Savatage - Dead Winter Dead (Red Vinyl 2LP | EU Reissue | 2022)

Savatage – Dead Winter Dead is the ninth studio album by US band Savatage, first released on October 24, 1995. It was recorded in New York from June to August 1995 and produced by Paul O'Neill and Jon Oliva. The concept album is set during the Bosnian War and follows a Serbian boy, a Bosnian girl and an old man in Sarajevo. The instrumental “Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)” became a US radio hit and was later re-recorded by Trans-Siberian Orchestra, the project of O'Neill and Robert Kinkel. It is the first album with guitarist Al Pitrelli. This copy is the limited, remastered 2022 EU reissue on red vinyl with a 16-page booklet, new and factory sealed.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Ear Music Classics / Edel 0215382EMU
• Format: Vinyl 2LP, Album, Red Vinyl, Limited Edition
• Pressing: EU reissue, remastered
• Country: Europe
• Year of this pressing: 2022 (original: 1995)
• Genre: Metal, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, New vinyl
• Extras: 16-page booklet

Condition

• Condition: New & factory sealed

The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Overture
2. Sarajevo
3. This Is The Time (1990)
4. I Am

Side B

1. Starlight
2. Doesn't Matter Anyway
3. This Isn't What We Meant

Side C

1. Mozart And Madness
2. Memory (Dead Winter Dead Intro)
3. Dead Winter Dead
4. One Child

Side D

1. Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)
2. Not What You See
3. The Storm / This Is The Time (Live In Neu-Isenburg 1997, bonus track)

Personnel

Savatage: Zachary “Zak” Stevens (vocals), Jon Oliva (keyboards, vocals), Al Pitrelli (guitar), Chris Caffery (guitar), Johnny Lee Middleton (bass), Jeff Plate (drums). Additional: Robert Kinkel (keyboards), Mary Wooten (cello). Produced by Paul O'Neill and Jon Oliva.

FAQ

What does “New & factory sealed” mean?
The record is unplayed and still in the manufacturer’s original shrink wrap, so it carries no Goldmine grade.

Is this the original pressing?
No. The album came out in 1995. This record is the remastered 2022 EU reissue on earMUSIC, a limited collector's edition on red vinyl. There is also a version on black 180g vinyl.

What is the bonus track on side D?
Side D closes with “The Storm / This Is The Time”, a previously unreleased live recording from Neu-Isenburg in 1997.

Do you have more Savatage records?
Yes, for example Savatage – Streets: A Rock Opera (2LP, 2022), Savatage – The Wake Of Magellan (2LP, 2022), Savatage – Edge Of Thorns (Sun Yellow 2LP, 2022). More titles are in our Metal collection.