Our new merchandise page can now be found at savatage.shop.bravadousa.com/.

or by clicking the merchandise link above.

Jack Gartley, a long time friend and Savatage Drum Tech recently passed away. He was known to us as "Happy Jack" and he worked for Savatage from the Mountain King days til The Handul of Rain Tour. He was a great friend. No matter how bad things were on the road you could count on a smile and a laugh from Jack. We will miss him dearly.

Rest In Peace my friend

- Savatage

earMusic/Edel Records will be releasing a brand new Savatage release on March 2, 2010 in Europe. "Still the Orchestra Plays: Greatest Hits Volume #1 & 2" will contain newly remastered versions of many Savatage classics along with three previously unreleased acoustic recordings. A special limited edition version will include a bonus dvd with the "Japan Live" show from 1994, which will be avaliable for the first time on DVD!

Savatage - Still The Orchestra Plays - March 2, 2010

CD-1: Greatest Hits Volume #1:

1. Power Of The Night
2. Hall Of The Mountain King
3. 24 Hours Ago
4. Legions
5. Gutter Ballet
6. Summers Rain
7. When The Crowds Are Gone
8. Ghost In The Ruins
9. If I Go Away
10. NYC Don't Mean Nothing
11. Edge Of Thorns
12. All That I Bleed

CD-2: Greatest Hits Volume #2:

1. Handful Of Rain
2. Chance
3. One Child
4. I Am
5. Anymore
6. Hourglass
7. The Wake Of Magellan
8. Morphine Child

Acoustic Bonus Tracks:  
9. Anymore
10. Not What You See
11. Out On The Streets

Metalheads take note - September will see the first-ever performances from fast rising rockers, Machines of Grace. The shows will include a pair of performances in New York, as well as an additional one in Ohio.

Additionally, the group will appear the same month on several renowned radio shows, including House Of Hair, CNN's Measure To Measure program, The Chop Shop Radio Show, Tour Bus Radio, and SiriusXM Radio with Eddie Trunk.

Comprised of band members Zak Stevens (vocals, whose credits include Circle II Circle, Savatage), Matt Leff (guitars), Chris Rapoza (bass), and Jeff Plate (drums, whose credits include Trans Siberian Orchestra, Savatage, Metal Church), the Boston-based band manages to both pay tribute to their metal forefathers while also keeping a modern hard rock edge throughout their just-issued self-titled debut.

"We're excited to get on stage and play this material live," says Leff. "As Zak pointed out in a recent interview, it'll be a real trip looking across the stage and seeing us playing live together again. We've got a very short window of opportunity for shows because Jeff starts his TSO rehearsals in early October. We'll do these three shows for now and tour more extensively in early 2010."

"I feel like these are going to be some of the most relaxed, yet intense shows I've been involved with in a long time," adds Stevens. "Simply because the material is so familiar and this band represents what our initial rock and roll dreams were. My first shot at being a live vocalist was with these guys. So for me, playing with MoG is like coming full circle."

Machines of Grace has garnered glowing reviews from such esteemed online music sources as BraveWords.com (who describe the group as "A throwback to a simpler time when the almighty riff and strong melody lines ruled a la Badlands, Brother Cane and Tangier; raucous, groove-ridden soul to the max") and All Music Guide (who raved "Machines of Grace do possess an unmistakable '80s flair about them - but with a much more succinct and mainstream rock-based songwriting style"). And now, not only will you be able to truly understand what all the early buzz is about with their debut recording, but lucky fans will get the opportunity to experience it all on a concert stage.

Lastly, Plate adds his thoughts about taking Machines of Grace out on the road. "My thoughts on playing live with this group for the first time? Excited, anxious, confident... Machines Of Grace is that '71 Chevelle SS that you have been working on in your shop for years. Now it's time to take it to the strip and show it off! It has been 10 years since I performed on stage with Zack Stevens and 16 years since performing with Matt Leff, and I know it will feel like yesterday when we blast into our first tune. Chris Rapoza is new to the mix, but there is no doubt that the energy he brought to the studio is going to translate onstage as well. This is the next step in bringing Machines Of Grace to the masses. With our experience, the musicianship and quality songs that we carry, combined with our desire to win over every person at every show, I know we will not disappoint."

