Savatage

Savatage
Savatage
	Savatage in 2015
Background information
Also known as	Avatar (1979–1983)
Origin	Tarpon Springs, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Heavy metal; progressive metal; power metal; symphonic metal; speed metal;
Years active	1979–2002; 2014–2015;
Labels	Combat; Atlantic; Nuclear Blast; SPV/Steamhammer;
Members	Jon Oliva; Johnny Lee Middleton; Chris Caffery; Zachary Stevens; Jeff Plate; Al Pitrelli;
Website	savatage.com

Savatage was an American heavy metal band. It was made by Jon Oliva and Criss Oliva in Florida in 1979. The band's first name was Avatar,^[1] but they changed it before they released their first album. This was because another band was already named Avatar. Savatage is thought to have had a big influence on heavy metal. Many think they had an effect in making progressive metal and death metal sound different.^[2]^[3]

Albums[change | change source]

1983: Sirens
1985: Power of the Night
1986: Fight for the Rock
1987: Hall of the Mountain King
1989: Gutter Ballet
1991: Streets- A Rock Opera
1993: Edge of Thorns
1994: Handful of Rain
1995: Dead Winter Dead
1997: The Wake of Magellan
2001: Poets and Madmen

References[change | change source]

↑ "Savatage". Retrieved 2022-10-04.
↑ Blabbermouth (2013-09-09). "JON OLIVA Says SAVATAGE Was One Of First Progressive Metal Bands". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
↑ Blabbermouth (2018-11-29). "ALEX SKOLNICK, DAVID VINCENT Remember Late SAVATAGE Guitarist CRISS OLIVA". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2022-10-04.

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[1] "Savatage". Retrieved 2022-10-04.

[2] Blabbermouth (2013-09-09). "JON OLIVA Says SAVATAGE Was One Of First Progressive Metal Bands". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2022-10-04.

[3] Blabbermouth (2018-11-29). "ALEX SKOLNICK, DAVID VINCENT Remember Late SAVATAGE Guitarist CRISS OLIVA". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2022-10-04.

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