In a new interview with 'Metal Pilgrim', the members of Savatage offered an update on the band's long-awaited new album, confirming that they have been in the studio working on at least eight or nine new songs. Tentatively titled Curtain Call, the follow-up to 2001's Poets And Madmen is expected to drop sometime in 2025 or 2026, and frontman Jon Oliva is said to be involved with the making of the record despite his recent health issues.

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In between dates of their recently-announced spring/summer 2025 European tour, the reunited Savatage will be playing their first headlining shows in over 20 years in the continent. The European run will follow the band's first live appearances in nearly ten years at the festivals Monsters Of Rock in Brazil and Masters Of Rock in Chile, which will both take place in April 2025.

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In the past week, the legendary U.S. metal act Savatage have announced three European festival appearances for spring/summer 2025. The shows will follow the band's performances in April 2025 at Brazil's Monsters Of Rock festival and at Chile's Masters Of Rock festival. The band's line-up for the 2025 shows will consist of Johnny Lee Middleton (bass), Chris Caffery (guitars), Al Pitrelli (guitars), Jeff Plate (drums), and Zak Stevens (lead vocals).

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Progressive/power metal pioneers Savatage will be following up their first show in ten years at Monsters Of Rock Brazil with their first-ever live appearance in Chile. They will be joining Judas Priest, Opeth and Pentagram Chile for the 2025 edition of the Masters Of Rock festival in Chile at the Movistar Arena on April 23rd, just four days after the Monsters Of Rock appearance. Frontman Jon Oliva will reportedly not be present for both shows due to health issues, but remains involved in the making of the long-awaited new Savatage album, tentatively titled Curtain Call, coming out sometime in 2025.

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Savatage frontman Jon Oliva has opened up on his absence from the band's upcoming appearance at the Monsters Of Rock festival in Brazil next April, which will be their first show in ten years. In a statement on social media, Oliva revaled that he has been diagnosed with both multiple sclerosis (MS) and Ménière's disease, and his "doctors are working with him to get healthy again". Despite his condition, Oliva is continuing to work on the long-awaited new Savatage album for a 2025 release, tentatively titled Curtain Call.

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Back in the summer of 2015, progressive/power metal pioneers Savatage got back together for their first and only show in more than a decade at the Wacken Open Air festival in Germany. Now, the band just confirmed that they will be playing their first show in ten years at the Monsters Of Rock festival in São Paulo, Brazil on April 19th, 2025, sharing the stage with the likes of Scorpions, Judas Priest, Queensrÿche, Opeth, just to name a few. This show comes in anticipation of Savatage's long-awaited new album, tentatively titled Curtain Call, due out sometime in 2025.

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In a new interview with Rock Hard Greece publisher/chief editor Sakis Fragos, Savatage frontman Jon Oliva confirmed that the band is working on new music for what might be the band's final studio album. He revealed Curtain Call as the record's working title and said his goal is to have it out on April 3rd, 2024, which would have been his late brother and original Savatage guitarist Criss Oliva's 61st birthday.

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Savatage guitarist Chris Caffery recently gave 'That Metal Interview' an update on the band's long-awaited follow-up to 2001's Poets And Madmen, which they have been working on over the past year even though the band has been mostly inactive for years, save for just one performance at Wacken Open Air back in 2015. Caffery not only confirmed that he and frontman Jon Oliva have been working on new songs together, but revealed that plans are also afoot for Savatage to release some vintage concert footage "in DVD form."

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Savatage frontman Jon Oliva confirmed in a recent interview with That Metal Interview Podcast that he and his bandmates, guitarists Al Pitrelli and Chris Caffery, have spent the last several years writing new material for their first album since 2001's Poets And Madmen, despite the fact that the band has been mostly inactive for nearly two decades, save for a one-off performance at Wacken Open Air back in 2015. Oliva's comments follow up on last November's reports that they were working on new material for a possible new Savatage album.

