Chris Caffery - Pins and Needles [CD Digipack]

Format: CD Digipack
Catalogue No.: MV462
Barcode: 4250444194391
Release Date: 26 Jun 2026
Genre: Alternative/Rock

“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.

TRACKLISTING
01 - Pins and Needles
02 - 66 
03 - Reach Out and Torment Again 
04 - Walls
05 - Y.G.B.F.K.M.
06 - Chained 
07 - Worms 
08 - The Sign of the Crossed 
09 - 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)