And it almost didn't happen - I heard Jon was gonna call it quits after Criss died, but someone or something convinced him it would honor his brother more to keep the band alive and going, and (ultimately) finish all the unfinished music ideas Criss had (many of which appeared on Jon's solo project Jon Oliva's Pain). I'm glad Jon went this direction, cos it allowed for more Savatage music and the birth of TSO (and JOP, of course).
@@BlackieNuff Have you guys heard Father Time from Oliva's solo record in 2013? ruclips.net/video/4ewjuNgRYU8/видео.html First heard it live, Jon said it was the first riff Criss ever created. This live version is great, even if it's just to see Jon on guitar. I always knew he could play, but its still odd to see. ruclips.net/video/TN5287wXPLg/видео.html
Damn never knew that, just really got into Savatage and Testament. Alex is phenomenal on guitars, so I'm not surprised he is after Criss. Sckolnik evokes incredible emotion in his guitar
This is officially my favorite reaction channel. You two keep reacting to the lesser known bands (in the US anyway). Savatage has been a favorite of mine for almost 20 years now. Handful of Rain was a very personal album for Jon Oliva. It came out after his brother was killed in a car accident. Great song, great album, great band. Great reaction.
It's the first reaction video that i've seen. I was only searching a cover for "Handful of rain", but I found this very interesting format ! I think people are just looking for another person with whom they can share beautiful things, like this song, and admire them together. Thanks for the author of the channel ! I subscribe.
Wow. I've been listening to metal since the mid 80's and there are some bands such as this one that I just never really gave a listen to. Probably because there's just so much really bad metal out there that if it looks like a gimmick I pass. I'm definitely diggin more into savatage. And I know it's long over due. Thanks for introducing this old headbanger to it, T. This is one of the things I love about certain reaction channels, even us metal historians find new gems from time to time. And Im always seeking new, good metal.
@@MrJohnnyWheeler a girl in highschool wore their t-shirts but I was never exposed to their music. That was long before the days of RUclips. Cassettes and vinyl were our main options and I was a poor kid. I never thought of them in my adult life. Thanks, I'll give em a listen too.
@@MrJohnnyWheeler I would recommend some of their Mike Howe era. Personally, I thought "There Human Factor" was far underrated; the song "In Harm's Way" gets my blood boiling every time. T, you might want to try that one!
Savatage being a prog-metal band without sounding too "proggy," they released several concept albums--almost metal operas. I strongly suggest "Dead Winter Dead," about the Bosnian war in the '90s. The riffs are killer, the story is clear, and the cohesiveness of the overall composition is awe-inspiring. Having been very close (within hours) of hitting the dirt for ground combat there, I listened to this set until I literally destroyed the cassette. Hope someone else gets as much out of it so did--and still do. (Gotta go listen to it again, now!)
Ohh boy, the whole album just listening from song 1 till the last one is just epic. I've heard them for the 1st time in 98', I was like 13 back then and they opened the world of metal for me. After that I got into heavier stuff, I started to love Pantera etc. but I always comeback to Savatage with full joy discovering new things after 20 years!!!
I've been working here all day long and realized why I'm always on your channel. Cuz I own all the music you're discovering now, but I hardly ever play it anymore. Nostalgia, I suppose. Anyway, check out the album Streets by these guys. Called a Rock Opera (like WASP's Crimson Idol in a way), It was really good... Wake Of Magellan was another great album. Come to think of it, can't think of a bad one. Chris Caffery is the second guitarist on a lot of their albums and has some great solo shit. Peace!
