superize1st April 2012wow man you really capture the style perfectly
Mike RR241st April 2012Pure Genius as always Ben !
gitarcitolga1st April 2012Awesomeness dude!!! This will burst the picking technique which is essential for us, metal students, at GMC. Perfect lesson,congrats!
Bogdan Radovic1st April 2012Awesome lesson Ben!
Love the picking bursts.
JaxN41st April 2012Awesome Ben!
Saddlefall1st April 2012Amazing lesson Ben!
Dinaga1st April 2012DAMMIT BEN, when will you give me a break?
This lesson is just amazing - ultra tight riffing & perfect practice for the right hand! And it sounds really wicked. I love it!
Sensible Jones1st April 2012Great stuff Ben!!
JTaylor1st April 2012Simply phenomonal Ben! Do you ever sleep?!!
Ben Higgins1st April 2012Haha, thanks guys !!
It was a tough one to record.. Schaffer is a monster ! 
zoom1st April 2012Yeah rocking Ben. Totally awesome.
thefireball1st April 2012Wow! That takes real stamina!!
St Anger1st April 2012Great ! A new lesson to work ! I never worked much on my six string since I'm on GMC. Thank you to our Sensei Ben.
DeGroot1st April 2012Great video! Iced Earth is some serious metal. Galloping madness!
I'm gonna strap on the axe now and give this a whirl
spacebran2nd April 2012that was awesome Ben! I just tried it out and got up to part 6, but then I really had to slow it down. Those are some fast horses!
Marek Rojewski3rd April 2012Wow! Ben this is utra mighty! The part starting at 0:30 melted my face away:) Arrrr m/ (Also Schaffer made a side project with Blind Guardian vocalist, called Demons and Wizards, so You can guess how great is this lesson for me). Many thanks
Gabriel Leopardi3rd April 2012This is a great tune and also an excellent exercise to work on metal rhythm. Well done Ben!
- Ben Higgins5th April 2012
Guys, thank you very much.. really pleased you like !
Wow! Ben this is utra mighty! The part starting at 0:30 melted my face away:) Arrrr m/ (Also Schaffer made a side project with Blind Guardian vocalist, called Demons and Wizards, so You can guess how great is this lesson for me). Many thanks
Haha, excellent.. face melting is what I hope for ! Yeah, Demons & Wizards is awesome stuff
Clare10th April 2012Hi Ben, what can i say..i`m Blown away bro, that was intense, i was smiling from earto ear..Wow now this seriously Rocked
Pourliver22nd June 2012That's incredibly fast man, I just discovered a new band ! I was amazed when I found I could do AP on the part 6, then I saw it was a gallop xD Well I need to practice a lot before playing that one, really tricky, and fast .
- Ben Higgins23rd June 2012That's incredibly fast man, I just discovered a new band ! I was amazed when I found I could do AP on the part 6, then I saw it was a gallop xD Well I need to practice a lot before playing that one, really tricky, and fast .
You discovered Iced Earth from this lesson ? Well then, I am very happy with that !! 
Christophe16th October 2012Tomtololom tomtolom tomtolom totototomtotototom
You make me headbang so many times that I can't count them ahah, this is freaking awesome !- Ben Higgins16th October 2012Tomtololom tomtolom tomtolom totototomtotototom
You make me headbang so many times that I can't count them ahah, this is freaking awesome !
Glad you like it.. time to start learning it !! 
wollace034th January 2013wow. what an amazing lesson....absolute fun to play... thanx!
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Hi guys!
This time I've strapped on my armour and waded into battle with the guitar style of Iced Earth, which means we're looking at the guitar playing of founding member and chief songwriter, Jon Schaffer.
Iced Earth's musical style is influenced by many traditional heavy metal and NWOBHM groups such as Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, and Judas Priest. The most distinctive element of the band's sound is the stutter-like right-hand gallop of rhythm guitarist Jon Schaffer - Wikipedia
This lesson will work on your alternate picking, down strokes, palm muting and your timing. All of these are essential ingredients of metal guitar playing.
Schaffer is a formidable rhythm guitarist. It requires much stamina and precision to replicate his riffs so I would advise you to tackle this in small sections at a much lower speed and gradually put the entire lesson together and play over a lower speed backing track first.
Recommended listening : Something Wicked This Way Comes, Alive in Athens or any other album, they all showcase the powerful guitar style that Iced Earth is known for.
Enjoy!
Gear: Marshall JVM, OD2, Red setting.
Tempo: 120bpm (1st section) and 190bpm (2nd section)
Key: G Minor & C Minor
Scales Used: G Phrygian, C Minor
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