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door Eru Iluvatar » do jan 21, 2010 9:34 am
JON OLIVA On SAVATAGE Reunion Rumours - "It's Pretty Aggravating; Just Let It Go"
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Posted on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 03:12:41 EST
BW&BK scribe Carl Begai recently caught up with JON OLIVA'S PAIN frontman / founder Jon Oliva to discuss the band's new album, Festival. Oliva also addressed the persistent and ultimately annoying rumours that SAVATAGE will be getting back together for a reunion of some kind, word that has been fuelled by the upcoming compilation Still The Orchestra Plays, due out next month.
"That compilation is something Paul (O'Neill / producer) helped put together, I didn't have much control over it," says Oliva. "I just wanted to get something out there to kind of cap things off because I've moved on. Those reunion rumours... some people have been saying things they probably shouldn't have. There was talk about doing a show to kind of give Savatage a send-off but the logistics of doing so just made it impossible. The guys have the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, I have my JOP stuff, there's a lot of other things keeping us busy. It's pretty aggravating, though, with people always asking about when it's going to happen and pushing to have one. I mean, Savatage hasn't done anything in almost 10 years! It's just a small group of people, but they just won't let it go and I can't figure out why. You have the Savatage guys in the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, which was spawned from the Dead Winter Dead and Wake Of Magellan era of the band, you have Jon Oliva's Pain doing a lot of the old Savatage material, what more do you want?"
"Don't get me wrong. I love Savatage and it'll always be dear to my heart because that was my start, man. I still play the songs, I love playing those songs, but I've got a whole new career now. I'm on my fourth record with JOP for crying out loud! It's like, to the people that keep pushing for a Savatage reunion, just let it go. I've got the rights back for the Sirens and Dungeons albums, so I might do something with those in a few years, but JOP is my focus now and I'm hoping people will finally catch on that I have a new band (laughs)."