A Song for each Savatage Album to see all their evolution. 1) Holocaust from the album "Sirens" year 1983 2) By the Grace of the Witch from the album "The Dungeons are Calling" year 1984 3) Power of the Night from the album "Power of the Night" year 1985 4) Strange Wings from the album "Hall of the Mountain King" year 1987 5) When the Crowds are Gone from the album "Gutter Ballet" year 1989 6) Somewhere in Time / Believe from the album "Streets: A Rock Opera" year 1991 7) He Carves His Stone from the album "Edge of Thorns" year 1993 8) Alone You Breathe (Criss' Song) from the album "Handful of Rain" year 1994 9) Not What You See from the album "Dead Winter Dead" year 1995 10) The Hourglass from the album "The Wake of Magellan" year 1997 11) Morphine Child from the album "Poets and Madmen" year 2001 The album list doesn't include the album "Fight for the Rock" because it was neglected by the band itself because of the label pressure on them when they created it. Enjoy. ;)
The band eventually came to form Trans Siberian Orchestra. TSO's biggest hit was actually from a Savatage album (Christmas Eve Sarajevo) The singer on this song is different from "Hall of the Mountain King" (his name is Zak Stevens and I prefer him over Jon but that is just me) The song "Wake of Magellan" is epic and would be a good listen
So many to choose from..The entire album of Dead Winter Dead, it's like a rock opera and tells a story. I also recommend from Edge of Thorns, Damien, All That I bleed, Sleep, and Follow Me.
This was as much a reaction for me as it was for you, I've never heard it before. I was a Savatage fan from the beginning days but I strayed after Street Opera. This was their first album since the death of Chris. Yea, you can hear what's missing without Chris on guitar. That's not a hit on anyone, but it's just not the same when you've been a fan of theirs from the beginning. You have plenty to discover on this band Sir TNT! I hate to do this, but please forgive my gratuitous suggestion - For a real heavy hitter song that will absolutely get you rocking- ck out "Unusual" from Power of the Night. Man, This is what I mean about classic Savatage - You won't regret it.
This cd was actually just supposed to be a tribute song. The cd came out in 1994. In late 1992, guitarist Criss Oliva died in a car crash caused by a drunk driver. The previous lead vocalist, Jon Oliva is his brother. Jon had left for another project and Zak Stevens had taken over on the previous cd (Edge of Thorns) as lead singer. After some time grieving Jon wanted to do a tribute song for Criss with no intention of continuing the band. The bass player, Johnny Lee Middleton and drummer, Steve Wacholz joined Jon and Zak, but they still needed a guitarist. They got one of the best in Alex Skolnick, lead guitarist from Testament. They worked on the tribute song and it went so well, they made an entire cd, and the band ended up reforming. Now let me start another comment about the tribute song I mentioned and another key aspect of Savatage that started with their song Devastation from Hall of the Mountain King.
Haha, great reaction bro! This band isn't talked nearly enough about. Absolute American legends!!! I had exactly your stunned impression when I first heared this son. Awesome video.😎
The Lyrics to this song are phenomenal. Wash your women in your whisky when your future’s in the past/and you’re staring up at heaven from the bottom of a glass/ you need some insulation from the years you’ve had and lost/and you feel the perspiration as you’re adding up the cost
Listening to this record brings me to tears every time. Savatage Co-founder Chris Oliva was tragically killed during the recording of this record. Lead guitarist Alex Skolnick, who had just left Testament, was brought in to finish the record and stayed in the band for the subsequent tour in support of the record. I'm pretty sure Skolnick did all the lead guitar work on this record. The amazing thing about the lead work on this record is that Skolick didn't approach the songs the was he would normally. He mimic'd Oliva for the most part. There are a few signature Skolnick licks here and there but for the most part he sounds like Oliva. Truly amazing work.
I always thought they did a really great job at writing parts that sound like something Criss would play. Even on Poets & Madmen I still have to remind myself it isn't him playing.
Tee.. You ain't even scratched the surface with this band, you have got to check out hall of the mountain king, 24 hours legions, white witch great great album, the hall of the mountain king.
In the Hall of the Mountain King is a rendition of the original song written by Edvard Grieg about 150 years ago. If you look it up, I'm sure you'll recognize the tune from the original and how it was implemented into Savatage's version. I'm not sure if you're interested in these little background facts, but I love them. Thanks for being you and bringing some much needed light into this world.
Years ago (many) I was in a Tower records store probably looking for some Twisted Sister and 2 very Metal looking dudes came in as if they only a minute to look around and one guy holds up a cassette tape and says, “Dude new Savatage!” They other guys instantly says, “Get it!” Something about the way he said that made me curious but my $ was limited so I forgot about it until the magic of RUclips.
