GHOST IN THE RUINS / FINAL BELL

This is not only one of Savatage's best albums, but one of the best live metal albums, period. It includes older songs with Criss Oliva's leads added on (City Beneath the Surface) as well as excellent versions of their late 80s songs. The singing, although it may be rejected by some at first, is impassioned and excellent. All of the songs are highlights, and so it turns out that this may very well be the best album (holistically) that Savatage ever released.