Maniacal Renderings

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Maniacal Renderings
Studio album by Jon Oliva's Pain
Released	September 1, 2006
Recorded	2005
Genre	Heavy Metal
Label	AFM Records
Producer(s)	Jon Oliva Greg Marchak Christopher Kinder
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Jon Oliva's Pain chronology
Straight Jacket Memoirs (2006)	Maniacal Renderings (2006)

Maniacal Renderings is a 2006 release by Jon Oliva's Pain. It was their first full-length studio recording released for new label, AFM Records.

Features material and riffs recorded by Jon's late brother, Criss Oliva. Oliva says that he moves around a lot and his wife found a box of old cassette tapes inside a shoebox, with Criss's handwriting on it. Jon says that during their days in Savatage, the two would write, practice and record music, then swap so they could finish each other's songs. Jon says that there is plenty of material from the box that could be used in future works.

[edit] Track Listing

1. "Through the Eyes of the King" (J. Oliva/Zahner/LaPorte/Rothney/Kinder) - 4:35
2. "Maniacal Renderings" (J. Oliva/C. Oliva/Zahner/LaPorte) - 7:44
3. "The Evil Beside You" (J. Oliva/C. Oliva/Zahner/Rothney) - 4:50
4. "Time to Die" (J. Oliva/C. Oliva/LaPorte) - 4:25
5. "The Answer" (J. Oliva) - 5:37
6. "Push It to the Limit" (J. Oliva/Rothney) - 3:01
7. "Who's Playing God" (J. Oliva) - 4:16
8. "Timeless Flight" (J. Oliva/C. Oliva/LaPorte) - 6:53
9. "Holes" (J. Oliva) - 5:10
10. "End Times" (J. Oliva) - 7:50
11. "Still I Pray for You Now" (J. Oliva) - 3:19
12. "Only You" (J. Oliva) (Tincase bonus track)
13. "Reality's Fool" (J. Oliva) (Digipak bonus track)

[edit] Credits

• Lead Vocals & Keyboards: Jon Oliva
• Guitars: Matt LaPorte
• Guitars: Shane French
• Bass Guitar: Kevin Rothney
• Keyboards: John Zahner
• Drums: Christopher Kinder

[edit] Special Guest Appearances

• 12 String Guitar: Tony Oliva (on "Still I Pray for You Now")
• Bass Guitar: Anthony Oliva (on "Still I Pray for You Now")
• Acoustic Guitar: Christopher J. Oliva (on "Still I Pray for You Now")
• Lead Guitar: Christopher J. Oliva (on "Reality's Fool")