Power of the Night

This article is about the Savatage album. For the album by Metropolis, see The Power of the Night.

Power of the Night
Studio album by
Savatage
ReleasedApril 15, 1985 (1985-04-15)[1]
StudioBearsville (Bearsville, New York)
GenreHeavy metal
Length38:43
LabelAtlantic
ProducerMax Norman
Savatage chronology
The Dungeons Are Calling
(1984) 		Power of the Night
(1985) 		Fight for the Rock
(1986)
Singles from Power of the Night
  1. "Hard for Love"
    Released: 1985[2]
  2. "In the Dream"
    Released: 1985[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal10/10[5]

Power of the Night is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Savatage, released in 1985. This record was produced by Max Norman, who later went on to produce Megadeth's 1992 hit album Countdown to Extinction.[6]

The record was not originally pressed with a Parental Advisory sticker on the cover. However, Atlantic Records did have a problem with some of the sexual metaphors mentioned in "Hard for Love" and "Skull Session." It was also a marketing ploy to encourage more people to buy the record as a result of it being "banned" by some outlets.[6]

This was bassist Keith Collins's last album with the band. Jon and Criss Oliva were not completely happy with Collins' playing and corrected some of his mistakes for the final version. Collins was replaced by Johnny Lee Middleton in 1986.[7]

  1. ^ "New Releases" (PDF). FMQB. March 29, 1985. p. 31. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  2. ^ Hard for Love (track listing). Savatage. Atlantic Records. 1985. PR 722.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Power of the Night (track listing). Savatage. Atlantic Records. 1985. PR 748.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Orens, Geoff. "Savatage – Power of the Night review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  5. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 312. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  6. ^ a b "Savatage FAQ, Section 2 The Albums, Part 1". Savatage.com. Retrieved August 13, 2008.
  7. ^ "Savatage – Power of the Night". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved April 16, 2011.