1, was released in early 2003 followed by a world tour.
With these albums they reached a peak in their progressive and symphonic style of power-metal. In 2003 the band released its most epic project yet, the two album suite named Elements. With every album their fame and fan-base expanded and they started gaining a stronger following outside the Nordic countries particularly in Japan. This line-up released three hugely successful albums over the years: Visions in 1997, Destiny in 1998, and Infinite in 2000. It spawned some of the all-time greatest Stratovarius hits, such as "Father Time" and "Will The Sun Rise".
Episode was a grand project featuring a large choir and a string orchestra. With the fifth release Episode, Stratovarius had finally found its sound and had a strong, diverse line-up. Two new non-Finnish members were recruited: Swedish keyboardist Jens Johansson of Yngwie Malmsteen fame and German drummer Jörg Michael. The release of Fourth Dimension in 1995 was a great success, but internal differences in the band particularly about the style the band was going for, prompted the departure of long-time drummer Tuomo Lassila and keyboardist Antti Ikonen.
Tolkki decided to stop singing for the band and they hired a new full-time singer, Timo Kotipelto. In 1994 they released their third album, Dreamspace, featuring new bass player Jari Kainulainen, (who joined the band when 70% of the new material was already recorded) which was a great success. In 1989, their debut album Fright Night was released followed by two singles.Īfter being dropped by CBS the band went through several member changes but they managed to release on another label and they also toured a bit. The band released a demo to various record companies by 1987, finally being picked up by CBS Finland. He brought along not only strong rock influences but also a neo-classical tinge. Tolkki became the driving force and mastermind of the band assuming almost complete control of the song writing. By 1984, Timo Tolkki entered the band, replacing Stråhlman in the guitar. In 1984, the name was changed to Stratovarius (a portmanteau of Stratocaster and Stradivarius), an idea of Stråhlman's. They went through a number of personnel and musical changes before the band found its own voice. Stratovarius was founded in Finland in 1984 from former members of the band Black Water. They became more popular in the '90s, and throughout their career have inspired upcoming power metal bands with their baroque arranged keyboard solos & Ritchie Blackmore-like guitar portions.
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