# The Best Savatage Guitar Solos > The 17 best Savatage guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Hall of the Mountain King (1987), then Gutter Ballet and Believe. Every video starts at the solo. Canonical URL: Criss Oliva's blend of heavy riffing and deeply melodic lead playing defined Savatage's journey from power metal to rock opera. After his death in 1993, Alex Skolnick, Al Pitrelli and Chris Caffery kept the band's guitar tradition alive. Informed by: [Wikipedia: Savatage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savatage), [Wikipedia: Criss Oliva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criss_Oliva) 1. [Hall of the Mountain King](https://greatestsolos.com/song/savatage-hall-of-the-mountain-king/) — Savatage · solo by Criss Oliva · 1987 2. [Gutter Ballet](https://greatestsolos.com/song/savatage-gutter-ballet/) — Savatage · solo by Criss Oliva · 1990 3. [Believe](https://greatestsolos.com/song/savatage-believe/) — Savatage · solo by Criss Oliva · 1991 4. [When the Crowds Are Gone](https://greatestsolos.com/song/savatage-when-the-crowds-are-gone/) — Savatage · solo by Criss Oliva · 1990 5. [Edge of Thorns](https://greatestsolos.com/song/savatage-edge-of-thorns/) — Savatage · solo by Criss Oliva · 1993 6. [Sirens](https://greatestsolos.com/song/savatage-sirens/) — Savatage · solo by Criss Oliva · 1983 7. [24 Hrs. Ago](https://greatestsolos.com/song/savatage-24-hrs-ago/) — Savatage · solo by Criss Oliva · 1987 8. [Prelude to Madness](https://greatestsolos.com/song/savatage-prelude-to-madness/) — Savatage · solo by Criss Oliva · 1987 9. [Of Rage and War](https://greatestsolos.com/song/savatage-of-rage-and-war/) — Savatage · solo by Criss Oliva · 1990 10. [Jesus Saves](https://greatestsolos.com/song/savatage-jesus-saves/) — Savatage · solo by Criss Oliva · 1991 11. [Power of the Night](https://greatestsolos.com/song/savatage-power-of-the-night/) — Savatage · solo by Criss Oliva · 1985 12. [Strange Wings](https://greatestsolos.com/song/savatage-strange-wings/) — Savatage · solo by Criss Oliva · 1987 13. [Temptation Revelation](https://greatestsolos.com/song/savatage-temptation-revelation/) — Savatage · solo by Criss Oliva · 1990 14. [Sleep](https://greatestsolos.com/song/savatage-sleep/) — Savatage · solo by Criss Oliva · 1993 15. [Tonight He Grins Again](https://greatestsolos.com/song/savatage-tonight-he-grins-again/) — Savatage · solo by Criss Oliva · 1991 16. [Chance](https://greatestsolos.com/song/savatage-chance/) — Savatage · solo by Alex Skolnick · 1994 17. [Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/savatage-christmas-eve-sarajevo-12-24/) — Savatage · solo by Al Pitrelli, Chris Caffery · 1995 --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)