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Would not hold my breath. Simple matter is - Europe has these big shows that allow multiple bands to play these gigs. The US fails in that area, it's really that simple. The US doesn't really have any big "metal" events, other than "Ozz Fest." So the likelihood of seeing Savatage in the US is going to be slim - until they release this "final" album that they're working on (tentatively called "Curtain Call") - and I suspect the amount of US shows they play will not be very many. It's simply not profitable these days - seen plenty of bands, who have been producing albums non stop, cancel tours because of the cost.

He is also the (current?) vocalist for King Kobra and has done a few albums with them.

Very cool - always love hearing from Savatage fans! Especially cool to hear about when folks were at some of these shows!

Wife and I flew out to Florida to see them - two shows back to back (birthday gift for me). Then went to Hardrock Cafe and requested to sit where Criss Oliva's guitar hangs. Was absolutely epic. There was a plan to go visit Criss' grave, but we did not make it. Wife and I also saw TSO - though admittedly, the last time we saw them was a few years back (I have videos on here somewhere) - and have not seen them after they stopped coming to San Diego (they play up north when they hit this area, closer to Los Angeles). Which is a bummer (and very frustrating...)

I think I have the audio recording of one of the Florida shows I went to from this tour on here as well. If not, I will need to dig it up and post it here.

Indeed, wanting that new Savatage album, but definitely want Jon to take care of himself.

Agreed - hoping all the best for Jon and his health. He's gone through quite a bit with his health and his life and loss.

Yeah, the M.S. part of the news is very sad.

We are much alike, you and I. Sierra was a foundation when I discovered KQ1 and LS1 EGA versions, thanks to my then, best friend's father showing them to us. I was hooked after that. (I have another channel ( www.youtube.com/@LetsPlaySierraGames ) where I started playing them and uploading them! And CLUE... I can't even begin to say how much I love CLUE. One of my all time favorite movies, and one of the very few movies on my iPad so I can watch it if I ever go on travel.

I saw! I am very excited to hear that's happening - hopefully that brings news of their upcoming album too!! I wish I could afford to go to Brazil and be at that show...

Also - I love the fact you know what a big Savatage fan I am (clearly from all of my Savatage videos on here) that you came to my channel to tell me this! That is so freaking cool of you! Much, much, much, much appreciated! Rock on! Madness Reigns!!

​@@TawmisGreybeard I BELIEVE OUR LONG WAIT IS OVER ! THEY'RE BACK !! 🤘🏼🎸🤘🏼

@@Rich-jd9up Hoping that is very much the case! \m/_o_\m/

@@Rich-jd9up I also just uploaded a quick video to talk about it, because, why not? :)

I saw them at a number of shows. I remember Megadeth (pretty sure) - I don't think I saw Motorhead (if it was the same show, I am not remembering!) I remember seeing them at a few local bands playing together (like Chalace and Prowler and Victim). Was definitely a solid band that should have found real success beyond the local scene. The flyer from the thumbnail, my best friend found while he was cleaning out his garage. So I asked for a photo so I could throw it online. Just found a FB page that had some live photos from Bible Black - so probably gonna grab the same three songs in this video (it's the only songs I have from them) - and reupload with the photos from the FB page.

Early 80s I would hear of them a lot. I was about 16 when I saw them. Too young for the club shows. Remember Hirax or Santa Clause?A lil harder. Adam’s Ave had some great shows in 83-84. Speed fest, thrash fest- punk fest was my Jam. Oi!

@@johnnygerard6605 I can't say I remember Santa Clause... but Hirax sounds familiar, but honestly can't say I remember any songs... just the name sounds familiar...

Concordo. O seu toque na guitarra parecia muito mágico. É por isso que tenho tantos vídeos dos Savatage com o Criss para o poder ouvir tocar, especialmente ao vivo. Desculpem qualquer erro de língua, estou a usar um tradutor online para tentar escrever em português para facilitar a leitura. :)

Yeah. Jon has gone silent. I know he had a DUI not too long ago (with other substances found in the car), then he took a fall (or something) and busted up his back. So I suspect those two events have put a delay on this seeing the light of day as soon as he (and all of the rest of us) had hoped. Hoping that this still comes to be - but he's been silent again, as far as I have been able to check the web to see if he's popped up on some random site to discuss this album's future.

