Sirens

Savatage | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 22, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Metal Blade
• ASIN: B000001C85
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #296,897 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sirens

2. Holocaust

3. I Believe

4. Rage

5. On the Run

6. Twisted Little Sister

7. Living for the Night

8. Scream Murder

9. Out on the Streets

10. Target [*]

11. Living on the Edge of Time [*]

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Silver Anniversary Edition, April 21, 2006

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Justin Gaines (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sirens (Audio CD)

Originally released in 1983, Sirens was the debut album from Florida-based heavy metal heroes Savatage. If you're only familiar with the band from their later, more progressive rock operas, an album as raw as this one may come as a bit of a shock. This is old school Savatage, when they were all about Criss Oliva's razor-sharp riffs, his brother Jon's piercing vocals, headbanging rhythms and occult/dark fantasy-based lyrics. Yes, it's cheesy and yes, it's dated. It's also completely awesome if you happen to love the early `80s heavy metal sound.

With classic songs like "Sirens," "Out on the Streets" and "Living for the Night," Sirens is a must-have for any serious Savatage fan, as well as anyone who loves old school heavy metal. As long as you're not expecting something that sounds like Trans-Siberian Orchestra, you should be OK.

Edition Notes: Sirens was reissued on CD in 1994. The reissue featured digitally remastered sound and a pair of bonus tracks - "Lady in Disguise" and "The Message."

Edition Notes 2: So what sets the 2002 Silver Anniversary Edition of Sirens apart from the earlier reissue? This version also features digitally remastered sound, and includes three bonus tracks: "Target," "Living on the Edge of Time" and an untitled track. The untitled track is a laid back acoustic guitar piece, but the others are vintage Savatage, and totally fit the mood of the rest of the album. As an added bonus, the Silver Anniversary Edition features extensive liner notes on the band's early years written by original drummer Steve "Dr. Killdrums" Wacholz. To get the full story you'll have to get the reissue of Dungeons Are Calling as well, but I figure die-hard Savatage fans would plan on buying that one anyway. Unfortunately the Silver Anniversary Edition does not contain the two bonus tracks from the earlier version.

Track Listing:

1. Sirens

2. Holocaust

3. I Believe

4. Rage

5. On the Run

6. Twisted Little Sister

7. Living for the Night

8. Scream Murder

9. Out on the Streets

10. Target

11. Living on the Edge of Time

12-98: blank tracks

99. Untitled Track

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Start of Something BIG!, September 11, 1998

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This review is from: Sirens (Audio CD)

Way back in '83, Savatage independently launched the first of many potent weapons, perhaps in a rebellion against the big hair party rock of the day. With Jon Oliva's legendary pipes, his brother Criss' nimble fingers and an adequate rhythm section, they were able to take the early metallic crunch of the underground, and a darker, more political Dio-ish lyrical base and bring the underground that much closer to the surface. 'Sirens' is a seminal metal release in the sense that it kickstarted a generation that would splinter into two important sub-genres; the progressive metal movement (Queensryche, Fates Warning, Dream Theater...) and the Thrash movement (Death Angel, Nasty Savage...) Also, very important in that this album was the first in a very long line of important releases from the Tampa Bay metal scene. (Nasty Savage, Death, Obituary, Deicide, Atheist...) The songs themselves cover a broad swatch of territory. The title cut, "I Believe", "Holocaust", "On The Run" all displaying some very fertile metallic stylings, while "Rage" and "Twisted Little Sister" show a metal band with a slight ear for punk/hardcore, if in delivery as opposed to attitude. The production is quite strong and material is not quite as dated as most of the genre. Not bad for a bunch of guys working on a self-financed independent recording! Kult Klassik!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sirens = Pure Punishment, February 8, 2001

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Masked Jackal (Ft. Lauderdale, FL United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sirens (Audio CD)

First off, this is not for Sava-fanz who are expecting a "rock opera" sort of Savatage. This one is for those of us who love the thunderous, lightning fast riffs that made them one of the most underrated "Heavy Metal" bands ever. I love Savatage, and my advice to anyone who thinks "Hall Of The Mountain King" rips, must not allow "Sirens" to go unlistened to for another minute!!!

Sirens is the rawest, most explosive effort I've ever heard from them. It's a shame this CD hasn't recieved more praise.....It's right up there with "Kill'em All" from Metallica in my book.

There is only "one" downfall if you can call it that....It's too short. Sirens grows on you, and Criss O. let loose on this CD. His pure rawness, and aggression on this recording have yet to be matched in my opinion...."HOTMK" was close, but Sirens stands alone.

If there was ever a listing in the Metal Dictionary that read "Diamond In The Ruff",.....Sirens would be the definition.

ON THE RUN....RUN!!!.....RUN!!!