Savatage - The Dungeons are Calling/City Beneath the Surface

[tnman37040]

wow, i was looking for vids of theirs, and realized i was at this fucking show! awesome! 

[MachineHeadDissent]

4 dislikes must be hunted down.........

[orionconflict2007]

unique band, the music takes u 2 another world. every album killztil they gave the name 2 another singer/band can,t dig it. without jon singing savatage iz dead.

[maidenfans]

SAVATAGE IS MY LIFE!!!

i can't live without them!!

[MattiasOfTheMetal]

During the solo, the fucking camera man was looking at the wrong guitar!!! FUCKKK!!

[Fretslayer]

@MattiasOfTheMetal I'd blame that more on the director than the camera man. Odds are there were a few camera operators shooting the show. The fault ultimately lies with a director who had no clue what was going on.

[Leaklips]

Their shows back then would be wild, they wail

[DrivinBarefoot]

First time I saw them, they were just a 3 piece cover band playing the drama room at Tarpon Springs High School. Glad I got to see them again as Savatage.

Thanks for posting this!

LONG LIVE CRISS!!

[DrivinBarefoot]

First time I saw them, they were just a 3 piece cover band playing the drama room at Tarpon Springs High School. Glad I got to see them again as Savatage.

LONG LIVE CRISS!!

[PhatHyppie65]

that totally kicks royal butt man!! i totally though they were from Europe, or Germany even though i only lived about an hour from Tampa, Florida from in the late 80's, because their sound was anything but typical for America back then! totally amazing ! long live True Metal!!

[eco7savatage]

THANK UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU..

One of the best uploads.. ppl just need to know just how great Sava was....

[Gennoken]

Best Savatage combination i guess: Jeff Plate, JL Midleton, Criss Caferey & the BOSSs Jon Oliva & Criss Oliva !!! Best band of all times !!! Really miss them :( RIP Criss :'(

[pel666]

The tapping @ 4:03 is amazing....Criss was amazing....

[PanosProg]

love them:D rip chris..

[VIOLENTSTORM100]

ohhh please one remake whit criss and jhon ....

[23TOLTECA]

that good music left us the marvelous Criss Oliva

[garouwolves]

@23TOLTECA Hooooola Putoltekita Loquita !!!... Como me Gustaria Encontrarte en un Pogo de estos... Te Parece que te saque La Mierda en uno de Slipknot ???... Con esa Musica te separaria los nervios de la Carne de varias Patadas !!!

[23TOLTECA]

@garouwolves jajja ...ahora si me hiciste reir pinche bruja narizona jajja...que tan mal te deje?? tan frustrado y con odio que me vienes abuscar hasta aca jajja...soy importante para ti bruja...jajja te dolieron tus verdades bruja narizona ? jajja

en power , trash , heavy ,sweep , dead etc etc...te cojo pendejo no solo por que conosco si no por que tambien lo toco pendejo jajja... de que quieres hablar de progresiones, escalas, modos, armonicos, poesia, areglo haber dime tu de que quieres jajja

[23TOLTECA]

@garouwolves es tan cagado lo que dices que hasta verguenza te deberia de dar...si no sabes no habras tu pendejo y mugroso ocico...sin este grupo al igual que muchos mas antiguos no existiria tu pendejo slipknot...no sea uste pendejo eso preguntaselo a cualqiera que sepa ignorante narizon...cuando estos apenas estaban tocando tus mugrosotes slipknot...estaban en los huevos de su padre...siendo que estos al igual que black sabbath, kiss, venom y mas ya estaban tocando...

[23TOLTECA]

@garouwolves ah...se me olvidaba , y de tus putos enmascarados...prefiero a pantera...solo quiero que tu james root saque un solo como el de dimebag darrell...pinche metal alternativo jajja no lo compares con sus dioses judas sabbath

manowar o slayer...digo por que tu sabes esto no ? que son influenciados por todos estos...o solo hablas a lo pendejo bruja narizona...investiga de los primeros metaleros en el mundo y dime si slipknot los adoran, cualquier metalero te lo podria decir adios nariz.

[Fretslayer]

@b4hang I neither agree nor disagree with your comment however I must say that your profile page is a real hoot! Bravo and well done, good sir! :D

[martijndbklr]

savatage above all

[DeathwingRules]

5 stars!! Old school Savatage at it's best!!!! Thanks, Fretslayer

[DeathwingRules]

Wicked cool!!! This is classic old school Savatage at it's best!!! Great vid!

Thanks Fretslayer!

[heavymetal1983]

amazing!

[akaboo69]

Awesome Love Savatage

[akaboo69]

Awesome Love Savatage

[SlashRulez93]

4:34 *__*

[DTzerb]

This is the best version of City I've ever heard...THAT scream at the beggining, too bad Jon voice didn't survive that much touring + alcohol and drug abuse..

