SAVATAGE / TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Chris Caffery has issued the following update:

"Hi all,

Extremely busy here!

I just signed contracts for House Of Insanity to be released in Europe through AFM records! I am really excited about this. AFM has asked me for a bonus track and I have located a lost song from the Faces sessions!! It is a song that has some co-writing from Jon Oliva. I know Jon is heading to Europe soon to tour with JOP. I want to once again thank JOP drummer Chris Kinder for and amazing job mastering my new CD!

I will also be heading over to Europe soon to do a few weeks of shows playing guitar with Ripper Owens. Many of the dates are supporting HEAVEN & HELL!!! Also a few festivals including Download at Donnington in England and Sweden Rock. The band is killer. Ripper, Dave Ellefson on bass, Simon Wright on drums, John Comprix from BEYOND FEAR on guitar along with myself. Ripper's new CD Play My Game is out everywhere now on SPV Records. I really love this CD!

In a few weeks House Of Insanity will hit US hard rock/metal radio. I am also very excited about this. Lots of interviews and radio contests coming soon!

The CD/poster special is still going on through the web-site here. You can also find the CD here.

The retail campaign is just beginning in North America through my own label Face The Music Records. This has been a very challenging but fulfilling experience. Sales have been great so far through the internet and digital end. I am very excited to launch the retail campaign! I will be doing an in store and acoustic performance at a TBD Gallery of Sound CD shop in PaA when I return from Europe. Lots of other things will happen throughout the summer including some live shows beginning in August.

I know I don't have a lot of free time but I am considering looking at a few bands to help distribute through my label as I get things more established. Keep an eye out for details if you are interested.

In case you haven't seen the posts about it my song 'Seasons Change' is currently available for free download as part of an internet battle of the bands sponsored by Wonka Candy

Check out this page. I am part of the one and only Metal Sanaz's playlist. Keep listening and help Sanaz and myself with this contest! Currently Sanaz is climbing the list and sits at #3 but we should not stop until she hits the top!!!

I want to thank the guys in MERENDINE ATOMICHE for a great time in Cittadella, Italy last week. The show they did in the center of town was amazing. I had a chance to appear as a special guest. I co-produced their new CD Rude Rebel Brotherhood which was just released on Locomotive Records in Europe. HEAVY stuff!

Looking forward to a busy summer which besides the live shows will include some studio time with TSO and a lot of writing for my next CD. The summer will also include the development of a new hot sauce company I am working on called Face The Heat!!!

I hope to see you on the road, thanks for all of your continued support and be safe in your travels!"

Peace!

Chris