Interview with Jon Oliva (Savatage, Jon Oliva’s Pain) about how he experienced September 11th 2001 and why Savatage was put on ice after that. He also talks about his new band Jon Oliva’s Pain, the debut album ‘Tage Mahal and even the forthcoming album that hasn’t been recorded yet. Closing with some great stories about chasing Cradle of Filth drunk on a motorbike
Stig is the founder and the president of Metal Express Radio, based out of Oslo, Norway. He has been around doing Metal radio since the mid-eighties. In fact, running Metal Express Radio takes almost all of his time. Is it worth it...? "Most times, yes," Stig says. "My philosophy is to try to give all Metal releases a fair chance to get promoted in one way or another. As you can imagine, it can be an arduous task to listen through about 20 albums every week! Still, I know we have the best METAL dedicated radio on this planet, and that is a reward in and of itself. I hope one day the whole Metal community can and will make listening to Metal Express Radio part of their daily rituals! Yeah, right..."
It’s a damn shame, but the Oslo audience has reached a level of pickiness that easily borders on arrogance –- and living legend Jon Oliva only managed to attract somewhere around 150 fans this Thursday …READ MORE
The announcement was intriguing: Not only would Jon Oliva play a live show, but it would be an acoustic live set. Real Power and Melodic Metal fans will know that Jon only recorded one album …READ MORE
Summary AFM Release date: April 9, 2006 Sending User Review 0/10 (0 votes) ‘Tage Mahal, the debut solo album of Savatage mastermind and grandfather of Heavy Metal, Jon Oliva, showed that there was still some …READ MORE
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