23. Savatage
For today's installment of Metal Mayhem's Top 100 Bands of All-Time, I am going to look at one of my favorite bands of all-time, Savatage.
Savatage is an American progressive metal band from Tarpon Springs, Florida that formed 1978 by Jon and Criss Oliva. In my humble opinion, they could be the most underrated band in the history of metal. This could be due to the fact that the band hasn't existed in more than a decade. The band's primary member have all gone onto to various projects such as Jon Oliva's Pain, Circle II Circle, The Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and Chris Caffrey. As noted in a prior installment of this countdown, I am a huge fan of Circle II Circle, but Jon Oliva's Pain and Caffrey are both great projects as well.
While I am a huge fan of this band, I prefer their concept albums the best . . . or as they call them, rock operas. The best Savatage albums are Hall of the Mountain King, The Wake of Magellan, Handful of Rain, and Poets and Madmen. I am particularly fond of The Wake of Magellan. I believe, as far as their concept albums go, it is the most focused and cohesive of all their works, plus it kicks ass!
Unfortunately, Savatage is no more due to the massive success of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Despite their lack of recent work, Savatage has created a legacy of excellence in progressive power metal unparalleled among American bands.
Here is "Hall of the Mountain King."
And "Another Way."
And "Edge of Thorns."
Thanks for reading!
Marty Sabin
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