Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Stratovarius

































Artist:  Stratovarius
Origin:  Helsinki, Finland
Genre:  Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal, Neo-Classical Metal

Original line-up:

Tuomo Lassila:  Drums, Lead Vocals
Staffan Strahlman:  Guitar
John Viherva:  Bass

Stratovarius is a Finnish Power Metal Band, formed in 1984 as Black Water by Tuomo Lassila (Drums), Staffan Strahlman (Guitar) and John Viherva (Bass) and the band name had changed to Stradivarius, and Timo Tolkki (Guitar and Vocals) replaced Straffan Strahlman in 1985.















Title:  Elements Pt.1 and Pt.2-Complete Edition (Limited Edition) (2014)
Genre:  Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal, Neo-Classical Metal
Label:  earMusic
Rating:  *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:  Elements Pt. 1:

 1.  Eagleheart  (3:50)
 2.  Soul Of A Vagabond  (7:21)
 3.  Find Your Own Voice  (5:14)
 4.  Fantasia  (9:56)
 5.  Learning To Fly  (6:22)
 6.  Papillon  (7:01)
 7.  Stratofortress  (3:26)
 8.  Elements  (12:01)
 9.  A Drop In The Ocean  (6:50)

Disc 2:  Elements Pt. 2:

 1.  Alpha & Omega  (6:38)
 2.  I Walk To My Own Song  (5:04)
 3.  I'm Still Alive  (4:50)
 4.  Season Of Faith's Perfection  (6:09)
 5.  Awaken The Giant  (6:37)
 6.  Know The Difference  (5:39)
 7.  Luminous  (4:49)
 8.  Dreamweaver  (5:53)
 9.  Liberty  (5:02)

Disc 3:  Bonus CD:  Previously Unreleased And Rare Material:

 1.  Run Away  (4:50)
 2.  Into Deep Blue  (5:37)
 3.  Ride Like The Wind  (4:51)
 4.  Papillon (French Version)  (7:03)
 5.  Soul Of A Vagabond  (Live)  (7:53)
 6.  Destiny/Fantasia (Live)  (14:05)
 7.  Forever (Live)  (4:35)
 8.  Paradise (Live)  (5:37)
 9.  Black Diamond (Live)  (7:15)
10. Hunting High And Low (Live)  (5:10)

Disc 4:  Bonus DVD: -Elements Pt.1 & Pt.2

Elements 5.1 Audio:

 1.  Eagleheart
 2.  Soul Of A Vagabond
 3.  Find Your Own Voice
 4.  Fantasia
 5.  Learning To Fly
 6.  Papillon
 7.  Stratofortress
 8.  Elements
 9.  A Drop In The Ocean
10. Alpha And Omega
11. I Walk To My Own Song
12. I'm Still Alive
13. Season Of Faith's Perfection
14. Ride Like The Wind
15. Awaken The Giant
16. Know The Difference
17. Run Away
18. Luminous
19. Dreamweaver
20. Into Deep Blue
21. Liberty

Bonus Audio:

 1.  Eagleheart (Demo)
 2.  Soul Of A Vagabond (Demo)
 3.  Find You Own Voice (Demo)
 4.  Fantasia (Demo)
 5.  Learning To Fly (Demo)
 6.  Papillon (Demo)
 7.  Stratofortress (Demo)
 8.  Elements (Demo)
 9.  A Drop In The Ocean (Demo)
10. Freedom/Vapaus (Demo)
11. Season Of Faith's Perfection (Demo)
12. Alpha & Omega (Demo)
13. Soul Of A Vagabond ((Drum Machine Predemo)
14. Dreamweaver (Keyboard Demo)
15. Run Away Aka Avalon (Drum Machine Predemo)
16. Soul Of A Vagabond (Orchestra Demo)

-Photo Gallery:

Personnel:

Timo Kotipelto:  Vocals
Timo Tolkki:  Guitars
Jari Kainulainen:  Bass
Jens Johansson:  Keyboards
Jorg Michael:  Drums

Elements Pt.1 and Pt.2-Complete Edition is Digi-Pak Limited Edition, limited to 10,000 Copies Worldwide by Stratovarius, was released on December 8, 2014 by earMusic, including 3 CD (Elements Pt.1+Pt.2 and Bonus CD)+DVD.

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