Stratovarius
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: Finland
- Born: 1984 in Helsinki, Finland
- Active: 1984 - present
Biography
Stratovarius is a power metal band from Finland. 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. Stratovarius was founded in Finland in 1984 from former members of the band Black Water. They went through a number of personnel and musical changes before the band found its own voice. In 1984, the name was changed to Stratovarius (a portmanteau of Stratocaster and Stradivarius), an idea of Str氓hlman's.
Genres
Stratovarius Discography
- Fright Night (1989) - Album - rated 2.91/5
- Twilight Time (1992) - Album - rated 3.03/5
- Dreamspace (1994) - Album - rated 2.9/5
- Fourth Dimension (1995) - Album - rated 3.28/5
- Episode (1996) - Album - rated 3.78/5
- Visions (1997) - Album - rated 3.79/5
- Destiny (1998) - Album
- SOS (1998) - Single
- Visions of Europe (1998) - Album
- The Chosen Ones (1999) - Compilation - rated 3.51/5
- A Million Light Years Away (2000) - Single - rated 3.34/5
- It's a Mystery / Why Are We Here (2000) - Single - rated 3.28/5
- Hunting High and Low (2000) - Single - rated 3.32/5
- Infinite (2000) - Album - rated 3.75/5
- Intermission (2001) - Compilation - rated 3.33/5
- Eagleheart (2002) - Single - rated 3.21/5
- Elements Pt. 2 (2003) - Album - rated 2.73/5
- Elements Pt.1 (2003) - Album - rated 3/5
- Stratovarius (2005) - Album - rated 2.09/5
- Polaris (2009) - Album - rated 2.93/5
- Elysium (2011) - Album - rated 2.98/5
- Nemesis (2013) - Album - rated 3.21/5
- Eternal (2015) - Album - rated 3.24/5
- Survive (2022) - Album - rated 3.5/5
Members
- Timo Kotipelto - vocals (1994 - present)
- Jens Johansson - keyboards (1995 - present)
- Lauri Porra - bass (2005 - present)
- Matias Kupiainen - guitar (2008 - present)
- Rolf Pilve - drums (2012 - present)
- Timo Tolkki - guitar, vocals (1985 - 2008)
- J枚rg Michael - drums (1995 - 2012)
- Jari Kainulainen - bass (1993 - 2005)
- Tuomo Lassila - drums, vocals (1984 - 1995)
- Antti Ikonen - keyboards (1986 - 1995)