The screams for a reunion of the legendary SAVATAGE become less and less. One reason for this definitely is JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the new band of Jon "Mountain King" Oliva, the mastermind/singer/keyboard player behind Savatage. In fact JON OLIVA`S PAIN offers what Savatage did in their glorious days; it's all here: the master's unmistakable voice, the classic yet unique songwriting and even evolvements and some experiments here and there. JON OLIVA`S PAIN is now back with their fourth studio album "Festival". A bombastic title for a bombastic record, indeed. Like the master announced it some time ago, "Festival" could be described as a mix of "Hall Of The Mountain King" (Savatage) and the second JON OLIVA`S PAIN album "Maniacal Renderings".
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