![]() This would be the last Savatage album with Jon Oliva as lead singer until Poets and Madmen released on 2001.Įdge of Thorns is the first album to feature Zachary Stevens on vocals. This progressive and more complex era built them an extremely solid world wide reputation which culminated with the acclaimed Streets: A Rock Opera, a concept album about the rise and fall of a fictional rock star character called DT Jesus. If their first releases, Sirens, The Dungeons Are Calling and Power of the Night were more heavy/power metal oriented, based upon the already established metal standards, Hall of the Mountain King and specially Gutter Ballet or Streets: A Rock Opera (let's forget the pitiful Fight for the Rock) were definitely more progressive mainly due to Jon Oliva increasing love for Broadway shows like The Phantom of the Opera. Since their debut Sirens, the fan base and critics became accustomed to the peculiar Oliva brothers style that combines the traditional Heavy Metal formula of the early 80's with intelligent and more progressive elements. Savatage always have been a distinctive and highly respected band. Review Summary: And so we end this chapter.And let the stage lights fade ![]()
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