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This Friday’s Guest DJ: JON OLIVA (SAVATAGE)

August 21, 2024 Stig G. Nordahl 3

This week’s Guest DJ is Jon Oliva, the legendary frontman of Savatage and a key figure behind the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Known for his powerful vocals and innovative compositions, Jon Oliva has left an indelible mark …READ MORE

Audio Interviews

SAVATAGE Radio Rockumentary

January 15, 2019 Stig G. Nordahl 0

Our Savatage radio rockumentary with Jon Oliva is finally online! …READ MORE

OLIVA - Raise The Curtain
Album Reviews

OLIVA – Raise The Curtain

June 21, 2013 Dan Skiba 0

Jon Oliva is one of the most important progressive musicians of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, and his visions made reality via Trans-Siberian Orchestra changed Christmas forever (from a musical standpoint). After a few …READ MORE

Live Reviews

JON OLIVA’S PAIN (LIVE)

April 13, 2007 Torgeir P. Krokfjord 0

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

Live Reviews

JON OLIVA’S PAIN (Live)

July 6, 2006 Frank Jaeger 0

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

JON OLIVA'S PAIN - Maniacal Renderings
Album Reviews

JON OLIVA’S PAIN – Maniacal Renderings

April 9, 2006 Torgeir P. Krokfjord 0

‘Tage Mahal, the debut solo album of Savatage mastermind and grandfather of Heavy Metal, Jon Oliva, showed that there was still some sparks of genius left in the old man. Tracks like “The Dark,” “People …READ MORE

Picture of Jon Oliva and Stig Nordahl
Audio Interviews

Jon Oliva Audio Interview 2005

October 15, 2005 Stig G. Nordahl 0

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 …READ MORE

PROGPOWER V, in Atlanta, GA, USA, September, 2004
Live Reviews

PROGPOWER V (Live)

September 19, 2004 Frode Johnsrud 0

Every year, there’s a sold out venue in Atlanta’s Midtown that makes the local parking mafia scratch their heads. A sold out venue means that they should make, and probably pocket, lots of green bills …READ MORE

Audio Interviews

Interview with Jon Oliva (Savatage) 1997

September 8, 1997 Stig G. Nordahl 0

Interview with Jon Oliva done in Hamburg during the Wake of Magellan tour in 1997

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