''Ghost in the Ruins – A Tribute to Criss Oliva'' is a live album by the American heavy metal band

Savatage Savatage () was an American heavy metal band founded by brothers Jon and Criss Oliva in 1979 in Tarpon Springs, Florida. The band was first called Avatar, but, shortly before the release of their debut album ''Sirens'' (1983), they changed thei ...

, recorded between 1987 and 1990. Many of the tracks on this album have since been added to the re-releases of other albums in the Savatage discography by the German label SPV in 2002. The Japanese version of the album, titled '' Final Bell – Tribute to Christopher Michael Oliva'' and released by Zero Corporation in 1997, shows the track "Criss Intro" as "Criss Oliva Guitar Solo" on the track listing.

Track listing

Personnel

;Savatage *

Jon Oliva John Nicholas "Jon" Oliva (born July 22, 1959) is an American singer and musician. He is best known as the co-founder, keyboardist and lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Savatage, which he co-founded with his younger brother Criss Oliva. Sinc ...

– lead vocals, piano, co-producer *

Criss Oliva Christopher Michael Oliva (April 3, 1963 – October 17, 1993) was an American musician who was the lead guitarist and co-founder of the heavy metal band Savatage. During his lifetime, he released seven studio albums and one EP with the band. ...

– lead guitar, acoustic guitar * Chris Caffery – rhythm guitar *

Johnny Lee Middleton Johnny Lee Middleton (born May 7, 1963) is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the bass guitar player for Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Musical beginnings Middleton was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. His first experien ...

– bass guitar *

Steve "Doc" Wacholz Steve Wacholz (born November 5, 1962) is an American heavy metal drummer. He is best known as the drummer of Savatage from 1977, 1979–1994. His hard-hitting playing style earned him the nickname "Doctor Hardware Killdrums" (simply "Doc") by h ...

– drums and percussion ;Production * Paul O'Neill – producer *

Robert Kinkel Robert Kinkel is an American professional session keyboardist and music engineer most known for his role as a co-creator/co-producer/co-composer and touring keyboardist with Trans-Siberian Orchestra along with extensive studio work with the progr ...

– engineer *Ken Lewis, Joe Johnson, Mike Scielzi, Joe Daily – additional engineering *Steve Corson – assistant engineer *Dave Whittman – mixing at Soundtrack Studios, New York *Ben Arrindell – mixing assistant *

Leon Zervos Leon Zervos is a mastering engineer who has worked with many world-renowned artists, including Pink, Rihanna, Maroon 5, Beastie Boys, and Willie Nelson. Life and career Leon Zervos began his mastering career in 1982 at the then EMI Studi ...

– mastering

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ghost In The Ruins Savatage albums 1995 live albums Nuclear Blast live albums SPV/Steamhammer live albums Albums produced by Paul O'Neill (rock producer)