Chris Caffery? Yes, the worcaholic that gave his contributions to lots of bands and projects such as: CIRCLE II CIRCLE, DOCTER BUTCHER, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA and not to forget SAVATAGE! He joined Savatage already at the age of 19. Accompanied by a serie of ups & downs, leaving Savatage twice, he finally got together with the band permanently in 1995.
This is Chris' first solo album. The band is completed by Dave Z (Bass, TRANS SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA), Jeff Plate (Drums, TRANS SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, SAVATAGE) & Paul Morris (Keyboard, ex- DORO, ex- RAINBOW).
As the bio says: "Chris' fantasies range from ultra heavy explosions to psychedelic slow songs, bluesy tunes and thrilling crossover metal anthems" What more do i have to say? Chris is also doing all the leadvocals on this album and i can tell you that he has a strong, rough voice and a lot of vocal variations. This is not bad at all for a debut as singer!! People who like Chris' bands and projects wont be disappointed by this album!! Offcourse you hear a lot of Savatage influences (he sometimes even sounds like Jon Oliva) but who cares??
On the original CD (this is a promo) there's an extra CD added " God Damn War" which is a concept album. This album represents a more aggresive and socialy aware side of Chris. Hopefully Chris will tour with this band because i'm very curious about his live-performance!
I heard that he's already confirmed for the Wacken Open Air festival 2005.........