I think the thing that really bugs me about
Savatage is that they're almost never consistent musically. I think they can write some really kickass tunes, particularly "By The Grace of the Witch" and the title track to
Power of the Night. The problem is that they tended to have a fucking
Ton of filler. (I haven't heard PotN in years, but I remember the album basically dropped like a fucking rock after "Washed Out") Shame, they clearly had the talent.
Toxic Holocaust -
An Overdose of Death... I think I actually listened to like half of this album before like a year ago but I couldn't remember shit about it. Honestly listening to it again, it's not a bad album. I don't like
Crossover thrash at all, but this is pretty passable stuff. I've heard their earlier work has more of a base in
Black Metal, because aside for the vocals this is coming off as straight up crossover. This is pretty decent though; the riffs are punky and memorable, and the songs are pretty fun for what they are.
Not exactly spectacular, but a fun listen. you could do a lot worse than this.