You need to check out TSO! The guys from Savatage formed this band and they do shows all throughout the US from around October or November all throughout the holidays! Its Christmas based and the put on an awesome show! Check out Christmas in Sarajevo, Wizards in Winter and Christmas Cannon with the girls not the kids. That will get you started! These guys should dominate yours Christmas holidays from now on!
Love Savatage...this is a good song.. but not sure this should've been the 2nd song you hear from them.. theres so much greatness from them in the Chris Oliva era. This was after their heyday. But again.. it's a good song.
Check out "Alone You Breathe" from that same album- definite eyeball-sweater lol. "Taunting Cobras" is awesome as well. In fact the entire album is great!
One on my favorites by them is a song called Follow Me. Remember they had Jon Olivia on vocals early on and starting with Edge of Thorns Zachery Stevens was added as lead vocalist while Jon Olivia was still in the band. Jon Olivia didn’t want to sing as much even tho he still sings from time to time with Zachery Stevens still in the band. Both vocalist are great. Put it this way 1980’ s Savatage - Jon Olivia. 1990’s Savatage Zachery Stevens.
Meant to include this in my previous comment. But, this is directed at your “old school” ‘Heads out there that are subs...anybody remember the band Sword, and their cut “Stoned Again?” Dave Mustaine premiered em on Headbanger’s Ball back in the day, and he was a fan (that should add a bit of credence to it...at least enough to que it up once)...enjoy.
This IS this band. Hall of the Mountain King was their first whack at the genre. The late Paul O'Neill honed them into something magnificent before Trans-Siberian Orchestra came to pass.
One of the most underrated and the best bands ever! Savatage were pretty progressive and did a lot of different things/songs. Please do Gutter Ballet: ruclips.net/video/nyeBVfpwGbk/видео.html
For those who don't know Savatage was the band that eventually transformed into the Trans Siberian Orchestra. If you ever have the chance to see live them go, it is an epic show. Here is TSO playing Hand Full of Rain live last year. ruclips.net/video/xmXo_x_G-Gc/видео.html
@Adventures of TNT I never knew you reacted to hall of the mountain king dang. They have alot songs i think you'll like, the gutter ballad is pretty good
I have one song I forgot to mention that I think you would love. It is on the cd before this one and is called All That I Bleed. It starts out like a straight ballad, then kicks up and gets heavy at the end. It is exactly the style you said you like. Remember, All That I Bleed. Now if you want a straight acoustic ballad as a change-up. Sleep is a great song, as well.
I love this group them and their Successor Trans-Siberian Orchastra are my favorite bands and this album is in my top 3 from this band surpassed only buy Wake Of The Megellan and Poets and madmen being my favorite
This song has a hard rock to a southern rock sound But of course their southern boyz from Florida just saying Also a great live band, saw them open for Great White & Winger And yes they stole the show
Dude, there's some REALLY great material within this particular vein of Metal...I don't know why these dudes, and a few others, have been lumped in with the "Hair Band" stuff, but it is what it is. There's a LOT of great music if you decide to venture a little deeper down this path. Bulletboys, Tora Tora, Badlands (ex-Ozzy axe man Jake E Lee), Kingdom Come, Leatherwolf, White Wolf, Kix, Dangerous Toys, Hurricane, etc, etc...
Nice to see Savatage getting some recognition. This album is great, and Wake of Magellan is one of my all time favorite albums
sadly the recognition came late....should have been there while Criss was still alive....
You really can't go wrong with Savatage songs. "Chance" "Believe" "This Isn't What We Meant" Just so many great songs.
Ghost In the Ruin, When the Crowds Are Gone, Tonight He Grins
You ABSOLUTELY Have to check out their song
GUTTER BALLET.
It is an Unbelievably Epic song that changed everything in this Metalheads life.
Love Gutter Ballet
Agreed!
Essentially a Jon Oliva solo album. Zak Stevens on vocals and Alex Skolnick with the lead guitar. Everything else was played by Jon.
And it almost didn't happen - I heard Jon was gonna call it quits after Criss died, but someone or something convinced him it would honor his brother more to keep the band alive and going, and (ultimately) finish all the unfinished music ideas Criss had (many of which appeared on Jon's solo project Jon Oliva's Pain). I'm glad Jon went this direction, cos it allowed for more Savatage music and the birth of TSO (and JOP, of course).