Always glad to hear of other Savatage fans - and yes, despite how great Jon Oliva has been not only with Savatage, but with TSO, he will probably never get the proper credit he deserves - just like his brother, Criss who was taken from us too soon. He should be recognized for the amazing work he gave the world while he was with us.

Savatage is full of so many great songs! I'd recommend checking them all out (and not the live versions! Live is cool - but the album versions are obviously much clearer than this kind of live recording!) :)

@@TawmisGreybeard oh I’m aware, they’re my fav band of all time so I’ve already listened to all their albums and even a lot of their Avatar stuff. It’s just that these live recordings tend to have stuff that never ended up making it on their records so they’re very cool to come across and listen to

@@JohnDoe-cm2yj Ah, very cool! Always glad to hear of and meet another Savatage fan! My channel has a ton of live recordings of Savatage! So if you enjoy checking them out my channel is definitely for you. 🙂 Here is live shows: ua-cam.com/video/rNCt9DPvG64/v-deo.html&ab_channel=TawmisGreybeard Here is a ton of live MP3s (and some live footage - need to organize my videos in here better) - ua-cam.com/video/691XTCDQvck/v-deo.html&ab_channel=TawmisGreybeard

Just waiting on the news of that final album Jon mentioned. They're going to be at the Monsters of Rock festival in Brazil next year - so hopefully that's a good sign of news to come...

@@TawmisGreybeard I how they play somewhere here in the States,I really don't think they will come as far west as California, That's where I reside it basically My home state ? I seen them here four times, All times the main four horse Man "Both Chris and Jon Oliva, Middleton,Dr.Killdrums and that will never happen Again 💓 Savatage Fan and Love them Musically and enjoy everything they do Musically "🎶 I hope I do get a chance to see them and Jon Oliva is There with Them 🎶 He Deserves more Credit then He Receives🎶🤔 I believe in My heart that , It's only a Dream that will ever Happen Again, It seems the closest I will see anything Musically to Savatage is??? Going to be T.S.O" 🎶 I've been listening to Savatage since I found a cassette tape of the Siren when it came out 🎶🤫 That's a Fan and never Stopped listening through all of it 🤲🏼🎶🥰🎶 R.I.P Cris Olivia the Best Metal Guitar Player his style was His own and will never be Matched ❣️ Truly Missed,But Not Forgotten 🕊️🎶🌬️🎶 Olivia Music Comes from The Heart 🤗🎶❤️🤫

@@DarrylHoffman Yeah - I am in California as well. Like you, I doubt they will make their way - and if they do - it will probably be Los Angeles, which is north of me - which if they do - I may try to see them there. And I agree, Jon, Criss, Savatage in general, deserves way more credit than they got. I am glad TSO was able to at least put money in Jon's pocket, though not recognized for Savatage, he at least finally got fame. A shame Criss wasn't here to see it.

Agreed - Criss has a very, very unique sound which I have not yet ever heard replicated by anyone else. Truly tragic that he never got the proper recognition he deserved.

Thank you for remembering Criss as well and commenting on my memorial video. Today is the day that we lost Criss so many years ago - as you said - never forgotten.

It really is. But then I think the whole song is freaking awesome. :)

Ahhhhhh yes! I had not heard the song before - but I knew it had to be coming from somewhere - now I hear it (checked it out here ua-cam.com/video/NO_fx1WshCA/v-deo.html - thanks!!)

I need to get back to doing these! I only got the intro and chapter 1 knocked out. I enjoy doing this (just a matter of finding the time!) But thank you! It's comments like this that fuel the encouragement and desire to get back to this! :)

That's really cool.

That would have been a pretty bad ass concert to be your first!

I had a bunch of Savatage live videos as well as live mp3 recordings... some of them are my own, some I got off of file shares from eons ago, and some are from UA-cam that I've collected. This is one of those I had collected.

