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, as expressed by
their debut album, Sirens. The band has been inactive since the release of
its last album in 2001, and have not performed live together since 2002,
instead concentrating on their more commercially successful side project,
Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
Biography
The Early Days Criss Oliva and his brother Jon formed their first band
together, Avatar, in 1978, from the ashes of their former bands Tower and
Alien respectively. In 1980, the duo met up with Steve Wacholz and jammed
in a shack behind the Oliva home that was dubbed "The Pit" by the band.
Wacholz originally tried out to be part of Jon's band, Alien, but when
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