Sirens

Originally released April 11, 1983.
Title and lyrics for "Sirens" track are taken from Greek mythology, in Homer "Odyssey" the sirens (Ancient Greek: singular: Σειρήν, Seirḗn; plural: Σειρῆνες, Seirênes) were dangerous creatures, who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and singing voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. It is also said that they could even charm the winds.
Roman poets placed them on some small islands called Sirenum scopuli. In some later, rationalized traditions, the literal geography of the "flowery" island of Anthemoessa, or Anthemusa, is fixed: sometimes on Cape Pelorum and at others in the islands known as the Sirenuse, near Paestum, or in Capreae. All such locations were surrounded by cliffs and rocks.
The music on this debut album is heavier than in later Savatage albums, where the band developed its own style of progressive metal.
According to Jon Oliva, Sirens and the long EP The Dungeons Are Calling were recorded and mixed all in one day. With most of the songs prepared no more than a week before the recording session, the band could only afford one day in the studio. The two albums together were to make Savatage's debut but since vinyl records limited the total running time, they were divided.
In 2011 they were remastered and released together on the label Earmusic.
In 2021 they were both reissued on black vinyl and limited colored.
The cover of the English versions published by both Music for Nations and Combat Records in 1985 used the cover of the children's book The Borribles Go for Broke.
It was also used by Metal Blade Records for the first edition on CD and other subsequent versions.