COMMISSAR

Savatage

Progressive Metal

3.19 | 12 ratings

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'Commissar' is a single by metal band Savatage, released in 2001 to promote their 'Poets and Madmen' album, it features three tracks that total at just over eleven minutes in duration.

'Poets and Madmen' is an absolute masterpiece in my opinion, and easily one of the bands best releases, so no doubt it'd be tricky to choose which songs to use as promotional singles. However, 'Commissar', with its bombastic intro, its intense guitar playing and Jon Oliva's rapid-fire vocals, is a fine choice, and easily stands out as one of the more memorable tracks on the album.

Second track, 'Drive', is mostly a straight-up metal song, but highlights the bands ferocity. With lightning fast riffs and wailing vocals, this is also a noteworthy track that makes 'Poets and Madmen' an essential purchase, and gives guitarist Chris Caffery a chance to truly shine. And finally, there's 'Voyage', a short, two-minute acoustic guitar track. It's a nice little instrumental that fills out the disc well, but isn't overly essential.

Overall, 'Commissar' is an all-round decent enough CD single for Savatage fans.

martindavey87 | 3/5 | 2018-7-17

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