Global Warning (Jon Oliva's Pain album)

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Global Warning
Studio album by Jon Oliva's Pain
Released	2008-03-21 2008-04-30
Recorded	2007
Genre	Heavy Metal
Length	59:50 (Standard Edition)
Label	AFM Records Locomotive Records
Producer	Jon Oliva, Jim Morris, Tom Morris, Christopher Kinder
Professional reviews
The Metal Observer link Metal-Rules.com link Nocturnal Hall link RevelationZ Magazine link
Jon Oliva's Pain chronology
Maniacal Renderings (2006) Global Warning (2008)

Global Warning is a 2008 release by Jon Oliva's Pain. It is the band's third studio release. The record reached #11 in the German MRC Radio Charts during March 2008.^[1]

The record features a guest appearance by Ralph Santolla on two tracks: "Adding the Cost" and "You Never Know".^[2] The track "Before I Hang" is made up of two previous Savatage songs - the original "Before I Hang" (of which a demo was released on The Dungeons Are Calling Silver Edition in 2002) as well as Streets lost track "Larry Elbows".

On 2008-02-07, the initial tracklist of the album was posted at the band's forums^[3]. On 2008-02-08, five song samples from the above tracklist were posted on the band's MySpace page^[4]. In support of the album, the band has announced a tour of the United States and Europe,^[5] with support on the European dates coming from Manticora and Masterstroke. A US tour has been planned with support from Circle II Circle and Manticora. Should the tour go ahead, it would mean that Jon Oliva and Zachary Stevens will be on the same bill for the first time since Savatage's 1999 tour^[6].

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 References 4 External Links

[edit] Track listing

1. "Global Warning" - 4:46
2. "Look at the World" - 2:54
3. "Adding the Cost" - 3:50
4. "Before I Hang" - 4:00
5. "Firefly" - 7:08
6. "Master" - 4:00
7. "The Ride" - 5:56
8. "O to G" - 1:44
9. "Walk Upon the Water" - 5:42
10. "Stories" - 4:38
11. "Open Up Your Eyes" - 4:47
12. "You Never Know" - 3:17
13. "Someone/Souls" - 7:18 (Souls is a short hidden track)
14. "No More Saturday Nights" (Limited Edition bonus track)
15. "I See" (Japanese bonus track)

[edit] Personnel

• Jon Oliva – lead vocals, keyboards
• Matt LaPorte – guitars
• Kevin Rothney – bass guitar
• John Zahner – keyboards
• Christopher Kinder – drums
• Ralph Santolla - guitars (on "Adding the Cost" and "You Never Know")

[edit] References

[edit] External Links

• Jon Oliva's Pain's official web site
• Jon Oliva's Pain's at MySpace (with track samples of the album posted)