UPCOMING MACHINES OF GRACE TOUR DATES:

09/12/2009 12:00 PM
Binghamton Area Metalfest
Endicott, New York, USA
The Country Pines
1660 Union Center Highway
Endicott, New York
Line-Up:
THE RODS (Headliner) - CAGE (Co-Headliner) - MACHINES OF GRACE (Special Guests)
- SINNER ( Judas Priest tribute band) - ELEVATOR DEATH SQUAD - BEYOND FALLEN -
RAVAGE - CURSED FROM BIRTH - JANE EVIL - THIS CITY NEEDS A HERO

09/13/2009 08:00 PM
Club Europa
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Line-Up:
CAGE, MACHINES OF GRACE, RAVAGE, MARTYRD, PHOENIX REIGN.

09/24/2009
House of Blues
Cleveland, OH
Line-Up:
STRYPER, FLIGHT PATTERNS, MACHINES OF GRACE

For the latest information on MACHINES OF GRACE, visit their official website at
the following location:
www.machinesofgrace.net
www.myspace.com/machinesofgrace
www.myspace.com/jeffplatemusic

According to: http://www.bravewords.com/news/112973

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

For more info click on the poster above!

This coming Saturday night, February 21, both Chris Caffery and Johnny Lee Middleton will be appearing live on "The Classic Metal Show." For more information check out www.myspace.com/theclassicmetalshow for times and links. The Classic Metal Show runs live, Saturday night, from 9PM-3AM EST and rebroadcasts several times later in the week.

Savatage members Chris Caffery, Johnny Lee Middleton, Jeff Plate (East) and Al Pitrelli (West) are currently on tour with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. The 10th Anniversary tour kicked off on Saturday, November 1st in Council Bluffs, IA and Youngstown, OH and continue through Sunday, January 4th. Tickets for most remainding shows are available on-line at ticketmaster.com. A complete list of dates for the shows can be found by clicking the tour link above.

The Trans-Siberian Orchestra's brand new multimedia website, which launced in early September can be found at www.trans-siberianexpress.com. As a member of Trans-SiberianExpress.com, you will be able to participate in members-only concert presale opportunities, network with other TSO fans, and have access to exclusive photos, videos and more.

Jon Oliva's Pain recently wrapped up a short American tour with Zak Stevens' Circle II Circle. The tour included a stop at Prog Power USA in Atlanta, GA during the middle of September which saw both bands play during different days.

According to www.jonoliva.net, JOP is confirmed for the 2009 Rock Hard Festival in Germany, they are also in pre-production for their fourth studio release, as well as preparing for Euro-festivals and South American tours in 2009.

For all the latest news on Jon Oliva's solo project titled "Jon Oliva's Pain," please check out www.jonoliva.net.

Circle II Circle has announced their upcoming European tour schedule for 2009. The tour, titled "Delusions Of GrandTour 2009" will feature Denmark's Manticora and UK/Italy's Power Quest as support. Your dates can be found here

Information on Circle II Circle can be found by visiting their official site at www.circle2circle.net.

Locomotive Records re-released the original Doctor Butcher CD on October 21st. This marks the first time the CD has had an official release in the USA. Locomotive also re-released Chris Caffery's first solo album Faces on October 7th. For more information on both releases please check out www.chriscaffery.com or Chris Caffery's Official Myspace page.

Chris has also recently released his fourth full length solo album titled "House of Insanity." It is currently only available by download at amazon.com, itunes and most major digital download sites but will be released on February 4, 2009 on cd.

Jeff Plate's second release with the band Metal Church, titled "This Present Wasteland," was released on September 23, 2008. For more information on the release check out Metal Church on Myspace.com.

Johnny Lee Middleton's first solo single, "Tennessee," was released on November 21. Download the MP3 at Amazon.com or iTunes. The next single, "Broken Wings," is coming soon, and his first full-length solo album is expected in the spring of 2009. Visit www.johnnyleemiddleton.com or Johnny Lee's MySpace for the latest.