Iced Earth have just announced the replacement for Troy Seele who left the band earlier this year. The original announcement is up on facebook, but here it is to save you a whole click. We’re nice like that.
Brothers and Sisters,
Please us in welcoming Jake Dreyer, our new lead guitar player, to the Iced Earth family. We’re excited for Jake to be a part of the team as he has the talent, drive, and the personality we were looking for. Jake ed Stu and I last week to do some tracking at Independence Hall and he hammered out some ripping guitar solos on several songs from the new album. Jake will play on the Iced Earth studio album and will perform his first live show with us in November at Hammerfest in .
I want to personally thank all of the guitarists who auditioned for the position, it was an overwhelming response, and there are many very talented guys out there. So again, thank you for your ion and interest.
We are progressing at an excellent rate on the new record and I can say with all sincerity that this will be one of the most significant albums in the Iced Earth catalog. We are pumped. It’s the next level.
Stay tuned, and best to you all,
Jon Schaffer
