Savatage

Savatage is a progressive heavy metal band founded by the brothers Jon and Criss Oliva in 1979. The band is known for recording many concept albums. Although they were known mainly as a progressive metal band, their origins could be attributed to classic heavy metal and power metal[1], as expressed by their debut album, Sirens. The band has been inactive since the release of its last album in 2001[1], and have not performed live together since 2002, instead concentrating on their more commercially successful side-project, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

Ovo je legendarni američki bend. Mnogima teško shvatljiv, zanimljivih i konceptnih albuma.
Osnovali su ga brača Jon i Criss Oliva pod prvotnim nazivom Avatar.
'83.god. mjenjaju ime u Savatage.
1993 godine Criss-a ubija pijani vozač, zanimljivo je što je zadnja pjesma koju je snimio ,,Shotgun Innocence''.

Bend '94 odlučuje nastaviti u sječanje na Criss-a ali to jednostavno vise nije to.

R.I.P. Criss


Members
* Damond Jiniya – lead vocals
* Jon Oliva - vocals, guitar, keyboards (drums on "Handful of Rain")
* Chris Caffery - guitar, backing vocals
* Al Pitrelli - guitar
* Johnny Lee Middleton – bass guitar
* Jeff Plate – drums

Previous members
* Criss Oliva – guitar (1979-1993)
* Steve Wacholz – drums (1980-1993)
* Keith Collins – bass guitar (1981-1985)
* Zachary Stevens – lead vocals (1992-2000)
* Alex Skolnick - guitar (1994)
* Jack Frost – guitar (2001-2002)

1983 - Sirens
1984 - The Dungeons Are Calling [EP]
1985 - Power Of The Night
1986 - Fight For The Rock
1987 - Hall Of The Mountain King
1989 - Gutter Ballet
1991 - Streets, A Rock Opera
1994 - Handful Of Rain
1995 - Dead Winter Dead
1995 - Japan Live '94
1998 - The Wake Of Magellan
2001 - Poets And Madmen