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Savatage-The Dungeons are Calling [1984]


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Savatage-The Dungeons are Calling [1984]

My best friend back then was a serious metalhead and there were a few songs that stayed with me. Brothers Jon and Criss Oliva and Keith Collins were the founding members of Savatage in 1983. They started out being a cross between heavy metal and speed metal and ultimately becoming one of the first progressive metal bands using symphonic instrumentals as their trademark from then on. This is an excellent song.

listen to The Dungeons are Calling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=febtibXA96Q

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Wow..straight outta left field. Welcome back, Sir Droopy (at least for me).

I've been a Savatage fan since the Hall of the Mountain King days. They were part of my first concert (Savatage/Megadeth/Dio) and I went to a later concert with the second singer Zachary.

When I retro-collected, I picked up this gem of an album. The song is a great indication of the fame to come. The axe-work of Chris Oliva (R.I.P.) was ahead of its time and very unique to the band's sound. I truly wish Chris was still around as the merry-go-round of guitarists since his death has been mediocre at best (although I was very impressed with Alex Skolnick's part on the Handful of Rain album.

Thanks for the memory.

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