@@BlackieNuff
Have you guys heard Father Time from Oliva's solo record in 2013?
ruclips.net/video/4ewjuNgRYU8/видео.html
First heard it live, Jon said it was the first riff Criss ever created.
This live version is great, even if it's just to see Jon on guitar. I always knew he could play, but its still odd to see.
ruclips.net/video/TN5287wXPLg/видео.html
Fantastic song. We need some more Savatage. Sarajevo-this is the time 🎸🎸🎸
Excellent suggestion!
WHEN THE CROWDS ARE GONE.
I absolutely love the song "Edge Of Thorns". Can't go wrong with that one.🙂 Cheers from Sweden.
Edge of Thorns is great, as is Gutter Ballet.
"Morphine Child" is another great one. Kind of long, but truly worth a listen.
One of those special albums for me!!! Alex Sckolnik from Testament at guitars!
My favorite all time guitarist hands down
Damn never knew that, just really got into Savatage and Testament. Alex is phenomenal on guitars, so I'm not surprised he is after Criss. Sckolnik evokes incredible emotion in his guitar
Actually I remember seeing an old 80s MTV take and Jon was hosting with Chuck Billy as a guest
@@kaiyoungerman9348 Alex is also part of the Tran-siberian Orchestra if you didn't know.
Savatage is good ol American power metal from Florida. One of my favorite American power metal bands along with Queensryche
This is officially my favorite reaction channel. You two keep reacting to the lesser known bands (in the US anyway). Savatage has been a favorite of mine for almost 20 years now. Handful of Rain was a very personal album for Jon Oliva. It came out after his brother was killed in a car accident. Great song, great album, great band. Great reaction.
It's the first reaction video that i've seen. I was only searching a cover for "Handful of rain", but I found this very interesting format !
I think people are just looking for another person with whom they can share beautiful things, like this song, and admire them together.
Thanks for the author of the channel ! I subscribe.
They were the core band that became Trans- Siberian Orchestra
Wow. I've been listening to metal since the mid 80's and there are some bands such as this one that I just never really gave a listen to. Probably because there's just so much really bad metal out there that if it looks like a gimmick I pass.
I'm definitely diggin more into savatage. And I know it's long over due.
Thanks for introducing this old headbanger to it, T.
This is one of the things I love about certain reaction channels, even us metal historians find new gems from time to time. And Im always seeking new, good metal.
If you're not familiar with Metal Church you might like some of their tunes as well.
@@MrJohnnyWheeler a girl in highschool wore their t-shirts but I was never exposed to their music. That was long before the days of RUclips. Cassettes and vinyl were our main options and I was a poor kid. I never thought of them in my adult life.
Thanks, I'll give em a listen too.
T has brought a lot of new ones to me, too! It's so awesome!
@@MrJohnnyWheeler I would recommend some of their Mike Howe era. Personally, I thought "There Human Factor" was far underrated; the song "In Harm's Way" gets my blood boiling every time. T, you might want to try that one!
Savatage being a prog-metal band without sounding too "proggy," they released several concept albums--almost metal operas. I strongly suggest "Dead Winter Dead," about the Bosnian war in the '90s. The riffs are killer, the story is clear, and the cohesiveness of the overall composition is awe-inspiring. Having been very close (within hours) of hitting the dirt for ground combat there, I listened to this set until I literally destroyed the cassette. Hope someone else gets as much out of it so did--and still do. (Gotta go listen to it again, now!)
Gutter Ballet. That was my first song of theirs I heard. I've was hooked ever since. Great reaction.
That's the song that hooked me.
Savatage was the best band live back in the 80s and early 90s ... My favorite band live.. straight up 🔥
Ohh boy, the whole album just listening from song 1 till the last one is just epic. I've heard them for the 1st time in 98', I was like 13 back then and they opened the world of metal for me. After that I got into heavier stuff, I started to love Pantera etc. but I always comeback to Savatage with full joy discovering new things after 20 years!!!
I LOVE The 'Tage! Been a fan since i was really young.
I've been working here all day long and realized why I'm always on your channel. Cuz I own all the music you're discovering now, but I hardly ever play it anymore. Nostalgia, I suppose. Anyway, check out the album Streets by these guys. Called a Rock Opera (like WASP's Crimson Idol in a way), It was really good... Wake Of Magellan was another great album. Come to think of it, can't think of a bad one. Chris Caffery is the second guitarist on a lot of their albums and has some great solo shit. Peace!
