummer).
CrissKaos83 1 year ago
There has never been anything close to resembling shredding in Iced Earth. :P Not that that's a bad thing at all, but most of their solos aren't very challenging at all.
ezraholmes01 1 year ago
which song is from 3:52 to 3:55??
tedgiann 1 year ago
the best rythm guitarist by far....
aris17561 1 year ago 2
Aaaaaand now my neck is sore. Thank you for uploading this.
TurnOnDistortion 1 year ago
iced earth forever! fuck nwo
Endtrail99 1 year ago 2
veze :D
JEMdjole 1 year ago
"his shredding solos" He usually doesnt do the solos, he writes them, but doesnt perform them, but yes, one of the best rhythm guitar players around, sounds just like this, as long as you add in the screaming fans.
king666nothing: well these are from all over, a lot from "Days of Purgatory", some from "something wicked this way comes" some newer, some older. Actually hit a lot of what I like. Was gonna say i didnt hear any Dantes Inferno, but i just heard some, bad ass song.
dentros 1 year ago
Awesome to say the least hahaha.
DioandMaiden 1 year ago
whats the songs at 3:12 and 3:28
omgitsconner 1 year ago
@omgitsconner Disciples of the Lie and The Dimension Gauntlet. TDG is a great song.
whoshotya117 1 year ago
@omgitsconner I it's Jack, and...Something Wicked part 1? Not to sure.
Solidsidious 1 year ago
what song is at 1:46 thanx :D
ballcrack10 1 year ago
@ballcrack10 that's Dante's Inferno
Godofice999 1 year ago
thats Jons signature riff. :) awesome indeed.
CycleSeth 2 years ago
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Schaffer is a godamned beast... I've spent crazy amounts of time mastering these riffs (putting out covers soon [good covers, not like the other ones you see lol] ) And It always kills me how he plays so flawlessly... THAT is why he should be praised... Mofo wants to mock all of his hard work to create something original, Let him have his laugh, because I LOVE this movie.
OSU919 2 years ago
The funny thing is that while Schaffer's rhythm guitar is usually very similar between each song, this video has a lot of different riffs in it. Learn what riff means and what rhythm pattern means. Apples and apple pies.
NerfenLied 2 years ago
I realize that, but the Person who posted it apparently can't actually play this. Same style, and usually tuning but all different, fast and fun to play.
KWDEMON 2 years ago
This video is sarcastic. You idiots.
NoSoup4you 2 years ago
@NoSoup4you Most of the people commenting here understand that, you fool.
OSU919 2 years ago 2
awesome thanks for uploading this!
cheechandchong2 2 years ago
now i am a dimebag darrell fanboy and i always have and always will preach that he makes the greatest riffs of all time. But i think the he is almost equaled out with schaffer. His riffs are origianal they are placed and timed excelently and his picking is absolutely impeccable. His control and speed is incredible and he has made iced earth the amazing band that it is today. Jon is amazing and this video is a testament to that FACT!
metal11223 2 years ago 2
@metal11223 I agree. They are both awesome riffers. even though that's not really a word haha
DioandMaiden 2 years ago
Iced Earth RULES
kevindevany 2 years ago 5
Schaffer is an amazing guitar player. Not many people have his sense of timing or rhythm. Gifted musician.
IcedEarth426 2 years ago 6
Fuckin owns! seen iced earth twice now. fucking amazing.
Direperil 2 years ago
I dont know if this vid is a mockery or not, but most of people commenting here are actually praising iced earth and Schaffer. So if this is a mockery as some of you said, then the author failed miserably. Anyway, awesome stuff, incredible rythm guitar and its god Jon Schaffer. \m/
yomangr 2 years ago
Schaffer is a godamned beast... I've spent crazy amounts of time mastering these riffs (putting out covers soon [good covers, not like the other ones you see lol] ) And It always kills me how he plays so flawlessly... THAT is why he should be praised... Mofo wants to mock all of his hard work to create something original, Let him have his laugh, because I LOVE this movie.
