Maniacal Renderings

Maniacal Renderings is a 2006 release by Jon Oliva's Pain. It was their first full-length studio recording released for new label AFM Records.

The album features material and riffs recorded by Jon Oliva's late brother, Criss. Jon said that he moves around a lot and his wife found a box of old cassette tapes inside a shoebox, with Criss's handwriting on it. Jon said that during their days in Savatage, the two would write, practice and record music, then swap so they could finish each other's songs. He stated that there is plenty of material from the box that could be used in future works.

Personnel

 * Jon Oliva – lead vocals, keyboards
 * Matt LaPorte – guitars
 * Shane French – guitars
 * Kevin Rothney – bass
 * John Zahner – keyboards
 * Christopher Kinder – drums

Additional musicians

 * Tony Oliva – 12-string guitar on "Still I Pray for You Now"
 * Anthony Oliva – bass on "Still I Pray for You Now"
 * Christopher J. Oliva – acoustic guitar on "Still I Pray for You Now", lead guitar on "Reality's Fool"
 * Adnan Al Hamdan – lead guitar on "Reality's Fool"

Further credits

 * Produced by Jon Oliva, Greg Marchak and Christopher Kinder
 * Recorded by Greg Marchak at Audio Lab Studios in Tampa, Florida
 * Mixed by Greg Marchak and Jim Morris at Morrisound Studios in Tampa, Florida; assisted by Jason Blackerby
 * Engineered by Tom Morris, Christopher Kinder and Jason Blackerby
 * Mastered by Greg Marchak and Kim Faulkenberry at Audio Lab Studios in Tampa, Florida
 * Digital editing by Wes Price at Polysound
 * Front and back cover artwork by Thomas Ewerhard
 * Cover photography by Steffi Veenstra
 * Booklet design by Kathy Tijou; assisted by Leia Tijou