I ka manawa mua ua kapa ʻia ka hui ʻo Avatar. A laila ua ʻike ka poʻe mele i kahi hui me kēlā inoa ma mua, a pili i ʻelua mau huaʻōlelo - Savage a me Avatar. A ʻo ka hopena, ua loaʻa iā lākou kahi inoa hou ʻo Savatage.
ʻO ka hoʻomaka o ka hana hoʻomohala o Savatage
I kekahi manawa, ma ke kua o ka hale ma Florida, ua hoʻokani kekahi hui o nā ʻōpio me kahi ʻahamele - nā kaikunāne ʻo Chris lāua ʻo John Oliva, ko lāua hoa ʻo Steve Waholtz. Ua koho ʻia ka inoa nui ʻo Avatar ma hope o kahi kūkākūkā wela a ʻae ʻia e nā lālā āpau o ka hui ma 1978. No ʻekolu makahiki i pāʻani pū ai ka hui. A i ka makahiki 1981, ua hui pū kekahi kanaka ʻē aʻe iā lākou - Keith Collins, a ua like ka haku ʻana o ka hui:
- John Oliva - leo
- Chris Oliva - rhythm guitar
- ʻO Steve Wacholz - percussion
- Keith Collins - kīkā bass
Hoʻokani ka poʻe mele i ka pōhaku paʻakikī, ʻo ka heavy metal ko lākou makemake, a ʻo kā lākou moeʻuhane ka makemake e lilo i kaulana. A ua hana nā kāne i ka mea maikaʻi loa e lilo i kaulana - hele lākou i nā ʻahaʻaina, komo i nā papahana āpau i loaʻa. Ma kekahi o kēia mau hanana, ua ʻike lākou aia kekahi hui me ka inoa like ʻo Avatar. A ʻo ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka huaʻōlelo hoʻokahi e kuhikuhi i kāu hui e hoʻoweliweli i ka pilikia.
ʻO ka mua, hiki ke hoʻopiʻi ʻia lākou no ka plagiarism, a ʻo ka lua, ʻaʻole lākou makemake e kaʻana i ko lākou kaulana. ʻO ia kaʻu e noʻonoʻo wikiwiki ai e lilo i ʻokoʻa mai nā poʻe ʻē aʻe. A i ka makahiki 1983, ua puka mai kahi hui pōhaku paʻakikī hou, ʻo Savatage.
I kekahi o nā ʻahaʻaina, ua hui nā kaikunāne me nā ʻelele o ka hui mele kūʻokoʻa ʻo Par Records. Ua hoʻopaʻa lākou i kā lākou mau album mua me ia. Ua piʻi ka kaulana o ka hui. A i ka makahiki 1984, ua huki hope lākou i ka manaʻo o nā "mea pāʻani nui" i ka mākeke lawelawe mele.
Hana pū me Atlantic Records
ʻO ka hui mua i hoʻopaʻa inoa ai ka hui Savatage i kahi ʻaelike ʻo Atlantic Records - ʻaʻole ka "mea hoʻokani" hope loa ma ka mākeke mele. Kokoke koke, ua hoʻokuʻu kēia lepili i ʻelua album o ka hui, i hana ʻia e ka mea kaulana ʻo Max Norman. Ua hoʻomaka ka huakaʻi nui mua, i hoʻonohonoho ʻia e ka inoa ʻo Atlantic Records.
Ua hoʻomaka ka poʻe mele i ka pop-rock, akā ʻaʻole maopopo ka "fans" a me ka poʻe hoʻohewa i kēia "hoʻohuli" mai lalo. A hoʻomaka ka hui Savatage e hoʻohewa ʻia. ʻO ka maikaʻi o ka poʻe rockers i loaʻa i ka pōʻino, a pono lākou e hana i nā kumu no ka manawa lōʻihi.
Akā naʻe, ʻaʻole liuliu, ʻakaʻaka hou ka pōmaikaʻi i ka poʻe hoʻokani pila. Mahalo i nā huakaʻi hui pū me ka Blue Öyster Cult a me Ted Nugent ma ʻAmelika a me kahi huakaʻi ʻEulopa me Motӧrhead, ua loaʻa hou ka poʻe mele i ka nalowale a ua hauʻoli i ka kaulana. Mahalo i ka mea hana hou o ka hui, ʻo Paul O'Neill, ua ulu koke ka hui. Ua hoʻohui ʻia nā haku mele hou, ua lilo ke mele i "kaumaha", a ua ʻano like ʻole nā leo.
