Twilight Time
Band | |
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Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
Released | October 1992 |
Genres | Power Metal, Heavy Metal |
Labels | Shark Records |
Length | 42:06 |
Ranked | #124 for 1992 , #6,144 all-time |
Album Photos (11)
Twilight Time Information
Track listing (Songs)
title | rating | votes | |||
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1. | Break The Ice | 4:41 | 86.9 | 10 | |
2. | The Hands of Time | 5:36 | 90 | 11 | |
3. | Madness Strikes at Midnight | 7:20 | 80.6 | 10 | |
4. | Metal Frenzy | 2:20 | 70.6 | 9 | |
5. | Twilight Time | 5:51 | 88.5 | 12 | |
6. | The Hills Have Eyes | 6:19 | 76.7 | 9 | |
7. | Out of the Shadows | 4:10 | 85.5 | 12 | |
8. | Lead Us Into The Light | 5:46 | 87.2 | 11 |
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Line-up (members)
- Timo Tolkki : Vocals, Guitars, Bass
- Tuomo Lassila : Drums
- Antti Ikonen : Keyboards
Production staff / artist
- Timo Tolkki : Producer
- Juha Heininen : Engineer
- Eric Philippe : Cover Art
Twilight Time Videos
Twilight Time Reviews
(2)Date : Nov 9, 2024
Album of the day #11. Stratovarius - Twilight Time
To be honest, Stratovarius has always been a bit of a conflicted band for me. Even though the band has made many true masterpieces and absolute classics, the band's discography also has quite a few lows and confusing releases. In the latter category belongs the band's debut, "Fright Night", a vague and poorly produced freak with a shocking vocal. Instead, the orchestra's second album, "Twilight Time", is clearly a stronger work.
With the album, the band has finally found its own style, at least partially. The song material is also stronger and there are also some really great songs, of which the great "The Hands Of Time" shines the brightest. Tolkki's vocal performance is also at least a little more convincing. It's still not a masterpiece, and there's a lot of crap on the album, but clearly less than on the debut, and it's definitely an important development step in the band's career towards the top.
All in all, it's a great follow-up to a weak debut, but playing against Stratovarius' comprehensive career, it's still a rather modest performance. The album is still worth listening through because it can surprise you and you can already see the classic Stratovarius elements.
Climax: The Hands Of Time, Out Of The Shadows
Anticlimax: Metal Frenzy, The Hills Have Eyes
To be honest, Stratovarius has always been a bit of a conflicted band for me. Even though the band has made many true masterpieces and absolute classics, the band's discography also has quite a few lows and confusing releases. In the latter category belongs the band's debut, "Fright Night", a vague and poorly produced freak with a shocking vocal. Instead, the orchestra's second album, "Twilight Time", is clearly a stronger work.
With the album, the band has finally found its own style, at least partially. The song material is also stronger and there are also some really great songs, of which the great "The Hands Of Time" shines the brightest. Tolkki's vocal performance is also at least a little more convincing. It's still not a masterpiece, and there's a lot of crap on the album, but clearly less than on the debut, and it's definitely an important development step in the band's career towards the top.
All in all, it's a great follow-up to a weak debut, but playing against Stratovarius' comprehensive career, it's still a rather modest performance. The album is still worth listening through because it can surprise you and you can already see the classic Stratovarius elements.
Climax: The Hands Of Time, Out Of The Shadows
Anticlimax: Metal Frenzy, The Hills Have Eyes
Date : Sep 12, 2013
빈말로도 좋은 앨범이라기엔 좀 무리가 있었다, 는 느낌이 들던 밴드의 데뷔 앨범 [Fright night] 의 뒤를 이은 앨범이 이 정도 퀄리티를 들려주는 건 뭐랄까... 환골탈태? 아니, 환골탈태까진 좀 무리가 있을 것 같다. 이 앨범이 전작 [Fright night] 으로부터 그렇게 확 달라진 앨범이냐고 묻는다면 그건 아무래도 어려울 것 같으니까. 그럼 괄목상대라고 해야 하려나. 흠, 괄목상대가 가장 맞는 것 같단 생각을 해 본다. 데뷔 앨범 이후 3년의 공백, 그리고 내 놓은 이 앨범은 그럭저럭 들어줄 만한 음악을 들려주고 있다는 느낌이 든다. 특히나 그런 끝내주는-당연히 반어법이다 (...)-앨범을 데뷔작으로 내 놓은 밴드가 내 놓은 후속작 치고는 말이다.
