Circle II Circle

For a period of eight years from 1992 until August 2000, Zachary Stevens was the lead singer of Savatage. After five albums with the group, he left in 2000 citing family reasons. 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. The band's third release was a concept album, entitled Burden of Truth, based around the concept of Jesus' descendants. It was released on June 6, 2006. On January 25, 2013, Circle II Circle released their Seasons will Fall album on earMusic. The live album, Bootleg Live at Wacken 2012, was released on June 20, 2014. A studio album, Reign of Darkness, was released on October 16, 2015. On December 7, 2016, their former drummer, Adam Sagan, died from cancer at the age of 35. == Band members ==

File:2014-10-25 Circle II Circle 005.jpg|Zak Stevens File:2014-10-25 Circle II Circle 017.jpg|Paul Michael "Mitch" Stewart File:2014-10-25 Circle II Circle 001.jpg|Adam Sagan File:Doro-49 (53065620566) (cropped).jpg|Bill Hudson File:2014-10-25 Circle II Circle 007.jpg|Christian Wentz File:2014-10-25 Circle II Circle 012.jpg|Henning Wanner Current • Zachary Stevens – lead vocals (2001–present), keyboards • Paul Michael "Mitch" Stewart – bass, keyboards (2003–present) • Christian Wentz – rhythm guitar (2012–present) • Henning Wanner – keyboards (2012–present) • Bill Hudson – lead guitar (2008–2009, 2012–2013, 2015-present) • Marcelo Moreira – drums (2015–present) Former • Matt LaPorte – guitars (2001–2003, died 2011) • John Zahner – keyboards (2001–2003) • Kevin Rothney – bass (2001–2003) • Christopher Kinder – drums (2001–2003) • Tom McDyne – lead guitar (2003–2004) • Andy Lee – rhythm guitar (2003–2010, 2011) • Tom Drennan – drums (2003–2009) • Evan Christopher – lead guitar (2004–2008) • Oliver Palotai – keyboards (2006–2007) • Johnny Osborn – drums (2009–2011) • Rollie Feldman – lead guitar (2010–2011) • Adam Sagan – drums (2011–2013, died 2016) • Marc Pattison – lead guitar (2014–2015, died 2020) Timeline == Discography ==

Studio albums • Watching in Silence (2003) • The Middle of Nowhere (2005) • Burden of Truth (2006) • Delusions of Grandeur (2008) • Consequence of Power (2010) • Seasons Will Fall (2013) • Reign of Darkness (2015) Live albums • Bootleg Live at Wacken 2012 (2014) Extended plays • All That Remains (2005) • Revelations (2006) • Every Last Thing/So Many Reasons (2008) Compilations • Full Circle: The Best of Circle II Circle (2012) == See also ==