Doctor Butcher [Explicit Lyrics] [Import]

Doctor Butcher [Explicit Lyrics] [Import]

Doctor Butcher [Explicit Lyrics] [Import]

Track Listings
 
1. Altar
2. Don't Talk to Me
3. Season of the Witch
4. Reach Out and Torment Someone
5. Juice
6. Chair
7. Innocent Victim
8. Picture's Wild
9. Lost in the Dark
10. I Hate, You Hate, We All Hate!!
11. All for One, None for All

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Doctor Butcher
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • ANGER!!!
 Doctor Butcher
Doctor Butcher
Manufacturer: Black Lotus
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000AP2YTK
Release Date: 2005-09-27

Tracks:

  1. Altar
  2. Don't Talk to Me
  3. Season of the Witch
  4. Reach Out and Torment Someone
  5. Juice
  6. Chair
  7. Innocent Victim
  8. Picture's Wild
  9. Lost in the Dark
  10. I Hate, You Hate, We All Hate!!
  11. All for One...None for All

Tracks:

  1. Inspector Highway [#][*]
  2. Freaks [*][Demo Version]
  3. Born of the Board [*][Demo Version]
  4. Help! Police? [*][Demo Version]
  5. Bridges [*][Demo Version]

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars ANGER!!!.......2006-03-13

Jon Oliva was one pissed off guy. His brother, Criss Oliva, had just died in a car accident. His full-time band, Savatage, was actually getting less and less popular even though they came out with two back-to-back masterpieces. There must have been some trauma from childhood added in as well as general pissed-offedness at the world. The result? Doctor Butcher. A side project where Oliva didn't have to worry about the theatrics of Savatage, but could empty out all of the ideas floating in his head. He teamed up with another man filled with ideas; the incredibly underrated Chris Caffery, who had toured with Savatage in 1989. Together they created one of the best pure heavy metal albums of the 90's.

Oliva uses more of an aggressive style of singing, although not a death growl, as opposed to his power metal singing of early Savatage albums. This, coupled with Caffery's crushing riffs and powerful soloing makes the listener want to punch a hole in the wall. The Altar, The Chair, and Don't Talk To Me are chock full of air guitar-worthy solos and pure headbanging bliss. Yet Oliva allows some melody to seep in "Lost in the Dark," "Innocent Victim," and "Season of the Witch," although those have incredible solos and riffs as well. "Juice" serves as a perfect intro for "The Chair." While "The Chair" is heavy, "Juice" uses clean guitar to create lush melody while near the end Oliva includes his trademark evil laugh.

That being said, while the Oliva/Caffery songwriting team had enough great ideas to fill two albums, they had trouble connecting those ideas on some places, and it certainly shows. Some parts of songs seem disoriented. Although "I Hate, You Hate, We All Hate," has a great solo and riffing, the song is hurt by its awkard chorus, as well as the poor verse/chorus/verse transition. "The Picture's Wild" makes no sense at all and should have been left off the album. "All for One...None for All" isn't really bad, just unremarkable. But the ideas are there. One wonders how much better this album could have been had they spent some more time on it.

The re-release is a must have because it has been remastered, and there is a bonus disc with four songs from "The Demos" CD as well as an epic new song in "Inspector Highway." "Bridges" is built similar to Savatage's album ending ballads like "Believe" and "Alone You Breathe" which are pretty much love 'em or hate 'em affairs. Other than that, the other four are worthwhile, although no where near as good as some of the stuff on the first disc. Caffery talks on his website about a new Butcher album coming out soon, so that is something to look forward to. If you like what you hear here and want more, Caffery's solo albums are in a similar vein as Doctor Butcher and his 2005 "W.A.R.P.E.D." contains a Butcher outtake called "Iraq Attack."

A must-have for fans of straight ahead metal.
Doctor Butcher
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Back to the old school
  • review from the heavy metal encyclopedia www.metallian.com
  • This is pure metal
  • If you like old Savatage.....
  • great forgotten album
 Doctor Butcher
Doctor Butcher
Manufacturer: Black Lotus
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00097HN40
Release Date: 2005-06-06

Tracks:

  1. Altar
  2. Don't Talk to Me
  3. Season of the Witch
  4. Reach Out and Torment Someone
  5. Juice
  6. Chair
  7. Innocent Victim
  8. Picture's Wild
  9. Lost in the Dark
  10. I Hate, You Hate, We All Hate!!
  11. All for One...None for All

Tracks:

  1. Inspector Highway [#][*]
  2. Freaks [*][Demo Version]
  3. Born of the Board [*][Demo Version]
  4. Help! Police? [*][Demo Version]
  5. Bridges [*][Demo Version]

Album Description

There are not much to say about this forgotten jewel of the SAVATAGE, T.S.O. masterminds, Jon Oliva and Chris Caffery! The darker and heavier angle of SAVATAGE is evident in this album! Now it is time for "Doctor Butcher" to get the exposure it deserves in this killer re-release including amongst others a brand newly recorded song and 4 tracks from the Demo recordings! If you missed the chance to get this album 10 years ago, don't make the same mistake again…the Butcher is back! Black Lotus Records.