일단 보컬리스트/기타리스트/베이시스트를 동시에 맡고 있는 Timo Tolkki에 대해 이야기해 보자. Timo Tolkki는 기본적으로 자신이 어떤 음악을 하고 싶은지에 대한 지향점은 확실히 있는 것 같다. Stratovarius가 유러피언 파워 메탈 신에 뿌려 놓은 북유럽 특유의 차갑지만 한없이 애상적인 정서는 이 앨범에서도 찾아볼 수 있으니까. 그 대표적인 사례가 이들의 숨은 발라드 명곡인 Lead us into the light랄까. Forever와 Before the winter, Coming home, Celestial dream 등 이들의 대표적인 발라드 곡들에서 느낄 수 있었던 ... See More
일단 보컬리스트/기타리스트/베이시스트를 동시에 맡고 있는 Timo Tolkki에 대해 이야기해 보자. Timo Tolkki는 기본적으로 자신이 어떤 음악을 하고 싶은지에 대한 지향점은 확실히 있는 것 같다. Stratovarius가 유러피언 파워 메탈 신에 뿌려 놓은 북유럽 특유의 차갑지만 한없이 애상적인 정서는 이 앨범에서도 찾아볼 수 있으니까. 그 대표적인 사례가 이들의 숨은 발라드 명곡인 Lead us into the light랄까. Forever와 Before the winter, Coming home, Celestial dream 등 이들의 대표적인 발라드 곡들에서 느낄 수 있었던 ... See More
Twilight Time Comments
(23)Jun 9, 2024
Considerably better than the debut, but still not a masterpiece. The level of the compositions is a bit fluctuating and Tolk's vocals are not convincing. Still, a good album that is definitely worth checking out.
Apr 17, 2024
Actually bit underrated in my opinion. Some very good songs, such as Hands of Time and title track. Also mixing is hugely better than on Fright Night. This is so much better than debut and evolution of band is insane. Still some weaker tracks and bad vocals ruin this album from being one of their bests.
Feb 6, 2024
이게 정상적인 1집같다. 앨범커버는 총 3개이던데 메킹 커버가 그냥 그나마 제일 무난한 느낌이다. 그래도 역시 전문 보컬이 필요해 보이기도 하고 아직은 다듬을 것들이 많아 보인다.
Apr 27, 2022
Twilight Time is really awesome album but it lacks quality in recording The Hands of Time is a great song
Sep 28, 2021
Stratovarius' early material seems quite maligned (maybe because of the vocals?) but I find it to be fully competent Power Metal. Generic, but certainly full of great melodies.
Jan 21, 2021
전작보단 좀 나아졌지만 여전히 재미없는 음악이다. 곡전개가 상당히 유연해졌고 이곳저곳 번뜩이는 부분들이 보인다. 1,2,7,8번은 들을만한거 같다.
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Jul 2, 2020
Mar 3, 2020
전작이 애벌레였다면 지금 이 앨범은 나비가 되기위해 번데기의 접어든 앨범이랄까? 아직 나비급에 힘은 못보여주지만 이앨범으로 엄청난 아름다움을 뽐내는 나비가 되었당
Oct 3, 2018
미숙했던 1집에 비해 많은 발전을 이루어냈다. 티모톨키의 선굵은 송라이팅이 빛을 발하기 시작한다. The hands of time, out of the shadows, lead us into the light 는 전성기 명곡들과 비교해도 꿀리지 않는다고 생각. 그외에 madness strikes at midnight, twilight time도 꽤 느낌있다. 티모톨키의 보컬은 다듬어지지는 않았지만 음색이 제법 괜찮다.
Nov 3, 2013
Lead Us into the Light은 흔히 이들의 최고 발라드곡이라 뽑히는 Forever와 비교해도 꿀리지 않는 곡이다. 하지만 다른 곡들은 아직 듣기에 부담스러운 면이 있다.
Stratovarius Discography
Album | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
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Fright Night | Album | May 11, 1989 | 62.3 | 32 | 1 |
▶ Twilight Time | Album | Oct 1992 | 76.9 | 25 | 2 |
Dreamspace | Album | Feb 9, 1994 | 83.3 | 32 | 0 |
Fourth Dimension | Album | Apr 11, 1995 | 83.9 | 38 | 4 |
Episode | Album | Apr 22, 1996 | 88.9 | 99 | 7 |
Visions | Album | Apr 28, 1997 | 93.7 | 99 | 8 |
Visions of Europe | Live | Jul 7, 1998 | 94.2 | 38 | 3 |
Destiny | Album | Oct 5, 1998 | 89.8 | 55 | 9 |
Infinite | Album | Feb 28, 2000 | 91.1 | 71 | 9 |
Elements Pt.1 | Album | Jan 27, 2003 | 87.8 | 51 | 7 |
Elements Pt.2 | Album | Oct 27, 2003 | 83.9 | 35 | 5 |
Stratovarius | Album | Sep 5, 2005 | 66.2 | 56 | 4 |
Polaris | Album | May 15, 2009 | 81.6 | 49 | 8 |
Polaris Live | Live | May 21, 2010 | 85.4 | 10 | 0 |
Elysium | Album | Jan 12, 2011 | 87.3 | 62 | 6 |
Under Flaming Winter Skies - Live in Tampere | Live | Jun 29, 2012 | 87 | 5 | 1 |
Unbreakable | EP | Jan 25, 2013 | 90 | 1 | 0 |
Nemesis | Album | Feb 22, 2013 | 89.3 | 91 | 6 |
Eternal | Album | Sep 11, 2015 | 89.1 | 56 | 8 |
Survive | Album | Sep 23, 2022 | 90.5 | 63 | 5 |
Heroes | EP | Jul 27, 2024 | - | 0 | 0 |
Demand | EP | Aug 30, 2024 | 85 | 1 | 0 |
Abandon | EP | Nov 22, 2024 | - | 0 | 0 |