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Video: JON OLIVA Brings 'Storytellers Tour' To St. Petersburg

More than thirty years after the start of his career with SAVATAGE, and successive projects/bands like TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA and JON OLIVA'S PAIN, now-legendary songwriter and performer Jon Oliva brought his "Storytellers Tour" to State Theatre in St. Petersburg, Florida on Saturday, December 14....

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JON OLIVA Interviewed On 'Noize In The Attic' (Audio)

Jon Oliva (SAVATAGE, JON OLIVA'S PAIN, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) was interviewed on a recent edition of the weekly two-hour classic hard rock and metal show "Noize In The Attic" (web site). You can now listen to the program using the widget below. (Note: The Oliva interview begins around the 29-minu...

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Video: JON OLIVA Brings 'Storytellers Tour' To Akron

More than thirty years after the start of his career with SAVATAGE, and successive projects/bands like TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA and JON OLIVA'S PAIN, now-legendary songwriter and performer Jon Oliva brought his "Storytellers Tour" to Ripper's Rock House in Akron, Ohio on Saturday, December 7. Fan-fi...

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Ex-ACCEPT/BANGALORE CHOIR Singer DAVID REECE Discusses New Solo Album On 'Hard Rock Nights' (Audio)

American singer David Reece was recently interviewed on the "Hard Rock Nights" syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Reece, though brought up on a diet of Conway Twitty and Tammy Wynette, has been sharing his bluesy rock voice with the world since the late...

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Video Premiere: BENEDICTUM's 'Scream'

"Scream", the new video from BENEDICTUM, can be seen below. The clip was was produced by JNP Productions and it "illustrates the power and passion that BENEDICTUM deliver," according to a press release. "Scream" is taken from BENEDICTUM's new album, "Obey", which is being released in Europe on Novem...

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THEATER OF THE ABSURD To Release 'The Myth Of Sisyphus' In December

New York-based architects of progressive musical madness THEATER OF THE ABSURD have completed work on their new album, "The Myth Of Sisyphus", for a December 13 release via Graviton Music Services. The CD was mixed by legendary producer Jim Morris (ICED EARTH, DEATH, SAVATAGE) at Morrisound Recordin...

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SYMPHONY X Singer RUSSELL ALLEN To Join East Coast Production Of TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA

SYMPHONY X and ADRENALINE MOB singer Russell Allen will be part of the East Coast production of the legendary TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA this holiday season. His first show is scheduled for November 13 in Toledo, Ohio. TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA is a rock orchestra founded in 1996 by Paul O'Neill, Rober...

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BENEDICTUM To Release 'Obey' In November

BENEDICTUM's new album, "Obey", will be released on November 29 in Europe and December 3 in North America via Frontiers Records. With a sound that nods to the legends of metal such as early RAINBOW, the stylings of SAVATAGE, WARRIOR, ROUGH CUTT, and PSYCHOTIC WALTZ, along with shades of BLACK SABBAT...

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JON OLIVA Interviewed On 'Mars Attacks' Podcast (Audio)

Episode 79 of "Mars Attacks" podcast (web site) contains an interview with Jon Oliva (SAVATAGE, JON OLIVA'S PAIN, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA). You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Having released albums with SAVATAGE first and JON OLIVA'S PAIN later, this first Oliva solo album...

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JON OLIVA Interviewed On 'The Right To Rock' Podcast (Audio)

The latest episode of the "The Right To Rock" podcast (web site) features an interview with JON OLIVA'S PAIN and SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Having released albums with SAVATAGE first and JON OLIVA'S PAIN later, this first Oliva solo al...

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DEIMOS: 'Beyond' Album To Feature Guest Appearances By SAVATAGE, EXTREMA Members

Italian metallers DEIMOS will release their new album, "Beyond", before the end of the year via Revalve Records. The will feature guest appearances by Chris Caffery (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, SAVATAGE) — who contributes a "stunning" guitar solo on "The Three Storms" — as well as Tommy Massara (EXTRE...

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Icelandic Movie 'Metalhead' Premieres At Toronto International Film Festival

"Metalhead" (a.k.a. "Málmhaus"),the new movie from acclaimed Icelandic filmmaker Ragnar Bragason, best known for his films "Börn" ("Children") and "Foreldrar" ("Parents"),had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier in the month. This darkly comic drama about a grief-s...

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JON OLIVA: 'The Time Was Right' To Make A Solo Album

Patrick Prince of Powerline magazine recently conducted an interview with Jon Oliva (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, JON OLIVA'S PAIN). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Powerline: Why wait all this time to do a solo album? Oliva: It's just that the time was right. After we lost M...

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JON OLIVA Says SAVATAGE Was One Of First Progressive Metal Bands

Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with Jon Oliva (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, JON OLIVA'S PAIN). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: Would you agree that SAVATAGE was one of the first-ever true prog metal bands? Jon: Absolutely. No doubt about it...

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BANGALORE CHOIR/Ex-ACCEPT Singer To Release Second Solo Album

American singer David Reece, though brought up on a diet of Conway Twitty and Tammy Wynette, has been sharing his bluesy rock voice with the world since the late 1980s. His most notable early releases were ACCEPT's 1989 album "Eat The Heat" and BANGALORE CHOIR's 1992 classic "On Target", closely fol...