Savatage
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Biography
Savatage formed in Florida in 1978 as Avatar, led by brothers Jon (vocals) and Criss (guitar) Oliva. They changed their name to Savatage in 1983, pursuing a strongly Judas Priest- and Iron Maiden-influenced style of metal. Their other members included Steve "Doc" Wacholz (drums) and Keith Collins (bass), who was later replaced by Johnny Lee Middleton. They meandered between basic metal and more commercial fare before adding second guitarist Chris Caffery and hitting their stride in 1990 with Gutter Ballet. The band showed a flair for intense, melodic hard rock, dramatic balladry, and elaborate, operatic concepts, which they pursued over their next few albums. criss oliva was killed in an auto accident in 1993; he was replaced by former Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick, but the new lineup was ill-received. Dead Winter Dead followed in 1995, and after a three-year absence Hall Of The Mountain King returned with The Wake of Magellan. Ring My Bell - The Final Mixes appeared in 2000, and Poets and Madmen followed it in 2001. ~ Steve Huey, Rovi
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Hall Of The Mountain King - (5:34) - 8,702 playsLyricsFar away
In a land caught between time and space
Where the books of life lay
We fear
This castle of stone
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Gutter Ballet - (6:21) - 7,404 playsLyricsAnother sleepless night
A concrete paradise
Sirens screaming in the heat
Neon cuts the eye
As the jester sighs
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Edge Of Thorns - (5:54) - 7,266 playsLyricsAn offering of reasons
We put them all away
A covering of treasons
That one by one we let slip away
A solitary dancer so lost upon her stage
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Sirens - (3:34) - 4,939 playsLyricsAll right
On the sea they heard the voices sing
But through the storm the island's closes in
Heard tales of lives lost at sea
Deserted beach just beyond the reach
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When The Crowds Are Gone - (5:45) - 5,543 playsLyricsI don't know where the years have gone
Memories can only last so long
Like faded photographs
Forgotten songs
And the things I never knew
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- Out on the Streets - (5:15) - 3,955 plays
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- I Believe - (5:26) - 3,253 plays
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- On the Run - (3:27) - 3,239 plays
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- All That I Bleed - (4:39) - 4,308 plays
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- Prelude to Madness - (3:13) - 3,230 plays
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- Living For the Night - (3:16) - 2,683 plays
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- Twisted Little Sister - (3:35) - 2,801 plays
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- Chance - (7:51) - 3,736 plays
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