Jul 6, 2026 · 36 min · 15 segments
David Ellefson and co-host Joshua Toomey welcome Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra guitarist Chris Caffery to the show for a deep dive into the newly released live album, Madness Reigns From The…
Chris CafferyGuest
David EllefsonHost
Joshua ToomeyHost
I think the very first show was, like, December 26th in Providence or something like that, and, and it was still '87.
Uh, you guys had just put out Hall of the Mountain King, which still stands as one of my all-time f- favorite albums, period, not only Savatage albums.
So you got a good memory, 'cause Jeff always reminds me that we, we still had the Peace Sells backdrop.
[laughs] I had, had been a fan of, of Megadeth at the time, but I never had a chance to see the band live.
I think the very first show was, like, December 26th in Providence or something like that, and, and it was still '87.
Uh, you guys had just put out Hall of the Mountain King, which still stands as one of my all-time f- favorite albums, period, not only Savatage albums.
So you got a good memory, 'cause Jeff always reminds me that we, we still had the Peace Sells backdrop.
[laughs] I had, had been a fan of, of Megadeth at the time, but I never had a chance to see the band live.
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