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Savatage is a / band founded by the brothers Jon and Criss Oliva in 1979. The band is known for recording many rock operas. Early on, Savatage was a traditional heavy metal band, who stood out from the pack due to guitarist Criss Oliva’s uncommonly heavy riffing and vocalist Jon Oliva’s unique vocal stylings.

Following the failure of Fight for the Rock, an attempt to commercialize their sound, Savatage began moving in a more operatic direction, releasing a number of rock opera albums in collaboration with producer Paul O’Neill.

After the tragic death of Criss Oliva in 1993, the band soldiered on to continued critical acclaim but diminishing commercial success. However, Oliva and O’Neill lucked out when a single from Dead Winter Dead, “Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)”, managed to crack the singles chart. The song, a reworking of a classic Christmas hymn, acted as a launching pad for the immensely successful Trans-Siberian Orchestra project.

Savatage is currently considered to on indefinite hiatus. Guitarist Chris Caffery, vocalist Zak Stevens, and even Oliva himself have all collaborated to some extent on each others’ solo projects. Jon Oliva has a successful solo-project, Jon Oliva’s Pain, and Zak Stevens and Jeff Plate have worked together in Machines Of Grace.

In 2010 a best-of was released, “Still the Orchestra Plays”, including their Japan Live ‘94 show on DVD.
In 2011 their entire catalogue was remastered and reissued.

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  • george_94

    My tribute band to SAVATAGE http://www.facebook.com/pages/Symmetry-Tribute-to-Savatage/247253172025931

    Thursday evening

  • Piske81

    Criss will always be my favorite guitar player

    last week

  • Parabellum13x

    AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AHHHHH HAHAHAHAHAHA

    17 days ago

  • whiteravenmetal

    MOUNTAIN KING!!!!

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  • realitysfool

    IN THE HALL OF THE

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  • drikazeppelin

    this band came into my heart like a first love, to become one of my bands preferidas.Isso noodles reminds me of a song It's so weird The good die young So it seems to be When I think of you What ended up leaving too early

    last month

  • MikeySchenker

    You're welcome, enjoy :)!

    last month

  • marsvin883

    One of the more intresting bands from the early 80's and 90's.

    last month

  • DarkNog

    Fantastic band! :)

    last month

  • LadyIks

    thanks) I know and like Trans-Siberian orchestra but I never know that it is the same as Savatage. Very sad story of Oliva. Jon Oliva`s Pain is good band too . Oliva has a great voice

    last month

  • Neue_regel_

    Gutter Ballet >> Streets > Edge of Thorns > Poets and Madmen > Hall Of the Mountain king >> Dead Winter Dead > Handful of Rain >> Wake of Magellan, imho. Pre-"Hall..." albums are totally different as well.

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  • MikeySchenker

    (don't mean you should check them all :p)

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  • MikeySchenker

    @ Ladylks: You listened to Gutter Ballet I noticed, perhaps the best thing to compare are Hall Of The Mountain King and Streets (both with the same vocalist). And Edge Of Thorns, Dead Winter Dead and Handful Of Rain with a different but simulair sounding vocalist. 2 Sides to this band hard Metal sound and the more balanced "operatic" sound later on.

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  • LadyIks

    oh nice sounding. I must check it hits

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  • Adriaan_gtr1

    That should not be changed to was. Savatage will never die!

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  • cikbuds10

    http://www.last.fm/music/Savatage/+images/72736984

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  • Neue_regel_

    Intro says... "Savatage is a heavy metal/progressive metal band" That should be changed to "was'. Sad but true !

    last month

  • L1nkGR

    Love this band...absolutely amazing !!!!

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  • Regi_Amorim

    Great Band!!! \m/

    December 2011

  • hype81

    Still can't realize how much underrated is this beautiful Band..

    December 2011
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May 7, 2010: Happy Birthday Johnny Lee Middleton!

7 May 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/savatage

It's Johnny Lee's birthday today, May 7. All the best from the SavaSpace and the Legion!

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