My today's guests Chris Caffery, Zak Stevens and Jeff Plate of Savatage talk about the band's upcoming 2025 live "reunion" tour and why it is not exactly a reunion, it's tentative setlist and production. The band also opens about Jon Oliva, his health and whether offer more insights as per if and how Jon Oliva will take part in Savatage's 2025 tour.
We also speak about the new Savatage album, what it will be like and when it might be out, the current state of Metal and why so many young people still become metalheads, the atmosphere in the band and much much more
00:00 - Welcome, Savatage!
01:13 - On 2025 live tour
04:10 - On Jon Oliva
08:02 - On setlist
16:22 - On the Heavy Metal revival
20:02 - On new bands
22:17 - On new album
24:15 - To all the Metal Pilgrims
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