List of Savage Grace (metal band) members

Savage Grace is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981, the group originally consisted of vocalist Kelle Rhoads, guitarist Chris Logue, bassist Brian "Beast" East and drummer Steve Widdick. Logue is the only remaining original member of the band, which currently includes 2024 additions Tasos Lazaris (vocals), Dan Baune (guitar), Cristian Blade (bass) and Hugo Terva (drums).

1981–1992

Savage Grace was formed in July 1981 under the name Marquis de Sade by guitarist Chris Logue and bassist Brian "Beast" East.^[1] The original lineup featured Kelle Rhoads (brother of then-Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Randy Rhoads) on vocals and Steve Widdick (later Wittig) on drums.^[2] The group soon changed its name to Savage Grace, a moniker proposed by Rhoads, as Logue admits that "no one else liked" the original name.^[3] Widdick left after a few months and was replaced by Dan Finch III; and in March 1982, Rhoads was fired and replaced by Dwight Cliff.^[4] The new lineup recorded the band's first demo that year, one song from which was featured on the Metal Blade's Metal Massacre II, after which Cliff was replaced by John Birk and Kenny Powell joined as second guitarist in early 1983.^[1]

By early 1984, Birk had been fired due to creative differences, as well as turning up late for a show (forcing Logue to sing the first few songs of the set).^[2] Around the same time, Powell also left to form his own band, Omen.^[5] Birk and Powell were replaced by Mike Smith and Kurt Phillips, respectively, although by the time the band started recording its full-length debut album Master of Disguise, the latter had been dismissed.^[6] After recording the album as a four-piece, Savage Grace enlisted Mark Marshall of Agent Steel to replace Phillips.^[7] In June 1985, ahead of a European tour, Smith left the band and Logue took over vocal duties.^[8] East later claimed that Smith "wasn't very self-confident", had problems with "drinking and smoking" and "had a kind of death drive", all of which led to his departure.^[9]

After touring in the summer and fall, Finch was forced to leave the band in late 1985 due to "rheumatic problems".^[10] He was replaced early the next year by Marc Marcum.^[11] East left in the summer, with Logue claiming he was fired as he "wanted to incorporate dance moves into our stage act".^[12] He was replaced by Derek Peace from Heir Apparent, with the new lineup recording the EP Ride into the Night in early 1987.^[11] After Peace left in the summer of 1987, he was replaced by Neal Delaforce.^[13] Marcum was replaced by Marshall Lee Dickerson in 1988.^[14] In December 1989, the band relocated to New York, at which point Marshall left and Delaforce was replaced by Mike Breanning.^[11] After a string of temporary guitarists, Keith Alexander joined the band for several months in 1991.^[15] After recording a ten-track promotional demo, Alexander was replaced later that year by Gene Chapman.^[16] The group returned to Los Angeles in April 1992 for a final run of shows, before officially disbanding that September.^[11]

Since 2009

In January 2009, it was announced that Savage Grace would be returning for a performance at the Keep It True festival in 2010.^[17] The lineup was made up of members of another group, Roxxcalibur — namely, guitarists Kalli Coldsmith and Roger Dequis, bassist Mario Lang, and drummer Andreas "Neudi" Neuderth.^[18] The lineup parted ways after the shows.^[19] After a brief attempt to work with new musicians, Logue disbanded Savage Grace again.^[6] The former Roxxcalibur members subsequently reunited with their former vocalist Alexx Stahl under the name Masters of Disguise.^[20]

Logue announced a second reformation of Savage Grace in May 2020.^[21] In October, Brazilian guitarist Kiko Shred was confirmed as the first member of the new lineup.^[22] After a couple of years without an update, it was announced in October 2022 that Logue would in fact be working with guitarist David Sandoval instead.^[23] Prior to this, in July, Logue performed with members of local group Voltax at the Keepers of the Flame Metal Fest in Mexico.^[23] Around the same time as Sandoval's arrival, the band's lineup was completed with the additions of Gabriel Colón on vocals, Fabio Carito on bass and Marcus Dotta on drums.^[24] This lineup recorded the band's first album in over 35 years, Sign of the Cross, which was released in 2023 (although Sandoval is reportedly not featured on the recordings).^[25]

By February 2023, the lineup of Savage Grace had changed again, with Logue and Sandoval joined by new vocalist Michael Draveck and bassist Alfredo Hernández, the latter of whom had previously performed with the group as a member of Voltax in July 2022.^[26] When the band returned to performing live in April 2024, however, none of the lineup remained — instead, Logue was joined by vocalist Tasos Lazaris, guitarist Dan Baune, bassist Cristian Blade and drummer Hugo Terva.^[27]

Members

Current

Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
Chris Logue	1981–1992 2009–2010 2020–present	guitar vocals (1985–1992, 2009–2010)	all Savage Grace releases
Tasos Lazaris	2024–present	vocals	none to date
Dan Baune		guitar
Cristian Blade		bass
Hugo Terva		drums

