Trans-Siberian Orchestra

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Trans-Siberian Orchestra is a rock orchestra founded by Paul O’Neill, Robert Kinkel, and Jon Oliva in 1996. O’Neill had managed and produced rock bands including Aerosmith, Humble Pie and Scorpions, later writing for and producing Savatage, where he began working with Kinkel and Oliva.

The roots of TSO are found in Savatage, a traditional heavy metal band that gradually progressed into an operatic metal act. Savatage’s rock operas, starting with STREETS, began the experimentation with what would become TSO culminating on the track “Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)” from DEAD WINTER DEAD. This track was a minor hit for the struggling band, and demonstrated that there might be an audience for the symphonic metal approach to holiday themes.

The concept for a band playing Christmas carols in a rock opera style was not received warmly by the industry, but quickly proved a success with adults as well as young people. In the recording studio, Trans-Siberian Orchestra uses a full 60-piece orchestra and a choir.

As of 2004, their touring band included 14 vocalists, 14 musicians, and 2 narrators. Trans-Siberian Orchestra released their debut album Christmas Eve and Other Stories in 1996, and it remains their best-selling album. Their 1998 release The Christmas Attic was similarly a concept album with a Christmas theme. In 2000, they released their first (and to date only) non-Christmas album, Beethoven’s Last Night. Beethoven’s Last Night is a concept album about Ludwig van Beethoven’s last night on earth, during which he meets Mephistopheles.

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Top Tracks

1	Overture	397
2	Wizards in Winter	346
3	Für Elise	291
4	Fate	288
5	Mephistopheles	257
6	Midnight	234
7	A Last Illusion	227
8	What Good This Deafness	225
8	What Is Eternal	225
10	Beethoven	214
10	Requiem (The Fifth)	214
12	Vienna	202
12	Mephistopheles' Return	202
14	The Moment	193
15	Misery	188

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lapicki51 wrote:
Thursday morning

Mephistopheles is a very good work.

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henriquee_t88 wrote:
Tuesday morning

Night Castle was being finished a few months ago. It has to be released still in this year, but if not my guess is that we'll not ever listen to it... How long ago they have announced this damn album and not even a sample was given?

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gtyukj wrote:
Monday afternoon

This is so kitsch it puts the garden gnome to shame.

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iKvlt wrote:
last week

I read they had a few platinum albums. Seeing as how Savatage never was the success they should have been that's great news. I'll have to pick up some of their stuff next time I see it.

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kyasarin_kiwi wrote:
last week

Woot! Ive gotten my tickets aswell. I seriously cant wait to see them!

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ashweee wrote:
last week

it's almost that time of year again :]. i'm in the mood for christmas all over again. i got my tickets already. i can't wait to see these guys live again. i'm so exited!

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Kanixtant wrote:
last week

Yeah, good luck on that =P

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finalsymphony wrote:
last month

So...that night castle...AWESOME stuff. Yeah...could we maybe get a date on that some day fellas?

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zilverz wrote:
last month

I want christmas now! And it's all TSO's fault, but I really love this band and I can't stop listening to it, even it it's September. Awesome

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MisterPenguin wrote:
last month

I realize it is still Sept. however, I cannot resist the temptation to listen to them any longer.

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Lahvacz_2 wrote:
last month

Beethoven's Last Night is the best conceptual album I have ever heard and one of the best albums ever. It always touches my heart.

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gazab wrote:
last month

I'm looking forward to christmas just so I can start listening to TSO 24/7 again :)

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vintageous wrote:
last month

Interesting style, I just found this band through my neighbourhood radio and it 's not bad at all.

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MeliaKindler wrote:
last month

add me ^^

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Tesla007 wrote:
last month

It sounds like "The Phantom of the Opera" :P

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Cid_Highwind wrote:
August 2008

Check out "After The Fall" on Beethoven's Last Night, Patti Russo/Patricia Rousseau has such an amazing voice in all songs she sings in on this Album, but that song.... wow! I love TSO, I hope many more stuff is going to be released

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Jack_Deadman wrote:
July 2008

Thanks Wozii. "Rock Operas" are really great.

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wozii wrote:
July 2008

> do someone know, when they release "Night Castle". I cant waiting anymore From wikipedia : In a recent interview at ytsejam.com, Jon Oliva mentions the project will go into it's final stages and mixing on August 10 and hopes the album to be released by the holidays in time for the winter tour. He also made mention of the album being a double album, half Paul O'Neill's "rock opera" and half instrumental.

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Jack_Deadman wrote:
July 2008

do someone know, when they release "Night Castle". I cant waiting anymore

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Krueger13pk wrote:
July 2008

I loved Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 thats what got me interested in them

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