Mucman, anything from Gutter Ballet (1989) forward from Savatage is very good. I really haven't listened to the stuff before that much. Gutter Ballet and Streets, had a different lead singer then the ones after, He died. They have another album coming out early next year, but now their singer and one other member have left, so I don't know how that will affect them. Streets and The Wake Of Magellan are rock operas. The live albums are quite good also, they sound damn near as good live as they do on the albums.
Trans Siberian has two christmas albums and a rock opera. The opera, Beethoven's Last Night, is a little mellower than the savatage stuff. Trans Siberian is actually touring now, but they broke into two different bands to tour, not sure what that will sound like. They are in St Louis next week but I am out of town, and yes, that does bite! :|
One of the members of Savatage also did an album with the name Doctor Butcher, I wasn't too impressed. Very hard and very crude lyrics.
You already like Marillion, so not sure what others I could mention, check out the albums Headless Children and Crimson Idol by Wasp espically the last one, that is another rock opera that is awesome. If you like female lead singers, Doro is pretty good. If you just want some more suggestions Waysted, Thunder, Tora Tora, Paul Laine, Pretty Maids, Tyketto, Hardline.
wow, that ended up much longer then I intended, sorry everyone.
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