Savatage "Power of the Night"

Power of the Night is the second full-length album by the American heavy metal band Savatage and was released in 1985. This record was produced by the hot producer of the time, Max Norman, who became better known as the producer of Megadeth's 1992 hit album Countdown to Extinction.

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.

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.

Tracklist:

1. Power of the Night 05:14  
2. Unusual 04:27   
3. Warriors 04:03
4. Necrophilia 03:36   
5. Washed Out 02:15  
6. Hard for Love 04:00  
7. Fountain of Youth 04:31  
8. Skull Session 03:21   
9. Stuck on You 03:10  
10. In the Dream 04:16  

Time:  38:53

Recording information: 

Recorded at Bearsville Recording Studios, Bearsville, NY 

Mastered at Masterdisk, Peekskill, New York, USA. 

Max Norman – producer, engineer

Ken Lonas – assistant engineer

Bob Defrin – art direction

Rick Smith – management

Robert Zemsky – management

Steven Machat – management