TSO Prelude to Madness Live - 2008 Winter Tour

[1Scorpion68]

Prelude to Madness is a song by the band Savatage from the album Hall of the Mountain King. And the TSO is a side project of Savatage. and this song is to honor the memory of Savatage's ex-lead guitarist Chris Oliva who died in the early 1990's in a drunk driving accident. so never forget Chris Oliva cause he was a major factor in TSO's creation.

[MrMagicA7X]

he wasnt driving though he got hit by a drunk driver.

[Glorianna54]

MADNESS REIGNS! In the Hall of the Mountain King!

[RobinsonCarwile]

...pretty sure that Chris Caffery rips peoples faces off everytime that He plays, b\c of his god-aweful crazy face metling solos. Like this one, and the one that He plays every year at the end of "the Fifth", and the flames were a nice touch to the whole show as well. I am sure that Mr.Chris Oliva would be proud!

[OsseaShredder]

I just came back from the show in TORONTO, these guys are FUCKING AMAZING no other words can be used to describe these guys

[cally149]

Oh yes, Toronto show was awesome!

I am uploading this song from the 3pm show right now.

[OptimusPrime75]

I wish TSO would hurry up and release the 'Night Castle' cd they've been promising for the last couple years. Sadly I didn't get to see TSO this year, but I've seen them 3 times before this year. Chris has been hinting lately that they might be getting a new Savatage album out too. I'm praying to the Heavy Metal Gods. LOL That would be the double whammy of all double whammies!

[subscribetotheworld]

yeah i think they have been working on it for 5 years but i read in a recent interview with the creator of tso that there

90% done and it should be released this summer there perfectionist

[upshaw666]

i saw them 5 years in a row and im allways acting like its my first savatage is and awesome band to i still cant believe they played the song believe from savatage

[pantheras54]

I thought that "Believe" was a brilliant choice of a tribute song for Criss Oliva, though the entire concert was simply amazing. I would have recorded it as well, but my battery was low, and I had my fingers crossed that they would play "Beethoven," haha.  Turns out they never did. *sighs*

[ColonialFifer]

God.. I cannot describe how much I love TSO and Savatage both. No doubt my favorite bands ever. I've seen TSO 9 years in a row, and it just gets better and hell would I love to see Savatage.

[pantheras54]

Nine years in a row?? How awesome! With any luck, I'm hoping to go every year from now on here, too. Although this was my first TSO concert, I've tried to make it to them for about four years now. It was everything I had expected and then some. =]

[kingconfusion]

It's from Savatage's Hall of the Mountain King. It's based on a composition by Edvard Grieg for Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt. I knew it was based on a classical piece but no I didn't know those names off the top of my head :-) Hearing this makes it easy to see how Savatage became TSO.

[pantheras54]

Your knowledge of this is amazing. Thank you for posting that comment! =]

[Trogbob]

Main theme in this masterpiece comes form 4 part of 1 suite Peer Gynt by Edward Hagerup Grieg. your welcome.

[GreenDay1981]

The beginning sounds a lot like the beginning of Metallica's "Am I Evil" song.

[other1152]

thats diamond head's song.

cool vid.

[kinginsomniac]

The very beginning part you're talking about is based off the beginning of Gustav Holst's Mars, Bringer of War.

I seriously doubt Diamond Head (and Metallica, since they covered "Am I Evil?") and Savatage (and TSO) are the only metal bands to have ever used that part. Actually, I'd be shocked if they were.

[cubsfan1591]

the begining sound like the opening part of mars the bringer of war by gustav holst to me.

[xyzchisquared]

This is an old Savatage song. It's called Prelude to Madness. Great song!

[pantheras54]

Ahhh, awesome! Thank you!  ^_^