X
Back to the top

Chris Caffery

Caffery has followed up his tribute to O’Neill with an update:

“Eighty days ago I started using this app. I’ve gone over one million steps. I pretty much do the same routine daily. That’s an average of 13,500 steps a day. That means since I met Paul O’Neill… give or take a step or two thousand I’ve walked 162,607,500 steps. Each one of those steps was different since the day I met him.

Life flies by. I’m happy that mine flew by with him and Savatage and TSO. I have a lot of life left. The next 162 million steps will be followed by a new angel. The next thousand shows he will watch from the sky but I’ll always know he’s there. He visited in a dream and told me it was time to get back to work. That everything would be ok. Today I’m back in my studio recording guitars for a new record. A record you will hear soon. More details on that will follow asap. After that is finished I will submerse myself in a new solo CD. One I will have infinite inspiration to write. In the meantime I want to thank you all for your friendship and support during this trying time.

Many chapters left in this play. Time to make them come alive…”

This and That!

This and that

** Tickets are selling well for the America the Beautiful Concert that is raising funds for the fall Hudson Valley Honor Flight, a day-long trip taking veterans to Washington to see the monuments their service in the military has built. The concert will be Aug. 12 at the Goshen Historic Track, starting at 5 p.m. Doors open at 4. Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra headline the event with special guests. They are Joe Piscopo from “Saturday Night Live,” Chris Caffery from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, the Hudson Valley Regional Police Pipes & Drum Corps and more. Also attending will be the Nam Knights of America Motorcycle Club. Concert tickets are $25 per person and can be ordered by sending a check to America the Beautiful Concert, P.O. Box One, Florida, N.Y. 10921.

** Bricks are available for purchase by Monday for the next brick-laying ceremony in October at the Trestle Inc. Walkway on Front Street overlooking the Hudson in Newburgh. For information, call 565-0844.

** Fortune Esposito, musician and retired music teacher in the Middletown School District, will be appearing at John Botti’s Harvest Inn at 633 Route 17M, Middletown (343-6630) from 7-10 p.m. today, with members of his talented family. Joining in song will be the daughters: Jenna Esposito-Cannizzaro and Kelly Esposito-Broelmann. And drumming along will be Charlie Broelmann, 9, who made his debut with the family years ago. Charlie’s grandmother, Sheila, is always present. She’s the one who remembers to bring the music and whatever else is needed. It’s always good music.

Barbara Bedell’s column appears daily. She can be reached at 346-3125 or by email: bbedell@th-record.com.

TIM ‘RIPPER’ OWENS, CHRIS CAFFERY, STEVE DIGIORGIO And MARK ZONDER Join Forces In SPIRITS OF FIRE

Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) and vocalist Tim “Ripper” Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED) have joined forces in a new band called SPIRITS OF FIRE. The group, which is completed by the powerhouse rhythm section of bassist Steve DiGiorgio (TESTAMENT, DEATH, SEBASTIAN BACH, CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED) and drummer Mark Zonder (FATES WARNING, WARLORD), is halfway through recording its debut album for an early 2018 release through Frontiers Music Srl. Enlisted to help with the writing and to produce the entire venture, including recording and mixing, is Roy “Z” Ramirez (BRUCE DICKINSON, HALFORD).

“It’s going to be a great album!” says Roy Z.

Regarding how his collaboration with Caffery came about, Owens told Metal Express Radio: “Chris and I have been friends for years, and he wrote a song [‘The Shadows Are Alive’] with me on my solo CD [2009’s ‘Play My Game’], and we’ve always wanted to write together and do something. And he gave me a shout and we’ve signed a deal with Frontiers. It’s gonna be like a cross between SAVATAGE and JUDAS PRIEST kind of stuff. [Frontiers] is a fantastic label, so we’re looking forward to it.”

Owens recorded two studio albums with JUDAS PRIEST  “Jugulator” and 2001’s “Demolition” — before the band reunited with Rob Halford.

TIM ‘RIPPER’ OWENS And CHRIS CAFFERY Joined In New Project By STEVE DIGIORGIO And MARK ZONDER

Frontiers Music Srl has signed a handful of American metal musicians to collaborate on a new musical project. The songs that will comprise the first album are being composed by guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) and vocalist Tim “Ripper” Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED). Enlisted to help with the writing and to produce the entire venture, including recording and mixing, is Roy “Z” Ramirez (BRUCE DICKINSON, HALFORD). Completing the lineup is the powerhouse rhythm section of bassist Steve DiGiorgio (TESTAMENT, DEATH, SEBASTIAN BACH, CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED) and drummer Mark Zonder (FATES WARNING, WARLORD).

Regarding how his collaboration with Caffery came about, Owens told Metal Express Radio: “Chris and I have been friends for years, and he wrote a song [‘The Shadows Are Alive’] with me on my solo CD [2009’s ‘Play My Game’], and we’ve always wanted to write together and do something. And he gave me a shout and we’ve signed a deal with Frontiers. It’s gonna be like a cross between SAVATAGE and JUDAS PRIEST kind of stuff. [Frontiers] is a fantastic label, so we’re looking forward to it.”

