Jon Oliva Audio Interview 2005

Interview with Jon Oliva (Savatage, Jon Oliva’s Pain) about how he experienced September 11th 2001 and why Savatage was put on ice after that. He also talks about his new band Jon Oliva’s Pain, the debut album ‘Tage Mahal and even the forthcoming album that hasn’t been recorded yet. Closing with some great stories about chasing Cradle of Filth drunk on a motorbike

by Stig G. Nordahl

Jon Oliva

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Stig G. Nordahl

Stig is the founder and the president of Metal Express Radio, based out of Oslo, Norway. He has been around doing Metal radio since the mid-eighties. In fact, running Metal Express Radio takes almost all of his time. Is it worth it...? "Most times, yes," Stig says. "My philosophy is to try to give all Metal releases a fair chance to get promoted in one way or another. As you can imagine, it can be an arduous task to listen through about 20 albums every week! Still, I know we have the best METAL dedicated radio on this planet, and that is a reward in and of itself. I hope one day the whole Metal community can and will make listening to Metal Express Radio part of their daily rituals! Yeah, right..."
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