Stratovarius
| a.k.a. | ex-Black Water |
|---|---|
| Country | Finland |
| Formed | 1984, Helsinki, Uusimaa |
| Genres | Power Metal |
| Labels | Noise Records, Nuclear Blast, Edel Records, earMUSIC |
| Years active | 1984-1985 (Black Water), 1985-present |
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Line-up (members)
- Timo Kotipelto : Vocals (1994-2004, 2005-present)
- Jens Johansson : Keyboards (1995-present)
- Lauri Porra : Bass (2005-present)
- Matias Kupiainen : Guitars (2008-present)
- Rolf Pilve : Drums (2012-present)
Former members
- Jyrki Lentonen : Bass (1985-1989)
- John Vihervä : Bass (1985)
- Tuomo Lassila : Drums (1985-1995)
- Timo Tolkki : Guitars, Vocals, Bass (1985-2008)
- Staffan Stråhlman : Guitars (1985)
- Mika Ervaskari : Keyboards (1985-1987)
- Antti Ikonen : Keyboards (1988-1995)
- Jari Behm : Bass (1992-1993)
- Jari Kainulainen : Bass (1993-2005)
- Jörg Michael : Drums (1995-2004, 2005-2012)
- Anders Johansson : Drums (2004)
- Miss K : Vocals (2004)
Album Photos (353)
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Stratovarius Discography
| Album | Lyrics | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demo | Demo | 1987 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Future Shock | Single | 1988 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Black Night | Single | 1989 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Fright Night | Lyrics | Album | May 11, 1989 | 62.7 | 33 | 1 |
| Break the Ice | Single | 1992 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Twilight Time | Lyrics | Album | Oct 1992 | 76.9 | 27 | 2 |
 | Dreamspace | Lyrics | Album | Feb 9, 1994 | 82.8 | 33 | 0 |
| Wings of Tomorrow | Single | 1995 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Fourth Dimension | Lyrics | Album | Apr 11, 1995 | 83.9 | 40 | 4 |
| Father Time | Single | Apr 1996 | 83.3 | 3 | 0 | ||
 | Episode | Lyrics | Album | Apr 22, 1996 | 89 | 100 | 7 |
| Will the Sun Rise ? | Single | Jun 1996 | 90 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Black Diamond | Single | Mar 21, 1997 | 97.5 | 4 | 0 | ||
 | Visions | Lyrics | Album | Apr 28, 1997 | 93.9 | 100 | 8 |
| The Kiss of Judas | Single | Jun 1997 | 95 | 1 | 0 | ||
| The Past and Now | Compilation | Jun 23, 1998 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Visions of Europe | Live | Jul 7, 1998 | 94.2 | 38 | 3 | ||
| S.O.S | Single | Sep 1998 | 90 | 1 | 0 | ||
 | Destiny | Lyrics | Album | Oct 5, 1998 | 90 | 56 | 9 |
| The Chosen Ones | Compilation | Nov 9, 1999 | 85 | 6 | 0 | ||
 | Infinite | Lyrics | Album | Feb 28, 2000 | 91 | 73 | 9 |
| Hunting High and Low | Single | Apr 2000 | 92.4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 14 Diamonds | Compilation | Sep 19, 2000 | 80 | 2 | 0 | ||
| A Million Light Years Away | Single | Oct 20, 2000 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Infinite Visions | Video | Nov 2000 | 77.5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Intermission | Lyrics | Compilation | May 26, 2001 | 85.3 | 17 | 2 | |
| Eagleheart | Single | Nov 25, 2002 | 96.3 | 4 | 0 | ||
 | Elements Pt.1 | Lyrics | Album | Jan 27, 2003 | 87.7 | 52 | 7 |
| I Walk to My Own Song | Single | Sep 29, 2003 | 90 | 1 | 0 | ||
 | Elements Pt.2 | Lyrics | Album | Oct 27, 2003 | 84 | 36 | 5 |
| Maniac Dance | Single | Aug 3, 2005 | 77.5 | 2 | 0 | ||
 | Stratovarius | Lyrics | Album | Sep 5, 2005 | 66.3 | 57 | 4 |
| Deep Unknown | Single | Apr 29, 2009 | 92 | 1 | 0 | ||
 | Polaris | Lyrics | Album | May 15, 2009 | 81.6 | 50 | 9 |
| Polaris Live | Live | May 21, 2010 | 85.4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Darkest Hour | Single | Nov 26, 2010 | 95 | 2 | 0 | ||
 | Elysium | Lyrics | Album | Jan 12, 2011 | 87.4 | 64 | 6 |
| Under Flaming Winter Skies - Live in Tampere | Live | Jun 29, 2012 | 87 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Under Flaming Winter Skies - Live in Tampere | Video | Jun 29, 2012 | 90 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Unbreakable | Lyrics | EP | Jan 25, 2013 | 90 | 1 | 0 | |
 | Nemesis | Lyrics | Album | Feb 22, 2013 | 89.5 | 94 | 7 |
| Elements Pt. 1 & 2 | Boxed set | Dec 5, 2014 | 80 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Collector's package - Polaris - Elysium - Nemesis | Boxed set | Jun 26, 2015 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Eternal | Lyrics | Album | Sep 11, 2015 | 88.9 | 57 | 8 |
| Best of | Lyrics | Compilation | May 6, 2016 | 85 | 4 | 0 | |
| Enigma: Intermission II | Lyrics | Compilation | Sep 28, 2018 | 86.1 | 9 | 0 | |
 | Survive | Lyrics | Album | Sep 23, 2022 | 90.7 | 64 | 5 |
| Heroes | EP | Jul 27, 2024 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Demand | EP | Aug 30, 2024 | 85 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Abandon | EP | Nov 22, 2024 | 75 | 1 | 0 |
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Best Stratovarius Songs
| Rank | Song | Album | Rating | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Diamond | Visions (1997) | 98.5 | 44 |
| 2 | Visions (Southern Cross) | Visions (1997) | 98.4 | 35 |
| 3 | Eagleheart | Elements Pt.1 (2003) | 98.1 | 35 |
| 4 | Hunting High And Low | Infinite (2000) | 97.3 | 41 |
| 5 | Elysium | Elysium (2011) | 98 | 24 |
| 6 | Paradise | Visions (1997) | 96.6 | 38 |
| 7 | Forever | Episode (1996) | 96.3 | 38 |
| 8 | Phoenix | Infinite (2000) | 96.6 | 31 |
| 9 | Voice of Thunder | Survive (2022) | 96.9 | 28 |
| 10 | Destiny | Destiny (1998) | 96.5 | 27 |
| 11 | Man in the Mirror | Eternal (2015) | 96.9 | 22 |
| 12 | Unbreakable | Nemesis (2013) | 95.8 | 28 |
| 13 | Father Time | Episode (1996) | 94.8 | 36 |
| 14 | Against The Wind | Fourth Dimension (1995) | 96.3 | 20 |
| 15 | The Kiss Of Judas | Visions (1997) | 94.3 | 36 |
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