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Stratovarius is the eleventh studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 5 September 2005 through Sanctuary Records.[2] The album reached No. 4 on the Finnish albums chart as well as the top 100 in six other countries.[2] "Maniac Dance" was released as a single, reaching No. 4 on the Finnish singles chart and the top 100 in three other countries.[3]

Stratovarius
Studio album by Stratovarius
Released	5 September 2005 (2005-09-05)
Recorded	April 2004 – March 2005
Studio	Soundtrack Studios and Sonic Pump Studios, Helsinki; Goldenworks; Timo Tolkki's home studio; New York City
Genre	Heavy metal progressive metal hard rock
Length	49:17
Label	Sanctuary
Producer	Timo Tolkki
Stratovarius chronology
Elements Pt. 2 (2003) Stratovarius (2005) Polaris (2009)
Singles from Stratovarius
"Maniac Dance" Released: 14 August 2005

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

It is the last album to feature the band's longest-standing line-up which had been consistent since Episode (1996), as bassist Jari Kainulainen would leave Stratovarius later in the year, followed by guitarist and bandleader Timo Tolkki in 2008.

Overview

The release of Stratovarius came after a highly troubled period for the band in 2004, during which they temporarily split up following a nervous breakdown suffered by Tolkki. After a year-long hiatus, they reunited in 2005 and toured worldwide in support of the album, playing for the first time in the United States and Canada.

Stylistically the album displays a dramatically noticeable shift from the symphonic power metal sound of previous albums: the songs are more hard-edged and slower, with Tolkki's signature neo-classical shred soloing almost completely absent. Keyboardist Jens Johansson's role is particularly restricted, as well as Jörg Michael's drumming, which features hardly any of his signature double bass playing. Singer Timo Kotipelto also attempts a different vocal approach, mostly avoiding his usual high vocal range. Tolkki has since stated in interviews that he was unsatisfied with the end result of the album due to it being too far removed from the band's true style.[4]

Track listing

Personnel

Stratovarius

• Timo Kotipelto – lead vocals
• Timo Tolkki – guitar, engineering, mixing, producer
• Jens Johansson – keyboard arrangement, orchestral arrangement (track 7)
• Jörg Michael – drums
• Jari Kainulainen – bass

Additional credits

• Max Lilja – cello (track 4)
• Petri Bäckström – tenor vocals (track 4)
• Marko Vaara – backing vocals
• Kimmo Blom – backing vocals
• Pasi Rantanen – backing vocals
• Anssi Stenberg – backing vocals
• "Starbuck" – spoken vocals (track 4)
• Mikko Oinonen – engineering (drums)
• Svante Forsbäck – mastering

Chart performance

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2005	Finnish albums chart	4[2]
	Swedish albums chart	37[2]
	Italian albums chart	52[5]
	German albums chart	58[2]
	French albums chart	88[2]
	Swiss albums chart	92[2]
	Spanish albums chart	93[2]

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Position
2005	"Maniac Dance"	Finnish singles chart	4[3]
		Spanish singles chart	17[3]
		Swiss singles chart	82[3]
		German singles chart	93[3]

References

External links

• Stratovarius at stratovarius.com

На других языках

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[de] Stratovarius (Album)

Stratovarius ist das zwölfte Studioalbum der gleichnamigen finnischen Power-Metal-Band Stratovarius. Es erschien am 31. August 2005 und ist das Reunion-Album der Band um Timo Tolkki, die kurz vor der Auflösung stand.

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- [en] Stratovarius (album)

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[es] Stratovarius (álbum)

Stratovarius es el décimo segundo álbum de la banda finlandesa de power metal Stratovarius salió a la venta el 5 de septiembre de 2005 por el sello discográfico Sanctuary Records. El disco, llegó el puesto número 4 en Finlandia y permaneció ahí por cuatro semana. El disco está compuesto por 9 canciones. Este es el último disco con el guitarrista y compositor Timo Tolkki y el bajista Jari Kainulainen. Este disco trae elementos de Hard Rock tal y como se ven en el tema "Maniac Dance". Uno de los primeros inconvenientes que tuvieron con el alistamiento del nuevo material fue que la compañía discográfica se estaba negando a autorizar la inclusión de un tema que contenía un discurso de Hitler "Götterdämmerung (Zenith of Power)". El disco vendió 200 000 discos a nivel mundial.

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[ru] Stratovarius (альбом)

Stratovarius — одиннадцатый студийный альбом финской пауэр-метал-группы Stratovarius. Выпущен в 2005 году. Все песни из альбома сочинил Тимо Толкки.

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