The track is off because the actual footage from that show when I filmed it - I was way too close to the speakers, so the actual audio is useless. So I ended up just grabbing the videos I recorded, and splicing them together (they were different songs during the show) and putting it to the "Red Rum (Live)" from the "Best of Lizzy Borden" CD.

This is the only recording I have of them!

I was at that show as well, but I think you may be thinking of the local band called "Chalice"- because that's who I remember opening for Stryper in 85 in San Diego.

(I could be wrong... but I swear it was "Chalice"... I know I saw Bible Black with, I think, opening for Megadeth?

@@TawmisGreybeard I remember that show too

@@PACbelltech1 And realized the proper spelling of that band wasn't "Chalice" - they spelled it "Chalace." I have some songs of theirs... I should upload them if I haven't already... need to see if I have.

​@@TawmisGreybeard that sounds right.

You had the LP version of Japan Live? Incredible - I'd only ever had it (still have it) on CD. Savatage is one of the few bands I still kept the CDs after "digital music" became a thing.

Yes! I just replied in your other comment about a memory I have about this song - ua-cam.com/video/yVjbGl4Mq0s/v-deo.html&lc=UgzaJk4BnGTwtmg8B_54AaABAg

Yes! I loved Point Panic. I think my big memory was seeing them (at the then called) Del Mar Fair, and they'd just finished playing one of their songs, and my friends and I shouted, "Bubble Gum Surf Wax!" And they laughed - and went ahead and played that song. I have Dream Girl and Little Sister on here too - made a play list with all four of their songs from this cassette tape: ua-cam.com/video/9JUjHq1N4Qs/v-deo.html

@@TawmisGreybeard that’s awesome! Loved that band!

@@arif-hodzic Same! I had followed Andy over from his days with Snakebyte, whom I loved. I was very bummed to see Snakebyte part ways - and then two really fun bands come out of that - Point Panic and King Neptune (which Wally, the vocalist) fronted. Shame that NONE of those three bands found fame (Snakebyte, before their departure seemed to be getting close - lots of radio play on KGB FM... back when they played rock and metal)... King Neptune and Point Panic, never got anywhere close as they did when they were just Snakebyte.

@@TawmisGreybeard wow! Obviously, I came into the mix after Snakebyte and I’d only heard the name of that band, but didn’t know the history. I also didn’t know about King Neptune. Were they a San Diego band? What did Andy do in Snakebyte? Was he the bass player in that? Are there any links to Snakebyte and King Neptune?

​@@arif-hodzic I have King Neptune's 45 (from my own record that I exported) - I have it here. And yeah, also a San Diego (Wally was the singer of Snakebyte). Good chance if you went surfing in Encinitas, you probably bumped into him. :) The King Neptune is here: ua-cam.com/video/X3HPNT_Jy2k/v-deo.html - I don't have Snakebyte on here (but could rip it - they released it on CD with unreleased tracks).

Yes, now it's patiently waiting for more news...! I literally scrape through all the places I can think of looking for updates.

@@TawmisGreybeard I admire your tanasity to go the extra mile. Appreciate it !

They did rhythm work, from what I understand, but did not partake in the actual solos.

There needs to be an LOL Reaction. Yeah. I have been scouring just to see if Jon or anyone has popped up anywhere on the web, on some obscure site, to give some kind of SAVATAGE update, and it's been bone dry out there.

Absolutely agree. Unfortunately these were the only two songs they ever released on a 45 album. So I was able to capture the audio finally by running the record player into a digital recorder - and do my best to clean it up. Wally Passet sang for SNAKEBYTE before this - and if you've not heard them, strongly recommend it. I have the album, but have not uploaded it yet. I know they recently (well, within the last 5... 10... ? Where has the time gone?) years re-released their album with a bunch of bonus songs (which, for the most part are not as great as the original album). Andy, from SNAKEBYTE, after their departure formed a band called POINT PANIC that has the... Beach Boys meets Heavy Metal sound do it - they released a 4 song cassette which I was also able to export. I have that play list over here... ua-cam.com/play/PLCC2UwLOFVCFJ6SxODg8QOhEeUAgpSwHr.html And finally, thanks for checking out the video and dropping a comment! Much appreciated.