Wow, when I found your channel I certainly never expected you to do a Savatage reaction video: you’re really getting into the weeds now! Lol
If you’re going to be getting this far into cult metal, you should listen to ‘40 Nights, 40 Days’ by Chroming Rose. I think you’ll like it.
Ha ha! Careful! I grew up in those weeds! 🤣🤣
A Song for each Savatage Album to see all their evolution.
1) Holocaust from the album "Sirens" year 1983
2) By the Grace of the Witch from the album "The Dungeons are Calling" year 1984
3) Power of the Night from the album "Power of the Night" year 1985
4) Strange Wings from the album "Hall of the Mountain King" year 1987
5) When the Crowds are Gone from the album "Gutter Ballet" year 1989
6) Somewhere in Time / Believe from the album "Streets: A Rock Opera" year 1991
7) He Carves His Stone from the album "Edge of Thorns" year 1993
8) Alone You Breathe (Criss' Song) from the album "Handful of Rain" year 1994
9) Not What You See from the album "Dead Winter Dead" year 1995
10) The Hourglass from the album "The Wake of Magellan" year 1997
11) Morphine Child from the album "Poets and Madmen" year 2001
The album list doesn't include the album "Fight for the Rock" because it was neglected by the band itself because of the label pressure on them when they created it.
Enjoy. ;)
12) The Edge Of Midnight from the album "Fight For The Rock" is actually really good...
The band eventually came to form Trans Siberian Orchestra. TSO's biggest hit was actually from a Savatage album (Christmas Eve Sarajevo) The singer on this song is different from "Hall of the Mountain King" (his name is Zak Stevens and I prefer him over Jon but that is just me) The song "Wake of Magellan" is epic and would be a good listen
Great analysis my friend. I could see how excited and touched you were! Savatege is a unique band in their style!
Mozart and Madness- Savatage
Savatage : Morphine Child!!!!
Also Savatage : Gutter Ballet is a must!
So many to choose from..The entire album of Dead Winter Dead, it's like a rock opera and tells a story. I also recommend from Edge of Thorns, Damien, All That I bleed, Sleep, and Follow Me.
One of the best rock songs ever
This is what happens when you write a song about your best friend / little brother dying.
He wrote a lot of those.
Fantastic band... Lots of history......
Criminally under appreciated band. Hope to see you react to more of them
My fave song by Savatage is Gutter Ballet, great vid. as always.
This was as much a reaction for me as it was for you, I've never heard it before. I was a Savatage fan from the beginning days but I strayed after Street Opera. This was their first album since the death of Chris. Yea, you can hear what's missing without Chris on guitar. That's not a hit on anyone, but it's just not the same when you've been a fan of theirs from the beginning. You have plenty to discover on this band Sir TNT!
I hate to do this, but please forgive my gratuitous suggestion - For a real heavy hitter song that will absolutely get you rocking- ck out "Unusual" from Power of the Night. Man, This is what I mean about classic Savatage - You won't regret it.
Power of the Night! 1985! So ahead of their time!
Much love to Alex Skolnick (Testament)... The ONLY guitarist who could fill Criss" shoes :)
Metal blues, this tune is described accurately!
This cd was actually just supposed to be a tribute song. The cd came out in 1994. In late 1992, guitarist Criss Oliva died in a car crash caused by a drunk driver. The previous lead vocalist, Jon Oliva is his brother. Jon had left for another project and Zak Stevens had taken over on the previous cd (Edge of Thorns) as lead singer. After some time grieving Jon wanted to do a tribute song for Criss with no intention of continuing the band. The bass player, Johnny Lee Middleton and drummer, Steve Wacholz joined Jon and Zak, but they still needed a guitarist. They got one of the best in Alex Skolnick, lead guitarist from Testament. They worked on the tribute song and it went so well, they made an entire cd, and the band ended up reforming. Now let me start another comment about the tribute song I mentioned and another key aspect of Savatage that started with their song Devastation from Hall of the Mountain King.
I’m gonna watch this after work, but awesome show!
