Savatage

Savatage are an American metal band from Tampa, initially known as Avatar, that released the EP City Beneath the Surface and the album Sirens on Florida small-press Par Records in 1983. Between 1985 and 1995, the band released eight albums on Atlantic.

Members: Steve Wacholz (drums, 1983-94), Criss Oliva (lead guitar, vocals, 1983-93), Jon Oliva (lead vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass, piano, drums, 1983-91, 1995-2002, 2014-present), Keith Collins (bass, 1983-85), Johnny Lee Middleton (bass, vocals, 1986-2002, 2014-present), Chris Caffery (guitar, vocals, 1989-90, 1995-2000, 2014-present), Zachary Stevens (lead vocals, 1992-2000, 2014-present), Alex Skolnick (lead guitar, 1993-94), Jeff Plate (drums, 1995-2002, 2014-present), Al Pitrelli (lead guitar, 1995-99, 2002, 2014-present), Damond Jiniya (lead vocals, 2001-02)

Discography:

• City Beneath the Surface (EP, 1983 • Avatar)
• Sirens (1983)
• The Dungeons Are Calling (EP, 1984)
• Power of the Night (1985)
• Fight for the Rock (1986)
• Hall of the Mountain King (1987)
• Gutter Ballet (1989)
• Streets: A Rock Opera (1991)
• Edge of Thorns (1993)
• Handful of Rain (1994)
• Dead Winter Dead (1995)
• Ghost in the Ruins: A Tribute to Criss Oliva (live, 1995)
• The Wake of Magellan (1997)
• Poets and Madmen (2001)