That's the inspiration behind his new band, Red Lamb, and their self-titled 2012 album, which he co-wrote with Megadeth's Dave Mustaine. And while only one track, Puzzle Box, is directly about autism, the whole record is about the challenges the condition presents on a daily basis.

Spitz � who's midway through a US tour entitled Anarchy For Autism � tells Metal Assault: "You feel my pain in all the other songs because it transcended into whatever the topic may be that Dave and I wrote about. It's all a piece of me. The place I was in when I wrote this album is not a good place to be.