The earlier stuff when it was raw...they used to tour with Motorhead..Remy luved these guys
This is an epic song, truly
'Chance.' If for no other reason than it follows Handful of Rain on the album.
Haha, great reaction bro! This band isn't talked nearly enough about. Absolute American legends!!! I had exactly your stunned impression when I first heared this son. Awesome video.😎
Thank you for turning me on to this band, these guys fkn rock!
The Lyrics to this song are phenomenal. Wash your women in your whisky when your future’s in the past/and you’re staring up at heaven from the bottom of a glass/ you need some insulation from the years you’ve had and lost/and you feel the perspiration as you’re adding up the cost
Love Savatage
I saw them in 89 or 90 at The Ritz in NYC (formerly Studio 54). I always wondered what happened with them. Looks like things worked out pretty well...
Listening to this record brings me to tears every time. Savatage Co-founder Chris Oliva was tragically killed during the recording of this record. Lead guitarist Alex Skolnick, who had just left Testament, was brought in to finish the record and stayed in the band for the subsequent tour in support of the record. I'm pretty sure Skolnick did all the lead guitar work on this record. The amazing thing about the lead work on this record is that Skolick didn't approach the songs the was he would normally. He mimic'd Oliva for the most part. There are a few signature Skolnick licks here and there but for the most part he sounds like Oliva. Truly amazing work.
I always thought they did a really great job at writing parts that sound like something Criss would play. Even on Poets & Madmen I still have to remind myself it isn't him playing.
Tee.. You ain't even scratched the surface with this band, you have got to check out hall of the mountain king, 24 hours legions, white witch great great album, the hall of the mountain king.
I man, you deserve to hear músic Power of the night trom álbum. Savatage. , Power of the night!!! 🤘🤪🤘
Love it
Great reaction!
In the Hall of the Mountain King is a rendition of the original song written by Edvard Grieg about 150 years ago. If you look it up, I'm sure you'll recognize the tune from the original and how it was implemented into Savatage's version. I'm not sure if you're interested in these little background facts, but I love them. Thanks for being you and bringing some much needed light into this world.
Check out Gutter Ballet. Jon Oliva is on vocals
Years ago (many) I was in a Tower records store probably looking for some Twisted Sister and 2 very Metal looking dudes came in as if they only a minute to look around and one guy holds up a cassette tape and says, “Dude new Savatage!” They other guys instantly says, “Get it!” Something about the way he said that made me curious but my $ was limited so I forgot about it until the magic of RUclips.
Think you’d love “Edge of Thorns” by Savatage! amazing song!
Greetings from Brazil!
This is the album that introduced me to Savatage.
Finally !!!!! another fucking Savatage Song !
You need to check out TSO! The guys from Savatage formed this band and they do shows all throughout the US from around October or November all throughout the holidays! Its Christmas based and the put on an awesome show! Check out Christmas in Sarajevo, Wizards in Winter and Christmas Cannon with the girls not the kids. That will get you started! These guys should dominate yours Christmas holidays from now on!
Love Savatage...this is a good song.. but not sure this should've been the 2nd song you hear from them.. theres so much greatness from them in the Chris Oliva era. This was after their heyday. But again.. it's a good song.
Very cool band with a great catalog of material...speaking of “TNT,” there’s an eighties band of the same name you might dig...check em out.
Legions, 24 Hours Ago, Sirens, City Beneath The Surface, Twisted Little Sister.
Check out "Alone You Breathe" from that same album- definite eyeball-sweater lol. "Taunting Cobras" is awesome as well. In fact the entire album is great!
One on my favorites by them is a song called Follow Me. Remember they had Jon Olivia on vocals early on and starting with Edge of Thorns Zachery Stevens was added as lead vocalist while Jon Olivia was still in the band. Jon Olivia didn’t want to sing as much even tho he still sings from time to time with Zachery Stevens still in the band. Both vocalist are great. Put it this way 1980’ s Savatage - Jon Olivia. 1990’s Savatage Zachery Stevens.
Meant to include this in my previous comment. But, this is directed at your “old school” ‘Heads out there that are subs...anybody remember the band Sword, and their cut “Stoned Again?” Dave Mustaine premiered em on Headbanger’s Ball back in the day, and he was a fan (that should add a bit of credence to it...at least enough to que it up once)...enjoy.
