Circle II Circle

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Circle II Circle is an American power/progressive metal music band, formed by former Savatage lead vocalist, Zachary Stevens, in 2001. <p>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. <p>The album was well received by hard rock and heavy metal audiences, garnering high placings in many "Best Newcomer Act" polls. <p>Due to disagreements between bandmembers and Zak and producer/manager Dan Campbell, all the band members quit after the Watching In silence album. They were quickly recruited by Jon Oliva to form his band Jon Oliva's Pain. <p>The second CIIC record The Middle of Nowhere featured Zak's vocals along with band members Paul Michael Stewart, Andy Lee, Tom...