In a new interview with Matt Capitano of the Face The Music podcast, guitarist Chris Caffery of acclaimed progressive metal pioneers SAVATAGE was asked how the band's comeback performances in 2025 were received by the fans in South America and Europe.

He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It's been amazing.

And I think it's better than I could have hoped for, which I was just hoping for it to be really good, that people would be happy we were back and they would wanna see more.

It's been over-the-top great, which is really cool.

People have been so excited.

And there's been so many new fans that never had a chance to see us before.

And some of the old ones that are arriving to the shows with their children that [are] anywhere from 14 to for how long it's been since we played, in their twenties, where the kid never had a chance to see SAVATAGE.

So, we're meeting their families as they bring 'em to the shows.",Caffery continued: "I think the fact that we really busted our butts to make sure that the band was very tight and the music was played very well and we were all in shape when we went up on stage and did the best we could do, the fans that used to go see us all the time that would brag to their friends that didn't know of SAVATAGE, how we were live, 'You gotta see this band live.

You gotta see this band live,' I think we lived up to their memories to them, and they were very happy.

So when they brought their friends out and their family and this and that, they were, like, 'See.' So we didn't let anybody down.

And I think that includes ourselves.

And I just wanted to do the best I possibly could do.", Asked if he thinks the current lineup of SAVATAGE will ever perform in the States again, Caffery said: "Yeah, I think we will.

I think right now everybody just needs to be happy that we're back.

I try to tell it to the States fans.

I'm, like, do you understand that it was the Europeans and South Americans that dug this out of the woodwork? Now that you've seen that we're playing all these other places, don't get upset when we're not playing with you.",The band has announced a nearly two-month long European tour consisting of nearly 20 shows.

This spring and summer, SAVATAGE will embark on the 2026 "Prelude To Madness" European tour featuring appearances at such festivals as Germany's Wacken Open Air, Spain's Leyendas Del Rock, Belgium's Alcatraz and Sweden's Sweden Rock.