Owens recorded two studio albums with JUDAS PRIEST  “Jugulator” and 2001’s “Demolition” — before the band reunited with Rob Halford.

CHRIS CAFFERY Pays Tribute To Guitar Tech KYLE SABEL – “Far Beyond My Guitars And That Stage He Was My Friend, Truly My Brother”

Guitarist Chris Caffery (Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra) has posted a tribute on Facebook to his long time guitar tech Kyle Sabel, who recently passed away.

“For 16 years I had the privilege of having the most bad ass guitar tech on the planet. Not only was he my tech he was my friend. Truly my brother. I spent the last 16 Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years with Kyle. While most other people were home with their families, we were together somewhere in the world in some hotel being each other’s family. Kyle was the guy everyone turned to when life at home wasn’t the rosiest or life’s problems caught up with you. He made the days on and days off a lot easier just by always being able to make us smile and laugh. Many times when he was crying inside.Many people knew and loved Kyle. He was one of the funniest and nicest people I had ever known. He was what we always considered a great road guy. Meaning he did his job well but he also always made people smile. Made people who were away from home at the holidays feel like they were home. I did over 1000 shows with him as my tech and I think maybe something went wrong w my rig 3 times. And it was never his fault! I may have been out of tune less times than fingers on one hand.

Every single guitar I had built for me it would be a constant text communication about specs, colors, pickups…then what straps would I use and what guitars do we leave home this tour. There were a couple guitars that he was like. ‘When we retire that’s mine…’ Playing those will have a new meaning from now on!

Far beyond my guitars and that stage he was my friend. We laughed and cried together for almost two decades. We mourned the loss of our friends, band mates and families together. We never once so much as even had a single argument.

Other than my own mother, Jon Oliva, Igor, Jeff Plate and my own brother I have not spent more time with any single individual in my life. It’s really hard to express exactly what I’m feeling right now but there will definitely be a huge void in many people’s lives with Kyle gone away with the Angels.”

Read the complete tribute to Kyle here.

Rock Against Dystrophy All Star Edition 2016

Rock Against Dystrophy All Star Edition 2016

The effort to rock out to knock out MD continues as Sunday, August 21st 2016 the Rock Against Dystrophy All Star Edition 2016 benefit concert will be at The Headliner in Neptune, New Jersey.

The show will have TattooTony return to MC the event. The benefit will feature performances by:
– High Octane
– Broken Past
– a special set from New Jerseys metal legends T.T. Quick
– New Day Dawn

Headlining the night is the R.A.D. All Stars featuring:
– Mark Tornillo (T.T. Quick / Accept)
– Bobby Blitz and Derek Tailer (Overkill)
– Chris Caffery (Savatage / Trans Siberian Orchestra)
– David DiPetro (T.T. Quick)
– Bob Pantella (Monster Magnet / The Atomic Bitchwax)
– Danny Watts (BulletBoys)
– Kenny Dubman and Scott Metaxas (Prophet)

$20 Door/21 and over  Get tickets here

SAVATAGE Guitarist CHRIS CAFFERY To Release ‘Your Heaven Is Real’ Solo Album In August

SAVATAGE Guitarist CHRIS CAFFERY To Release 'Your Heaven Is Real' Solo Album In August

Renowned for his work as a member of SAVATAGE and the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, guitarist and songwriter Chris Caffery will release his fifth solo album, “Your Heaven Is Real”, in North America on August 21 via Metalville. The follow-up to 2009’s “House Of Insanity” finds Caffery showcasing his musical abilities performing lead vocals, all electric and acoustic guitars, bass and keyboards parts. Drummer Brian Tichy (WHITESNAKE, BILLY IDOL, OZZY OSBOURNE) and Grammy-nominated keyboardist and composer Lonnie Park round out the lineup with a guest appearance from violinist Abigail Stahlschmidt on the track “Over And Over”.

“Your Heaven Is Real” was recorded, mixed and produced by Caffery at Face The Music Studios in New York, with additional recording done by Lonnie Park at Ultimate Sound in Groton, New York and Brian Tichy‘s Big Timers Studio in Canyon Country, California.

“This new record is very special to me,” says Caffery. “It represents a lot of new beginnings. I really enjoy being a vocalist as well as a guitarist and expressing not only my life, but life in general through my music. I hope everyone enjoys this new journey in my musical career as much as I enjoyed making it.”

In addition to performing with SAVATAGE and TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, Chris has appeared on several releases as a guest musician. He has recorded with Joe Lynn Turner, TM Stevens, toured as the guitarist for the legendary German metal vocalist Doro Pesch as well as a solo tour supporting HEAVEN & HELL with Tim “Ripper” Owens‘s band in Europe. He co-wrote and played the guitars on the song “The Shadows Are Alive” on Owens‘s first solo release, “Play My Game”.

“Your Heaven Is Real” track listing:

01. Your Heaven Is Real
02. Arm And A Leg
03. Just Fine
04. Why
05. Damned If You Do, Dead If You Don’t
06. Hot Wheelz
07. I Never Knew
08. Sick And Tired
09. Death By Design
10. 2-26-15
11. Too Soon To Be Too Late
12. Over And Over
13. Come Home

chriscafferyyourheavencd