Doctor Butcher Lyrics

Somewhere in the Midst of the Hall of the Mountain King Tour Jon Oliva and I had spoken in jest about one day putting together the heaviest band we could and calling it "Butcher". During my time out of Savatage in the early 1990's I realized that heavy music is running too deep in my veins. Jon Oliva had departed from Savatage and we talked about just hanging out and drinking! I flew to Florida with a 4 track recorder and a guitar.One Spring night in 1992 we were on Jack Daniels bottle # 2 when we started writing music. A song called "Live, Die, Kill". Friendly family number was born. About 30 minutes later Jon Oliva's tender metal voice burned back in heavier than ever. I remember Criss Oliva listening to the... read more