[Fretslayer]

@DTzerb Yah, well it's pretty difficult to be a rock-n-roller on the road and *not* partake in the alcohol and drugs. Hell, for many of us that is part of the reasons we did it!!!! LOL!

[motleycrue24]

@DTzerb i believe they toured with megadeth and dave got him into herione but he was sent to rehab shortly after

[MattiasOfTheMetal]

@motleycrue24 Hard to believe they got boo'd off stage when opening for megadeth. IMO they blow megadeth out of the water.

[Fretslayer]

@MattiasOfTheMetal Wow, that's sick. I saw them on that same tour but Savatage went out like gangbusters... of course the show was here in Tampa so that might have had something to do with it. LOL!

[MattiasOfTheMetal]

@Fretslayer I wish I was old enough to have been able to see Savatage.. I was only 2 when he died.

[Fretslayer]

@MattiasOfTheMetal While it is a shame that you didn't get to see them live while Criss was still alive, it's very cool that you're into them now. It is when music and art are passed down through generations that the artist achieves immortality. Your being into Savatage helps to keep the music of Criss alive and in a way, Criss himself. \m/

[MattiasOfTheMetal]

@Fretslayer Very true indeed. I can only hope there are others my age that learn well from their parents the music of the gods.

[moniwagner]

@DTzerb

everybody noticed that picture on 1:53? - rhythm guys in formation headbanging, drummers stick above their heads and that awesome guitar kick sound from criss - thats my picture of the pure classic metal ...

[akaboo69]

R.I.P CRISS LONG LIVE CRISS OLIVA

[rockinronny14422]

the mighty "TAGE" will live in our metal hearts forever. one of best american metal bands ever. and they were nice dudes met them twice in rochester ny and they took time to talk and have a beer with me.

[blackmoresknight1]

this is an excellant video. criss is awesome! but it seems most comments are about criss. jon is a great showman and the best vocalist i have ever heard. i saw jon olivas pain in 2008 and zak stevens joined him on stage and it was like a savatage concert. best metal show i have seen in years. long live savatage!!!

[Fretslayer]

@blackmoresknight1 - Love the name! Blackmore does some cool stuff in that band.

Ok.

I think the reason why most of the comments are about Criss is that so many of his fans miss him and they're expressing it the only way they can here.

I agree that Jon is a monster on the vocals and in addition to that, he's always been a real nice guy.

[JACKSONAXER]

Awesome video, ty Fretslayer

[GuardianOFZEBlind]

GODLY!

[steveh88]

My God, this video is amazing. THANK YOU for posting this rare gem.

[VIOLENTSTORM100]

I to play guitar,and he is my inspiracion !!!! thank´s to post videos and sorry my inglish!!!!  I from BRASIL .......

[VIOLENTSTORM100]

CRISS the great !!!! the king of harmonics and tapping ......

[Fretslayer]

Yah, he had magic wrists, that's for sure.

The thing about the way he played is that you can have the exact same rig (minus the gargoyle guitar) and not sound like him. Its part rig, part wrists and the rest is heart & soul.

Criss was a way cool guy and I can't help but wonder what kind of music he'd be giving us now if he were still here.

[RojizoMaster]

yeah!

that tapping on the intro of city beneath the surface is just godlike!!!

[TravelerInTime]

I keep watching this clip again and again. Just plain awesomeness.

[scales1020]

awesome! thanx!!!!!!!

[Fretslayer]

You're very welcome.

I used to have this entire show but due to the less of a hard drive, it's gone for good.

I'm glad that you and the other people who have enjoyed this clip have had the chance to see it. As far as I know, I'm the only guy with this footage - at least on YouTube.

[signorcorso]

su canale 5?!?! incredibile...

non pensavo che una tv italiana avesse mai passato qualcosa di qualità.... ;)

\m/

[bassemsaad]

this is great .. Savatage in MUNICH the best city in the world, hosting one of the best bands ever!

[demarcus68]

I grew up in Tampa...Im a huge Savatage fan... R.I.P. Christopher M. Oliva...

[brokensoul70]

This is one band I truly miss. They did put out some good stuff after Criss passed but to me it was not Savatage. Savatage without Criss and Jon is not Savatage!!!

[Fretslayer]

'...Savatage without Criss and Jon is not Savatage!!!'

My thoughts exactly.

[immortalsoloist]

@brokensoul70 I miss Savatage too but man Jon had returned to Savatage after Criss's Death.... Criss Oliva is till dearly missed Jon still kept the band running till 2002 I believe and I wish they did reunite man Savatage was and will always be epic!

[buttondiet]

phenominal, the best band of all time. x

[nicolajaneproctor]

that sounds pretty amazing dude.

just thinking of the song sirens makes me shiver. the intro, the 'twinkly' bit - wow. savatage were tru metal gods.

