Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered)
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Description
Hall of the Mountain King is the fourth studio album by the American heavy metal band Savatage, released in 1987 under the direction of producer Paul O'Neill. It is their first album produced by O'Neill, who was assigned to the band after the tour in support of Fight for the Rock. O'Neill's influence pushed Savatage to adopt a conceptual progressive metal style beginning with this album. "Prelude to Madness" is an arrangement of Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from the Peer Gynt suite. Oddly, Grieg is not credited for this song, but for the following title track - which is an original song. The intro of "Prelude to Madness" features keyboards and guitar playing "Mars, the Bringer of War" from Gustav Holst's suite, The Planets. The song would be re-recorded by Trans-Siberian Orchestra in 2009 under the title of "The Mountain", appearing on that group's fifth studio album, Night Castle. "This Is Where You Should Be", recorded during the studio sessions for this album, was not included; years later it was released on compilations and album reissues. This was the first album to feature the album cover drawn by artist Gary Smith, who was responsible for lead guitarist Criss Oliva's airbrushed guitars at the time. Hall of the Mountain King reached position No. 116 in the US Billboard 200 albums chart.In 2017 and 2019, respectively, Loudwire and Metal Hammer ranked it as the 22nd and 8th best power metal album of all time.
Release Info
Artist: Savatage
Label: Ear Music Classics
Format: LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
Country: Europe
Label: Ear Music Classics
Released: 2022-02-11
Genre: Rock
Style: Heavy Metal
Tracklist
A1 24 Hrs. Ago
A2 Beyond The Doors Of The Dark
A3 Legions
A4 Strange Wings
B1 Prelude To Madness
B2 Hall Of The Mountain King
B3 The Price You Pay
B4 White Witch
B5 Last Dawn
B6 Devastation
Bonus Single
C1 This Is Where You Should Be
D1 Hall Of The Mountain King (Live At The Cleveland Agora, 1987)
