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Said demo soon followed and the rest as they say is history. Yet, all good things must come to an end in that Zaffiro departed Bloodgood in the late eighties to spend more time with his family and launch a solo career.Īrtists vision for a solo album dates to the time of Detonation when he had a demo in the planning stages, but it did not come to fruition when out of the blue Jim Kempner of Frontline Records called him to discuss a solo deal. Not just in terms of his at times graceful and others flashy soloing, but also reflective of his affection for tight melodies and harmonies, and rhythm guitar that extends into melodic and even traditional metal territory. And rightly so in light of how his deft guitar abilities helped the three albums he recorded with the group, Bloodgood (1986), Detonation (1987) and Rock In A Hard Place 1988), stand apart that much further. Those into the eighties Christian metal scene best identify with Zaffiro for his work in Bloodgood. Enter Retroactive Records, whom in the fall of 2020 re-issued each of the four in the jewel case format to include eight page inserts (noting the work of Scott Waters of No Life Til Metal Graphics) and with upgraded sound quality (crediting re-mastering of Rob Colwell of Bombworks Sound). But it’s true, particularly as it pertains to fans of founding Bloodgood guitarist David Zaffiro that have abided for decades to see the four solo albums he recorded between 19 to be professionally re-issued. David Zaffiro - Retroactive Records Solo Album Re-issues