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Savatage
Savatage in 2015
Background information
Also known as	Avatar (1979–1983)
Origin	Tarpon Springs, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Heavy metal progressive metal power metal symphonic metal speed metal
Years active	1979–2002 2014–2015
Labels	Combat Atlantic Nuclear Blast SPV/Steamhammer
Members	Jon Oliva Johnny Lee Middleton Chris Caffery Zachary Stevens Jeff Plate Al Pitrelli
Website	savatage.com

Savatage was an American heavy metal band. It was made by Jon Oliva and Criss Oliva in Florida in 1979. The band's first name was Avatar,^[1] but they changed it before they released their first album. This was because another band was already named Avatar. Savatage is thought to have had a big influence on heavy metal. Many think they had an effect in making progressive metal and death metal sound different.^[2][3]

• 1983: Sirens
• 1985: Power of the Night
• 1986: Fight for the Rock
• 1987: Hall of the Mountain King
• 1989: Gutter Ballet
• 1991: Streets- A Rock Opera
• 1993: Edge of Thorns
• 1994: Handful of Rain
• 1995: Dead Winter Dead
• 1997: The Wake of Magellan
• 2001: Poets and Madmen

1. ↑ "Savatage". Retrieved 2022-10-04.
2. ↑ Blabbermouth (2013-09-09). "JON OLIVA Says SAVATAGE Was One Of First Progressive Metal Bands". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
3. ↑ Blabbermouth (2018-11-29). "ALEX SKOLNICK, DAVID VINCENT Remember Late SAVATAGE Guitarist CRISS OLIVA". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2022-10-04.

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