OSU919 2 years ago
Jon Schaffer is the greatest rhythm guitarist i've ever heard. Really, who else can play that kind of monster riffs and still sound so melodic and simply good. I don't care what anyone else says, but my opinion is, that Iced Earth is better thrash metal band than Metallica or Megadeth. Iced Earth sounds better and it's not so commercial band. And Schaffer could play in every single band there is, he's that good =D.
rautaneitofani88 2 years ago
I think its pretty hilarious that this is a mockery of Iced Earth yet its all their best riffs. If you think this is generic crap then you need to try and play some of them. These are monster riffs, most of them tough to nail accurately. Alot of Jon's riffs sound similar because of the way he plays them and his rather unique amps he uses.
Its ironic because Maiden does the exact same thing but you don't see people bitching about them. Every song has the Maiden gallop. Its a signature sound.
darkguardian50 2 years ago
Maiden is Jon's biggest influence along with Priest, but they are so much slower and less precise.
Vazcular 2 years ago
i love playing these riffs on my guitar =)
Helstar91 2 years ago
Just try and play Jon Schaffer on rhythm guitar without flaw. I've watched him do it live up close 2x. No chance any guitar player knew could even dream of playing rhythm that fast.
Vazcular 2 years ago
Seen him twice with Barlow in 2002 and then with Owens in 2005. Did NOT MISS ONE NOTE!!! Though Santolla did.
Vazcular 2 years ago
Galloping orgasm, Jon Schaffer the mother fucckinggg maaaaaaaaaan!
Blitzhax 2 years ago 3
lol'd
benspears88 2 years ago 2
even if all these riffs are similar they still fucking own, i could listen to these all day
pingu53 2 years ago 2
i love iced earth riffs
ParanoiDxd 2 years ago 3
To the author: Do you by any chance have the list and order of all songs used in this video?
king666nothing 2 years ago
I had a list at one point, but it's not on the computer I use now.
FramingArmageddon 2 years ago
OK, man. Thanx anyway.
king666nothing 2 years ago
@king666nothing stormrider, the path i choose, iced earth, burning times, wolf, the hunter, angels holocaust, the reckoning, written on the walls, when the night falls, iced earth (again), curse the sky, dante's inferno, stormrider (again), when the night falls (again), travel in stygian, pure evil, desert rain, dante's inferno (again), dante's inferno (once again)...
bah, i m bored to do the rest XD
AngelHolocaust666 1 year ago
@AngelHolocaust666 Thanks a lot, dude. I really appreciate it.
king666nothing 1 year ago
@king666nothing
I am a pretty big Iced Earth fan but I stopped listening after Horror Show and I don't listen to Dark Saga much. Here's the best I've got: 0:00 - Night of the Stormrider (intro), 0:04 - Path I chose (intro), 0:09 - Iced Earth, 0:28 - Burning Times, 0:35 - Wolf, 1:00 - (Sounds really familar but no idea where it's from), 1:04 - Angels Holocaust, 1:14 - ???, 1:18 - Written on the Walls, 1:28 - When the Night Falls, 1:30 - Iced Earth (different version that 0:09), 1:39 - ???
person1227 1 year ago 7
1:44 - Dante's Inferno, 1:52 - Night of the Stormrider, 2:12 - When the Night Falls, 2:15 - Travel in Stygian (Live), 2:22 - Pure Evil (Live), 2:25 - Desert Rain, 2:40 - Dante's Inferno, 2:55 - Dante's Inferno ... the remaining 17 riffs seem to be from beyond Horror Show since nothing sounds familiar to me.
person1227 1 year ago 5
@person1227 At 1:00 is The Hunter
beginningofchaos 5 months ago 2
@person1227 1:00 - The Hunter (Is coming Down!)
straim 4 months ago
@person1227 bro 1:00 belongs to the hunter of iced earth.. thats where we play on our tribute band with pure sense of joy on t"he hunter":)
schaffergallops 3 months ago
@person1227 bro 1:00 belongs to the hunter of iced earth.. thats where we play on our tribute band with pure sense of joy on t"he hunter":) and 1:14 purely belongs to "reckoning dont tread on me"
schaffergallops 3 months ago
@person1227 bro 1:00 belongs to the hunter of iced earth.. thats where we play on our tribute band with pure sense of joy on t"he hunter":) and 1:14 purely belongs to "reckoning dont tread on me" and 1:18 is " cast in stone"
schaffergallops 3 months ago
Hello there 235. Whoa ho ho, Iced Earth riffs sound kind of like melodeath. hahaha.
