Audio CD review:
Savatage - Power of the Night

Savatage - Power of the Night

Band: Savatage Title: Power of the Night Rating: Release Date: 04 February, 2002 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Power Of The Night 2: Unusual 3: Warriors 4: Necrophilia 5: Washed Out 6: Hard For Love 7: Fountain Of Youth 8: Skull Session 9: Stuck On You 10: In The Dream 11: Power Of The Night (Live) 12: Sirens (Live)

Customer Review Raise the fist of the metal child! Forget spandex and power ballads, this is metal for metal's sake. Power of the Night was Savatage's third release, and follows the same path as Sirens and Dungeons Are Calling. Songs like Power of the Night and Warriors are pure metal anthems, and are great representatives of the early American power metal sound. The Oliva brothers continue to improve their songwriting abilities, though there are a few less than stellar moments (i. e. Skull Session). Savatage had not yet moved into their epic rock opera stage, so enjoy Power of the Night for what it is - fast and furious power metal madness! Sadly, Power of the Night has not been remastered, but the 2002 SPV reissue does have a few extras that might make you consider replacing your older version. It features 2 additional tracks - live versions of Power of the Night and Sirens, but the real bonus is that the liner notes have been expanded to include several pages of very detailed information about the band during this particular stage of their career. When added to the chapters from the other SPV Savatage reissues, you'll get the real story behind one of the best (and most underrated) metal bands of all time. . . You can see a complete list of all Savatage discography, or go back to the Savatage tabs