Pink Floyd is the premier space rock band. Since the mid-’60s, their music relentlessly tinkered with … Continued
After leaving Ceremonial Oath to form In Flames, founding member and guitarist Jesper Strömblad saw this … Continued
Formed in 1973, the British hard rock outfit Bad Company was a supergroup comprised of ex-King … Continued
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Aerosmith was one of the most popular hard rock bands of the ’70s, setting the style … Continued
After he left Metallica in 1983, guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine formed the thrash metal quartet Megadeth. Though … Continued
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Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among … Continued
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, formed in 1969. The core line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, … Continued
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John Michael “Ozzy“ Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer-songwriter and occasional actor, whose career … Continued
AC/DC are an Australian hard rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. The band is … Continued
Savatage formed in Florida in 1978 as Avatar, led by brothers Jon (vocals) and Criss (guitar) Oliva. They changed … Continued
Nightwish is a symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland formed in 1996 by songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, … Continued
After recording two solo albums, former Deep Purple vocalist David Coverdale formed Whitesnake around 1977. In … Continued
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Poets & Madmen, Savatage’s 12th studio album and fourth concept album, finds the band continuing to…
Over 15 years into their career, Savatage refused to stay still — if anything, the group continued to…
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Going through a lot of personnel changes can make a band’s output very erratic — in the ’80s and ’90s…
With the departure of Jon Oliva as lead vocalist (but not as keyboardist or writer) for Savatage, the band…
Streets picked up where Gutter Ballet left off, taking Savatage’s interest in progressive metal into a…
Gutter Ballet marked the transition between Savatage’s earlier straight-forward, fantasy-themed metal and…
With band members, critics, and fans unhappy with the commercialism of Fight for the Rock, Savatage began…
Fight for the Rock was Savatage’s blatant attempt at commercial success after being prodded in that…
A much heavier effort than the preceding Sirens (although recorded at the same sessions), The Dungeons Are Calling was…
Signing to Atlantic Records after The Dungeons Are Calling, Savatage seemed ready to break, and, for…
In their early years, Savatage was one of the premier death metal acts in America and their debut album…
