Sirens (Savatage album)

Sirens
Studio album by Savatage
Released April 11, 1983 (U.S.)
November 1, 1983 (UK)
Recorded January 1983 at Morrisound Studios, Tampa Florida, USA
Genre Heavy metal, speed metal
Length 35:51
Label Par records
Producer Danny Johnson
Savatage chronology
Sirens
(1983)		 The Dungeons Are Calling
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Toph Morris [2]

Sirens is Savatage's debut album released in 1983. It is much heavier than later Savatage albums, being closer to death metal than the band's more recent progressive style. [3]

The cover is a copy of the children's book The Borribles Go For Broke.[4]

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Sirens"   Jon Oliva, Criss Oliva 3:43
2. "Holocaust"   Jon Oliva, Criss Oliva 4:34
3. "I Believe"   Jon Oliva, Criss Oliva 5:25
4. "Rage"   Criss Oliva, Jon Oliva 2:42
5. "On the Run"   Criss Oliva, Jon Oliva, Steve Walchoz 3:33
6. "Twisted Little Sister"   Criss Oliva, Jon Oliva, Keith Collins 3:39
7. "Living for the Night"   Criss Oliva, Jon Oliva 3:20
8. "Scream Murder"   Jon Oliva 3:50
9. "Out on the Streets"   Criss Oliva, Jon Oliva 5:15
Bonus Tracks (1994 CD reissue)
No. Title Writer(s) Length
10. "Lady in Disguise"   Criss Oliva, Jon Oliva 4:34
11. "The Message"   Jon Oliva, Criss Oliva 3:38
Bonus Tracks (2002 Metal Blade reissue)
No. Title Writer(s) Length
10. "Target" ((Demo)) Jon Oliva, Criss Oliva 4:20
11. "Living on the Edge of Time" ((Demo)) Jon Oliva, Criss Oliva 3:53
99. "Hidden Track"   Jon Oliva, Criss Oliva 2:17
Bonus Track (2011 EarMusic reissue)
No. Title Writer(s) Length
16. "In The Dream" ((acoustic version)) Jon Oliva, Criss Oliva 3:34

Personnel

Interesting to note is that in the liner notes for the album, they gave themselves roles instead of listing their instruments.

Production

External links

References

  1. ^ Sirens (Savatage album) at Allmusic
  2. ^ Official Band review
  3. ^ "AllMusicGuide". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r17412. 
  4. ^ "The Borribles Go for Broke (covers)". LibraryThing. http://www.librarything.com/work/165671/covers. Retrieved 2010-04-09.