Album Details

Unleashed at Last from the Vaults of Metal (Originally Released in 1993), this is a Forgotten Jewel of an Album featuring (Then) Savatage Duo Jon Oliva and Chris Caffery. It's Very Much in the Savatage Vein, as You Would Expect- So You Are Getting Killer Power Metal with a Dark Edge. This Re-issue Comes with Five Bonus Tracks Including One Brand New Tune from the Duo.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Back to the old school.......2007-06-21

Doctor Butcher was the side project of Savatage members Jon Oliva and Chris Caffery. If you split the essential elements of Savatage's unique sound into two separate entities, the progressive, theatrical, epic elements would all go into Trans-Siberian Orchestra, while the old school straightforward (angry) heavy metal elements would go into Doctor Butcher. This is about as close to the Sirens/Dungeons Are Calling-era Savatage sound as you are going to get.

I discovered Savatage late in the game (circa Dead Winter Dead), so my preference is for their later, rock opera-type albums. Still, there's no denying that Oliva and Caffery can "bring the metal" quite well, which is what this collection is all about. Jon Oliva's screaming vocals keep pace with Caffery's guitar riffs, and the duo channel some serious anger into these straightforward metal tracks.

The 2005 2-disc Doctor Butcher collection from Black Lotus is the total Doctor Butcher experience. You get the self-titled 1994 album plus the demos that were released in 1996, all digitally remastered, in a nice digipack package with plenty of liner notes and photos. It's not for everyone, and probably isn't even a must-have for all Savatage fans, but if you prefer the earlier Savatage albums, you'll definitely want to check this one out.

3 out of 5 stars review from the heavy metal encyclopedia www.metallian.com.......2006-05-03

DOCTOR BUTCHER - Same - BLACK LOTUS 50
Doctor Butcher was probably conceived by Savatage singer Jon Oliva (and guitarist Chris Caffery) to play metal again following the drift of their main band into rock territory. Indeed, Doctor Butcher hacks like a real metal blade reminiscent of the earlier Savatage sound with Oliva screaming with abandon. Now and more than ten years after its original release by Gun Records Greece's Black Lotus has picked up the album for re-release, albeit with a complete booklet and a few demo songs tagged onto disc number two.
As said, the creation of Doctor Butcher was a reaction to the decline of Savatage and given its style a cut above the mother ship, but fact is that the album sounds half-baked. While the screaming vocals and the copious amount of solos and guitar rhythms is literary music to the ears several songs sound half finished. In particular, Don't Talk To Me, Season Of The Witch, I Hate, You Hate, We All Hate!!! And All For One... None For All are especially weak and lacking force. Counteracting these are the opener The Altar, The Chair with its excellent guitar work, The Picture's Wild with its crunchy sound and the slow and creepy Lost In The Dark which manage to impress. Were there a choice between Savatage as it had become and Doctor Butcher the metal fan's vote would be with the latter act. Having said that, this good doctor does not quite garner much confidence either given the lack of outright winners. - http://www.metallian.com (the heavy metal encyclopedia)

5 out of 5 stars This is pure metal.......2006-01-11

I agree with the other reviewers -- especially the one that said this sounds like "angry" Savatage. Take the most blazing tracks that Savatage ever did and imagine an album of nothing but those songs. Chris Caffery is the MAN! This is full of great guitar work with tons of solos. And the bonus disc is not any weaker than the main disc. Both discs are 100% blow-your-face-off metal. If you're interested enough to be reading this, trust me--you need to get it.

4 out of 5 stars If you like old Savatage............2005-08-22

...then you will love this! Classic Sava-metal. Those who prefer the more recent prog-metal stylings of Savatage may or may not appreciate this as it's really a nod to the "olden days" when Savatage was a simple loud, and in your face, hard metal group. More like 'Sirens' and 'Dungeons' than 'PotN' and 'Mountian King' as it leans toward attitude instead of production values (not that Dr. Butcher doesn't have 21st cent. production values. It does.) It's just that this album is a raw, tough, hard recording; guitar, bass, drums, and best of all Jon all wound up and heavy as heck. It fits in very well with the four aforementioned albums, especially the first track: 'The Altar' - effin' classic!!! Criss would be damn proud.
My rating is 4.5: totally smokin' but just a half-step from all-time perfect.
Oh yeah; cannot comment on this version of the album with bonus tracks. Haven't heard the "bonus tracks" nor can I comment on if it has been remastered at all.

