W.A.R.P.E.D.

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W.A.R.P.E.D.
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Studio album by Chris Caffery
Released 13 June 2005
Recorded Spin Studios, Long Island City, Queens, New York
Genre Progressive metal, heavy metal
Length72:27
Label Black Lotus
Producer Chris Caffery, Nik Chinboukas
Chris Caffery chronology
Faces
(2005) Faces2005
W.A.R.P.E.D.
(2005)
Pins and Needles
(2007) Pins and Needles2007
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W.A.R.P.E.D. is a 2005 album by Savatage guitarist Chris Caffery. It is a concept album with every song dedicated to a facet of war. The majority of the songs already appeared on the second disc of the US edition of Caffery's first album, Faces . [2]

Savatage American heavy metal band

Savatage is an American heavy metal band founded by brothers Jon and Criss Oliva in 1979 at Astro Skate in Tarpon Springs, Florida. The band was first called Avatar, but shortly before the release of their debut album Sirens (1983), they changed their name to Savatage as Avatar was already taken by another band.

Chris Caffery American musician

Chris Caffery is an American musician, best known for his work as a member of Savatage and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Recently, Chris has been pursuing a solo career, releasing four albums since 2004.

Concept album album with a theme

A concept album is an album in which its tracks hold a larger purpose or meaning collectively than they do individually. This is typically achieved through a single central narrative or theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, or lyrical. Sometimes the term is applied to albums considered to be of "uniform excellence" rather than an LP with an explicit musical or lyrical motif. There is no consensus among music critics as to the specific criteria for what a "concept album" is.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Home Is Where the Hell Is" - 7:02
  2. "God Damn War" - 6:34
  3. "Election Day" - 2:34
  4. "Erase" - 5:40
  5. "Fool, Fool!" - 2:57
  6. "Edge of Darkness" - 4:10
  7. "Saddamize" - 7:38
  8. "'I'" - 4:32
  9. "Iraq Attack" - 5:25
  10. "W.A.R.P.E.D." - 3:37
  11. "State of the Head" - 5:35
  12. "Amazing Grace" - 1:36
  13. "Piece Be with You" - 5:54
  14. "Beat Me, You'll Never Beat Me" - 6:00
  15. "Curtains" - 3:13

Credits

Paul Morris (musician) American musician

Paul Morris is a musician best known as a keyboardist in Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow. He played keyboards on the Stranger in Us All album and co-wrote the song "Black Masquerade".

David Z is an American music producer, engineer, mixer, and writer from Minneapolis, Minnesota who currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

Jeff Plate American drummer

Jeff Plate is an American professional hard rock/heavy metal drummer. He currently plays with the group Trans-Siberian Orchestra. He is best known as drummer for American heavy metal band Savatage on their albums since Japan Live '94, and was also a member of Metal Church from 2006 to their break up in 2009 and again from their reunion in 2012 to 2017.

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References

  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Chris Caffery W.A.R.P.E.D. review". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  2. "Chris Caffery - W.A.R.P.E.D." Encyclopaedia Metallum . Retrieved 2012-09-19.