Savatage is an American heavy metal band, founded by brothers Jon (vocals) and Criss (guitar) Oliva in 1979, under the name Avatar.
Jon Oliva reformed Savatage in 1994, recording Handful of Rain, with Stevens, new guitarist Alex Skolnick and producer/manager Paul O'Neill.
[7] In 2014, the band reformed with Oliva/Middleton/Caffery/Stevens/Plate/Pitrelli line-up returning at Wacken Open Air 2015, but were inactive until 2023 when Jon Oliva confirmed work on a new studio album.
[8] The band will play their first shows in nearly ten years in the spring and summer of 2025,[9] without Oliva due to his diagnosis of both multiple sclerosis and Ménière's disease.
[10] From 1987 on, Paul O'Neill acted as the band's producer, co-lyricist and co-composer, and leads Trans-Siberian Orchestra along with Jon Oliva and Al Pitrelli.