[Fretslayer]

The CG figures I'm using for the guys in the band have had their heads shaped from photographs of the guys. They look pretty damn real. :) I don't want to say too much about what's in the video story wise but I will say there are ships, sirens, and ghost ships from the sail ship era. I think it's going to be cool but you never know.

[nicolajaneproctor]

This rocks big time. Savatage were so cool. Sirens is still one of my all time favourite albums. Great singer - he sounded so evil. Great guitar palyer.

[Fretslayer]

You might dig this then...

I'm currently working on a 100% CG animated video for the song 'Sirens'. I have built CG versions of the guys and now I'm getting the story boarding process underway. With luck it'll be really cool. Keep your eyes open for it because if it goes over well enough I might made a few more.

[SlayerKP666]

I had they never seen live. I´m soo sad.

[Fretslayer]

Sorry you never had the chance to see them live 'in person' but at least you can see them via the net. I used to go see these guys when they were playing parking lots and skating rinks (back in their 'Avatar' days) - they were always a great live band. Way cool guys too.

[SlayerKP666]

Exist a live video of Savatage?

[Fretslayer]

I'm not sure what you mean. Can you rephrase that for me?

[mgs1170]

Can anything be cooler than this?

[tsorl]

I doubt it

[uniqmaster]

AWSOME VID... thanks

RIP Criss

[AndzBrazil]

I have them all, up to Gutter Ballet :-)

[Fretslayer]

The Unholy is an awesome tune. Also, Hounds is too but for some reason the 'album' version of the song doesn't do much for me but when I hear it played live it's a killer. Criss' outro solo flat out rips.

[AndzBrazil]

Thank you for the great video, this is the first time I see them play live!

[Fretslayer]

Cool deal. Thanks for the info. Conspiracy is a pretty good album. I like how even though they are somewhat the same band, MF and KD songs/albums have a very different feel to them.

[Fretslayer]

Damn that would be a Hell of a show... no pun intended. LOL!

What album was Diamond in support of?

[SakkLunch]

Damn man... we used to listen to this while we played Dungeons & Dragons and worshipped Satan!!! Fucking Awesome!!!

[nikos1982]

the best video i've ever seen.

[andkgvd]

Superb!

[modzero1]

I am very sorry my Metal friends...But after listening to this , it is become very clear that METAL is dead...Maybe someday it will come back to life...Until then, KEEP ON ROCKING TO SAVATAGE, You "Victims IN PaIN"...

[VimFuego]

yeah! this shit it untouchable and the mix on this is sooooo LOOOOOOUD!

[sabor5]

Best band ever

[92naz32]

Some of the best live Savatage video, what a performance! Really brought on a rush of memories of the RockIt Club, ML Chaser's & Coast to Coast studios BITD. Thanks for posting this. Would it be possible to get a copy of this entire show?

[sakbeerslayer365]

holy f'n shit

[mastertonguetim69]

SCREAMM ITTTTTTTT JOHNNY!!! Oh Damn what a rush friom the past!!

[GusStorms]

Thats What I call A HEAVY METAL BAND!

may the crowds never go for Savatage 1oo1

[WickedAng43]

fan freaking tastic RIP Cris

[semis666]

fuckin incredible.

[xphile77]

Duh, I just saw "Munich, Germany, '90 "Gutter Ballet" tour then. I answered my own question lol Rock on!

[xphile77]

Tremendous footage both audio AND video! Which tour was this from? Criss Oliva gave a blistering assault with his 6 string! Those two are about the heaviest and most brutal songs they ever recorded. Excellent to watch them played almost as one song! Garth McNamee will be one of those in the City Beneath the Surface! He robbed us of a metal god. R.I.P. Criss and thanks Fretslayer for the upload! Unmatched!

[Fretslayer]

I'm going to try and get the rest of the footage I have from this show posted here as soon as I can. Many of the people from my hometown (and theirs) will always remember our friend Criss but you know - None of my friends even know the name of the atomic cockwad who killed him. I guess it's our way making sure he gets nothing good from it. Anyway - thanks for the compliment.

[theghostintheruins]

I love this show. I've been looking for a full version of this for a long time. Just wondering, does the version you have cut off after 20 minutes? The last song on mine is "She's In Love" I'd love to see the whole thing :D

[Fretslayer]

I just added 'Sirens' from this same show. :D

[xk319]

Defnitely. This is a gem and the best concert footage I've ever seen.

[Fretslayer]

It may be however I only have Dungeons, City, Sirens, and about 1/2 of Rage and War. I've been trying to get the rest of the show. If I do I'll submit it if you like.

[xk319]

Wow, never seen this rare gem before. Great video and audio quality. Probably the best I've seen (not counting Tampa Awards, but that was only two songs, not a concert). Nice professional footage from their hay day. Too bad the whole concert isn't available. At least I assume it isn't........is it?