Savatage

American progressive heavy metal band form Tampa, Florida formed in 1978 as Avatar, but changed their name to Savatage just prior to the release of their debut album Sirens in 1983, disbanded in 2002, but reformed in 2014. Members: Criss Oliva (1978–1993; died 1993) Steve "Doc" Wacholz (1979–1993) Jon Oliva (1980-1992, 1993-2002, 2014-present) Keith "Thumper" Collins (1981–1985) Johnny Lee Middleton (1986-2002, 2014–present) Chris Caffery (1987–1990, 1995-2002, 2014–present) Zak Stevens (1992–2000, 2014–present) Andy James (1993) Jeff Plate (1994-2002, 2014–present) Alex Skolnick (1994) Al Pitrelli (1995–1999, 2002, 2014–present) Jack Frost (2000–2001) Damond Jiniya (2001-2002)