Episode #79 of Mars Attacks Podcast contains an interview with JON OLIVA best known for his work in SAVATAGE, JON OLIVA’S PAIN and TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA (TSO).

The majority of the interview focuses on Jon's first ever solo album Raise The Curtain. Jon discusses how the material for the album came together, what pressure (if any) he felt when releasing the last unreleased tracks written by his late brother Criss, the lost art of making an album, and what TSO means to his career (among other things).

The episode features snippets of tracks from Oliva, Savatage, SCORPIONS, DEF LEPPARD, JUDAS PRIEST, and LAMB OF GOD.

The episode can be downloaded or streamed from this location..

Oliva recently announced the final date on his upcoming Storytellers Tour. It will take place on December 3rd in Poughkeepsie, NA at The Chance Theatre. His schedule is now as follows:

December

1 - Lincoln Theatre - Raleigh, North Carolina
3 - The Chance - Poughkeepsie, New York
4 - Dingbatz - Clifton, New Jersey
6 - Rex Theatre - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7 - Ripper's Rock House - Akron, Ohio
8 - Mojoes - Joliet, Illinois
10 – Trees Dallas – Dallas, Texas
14 - State Theatre - Tampa, Florida

More than thirty years after the start of his career with Savatage, and successive projects/bands like TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA and Jon Oliva's Pain, now legendary songwriter and performer Jon Oliva released his first ever solo album, titled Raise The Curtain. The album was released simply under the banner OLIVA and you can expect a mixture of Jon Oliva’s early influences and the material he wrote and recorded throughout his whole artistic career.

Raise The Curtain tracklisting:

'Raise The Curtain'

'Soul Chaser'

'Ten Years'

'Father Time'

'I Know'

'Big Brother'

'Armageddon'

'Soldier'

'Stalker'

'The Witch'

'Can’t Get Away'

'The Truth' (bonus track)

BW&BK;'s new interview with Oliva about his solo album, Raise The Curtain can be found at this location.

Check out the first taste of the album, written by Jon Oliva and his late brother/Savatage guitarist Criss Oliva, via the 'Father Time' lyric video below: