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Savatage
Savatage formed in Florida in 1978 as Avatar, led by brothers Jon (vocals) and Criss (guitar) Oliva. They changed their name to Savatage in 1983, pursuing a strongly Judas Priest – and Iron Maiden – influenced style of metal. Their other members included Steve “Doc” Wacholz (drums) and Keith Collins (bass), who was later replaced byJohnny Lee Middleton. Read more on allmusic.com
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 the first Savatage line-up was taking shape, Jon, who was originally on drum duties, was relieved of them by Wacholz.[1] They also gave Steve a nickname that would follow him through out his career: “Doctor Hardware Killdrums”, often shortened to just “Doc” or “Doc Killdrums”, which referred to Steve’s hard playing style. Read more on wikipedia.org
