Stratovarius

Stratovarius is a Finnish power metal band, known for its melodic approach to the genre. Stratovarius was founded in 1984 in Finland under the name Black Water. They went through a number of personnel changes and changes in style before the band found its own voice. The founding members were Tuomo Lassila, Staffan Str�hlman, and John Viherv�. By 1985, Timo Tolkki entered the band, replacing Str�hlman on guitar, changed the name to Stratovarius (a combination of Stratocaster and Stradivarius) and taking up vocal duties as well. Tolkki became the driving force and mastermind of the band, assuming relatively complete control of the song-writing. He brought along not only strong rock influences, but also a neo-classical tinge. The band released a demo to various record companies by 1987, finally being picked up by CBS Finland. In 1989, their debut album Fright Night was released, following two singles. edit info

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	Stratovarius    2005	2.9 17 Votes	Rate It Awful Very Poor Poor Average Good Great Excellent Superb Classic
	Elements Part 2    2003	3.3 19 Votes	Rate It Awful Very Poor Poor Average Good Great Excellent Superb Classic
	Elements Part 1    2003	3.6 20 Votes	Rate It Awful Very Poor Poor Average Good Great Excellent Superb Classic
	Intermission    2001	3.8 8 Votes	Rate It Awful Very Poor Poor Average Good Great Excellent Superb Classic
	Infinite    2000	3.7 20 Votes	Rate It Awful Very Poor Poor Average Good Great Excellent Superb Classic
	The Chosen Ones    1999	4.2 6 Votes	Rate It Awful Very Poor Poor Average Good Great Excellent Superb Classic
	Destiny    1998	3.5 21 Votes	Rate It Awful Very Poor Poor Average Good Great Excellent Superb Classic
	The Past and Now    1997	3.8 2 Votes	Rate It Awful Very Poor Poor Average Good Great Excellent Superb Classic
	Visions    1997	4 35 Votes	Rate It Awful Very Poor Poor Average Good Great Excellent Superb Classic
	Episode    1996	4 26 Votes	Rate It Awful Very Poor Poor Average Good Great Excellent Superb Classic
	Fourth Dimension    1995	3.9 9 Votes	Rate It Awful Very Poor Poor Average Good Great Excellent Superb Classic
	Fright Night    1995	3.1 8 Votes	Rate It Awful Very Poor Poor Average Good Great Excellent Superb Classic
	Dreamspace    1994	3.8 7 Votes	Rate It Awful Very Poor Poor Average Good Great Excellent Superb Classic
	Twilight Time    1993	3.3 7 Votes	Rate It Awful Very Poor Poor Average Good Great Excellent Superb Classic

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