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Ghost in the Ruins – A Tribute to Criss Oliva
Live album by
Savatage
ReleasedDecember 15, 1995
Recorded1987–1990
Genre Heavy metal, power metal, progressive metal
Length63:51
Label Nuclear Blast America (US)
Fresh Fruit/ SPV (Germany)
Zero Corporation (Japan)
Producer Paul O'Neill, Jon Oliva
Savatage chronology
Dead Winter Dead
(1995) 		Ghost in the Ruins – A Tribute to Criss Oliva
(1995) 		The Wake of Magellan
(1997)
Final Bell cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10 [1]
Metal Hammer (GER)7/7 [2]
Rock Hard10/10 [3]

Ghost in the Ruins – A Tribute to Criss Oliva is a live album by the American heavy metal band Savatage, recorded between 1987 and 1990. Many of the tracks on this album have since been added to the re-releases of other albums in the Savatage discography by the German label SPV in 2002. The Japanese version of the album, titled Final Bell – Tribute to Christopher Michael Oliva and released by Zero Corporation in 1997, shows the track "Criss Intro" as "Criss Oliva Guitar Solo" on the track listing.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Recorded atLength
1."City Beneath the Surface" Criss Oliva, Jon Oliva The Ritz in New York City, 19905:39
2."24 Hours Ago"C. Oliva, J. Oliva, Johnny Lee Middleton, Paul O'Neill The Spectrum, Philadelphia, 19884:48
3."Legions"C. Oliva, J. OlivaThe Spectrum, Philadelphia, 19885:06
4."Strange Wings"C. Oliva, J. Oliva, O'NeillThe Spectrum, Philadelphia, 19884:01
5."Gutter Ballet"C. Oliva, J. Oliva, O'NeillLos Angeles Palace, 19906:14
6."Temptation Revelation / When the Crowds Are Gone"C. Oliva, J. Oliva, O'Neill Hollywood Palace, 19907:10
7."Of Rage and War"C. Oliva, J. Oliva, O'NeillLamour, Brooklyn, 19904:29
8."The Dungeons Are Calling"C. Oliva, J. Oliva, Keith Collins Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, 19884:48
9."Sirens"C. Oliva, J. OlivaNassau Coliseum, Long Island, 19883:37
10."Hounds"C. Oliva, J. Oliva, O'NeillLamour, Brooklyn, 19907:20
11."Criss Intro" (instrumental)C. Oliva Agora, Cleveland, 19871:13
12."Hall of the Mountain King"C. Oliva, J. Oliva, Middleton, O'NeillLamour, Brooklyn, 19906:38
13."Post Script" (instrumental)C. OlivaSound check, Hollywood Palace, 19901:42
2011 EarMusic CD reissue
No.TitleWriter(s)Recorded atLength
14."Devastation"C. Oliva, J. OlivaAgora, Cleveland, 19873:37
15."Stare into the Sun" (acoustic version)J. Oliva, O'Neill 4:55

Personnel

Savatage
Production
  • Paul O'Neill – producer
  • Robert Kinkel – engineer
  • Ken Lewis, Joe Johnson, Mike Scielzi, Joe Daily – additional engineering
  • Steve Corson – assistant engineer
  • Dave Whittman – mixing at Soundtrack Studios, New York
  • Ben Arrindell – mixing assistant
  • Leon Zervos – mastering

References

  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 383–384. ISBN  978-1-894959-62-9.
  2. ^ Schöwe, Andreas (March 1996). "Savatage – Ghost in the Ruins". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  3. ^ Kühnemund, Götz (1995). "Review Dynamit : Savatage - Ghost In The Ruins (A Tribute To Criss Oliva)". Rock Hard (in German). No. 106. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
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