Ua lilo nā album i kumuhana, ua ʻike ʻia ka opera rock Streets i ka repertoire. Hoʻomaka pinepine nā mea hana o ka hui e noʻonoʻo e pili ana i nā hana solo ma waho o ka hui.
1990-е nā makahiki a me ka hui Savatage
Ma hope o ka hana ʻana i kahi huakaʻi no ke kākoʻo ʻana i ka opera rock, haʻalele ʻo John i ka hui ma 1992. ʻAʻole naʻe ʻo ia e haʻalele loa i kāna mau keiki, e waiho ana i ka haku mele "manawa piha", arranger a me ke kūkākūkā. Ua alakaʻi ʻia ka hui e Zach Stevens. I kona hōʻea ʻana mai, ʻokoʻa ka leo o ka hui, ʻokoʻa kona leo me ka leo o John. Akā ʻaʻole kēia i pale i ka kaulana o ka hui. Ua loaʻa i kēia mea pani kahi pane maikaʻi mai nā mea pā a me nā mea hoʻokani mele.
Ua lohe pinepine ʻia nā mele o ka hui ma ka lewa a ua hoʻonui ʻia ko lākou kaulana. Ua helu ʻia ka pūʻali o nā mea pā i nā miliona o nā mea aloha mele ma ka honua holoʻokoʻa. A ma ka piko o ka kaulana i ka hāʻule o 1993, ua loaʻa kahi pōʻino i loko o ka hui - i kahi pōʻino, i kahi hui poʻo me kahi mea hoʻokele ʻona, ua make ʻo Chris Oliva. He mea weliweli ia no nā mea a pau - nā ʻohana a me nā hoaaloha, nā hoaaloha a me nā mea mahalo i kāna kālena. He 30 makahiki wale nō ʻo Chris.
Savatage me Chris
ʻAʻole hiki i kekahi ke hoʻōla piha mai ka poho. Akā ua hoʻoholo ʻo John a me kāna mau hoa e pani i ka papahana, akā e hoʻomau i kā lākou mau hana, e like me kā Chris makemake. I ka waena o ʻAukake 1994, ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia kahi album hou, ʻo Handful of Rain. ʻO ka hapa nui o nā haku mele na John Oliva i kākau.
Ua noho ʻo Zach ma nā leo, ʻoiai ua pani ʻia ʻo John e Alex Skolnick. Ua haʻalele ʻo Steve Wacholz i ka hui, ʻaʻole ʻo ia i ʻike iā ia iho me ka ʻole o Chris. He mau hoaaloha pili loa lāua, he hoaaloha mai ka wā kamaliʻi. A ʻaʻole hiki iā ia ke ʻike i kekahi kanaka ʻē aʻe ma mua o Chris. 'A'ole noho 'o Skolnik i ka hui no ka manawa lō'ihi. Ma hope o ka huakaʻi no ke kākoʻo ʻana i ka album hou, ua hele ʻo ia i kahi "ʻauʻau" solo.
Ma hope o ka make ʻana o Chris, aia ka hui ma ke ʻano o ka hemo ʻana, ua loli nā lālā, a hiki i ka makahiki 2002 ua hoʻoholo lākou e hoʻomaha. Hoʻokahi hou i ka makahiki 2003, ua hui pū lākou no ka ʻaha mele no ka hoʻomanaʻo ʻana iā Chris. A ma hope ona ʻaʻole i hele i ke kahua he 12 mau makahiki.
ʻO ko mākou manawa
I ʻAukake 2014, ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia ka hoʻokuʻu kūhelu o Savatage. Ua hoʻolaha kūkala nā mea hoʻokani pila i ka makahiki 2015 e komo lākou i ka Wacken Open Air festival (ka hanana makahiki nui ma ka honua o nā mele kaumaha). ʻO ka haku o ka hui i pili i nā poʻe e hana ana ma ia mea mai 1995 a 2000. A ʻo kēia ʻahamele hoʻokahi wale nō ma ʻEulopa. E like me nā manawa mau, mālama ʻo John Oliva i kāna ʻōlelo.
Akā, ke manaʻoʻiʻo nei ka poʻe pā o kēia pūʻulu noʻonoʻo i kekahi lā e piʻi ka poʻe mele i ke kahua, a e hoʻokipa hou ka poʻe i kā lākou punahele.
