Tampa Bay origin · bandMorrisound tracked
Savatage
heavy and progressive metal · Tarpon Springs and Clearwater
- Founded
- 1983
- City
- Tarpon Springs and Clearwater
- Hub region
- Tampa Bay
- Status as of 5 September 2026
- active; 2026 European tour; final album Curtain Call planned
- Connections
- 12 edges, 11 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.026 (rank 22 of 371) · people and production 0.017 (rank 27)
- Confidence
- High · sources: [W] [WSI] [BSV] [SVT] [BBM] [MA] (register)
Sirens (1983) is recorded at Morrisound in a single January day with Jim Morris engineering, the studio's first metal release. Criss Oliva is killed by a drunk driver on 17 October 1993. The band spins off Trans-Siberian Orchestra, whose organization buys the Morrisound building in 2014. Reunion shows from 2025; Jon Oliva does not tour.
Lineup: Jon Oliva (vocals, keyboards), Criss Oliva (guitar, to 1993), Keith Collins (bass, 1981 to 1986), Steve Wacholz (drums); later Zak Stevens, Al Pitrelli, Chris Caffery, Johnny Lee Middleton, Jeff Plate
Connections
People and personnel
- founderJon Oliva1983 to present
- founderCriss Oliva1983 to 1993
- memberKeith Collins1981 to 1986
- produced byJim MorrisSirens, engineer1983
Lineage
- grew out ofAvatarRenamed1983
Recording credits
- recorded atMorrisound RecordingSirens (Dan Johnson; Jim Morris engineer)1983
Influence
- influencedObituary1985
Labels, festivals, tours, collaborations
- collaborationMorrisound RecordingThe Trans-Siberian Orchestra organization buys the 56th Street building2014
- collaborationMetal Blade RecordsPar Records, then Atlantic in 19851983
- collaborationNasty SavageThe two first wave Tampa Bay bands that most influenced the death metal generation, per the oral history1983
- festival, venue or tourWacken Open AirReunion 2015; 30 July 20262015, 2025, 2026
- festival, venue or tourHillsborough County historical markerJon Oliva at the unveiling2025