5 out of 5 stars great forgotten album.......2005-07-15

This album is truly awesome. Take everything you loved about 80's Savatage with all the great riffs and solo's and make it angrier. Chris Caffery plays his ass off on this recording you can hear the emotion behind the note bending and inspired soloing. Jon Oliva as always is awesome. Truly one of the best American contributers to metal worldwide the Mountain King sounds like he's having fun on this one. Pick this up if you're a Savatage/Oliva/Caffery fan or even if you're not.
The Demos
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Pure metal at it's best
  • Pure thrash metal from beginning to end!
 The Demos
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ASIN: B00002EQ3U

Tracks:

  1. Freaks
  2. Born Of The Board
  3. Help! Police?
  4. The Chair
  5. Dismissal Of Faith
  6. The Altar
  7. Bridges
  8. Chester The Molester (Live)
  9. A Living Hell (Live)

Album Description

Nine track CD consisting of seven demos and two live recordings from '92 and '93 by this heavy metal band led by vocalist Jon Olivia and guitarist Chris Caffery, both of Savatage and featuring Hal Patino (King Diamond) and Gene Barnett (Dirty Looks/Lillian Axe). 1999 release.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Pure metal at it's best.......2002-07-04

Jon Olivia, the possessor of one of the greatest power metal voices today, brought to Doctor Butcher much of what he displayed in the early Savatage days. Chris Caffrey's riffs are blazing. Although the full length cd has a bit cleaner and crisper sound production wise, this release is by far one of the best demo releases ever. Not being able to find anything negative about this product, I will simply say if you are into the Savatage sound with a touch more thrashiness added in, this is a highly recommended purchase for you.

5 out of 5 stars Pure thrash metal from beginning to end!.......2001-06-06

Just as with Doctor Butcher's first CD, this starts strong and never lets up. These songs do not sound like demos. All are very good. Some of the lyrics are hilarious as well! To get an idea of the Doctor Butcher sound, I would describe them as a cross between early Savatage (but a bit faster) and Slayer (but with better singing and more definition to the guitar riffs). If you like Savatage, Slayer, Metallica, Mercyful Fate, or Pantera, you absolutely need to get this CD.
Doctor Butcher
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Better than the rest
  • Pure Thrash Metal!
 Doctor Butcher
Doctor Butcher
Manufacturer: Gun
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004GJTB
Release Date: 1994-01-01

Tracks:

  1. The Altar
  2. Don't Talk To Me
  3. Season Of The Witch
  4. Reach Out And Torment Someone
  5. Juice
  6. The Chair
  7. Innocent Victim
  8. The Picture's Wild
  9. Lost In The Dark
  10. I Hate You Hate-We All Hate
  11. All For One None For All

Album Description

Now available domestically & at a lower price, this is the1994 album from metal act formed by Savatage members Jon Olivia & Chris Caffery. Jokingly dubbed on the back of thejewel case as 'a collection of love songs', it contains 11original tracks, includin

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Better than the rest.......2002-07-13

Doctor Butcher "The Demos" is one of the best demo recordings I have ever heard, being surpassed only by Armored Saints demo release. Although the production may be a notch below the full length cd , the finished product is still more than satisfying.
Most of the songs on this recording that were not included on the full length cd would have easily fit in nicely on that project as well. The sound on this cd Is very much in the same vain as early Savatage as well as Doctor Butcher's full length production. The only reason this work did'nt recieve 5 stars was because the very talented former drummer of Darklin Reach, John Osborne, had not yet joined the band and is only featured on the bonus live cuts on this cd. I would highly recommend this cd to any true metal fans who want to hear some rare pieces by a superbly talented musical force.

5 out of 5 stars Pure Thrash Metal!.......2001-08-14

I was blown away when I first heard this CD. It just never lets up! Pure thrash from beginning to end. No stupid "rock ballads" here, just heavy, crunching riffs played with speed. Doctor Butcher is mostly the work of two members of Savatage. If you've heard Savatage's earlier work, this has some of that sound but is a bit faster. While not as fast as Slayer, the riffs are much more precise and well defined here. If you are a fan of old Metallica, Savatage, Slayer, Mercyful Fate, and even Pantera you should definitely listen to this.
The Demos
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    		The Demos
    Doctor Butcher
    Manufacturer: The Orchard
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00001W0AO
    Release Date: 2000-03-18

    Tracks:

