Vocalist Jon Oliva and guitarist/bassist Chris Caffery of Florida-based band Savatage celebrate their heavy metal roots with Doctor Butcher, a side project with Seven Witches drummer John Osborn. Oliva and Caffery were at a critical point in their careers when they launched Doctor Butcher. Their band, Savatage, had yet to regroup following the automobile death of Oliva's brother and founding guitarist, Criss, in 1993. Caffery, who had been a founding member of German band, Metalium, joined Savatage in 1990, helping to record the group's best album, Gutter Ballet.
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