- MUSICIANS:
- Chris Caffery (vocals, guitars,
bass, keyboards. saxophone, drums)
Yael (drums)
Nick Douglas (bass)
Dave Eggar (cello and string arrangements)
Paul Morris (keyboards)
Lucia Micarelli (violin)
Rachel (violin)
Ferdy Doernberg (keyboards)
Paul LaPlaca (keyboards) - Nik Chinboukas (keyboards)
Alex Skolnick (guitar)
Marcus DeLoach (vocals)
Nik Chinboukas (drums)
- Produced by: tbd
- Engineered by: tbd
- Mixed by : tbd
- Mastered by: tbd
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| CHRIS CAFFERY truly
is one of the most respected and versatile guitarists in
the Metal world of today. Starting in 1984 with the band
HEAVEN, he first met producer Paul O'Neill who introduced
Chris to US Metal legends SAVATAGE in 1987 with whom he
in the beginning appeared as "hidden" guitarist
and keyboard player for a couple of live shows. After recording
albums with both BIG MOUTH and DIRTY LOOKS (both 1988),
CAFFERY again joined SAVATAGE in 1989 for their "Gutter
Ballet" album and tour. In 1990, CAFFERY together with
his brother Phil then formed the band WITCHDOCTOR, wrote
songs with the late Ray Gillen for SUN RED SUN and finally
pulled out the US METAL classic DOCTOR BUTCHER in 1994 which
he had recorded together with SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva.
"Dead Winter Dead" (1995) saw CAFFERY joining
SAVATAGE as a full-time member and quickly becoming one
of the leading forces behind the band. "Christmas Eve
Sarajevo 12-24", a breath-taking instrumental from
the aforementioned album written by Jon Oliva and Paul O'Neill,
became the starting point for O'Neill's monster Christmas
project TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA which since has been out
on arena tours in the US every year with CAFFERY as guitarist
and sold more than 1 million tickets on the latest tour.
The SAVATAGE release "The Wake Of Magellan" (1997)
and a touring project entitled AMERICAN ROCK LIVE which
in 1998 featured Mike Terrana (MASTERPLAN) on drums and
ROYAL HUNT's John West on vocals, was followed by performances
of both Chris and Terrana on METALIUM's debut album in 1999.
After recording and touring with SAVATAGE's "Poets
And Madmen" in 2000/2001, CAFFERY helped out his friend
JOHN WEST playing guitars on his "Earthmaker"
(2002) album. In 2003, CAFFERY was heard on guitars on a
couple of songs he had written for the debut album of SAVATAGE
singer Zachary Stevens' new band CIRCLE II CIRCLE. The year 2004 - the time was finally right for CAFFERY's first solo album entitled "Faces" which was right away followed by the CD "W.A.R.P.E.D." in 2005. These releases for the first time saw CAFFERY also taking over the lead vocals duties. His band consists of Paul Morris (RAINBOW, DORO) on keyboards, Jeff Plate (SAVATAGE, METAL CHURCH) and Yael (FIREBALL MINISTRY) on drums and Dave Z on bass guitars. "Pins And Needles" exactly continues here. The songs definitely are deadringers for any SAVATAGE fan once again. However, there is a more powerful, aggressive, experimental and focused attack that is sure to catch the ears of any metal fan. The album was produced by CAFFERY together with Nik Chinboukas at Nik's Hot Tracks Studio, Spin Studios and Happy Beaver Studios, Astoria, NY. The ltd. edition first pressing of this release will be a digi-pack incl. the bonus track "Once Upon A Time". |
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