BaguetteBomb 2 years ago
y halo thar 235
ShadowlordDargor666 2 years ago
Though I understand iced earth's riffs can be generic, I think Jon is the only on who can pull them off with tightness and articulation
icemilitia 2 years ago
icemilitia I think Schaffer and Jeff Waters (Annihilator) are the best rhythm player in the world when it comes to tight triplet and galloping based riffs.
king666nothing 2 years ago
i agree!
Deeemonnn 2 years ago
lol. You people know that the description of the video is sarcasm right? I'm amazed at how many people here actually think Schaffer is a riff genius
Psydecar 2 years ago 2
i love how basically all the riffs are at the exact same tempo (or in a half time feel). So painfully generic.
iced earth fans: you're all idiots, and the guy who put this obviously taking the piss. Y'all got trolled.
cyurisich 2 years ago
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Are you a fucking retard? a song is suposed to stay the same tempo.. if it didnt it would sound like complete shit slowing down and speeding up all the time, would sound something like a gay ass rap songs, this music is very complex and wonderfull, if you dont like it go shove it up your worthless ass you fucktard.
MetalSynthLegend 2 years ago
@MetalSynthLegend If you are so great then why don't you spend hours selecting riffs and putting them together in a video? I'd would like to here that you insulting little idiot! Sure, it's a little sarcastic, he's making fun of Schaffer, yes all the riffs are gallops, but they're still cool!
samarhello 9 months ago
well the guy's username references an iced earth song, so maybe he;s serious. though his claim that jon schaeffer plays shredding solos is a bit ridiculous.
theZodiacDigital 2 years ago 3
@cyurisich
actually, he's indeed a great "riff player"
at least WAY better than anyone i've seen on your favorites
like metallica generic senseless riffing... motorhead...
and you think ie fans are the stupid ones?
you know nothing about it man... seriously
IE is the only thrash i can hear... simply because they are brilliant on that
they live performances are FLAWLESS!
and even if you think they are generic "riffers"... they play more creatively than any of your favorite marks!
Picurs 1 year ago
What's the name of the song?
psyshock918 2 years ago
Not a song, it's a compilation of all the great riffs Schaffer ever used.
They come from almost all the songs Iced Earth has ever made. So I recommend that if you wanna hear them all again in a song, you buy the entire Iced Earth discography
Vordreller 2 years ago
dont buy .. download it from torrent
FASTclan 2 years ago
LOL
StopSomething 2 years ago
Jon would be proud to hear this, thanks for the vid...
thewall300 2 years ago 2
but that's "signature" iced earth. u know what i mean.
bt, the crucible of man and framing armageddon(although this one is better than the crucible of man for me) are clearly not the best iced earth work. there are good stuff in it though..
jorninorion 2 years ago
brilliant work of riffage ! i love it. i love how it represents all the great bands in one single riff plus becoming a totally different monster.
jorninorion 2 years ago
That was a good song.
alreadytaken4536 2 years ago
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Applequeso 2 years ago
this is a great tribute, jon should use this as a infomercial for iced earth
coz3001 2 years ago 2
ha ha "never overstaying their welcome"
XMetalTube 2 years ago
i love this shit...
irontera86 2 years ago
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why pick on jon schaffer? thrash metal isn't exactly known for its creativity
minihats 2 years ago
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The fact that Jon Schaffer is a douche who deserves all the mocking he gets aside, thrash has had plenty of creative acts. Just because most of Iced Earth and Annihilator are bland and boring doesn't mean the whole genre is.
Applequeso 2 years ago
@Applequeso
as I previously stated, IE is the only thrash i spend my time listening
most of those who claim themselves gods of thrash metal is without the first "h"...
if you know what i mean!
and this video failed ^^ very hard!
Picurs 1 year ago
@Applequeso You are flat out an idiot. Don't come on to a vid that is made up of Iced Earth riffs and dis the founder,
samarhello 9 months ago
Every band has there own style, and i admit i get tired of how so many metalcore/hardcore bands ALWAYS have a breakdown part in all their songs, but i just can't get enough of these gallops. It defines Iced Earth for me
...And people need to become better educated when talking about metal because its like every time someone hears a fast gallop in a song, they say its a "Slayer inspired," like their the ONLY band that uses them.
Metallihead6115 2 years ago 3