Jon Schaffer and Matt Barlow reunites

Iced Earth founder, songwriter, guitarist and producer Jon Schaffer reunites with former Iced Earth vocalist Matt Barlow to celebrate the holiday season as only they can. The duo returns as the Schaffer/Barlow Project and this time are putting their unique spin on five Christmas classics and two Iced Earth songs. “Winter Nights” is being offered via Kickstarter after Schaffer found success using the site to launch his first book Wicked Words and Epic Tales last month.

“Winter Nights” was born out of a long-standing desire between Schaffer and Barlow to work together again. The idea to work on holiday songs was interesting to both guys. The EP features holiday classics like “Silent Night” and “Little Drummer Boy” as well as new interpretations of the Iced Earth classics “Watching Over You” and “I Died For You.” “Winter Nights” is available in numerous configurations on Kickstarter and every CD purchase comes with a 2nd bonus 5.1 surround sound mix of the EP. The artwork was created by Sun Khamunaki. The Schaffer/Barlow Project plan to release all versions of the EP in time for the holiday season barring any delays due to recent global events. Regardless of the global situation, backers of the campaign will receive their album in 24-bit digital audio as a download on November 15th.

“Winter Nights” can be ordered via Kickstarter HERE.

“Winter Nights” tracklist:
1. We Three Kings
2. Silent Night
3. Do You Hear What I Hear?
4. Little Drummer Boy
5. I Died For You (Winter 2020)
6. Watching Over Me (Winter 2020)
7. Silent Night (Traditional)

Left to right: Matt Barlow, Jon Schaffer