Circle II Circle
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| Circle II Circle | |
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| Origin | Tampa, Florida, United States |
| Genre(s) | Heavy metal Power metal Progressive metal Symphonic metal |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Label(s) | AFM Locomotive Marquee |
| Associated acts | Savatage Jon Oliva's Pain Trans-Siberian Orchestra |
| Website | www.circle2circle.net |
| Members | |
| Zachary Stevens Evan Christopher Andy Lee Tom Drennan Paul Michael "Mitch" Stewart Oliver Palotai |
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| Former members | |
| Shane French Matt LaPorte John Zahner Kevin Rothney Chris Kinder Tom McDyne |
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Circle II Circle is an American heavy metal band from Tampa, Florida. The band was formed by former Savatage lead vocalist, Zachary Stevens, in 2001.[1] They play varied genres of metal including; heavy metal, power metal, progressive metal and symphonic metal.
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[edit] History
For a period of eight years from 1992 until August 2000, Zachary Stevens was the lead singer of Savatage.[2] After four albums with the group, he left in 2000 citing family reasons.[3] 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.[4]
The album was well received by hard rock and heavy metal audiences, garnering high placings in many "Best Newcomer Act" polls.
Due to disagreements between band members and Zak and producer/manager Dan Campbell, all the band members quit after the Watching in Silence album.[5] They were quickly recruited by Jon Oliva to form his band Jon Oliva's Pain.
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.[6] 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, entitled Burden of Truth, based around the concept of Jesus' descendants.[7][8] It was released on October 13, 2006.[9]
On July 12, 2007, Dan Campbell/Global Artists was released as the band's management. Recently, Stevens and the band signed with Intromental Management.[10] Their fourth album, entitled Delusions of Grandeur is set to be released on April 25, 2008.
[edit] Members
[edit] Current members
- Zachary Stevens − lead vocals (2001–present)
- Evan Christopher − guitars (2003–present)
- Andy Lee − guitars (2003–present)
- Paul Michael "Mitch" Stewart − bass guitar (2003–present)
- Tom Drennan − drums (2003–present)
[edit] Former members
- Shane French − guitars (2001–2003) (now with Jon Oliva's Pain)
- 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 guitar (2001–2003) (now with Jon Oliva's Pain)
- Chris Kinder − drums (2001–2003) (now with Jon Oliva's Pain)
- Tom McDyne − lead guitar (2004) (now with Doctrine, Dorian and Gary Schutt Band)
[edit] Guest musicians
- Oliver Palotai − keyboards (2004)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Watching in Silence (2003)
- The Middle of Nowhere (2005)
- Burden of Truth (2006)
- Delusions of Grandeur (2008)
[edit] Extended plays (EPs)
- All That Remains (2005)
- Revelations (2006)
[edit] See also
- Savatage − Stevens sung lead vocals on four studio albums
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra − Stevens tours with the group as a vocalist
- Jon Oliva's Pain − most of the former Circle II Circle members formed Jon Oliva's Pain
[edit] References
- ^ allmusic ((( Circle II Circle > Overview )))
- ^ Metal-Rules.com: Interview With Zachary Stevens of CircleIICircle
- ^ Metal-Rules.com: Interview With Zachary Stevens of CircleIICircle
- ^ allmusic ((( Watching in Silence > Overview )))
- ^ Metal-Rules.com: Interview With Zachary Stevens of CircleIICircle
- ^ allmusic ((( The Middle of Nowhere > Credits )))
- ^ Circle II Circle
- ^ Band Information - Circle II Circle - Band information - RevelationZ Magazine
- ^ Band Information - Circle II Circle - Band information - RevelationZ Magazine
- ^ Band Information - Circle II Circle - Band information - RevelationZ Magazine
[edit] External links
- Circle II Circle official site
- Circle II Circle official MySpace page
- Circle II Circle official Street Team
