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title: "Doctor Butcher"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/doctor-butcher"
genre: "Heavy Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1992
disbanded: 1994
---

# Doctor Butcher

**Doctor Butcher** is a heavy metal band, from United States, active 1992 to 1994.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Doctor Butcher |
| Genre | Heavy Metal |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | Tampa, United States |
| Formed | 1992 |
| Disbanded | 1994 |
| Releases in catalog | 2 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [David Z.](https://themetalnet.com/musician/david-z) |  |  | Current |
| [Jon Oliva](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jon-oliva) |  |  | Current |
| [Chris Caffery](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-caffery) | Guitar | 1992 to 1994 | Former |
| [Hal Patino](https://themetalnet.com/musician/hal-patino) |  |  | Former |
| [Jeff Plate](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jeff-plate) |  |  | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1994 | [Doctor Butcher](https://themetalnet.com/album/2ace1b3b-b649-3072-8e0a-11964eee5fdd) | Album |
| 2000 | [The Demos!!!](https://themetalnet.com/album/a9ad1e53-e2e2-3b5d-8124-b1853bb1d9fc) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Chris Caffery](https://themetalnet.com/band/chris-caffery) (listened together)
- [Royal Hunt](https://themetalnet.com/band/royal-hunt) (listened together)
- [Grave Digger](https://themetalnet.com/band/grave-digger) (listened together)
- [Trans‐Siberian Orchestra](https://themetalnet.com/band/trans-siberian-orchestra) (shared members)
- [Savatage](https://themetalnet.com/band/savatage) (shared members)
- [SOTO](https://themetalnet.com/band/soto) (shared members)
- [Jon Oliva’s Pain](https://themetalnet.com/band/jon-oliva-s-pain) (shared members)
- [Pretty Maids](https://themetalnet.com/band/pretty-maids) (shared members)
- [Lex Legion](https://themetalnet.com/band/lex-legion) (shared members)
- [October Thorns](https://themetalnet.com/band/october-thorns) (shared members)
- [Doro](https://themetalnet.com/band/doro) (shared members)
- [Metal Church](https://themetalnet.com/band/metal-church) (shared members)

## Official and external links

- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1y7d2PoqFMedWDfyc3C3zr
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Doctor_Butcher/2412

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/doctor-butcher](https://themetalnet.com/band/doctor-butcher). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt