savatage will never play again. its a matter of financial and legal rights. as rumors say, paul o neal has the rights of savatage. he is the main reason why savatage made the last album that way. the sound of this piece wasn't savatage. jon oliva and some other band members decided to go their own way. jon oliva for example in jon olivas pain, which you also can call savatage 2.
his new bands sounds like savatage material should have sound. i think paul o neal really is the key.