Former

Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
Brian "Beast" East	1981–1986	bass	untitled demo (1982) The Dominatress (1983) Master of Disguise (1985) After the Fall from Grace (1986) The Lost Grace (2010)
Kelle Rhoads	1981–1982	vocals	none
Steve Widdick	1981	drums	none
Dan Finch III	1981–1985	drums	untitled demo (1982) The Dominatress (1983) Master of Disguise (1985) The Lost Grace (2010)
Dwight Cliff	1982–1983	vocals	untitled demo (1982)
Kenny Powell	1983–1984	guitar	The Dominatress (1983) The Lost Grace (2010)
John Birk	1983–1984	vocals	The Dominatress (1983) The Lost Grace (2010)
Mike Smith	1984–1985	vocals	Master of Disguise (1985)
Kurt Phillips	1984	guitar	none
Mark Marshall	1984–1989	guitar	After the Fall from Grace (1986) Ride into the Night (1987)
Marc Marcum	1986–1988	drums
Derek Peace	1986–1987	bass	Ride into the Night (1987)
Neal Delaforce	1987–1988	bass	none
Marshall Lee Dickerson	1988–1992	drums	untitled promo (1991)
Mike Breanning	1989–1992	bass
Keith Alexander (1963–2005)	1991	guitar
Gene Chapman	1991–1992		none
Eric "Kalli" Coldsmith	2009–2010
Roger Dequis
Mario Lang		bass
Andreas "Neudi" Neuderth		drums
Kiko Shred	2020–2022	guitar
Alfredo Hernández	2022 (stand-in) 2023–2024	bass
David Sandoval	2022–2024	guitar
Gabriel Colón	2022–2023	vocals	Sign of the Cross (2023)
Fabio Carito		bass
Marcus Dotta		drums
Michael Draveck	2023–2024	vocals	none

Stand-in

Name	Years active	Instruments	Details
Jerry Mauleón	2022	vocals	The members of Voltax performed with Logue under the name Savage Grace at a Mexican festival in July 2022.^[23]
Victor Vulcano		guitar
Andy Rios		drums
Andronikos Maltezos	2024	drums	Maltezos filled in for new drummer Hugo Terva at one show in Oldenburg, Germany on May 3, 2024.^[27]

Timeline

Lineups

Period	Members	Releases
July^[1]–fall 1981^[4]	Kelly Rhoads — vocals Chris Logue — guitar Brian East — bass Steve Widdick — drums	none
Fall 1981^[4]–March 1982^[4]	Kelly Rhoads — vocals Chris Logue — guitar Brian East — bass Dan Finch III — drums	none
March 1982^[4]–February 1983^[1]	Dwight Cliff — vocals Chris Logue — guitar Brian East — bass Dan Finch III — drums	untitled demo (1982)
February 1983^[1]–early 1984^[2]	John Birk — vocals Chris Logue — guitar Kenny Powell — guitar Brian East — bass Dan Finch III — drums	The Dominatress (1983) The Lost Grace (2010)
Spring^[4]–summer 1984^[6]	Mike Smith — vocals Chris Logue — guitar Kurt Phillips — guitar Brian East — bass Dan Finch III — drums	none
Summer 1984^[6]	Mike Smith — vocals Chris Logue — guitar Brian East — bass Dan Finch III — drums	Master of Disguise (1985)
Fall 1984^[7]–June 1985^[8]	Mike Smith — vocals Chris Logue — guitar Mark Marshall — guitar Brian East — bass Dan Finch III — drums	none
June^[8]–late 1985^[11]	Chris Logue — vocals, guitar Mark Marshall — guitar Brian East — bass Dan Finch III — drums	none
Early–summer 1986^[11]	Chris Logue — vocals, guitar Mark Marshall — guitar Brian East — bass Marc Marcum — drums	After the Fall from Grace (1986)
Summer 1986–summer 1987^[11]	Chris Logue — vocals, guitar Mark Marshall — guitar Derek Pearce — bass Marc Marcum — drums	Ride into the Night (1987)
1987^[13]–1988^[14]	Chris Logue — vocals, guitar Mark Marshall — guitar Neal Delaforce — bass Marc Marcum — drums	none
1988^[14]–December 1989^[11]	Chris Logue — vocals, guitar Mark Marshall — guitar Neal Delaforce — bass Marshall Lee Dickerson — drums
December 1989–1991^[11]	Chris Logue — vocals, guitar Various members — guitar Mike Breanning — bass Marshall Lee Dickerson — drums
1991^[15]	Chris Logue — vocals, guitar Keith Alexander — guitar Mike Breanning — bass Marshall Lee Dickerson — drums	untitled promo (1991)
1991^[16]–September 1992^[11]	Chris Logue — vocals, guitar Gene Chapman — guitar Mike Breanning — bass Marshall Lee Dickerson — drums	none
Band inactive 1993–2008
August 2009^[18]–September 2010^[19]	Chris Logue — vocals Kalli Coldsmith — guitar Roger Dequis — guitar Mario Lang — bass Andreas "Neudi" Neuderth — drums	none
Band inactive 2011–2019
October 2020^[22]–October 2022^[23]	Chris Logue — guitar Kiko Shred — guitar	none
July 2022^[23] (one-off live lineup)	Jerry Mauleón — vocals Chris Logue — guitar Victor Vulcano — guitar Alfredo Hernández — bass Andy Rios — drums	none
October 2022^[24]–February 2023^[26]	Gabriel Colón — vocals Chris Logue — guitar David Sandoval — guitar Fabio Carito — bass Marcus Dotta — drums	Sign of the Cross (2023)
February 2023^[26]–early 2024^[27]	Michael Draveck — vocals Chris Logue — guitar David Sandoval — guitar Alfredo Hernández — bass	none
Spring 2024^[27]–present	Tasos Lazaris — vocals Chris Logue — guitar Dan Baune — guitar Cristian Blade — bass Hugo Terva — drums	none to date