Year : 1986 (Remastered Digipak Edition 2011)
Style : Heavy Metal , Power Metal , Progressive Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 155 mb
Bio:
Savatage (/ˈsævətaːʒ/) is an American heavy metal band founded by the brothers Jon and Criss Oliva in 1978 at Astro Skate in Tarpon Springs, Florida.Savatage has released eleven studio albums, two live albums, four compilations and three EPs. The band experienced major American commercial success with the release of their third studio album, Fight for the Rock (1986), which peaked at number No. 158 on the Billboard 200.Their next four albums — Hall of the Mountain King (1987), Gutter Ballet (1989), Streets: A Rock Opera (1991) and Edge of Thorns (1993) — were also successful[1] but more critically acclaimed than Fight for the Rock.After Criss' death in 1993, Jon (along with producer Paul O'Neill) decided to continue Savatage in memory of his brother. The band released four more studio albums, and went through several line-up changes before going on hiatus in 2002.During the years, members founded various new bands such as Jon Oliva's Pain, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Circle II Circle and Doctor Butcher. On August 2, 2014, Savatage announced that they will reunite for Wacken Open Air 2015.
Album:
Fight for the Rock is the third full-length album released by the American heavy metal band Savatage, released in 1986. It is their first album with new bass player Johnny Lee Middleton, who has since become the only ever-present member on each Savatage record released.Released in 1986, it is largely regarded as the band's worst ever release by both fans and band members alike, with the band referring to it as "Fight for the Nightmare".Jon Oliva went as far to say in October 1994, "I've never really been fond of that album. WE'VE never been fond of that album".The band said that they were driven to make the record by their label, Atlantic Records, particularly Jon Oliva began writing pop-rock songs for other artists on the label such as John Waite. However, the label eventually turned around and told the band to record the music that Jon had written for other artists themselves. This destroyed the band's credibility in the eyes of the press and reviews were not kind to the band. It not only destroyed the band's image, but the negative critical reaction has been cited as a cause of Jon Oliva's bout of drug and alcohol depression which eventually drove him from the fore of the band.Atlantic Records also wanted the band to have photos taken, since none of their previous releases had included any. The band hired a friend to do the photography work, with one of the photos featuring the band re-recreating the famous photo Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. The band agreed this was a good idea at the time, but look back with the same feelings on the photos taken as they do the album.When initially released, the album featured a Parental Advisory label on the front cover, despite having no "nasty words", as Jon Oliva puts it, featured anywhere on the record. This was largely done to please the label, as they felt that putting the sticker on the record would drive up record sales. Although it did chart, the band have been extremely reluctant to perform any of the songs live, and haven't done so since the early 90s. Even on the tour in support of the album, the band only performed "Hyde", "The Edge of Midnight" and few others.
Line Up:
Jon Oliva Vocals (1983-1993, 2000-2001), Keyboards (1986-2002, 2014-present) - See also: Jon Oliva's Pain, Oliva, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, ex-Doctor Butcher, ex-Avatar, ex-Alien, ex-Metropolis
Johnny Lee Middleton Bass guitar, backing vocals
Criss Oliva (R.I.P. 1993) Guitars, Vocals (backing) (Ex-Alien, Avatar, Metropolis)
Steve "Doc" Wacholz Drums, Percussion (Ex-Crimson Glory)
Additional musicians:
Larry Dvoskin (credited as "Dvoskin") - keyboards
Brent Daniels - backing vocals
Production:
Stephan Galfas - producer, engineer, mixing
Mark Jolley - engineer
Dan McMillan - assistant engineer
Bob Ludwig - mastering
Robert Zemsky - associate producer
Steven Machat, Rick Smith - executive producers
Tracklist:
01. Fight for the Rock 03:57
02. Out on the Streets 04:00
03. Crying for Love 03:25
04. Day After Day (Badfinger cover) 03:41
05. The Edge of Midnight 04:49
06. Hyde 03:56
07. Lady in Disguise 03:21
08. She's Only Rock 'n Roll 03:25
09. Wishing Well (Free cover) 03:22
10. Red Light Paradise 04:00
11. This Is The Time (acoustic) 05:31 (Bonus Track)
12. This Is Where You Should Be 04:55 (Bonus Track)
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