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Chris Caffery - Pins and Needles Chris Caffery

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Condition: Brand New
Release date: Jun 26, 2026
Catalogue number: MV462
Barcode: 4250444194391
Format: CD

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“Pins and Needles” marks an important milestone in Chris Caffery’s career and showcases the longtime Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra guitarist as a solo artist with a clear vision. Rather than relying on big band names, Caffery presents his own personal, dark, and uncompromising take on heavy metal—raw, emotional, yet meticulously arranged.

Overwhelming walls of guitar meet classic metal hooks and dramatic, almost theatrical arcs of tension, as is familiar from the Savatage milieu. Lyrically, the album oscillates between personal catharsis, social criticism, and dark humor, with Caffery handling the guitars, bass, and most of the vocals himself, thereby creating a direct, “one-man-show” feel.

Musically, the spectrum ranges from aggressive, thrash-tinged tracks to groovy mid-tempo pieces and epic, multi-part songs with a subtle prog flair. As a result, “Pins and Needles” stands as a statement in its own right—one that, while clearly rooted in the Savatage/TSO universe, resolutely forges its own path and remains particularly compelling for fans of classic US power and prog metal.

Track List:

1. Pins and Needles
2. 66
3. Reach Out and Torment Again
4. Walls
5. Y.G.B.F.K.M.
6. Chained
7. Worms
8. The Sign of the Crossed
9. The Time
10. Mettle Eastern
11. In the Midst
12. Quaaludio
13. The Temple
14. Once Upon a Time
15. Pisses Me Off
16. The Time (Alternate)

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