Circle II Circle (band)
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| Circle II Circle | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  United States |
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| Genre(s) | Heavy Metal Symphonic Metal Progressive Metal |
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| Years active | 2001 – present | |
| Label(s) | AFM Records Locomotive Records Marquee Records |
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| Website | www.circle2circle.net | |
| Members | ||
| Zachary Stevens Evan Christopher Andrew Lee Tom Drennan Mitch Stewart Oliver Palotai |
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Circle II Circle are an American power/progressive metal music band, formed by former Savatage lead vocalist, Zachary Stevens in 2001.
For a period of eight years from 1992 until August 2000, Zachary Stevens was the lead singer of Savatage. After four albums with the group, he left in 2000 citing family reasons. During the winter of 2002/2003 Zak started his comeback, co-writing (with former Savatage lead singer Jon Oliva and guitarist Chris Caffery) the songs for the Circle II Circle debut "Watching in Silence".
The album was well received by hard rock and heavy metal audiences, garnering high placings in many "Best Newcomer Act" polls.
The second CIIC record "The Middle Of Nowhere" featured Zak's vocals along with band members Paul Michael Stewart, Andy Lee, Tom Drennan and Evan Christopher. This album, too, was well received with many polls in 2005 placing it as the best hard rock or heavy metal album.
The band's third release is a concept album called "Burden of Truth" , based around the concept of Jesus' descendants. It was released on October 13, 2006.
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[edit] Members
[edit] Current Members
- Zachary Stevens - Lead Vocals (2001-)
- Evan Christopher - Guitars (2003-)
- Andrew Lee - Guitars (2003-)
- Mitch Stewart - Bass (2003-)
- Tom Drennan - Drums (2003-)
- Oliver Palotai - Keyboards (2003-)
[edit] Former Members
- David "Cid" Rodgers - Guitars (2001-2003)
- Matt LaPorte - Guitars (2001-2003) (now with Jon Oliva's Pain)
- John Zahner - Keyboards (2001-2003) (now with Jon Oliva's Pain)
- Kevin Rothney - Bass (2001-2003) (now with Jon Oliva's Pain)
- Chris Kinder - Drums (2001-2003) (now with Jon Oliva's Pain)
[edit] Guest Musicians
- Jon Oliva - Vocals, Keyboards
- Chris Caffery - Guitars
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
[edit] Extended Plays (EPs)
[edit] See Also
- Savatage - Stevens's former band
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Stevens tours with the group as a vocalist
- Jon Oliva's Pain - most of the former CIIC members formed JOP