Rolotaaa encabronadaaaa huyuyyyyyyyyyyy chingonesss Savatage 😈👍
This IS this band. Hall of the Mountain King was their first whack at the genre. The late Paul O'Neill honed them into something magnificent before Trans-Siberian Orchestra came to pass.
One of the most underrated and the best bands ever! Savatage were pretty progressive and did a lot of different things/songs. Please do Gutter Ballet: ruclips.net/video/nyeBVfpwGbk/видео.html
When the crowds are gone, or believe?
If you like the vocals, Zachary Stevens started a band named Circle II Circle in 2001. (edit, got the year wrong)
metal blues track yo bro you fuckin got it!!! respect to ya!!!
My favourite track with Zak Steven on vocals
I like that!
For those who don't know Savatage was the band that eventually transformed into the Trans Siberian Orchestra. If you ever have the chance to see live them go, it is an epic show. Here is TSO playing Hand Full of Rain live last year.
ruclips.net/video/xmXo_x_G-Gc/видео.html
It's so refreshing to see anyone react to the fact that Savatage in whatever form even existed.
@Adventures of TNT I never knew you reacted to hall of the mountain king dang. They have alot songs i think you'll like, the gutter ballad is pretty good
Can't go wrong with Savatage!!
Blues is very much at the heart of Metal, as is Classical, as ifnthey got together and had a bastard stepchold.
Savatage giving eargasams one album at a time
You were talking about Viking style metal. I don't know if you heard of Amon Amorth they are bad ass band from sweden ( I think).
*Jesus Saves* is a pretty cool song by them
I have one song I forgot to mention that I think you would love. It is on the cd before this one and is called All That I Bleed. It starts out like a straight ballad, then kicks up and gets heavy at the end. It is exactly the style you said you like. Remember, All That I Bleed. Now if you want a straight acoustic ballad as a change-up. Sleep is a great song, as well.
I love this group them and their Successor Trans-Siberian Orchastra are my favorite bands and this album is in my top 3 from this band surpassed only buy Wake Of The Megellan and Poets and madmen being my favorite
Breaking out the geetar!
My first album from Savatage was Power of the Night, 1985, stupid good (cassette at the time)
This song has a hard rock to a southern rock sound
But of course their southern boyz from Florida just saying
Also a great live band, saw them open for Great White & Winger
And yes they stole the show
Dude, there's some REALLY great material within this particular vein of Metal...I don't know why these dudes, and a few others, have been lumped in with the "Hair Band" stuff, but it is what it is. There's a LOT of great music if you decide to venture a little deeper down this path. Bulletboys, Tora Tora, Badlands (ex-Ozzy axe man Jake E Lee), Kingdom Come, Leatherwolf, White Wolf, Kix, Dangerous Toys, Hurricane, etc, etc...
Beyond the doors of the dark - Pretty please
Fyi Ningen Isu is going to be live streaming on sat.
I was gutted when Criss was killed, no, murdered by a drunk driver, but this album is amazing. R.I.P. Criss
Savatage Chance same album
Great choice. Savatage is so underrated. Streets is a masterpiece, BTW. You must listen to that all the way through.
"Tonight he Grins Again" is so frighteningly accurate, the song stands out as the best in the album for me.
Hourglass / The Wake of Magelian / Morning Sun. SAVATAGE
Its so sad, that Zak Stevens has left Savatage...This song is like star trek !
You should listen to chance off the same album
Check out the album Wake of Magellan.
I have decided that I will just suggest the tribute song, Alone You Breathe. If you react, I will explain a bit more then.
If you like this then please check out Savatage - Edge of thorns
Try the live version in Japan 1994
Man I watch you enjoy all the heavy dirty, you really should check out Parasite INC-
Once and for all
Pulse of the dead
Head fuck rollercoaster
The Whole Album is awesome!!!
This is a great song, but on an unrelated note: You should definitely do Led Zeppelin's Achilles Last Stand. I think you would love it.
Specifically this one: ruclips.net/video/YWOuzYvksRw/видео.html
Can you please react to Kottomouth Kings we roam
Odd Squad Family never coming down