Savatage (/ˈsævətɑːʒ/) is an American heavy metal band founded by the brothers Jon and Criss Oliva in 1978 at Astro Skate in Tarpon Springs, Florida. The band has released eleven studio albums, two live albums, four compilations and three EPs. Savatage experienced major American commercial success with the release of their third studio album, Fight for the Rock (1986), which peaked at number No. 158 on the Billboard 200. Their next four albums — Hall of the Mountain King (1987), Gutter Ballet (1989), Streets: A Rock Opera (1991) and Edge of Thorns (1993) — were also successful. After Criss Oliva's death in 1993, Savatage released four more studio albums, and went through several line-up changes before going on hiatus in 2002. The band reformed in 2014.