Albums : 24 Total votes : 303 Reviews : 53

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Savatage

a.k.a.	ex-Avatar
Country	United States
Formed	1983, Tarpon Springs, Florida
Genres	Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Hard Rock
Labels	Atlantic, Steamhammer
Years active	1979-1983 (Avatar), 1983-2002, 2014-present
Website	http://www.savatage.com

Line-up (members)

Jon Oliva : Vocals, Keyboards (1983-2002, 2014-present)
Johnny Lee Middleton : Bass, Backing Vocals (1985-2002, 2014-present)
Chris Caffery : Guitars, Backing Vocals (1989-1990, 1994-2002, 2014-present)
Zak Stevens : Lead Vocals (1993-2000, 2014-present)
Jeff Plate : Drums (1994-2002, 2014-present)
Al Pitrelli : Guitars, Backing Vocals (1994-1999, 2002, 2014-present)

Keith "Thumper" Collins : Bass (1983-1985)
Steve "Doc" Wacholz : Drums (1983-1993)
Criss Oliva : Guitars (1983-1993) (R.I.P. 1993)
Alex Skolnick : Guitars (1994)
Jack Frost : Guitars (2000-2001)
Damond Jiniya : Lead Vocals (2001-2002)

Album Photos (200)

Album	Lyrics	Type	Release date	Rating	Votes	Reviews
Sirens	Lyrics	Album	1983	82.7	11	2
The Dungeons Are Calling	Lyrics	EP	1984	84.4	9	1
Power of the Night	Lyrics	Album	1985	83.2	13	0
Fight for the Rock	Lyrics	Album	1986	82.1	11	1
Hall of the Mountain King	Lyrics	Album	Sep 28, 1987	89.3	21	2
Gutter Ballet	Lyrics	Album	Nov 1, 1989	91.8	48	5
Streets: A Rock Opera	Lyrics	Album	Oct 4, 1991	91.5	40	8
From the Dungeons to the Streets		Compilation	1992	90	1	0
Edge of Thorns	Lyrics	Album	Apr 2, 1993	85.8	29	8
Handful of Rain	Lyrics	Album	Aug 15, 1994	87.7	25	6
Dead Winter Dead	Lyrics	Album	Sep 22, 1995	91.2	30	4
Japan Live '94		Live	Oct 9, 1995	89	5	2
From the Gutter to the Stage		Compilation	Dec 2, 1995	90	1	0
Ghost in the Ruins: a Tribute to Criss Oliva		Live	Dec 15, 1995	90.5	6	1
The Best and the Rest		Compilation	1997	-	0	0
The Wake of Magellan	Lyrics	Album	Jul 7, 1998	90.3	24	5
Believe		Compilation	Nov 18, 1998	100	1	0
Commissar		Single	2001	-	0	0
Poets and Madman	Lyrics	Album	Apr 3, 2001	88.6	23	6
Still the Orchestra Plays: Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & 2		Boxed set	Mar 7, 2010	90	1	0
Return to Wacken		Compilation	Jun 19, 2015	90	2	2
The Hourglass		Single	2021	-	0	0
Madness Reigns from the Gutter (1990)		Live	Jun 26, 2026	90	2	0
Curtain Call		Album	Oct 2026	-	0	0

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Savatage Photos (3)

Rank	Song	Album	Rating	Votes
1	Gutter Ballet	Gutter Ballet (1989)	96.9	20
2	When The Crowds Are Gone	Gutter Ballet (1989)	96.1	23
3	Believe	Streets: A Rock Opera (1991)	96.7	17
4	Chance	Handful of Rain (1994)	96.1	9
5	Hall of the Mountain King	Hall of the Mountain King (1987)	95.6	10
6	This Is The Time (1990)	Dead Winter Dead (1995)	94.5	13
7	Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)	Dead Winter Dead (1995)	94.5	13
8	Summer's Rain	Gutter Ballet (1989)	93.6	16
9	Edge of Thorns	Edge of Thorns (1993)	94	12
10	Morphine Child	Poets and Madman (2001)	95	8
11	The Hourglass	The Wake of Magellan (1998)	93.9	9
12	Alone You Breathe	Handful of Rain (1994)	94.3	7
13	If I Go Away	Streets: A Rock Opera (1991)	92.5	12
14	Handful of Rain	Handful of Rain (1994)	92.5	10
15	St. Patrick's	Streets: A Rock Opera (1991)	92.2	11

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