Reviewed: December, 2021 Released: 2016, Metalville Rating: 4.5 /5 Reviewer: JP Normally we don’t go back and review older albums too often. However, last month (October 2021) I read the biography of Andre Matos. In those pages I discovered two bands that I was previously unaware of (Art X and…
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JON OLIVA Has Enough Material For Three New SAVATAGE Albums
Jon Oliva, the American composer, multi-instrumentalist and singer who is best known as the founder of and keyboardist and lead vocalist for SAVATAGE, spoke to That Metal Interview about the possibility of new music from the cult metal outfit. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Ever since [SAVATAGE’s 2001 album]…
Timo Tolkki’s Avalon – Return to Eden
Reviewed: February 2020 Released: 2019, Frontiers Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP It bothers me when things I enjoy don’t get finished. Timo Tolkki’s Avalon was one such worrisome point. The first album in the Metal Opera concept trilogy came out in 2013 and the follow-up effort arrived almost exactly a…
Former and Current Members of Nevermore, Sanctuary & Witherfall Cover Savatage
Joseph Michael (Witherfall, Sanctuary) Van Williams (ex-Nevermore, Ghost Ship Octavious), Anthony Crawford (Witherfall, Chon), Joey Concepcion (Sanctuary, Jasta), Alex Nasla (Witherfall) and Will Wallner (White Wizzard) have collaborated on an epic recreation of the Savatage Song “Chance”. The Song includes all of the Vocal insanity of the original and more.…
SAVATAGE / TSO Guitarist CHRIS CAFFERY to fill in on guitar for upcoming METAL CHURCH tour
TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA and SAVATAGE guitarist Chris Caffery will fill in for METAL CHURCH’s Rick Van Zandt on the latter band’s upcoming U.S. tour, which commences March 24 in Portland, Maine. Rick had to go in for emergency eye surgery to repair a detached retina and will be unable to join…
SAVATAGE/TSO – Al Pitrelli, Chris Caffery and Paul O’Neill
INTERVIEW BY MARKO SYRJALA AND ARTOLEHTINEN Savatage and Trans Siberian Orchestra literally blew the two stages away by offering a huge visual spectacle at Wacken Open Air this August. The whole show was beyond normal human comprehension and understanding. Seeing this one of kind spectacle can’t be compared to any…
Wacken Open Air 2015
Wacken being sold out is a kind of mystery, for sure. The event is somehow sold out every year, but this year’s sell out wasn’t a surprise as Savatage with Trans Siberian Orchestra and Judas Priest were headliners. Thousands and thousands of metal fans from every corner of the world…
JEFF PLATE – Metal Church, Trans Siberian Orchestra, Savatage
INTERVIEW BY MARKO SYRJALA AND ARTO LEHTINEN LIVE PHOTOS BY MARKO SYRJALA New York native Jeff Plate is a professional drummer who’s best known for his drumming for legendary metal band Savatage which went to hiatus in 2002. Plate appeared on four Savatage albums, including the classic DEAD WINTER DEAD…
OLIVA: “Raise The Curtain” – the first ever solo album of SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva!
More than thirty years after the start of his career with Savatage, and successive projects/bands like Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Jon Oliva’s Pain, now legendary songwriter und performer Jon Oliva releases his first ever solo album, titled „Raise The Curtain”. On June 21st (USA: July 2nd) the master’s new piece of…
CHRIS CAFFERY – Plans To Record A New Solo CD
CHRIS CAFFERY (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, SAVATAGE) has issued the following update: “Well, the Christmas Story marathon has ended…the TSO marathon continues!!! Hard to believe it was 1999 when we first played here in Cleveland. Such an amazing ride so far! I remember the first post Christmas show we ever did was…
JON OLIVA’S PAIN Have “24 Hours To Go” – Hall Of The Mountain King Spectacle To Be Filmed For DVD
JON OLIVA’S PAIN, featuring legendary frontman Jon Oliva (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) have issued the following tour rehearsal update: “24 Hours To Go! Final rehearsals are done and JOP is ready! In a little over 24 hours we will have the honor of performing (in it’s entirety) one of the greatest…
JON OLIVA On Upcoming Hall Of The Mountain King 25th Anniversary Tour – “We Will Perform What I Consider One Of The Best And Most Important Records Of SAVATAGE’s Career”
JON OLIVA’S PAIN frontman Jon Oliva (ex-SAVATAGE) issues update as band gears up for their European tour and warm-up show in Tampa, FL: “With the passing of our dear friend and guitarist Matt LaPorte just a year ago, it is time to get the machine back up and running. I…
ZAK STEVENS – “I Am Always In Favor Of SAVATAGE Doing Any Type Of Project”
John Parks from Legendary Rock Interviews spoke with singer Zak Stevens (CIRCLE II CIRCLE, SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) recently about a number of topics. A few excerpts from the chat follow: LRI: Were you guys all taken aback by what happened with ‘Christmas Eve Sarajevo’ which eventually paved the way for…
Machines Of Grace – Guitarist Matt Leff
Machines Of Grace – Guitarist Matt Leff Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Jan Rosenberg at CMM Marketing for the help to get this interview done. Thanks to CMM Marketing for the promo pictures of the band. Here is an interview I did with guitarist Matt Leff…
SAVATAGE LEGENDS REUNITE TO HELP KIDS: Classic line-up performs together for the first time in 10 years!
Chicago, IL- August 28, 2010 – Metal giants Zak Stevens, Jon Olivia and Chris Caffery appear together on a track called “Claws,” off the upcoming “Serenity” CD by Rockstar Superstar Project. “Serenity,” which is the first ever music CD recommended by Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors, has taken nearly two…