    1. Freaks
    2. Born Of The Board
    3. Help! Police?
    4. The Chair
    5. Dismissal Of Faith
    6. The Altar
    7. Bridges
    8. Chester The Molester (Live)
    9. A Living Hell (Live)
    Doctor Butcher
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      		Doctor Butcher
      Doctor Butcher
      Manufacturer: independent
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000LX1AXW
      Doctor Butcher
      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
      • The Mountain Kings side project starts up.
      • About time!
      • Awesome metal
      		 Doctor Butcher
      Doctor Butcher
      Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l
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      ASIN: B000006Y9I
      Release Date: 2000-04-04

      Tracks:

      1. Altar
      2. Don't Talk to Me
      3. Season of the Witch
      4. Reach Out and Torment Someone
      5. Juice
      6. Chair
      7. Innocent Victim
      8. Picture's Wild
      9. Lost in the Dark
      10. I Hate, You Hate, We All Hate!!
      11. All for One, None for All

      Customer Reviews:

      3 out of 5 stars The Mountain Kings side project starts up........2006-06-20

      Mr Jon Oliva, aka the Mountain King, and his erstwhile partner in Sava-crime Chris Caffery team up and deliver a dense and not always easy listening metal album.

      As a long time Savatage fan (and this project will forever be compared to the 'tage) this album was on my hitlist for some time. It roars into view with The Altar, and instantly you know your in for some dense musical ideas. It's not always easy listening, for example the sparse vocals on tunes like Reach out and Torment Someone. Likewise 'I Hate, You Hate, We all Hate!!' show that age has not mellowed our heroes.

      Since most people reading this review will probably be aware of Savatages back cataloge to a greater or lesser extent, here is a quick comparison between the two.

      Firstly, with Caffery on board the riffs are fairly similar in terms of quality. The vocals are of course by Oliva and are great for the music being played. This project does lose a lot in personability, it doesn't really connect as much with the audience and even sounds a little forced at times, like they particularly were after a grating experience, Oliva at times going for visceral vocalisations instead of power. Ultimately this is sort of a lightweight Savatage, without the connectivity that band has with it's fans. And with Oliva and Caffery eventually both rejoining Savatage this is a project of limited appeal.

      In terms of musicianship Caffery is normally the rhythm guitarist for the 'tage. So hearing him get to provide the solos more on this album was nice. He isn't Chris Oliva or Al Pitrelli nor Alex Skolnick though.

      But for the curious this isn't a bad buy if you can pick it up relatively cheaply, it's an interesting facet of both mens careers and they share production credits too. The other members, John Osborn and Brian Gregory (drums + bass respectively) also rate a mention. While little more than hired hands both seem quite capable of holding down the bottom end of these meaty tunes

      5 out of 5 stars About time!.......1998-12-01

      As being a personal freind of Chris Caffery, Ive been asking for several months for a copy of this CD. Ive had the original demo version on tape for quite some time. I have no idea why it took so long for me to look here at amazon.com to get my hands on one! PS: There is a second CD on the way! Hope it doesnt take as long for this one!!!!!!

      5 out of 5 stars Awesome metal.......1998-10-11

      Jon Olivas side project with Chris Caffery is totally mind blowing!! This album is fantastic, a must for savatage fans! As soon as you here the first song... your off your chair rockin !!
      Doctor Butcher
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Impossibly good!
      • Jon Oliva is as good as ever
      		 Doctor Butcher
      Doctor Butcher
      Manufacturer: The Orchard
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000034D13
      Release Date: 2000-03-09

      Tracks:

      1. The Altar
      2. Don't Talk to Me
      3. Season of the Witch
      4. Reach out and Torment Someone
      5. Juice
      6. The Chair
      7. Innocent Victim
      8. The Picture's Wild
      9. Lost in the Dark
      10. I Hate, You Hate . . We All Hate!!
      11. All for One, None for All

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Impossibly good!.......2001-06-06

      I'm a fan of early Savatage so I just had to get this album. The one thing that always bugged me about Savatage is that after some really good songs, their albums would always have at least 3 bad songs, usually those stupid hard rock ballads. Well, there is none of that here. This is pure heavy thrash metal from beginning to end! Every song is good! The lyrics are very amusing as well. Fans of early Savatage, Metallica, and even Slayer will love this CD!!

      5 out of 5 stars Jon Oliva is as good as ever.......2000-06-13

      You know Jon Oliva is the former singer of Savatage but he still writes all thier songs and this album is as good as Savatage but it will take along time to ship but its worth it.
      Doctor Butcher
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        		Doctor Butcher
        Doctor Butcher
        Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD
        ASIN: B00000E156
        Release Date: 1996-11-21

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        6. Funeral of God [Import]
        7. Future Echoes of the Past [Import]
        8. G N' R Lies [Explicit Lyrics]
        9. Goodbye Mothership [Import]
        10. Great White

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