Hah! I have quite a few videos I recorded from your shows. Because, well, you know I think you're incredible. <3 Here's the play list: ua-cam.com/play/PLCC2UwLOFVCGrCcBtrFjdn6dzal49J9nU.html Hope you and the family are doing amazing. <3

"Trouble in Angel City" es un álbum muy bueno, pero es difícil superar canciones como "Power Love", "After the Fire" y "Fatal Atracción". Esas tres canciones son tan perfectas para mí. Si bien no soy fanático de Nirvana ni de GnR, ambas bandas tienen una o dos canciones que sí me gustan. Entonces, aunque definitivamente NO es mi estilo de música, no sé si es justo llamarlos baratos; por mucho que no me guste la voz de Axel Rose, a mucha gente sí le gusta por alguna extraña razón. :) En cuanto a los demos, antes de su primer álbum, hay varias canciones que se usarían en lanzamientos de álbumes que son mucho más crudos, tengo una de las canciones en mi canal, pero siempre la llamo: "Power Love EP". No sé si tiene un nombre oficial. Las canciones que contiene son: Power Love, Stranger In The City, Victim of Circumstance, Hungry for Love, Love Is A Lie, Forgotten Sons, Kamikaze, Code of Honor, Snakebite y Dance with the Devil.

Absolutely! I loved LION! I have a couple of videos I made of LION on my channel. Was fortunate to have seen them EONS ago live, when KUNI opened for them here in San Diego... One of my videos is the photos I took from that show.

@@TawmisGreybeard oh wow!!!! Thanks for sharing

@@DYNAMITEDORK Here you go - www.youtube.com/@TawmisGreybeard/search?query=lion

@@TawmisGreybeard what ever happened to mark Edward’s the drummer? He also played with steeler. I heard he was in an accident and doesn’t play anymore. These were the best days for music 👍🏻👍🏻

@@DYNAMITEDORK Yeah - he had a very bad accident (I think he broke his back). Slowly recovering from his close brush with death, Edwards took his final bows as a musician with an emotional Nippon farewell, tagged on the back of the 1990 Hurricane tour of Japan, featuring Doug Aldrich on guitar.

I've actually been looking to see where he (singer) ended up - because the rest of the band went off to form Asphalt Ballet. So I always wondered if he jumped to another band. Or what he did after Mistreated.

@@TawmisGreybeard Im not sure its been years since i talked to my cousin about it but i think Mathew that was the singers name started some other business construction maybe not sure. When i see my cousin again ill ask him. Guy had a killer voice.

@@davidtownsend3582 Very cool. I saw someone with the same name - singing at Churches (and another guy down at Balboa Park) on several videos - just wasn't sure if it was him.

@@davidtownsend3582 Side note - if he still happens to have a copy of the original Mistreated Demo (I got rid of my cassettes way, way, WAY back when and didn't even think of how to extract the audio back then)... but I found one of the songs... just never found the others. Here's what I am talking about - ua-cam.com/video/iYWuUjUD7V8/v-deo.html

Yeah - that's last I heard too. Had put up a video (ua-cam.com/video/RvuDJYzKyhM/v-deo.html). He also took a fall not too long ago and messed up his back - so I imagine that's putting a delay on the release/completion. :( But always glad to talk to other Sava-Fans!

@@TawmisGreybeard ANYTIME MAN ! 🤘🏼🎸🤘🏼 Great to chat with another fan as well !

Bwhahaha! TRUST ME. I am trying to dig up some SAVATAGE news!! :D

Kevin always seemed pretty animated in everything he did. (RIP)

I wasn't the original recorder of the video - but I think they wanted the whole band. All I did was zoom the camera away from the photographers in a post edit (see the description for the original video).

Agreed - they're still putting out great music each and every time they release an album.