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Savatage fans have been wondering what the band had in store ever since they reunited for a "special performance" at Wacken Open Air back in 2015. While they have never followed up that one-off performance, guitarist Al Pitrelli apparently confirmed in a recent interview with True Metal that he and vocalist Jon Oliva have been working on what could be new material from Savatage, with a possible tour to follow. Savatage's latest studio album, Poets And Madmen, was released back in 2001.

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To celebrate Savatage's upcoming reunion performance at Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany, Savatage and earMUSIC will release the Return To Wacken album on June 19th. The effort will contain studio versions of classic songs that the band played live at Wacken as part of their previous two appearances at the world-famous festival: in 1998 and 2002. You can now hear audio samples of the release in the YouTube clip below.

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Finally the reunion of progressive metal band Savatage, anxiously awaited by fans, has moved within reach. Now, in 2015, for the first time in over a decade, Savatage will return to the stage as part of a big live celebration at the Wacken Open Air. To celebrate the reunion performance, Savatage and earMUSIC releases the fittingly titled Return To Wacken on June 19th, 2015. A selection of classic studio songs, that the band played live at Wacken in their now two historical shows at the world-famous festival.

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With this edition of Wacken concluded, the first bands have been announced for 2015. Trans-Siberian Orchestra will be performing live on stage at Wacken 2015, followed immediately by a Savatage reunion gig, that also marks their first live performance in over a decade. Furthermore, these will be the only live appearances of both bands in Europe in 2015. It's happening, folks!

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earMUSIC has announced the release of the final chapter of the Savatage re-issues series. Previously unreleased and originally only intended for the Broadway rendition, Streets: A Rock Opera is now being released including its original narration parts on September 27th, 2013.

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Official press release

Meet Machines Of Grace. They are the latest among the gifted hard rock/heavy metal bands born from Boston's thriving music scene. As with their Beantown bred forefathers, (Aerosmith, Extreme, Godsmack, Dropkick Murphys) Zak Stevens (lead vocals), Jeff Plate (drums), Matt Leff (guitar) and Chris Rapoza (bass) have concocted their own proprietary formula for whiplash on a disc.

Top shelf status comes from the experience of successfully headlining major tours and support from a monumental fan base. Drummer Jeff (Trans Siberian Orchestra, Savatage, Metal Church) Plate and lead singer Zak (Circle II Circle, Savatage) Stevens have the resume to help catapult Machines Of Grace into the monsters of rock realm. The divine mix of such magnanimous talent can convert even the most stubborn music critic. Why? The method to their madness is embedded in the music... "It's just a pure, solid melodic rock sound," offers Stevens. "It has infectious grooves and its own brand of outright power. To me, it's got great songwriting with a hard rock edge and strong commercial appeal."

The rise of the "Machine" had to start somewhere?

Leff and Stevens have a lengthy history, spanning back to their days as protégés at GIT/VIT respectively. Their first band, Wickedwitch, also introduced the talents of drummer Jeff Plate, who clinched the line-up and formed the backbone of today's brainchild: Machines Of Grace.

During a considerable hiatus after the demise of the Wickedwitch project, Zak Stevens had gone on to front Savatage (and more recently, Circle II Circle), and later recruited Jeff Plate, who performs regularly with the Trans Siberian Orchestra and Metal Church. Meanwhile, Matt Leff had formed Trigger Effect, and with bassist Chris Rapoza, had toured as an opening act for Iron Maiden, Queensrÿche and Rob Halford.

Time had clearly hit the afterburners. Call it chemistry, fate or pure coincidence. A Wickedwitch fan suggested that the founding members revise, rethink, record and release the original material, and voila - Machines Of Grace was conceived.

This band accords a shot of rock and roll that infuses several music genres with an innovative twist of smoldering vocals and bludgeoning guitar riffs. Blend that with an explosive rhythm section and you've got an exceptionally powerful elixir. "I'd say we're a mix of melodic metal, hard rock, modern rock and acoustic rock," explains guitarist Matt Leff. "The current rock climate is calling for modern production, strong vocal melodies and memorable songs from guys that can really play. I think we fit that description." Bassist Chris Rapoza agrees: "The CD has an amazing vibe that just flows really well and makes you want to listen to it all the way through. To me, song writing and recording with that same quality always makes for the best type of album."

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