Can Stratovarius Make a Come Back?

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[@ObviouslyKieran]

*Stratovarius* have nothing left to prove anymore in my opinion, they've cemented their place in Heavy Metal lore and will still continue to inspire bands well after they've retired.

[@Favbio05]

Heavy Metal??????????????????????? HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@fallen4062]

Poweer metaaall

[@manosliapakes7086]

Stratovarius are the king's of power metal. NO ONE CAN FORGET THE MASTERPIECES EPISODE VISIONS. NO ONE THAT KNOWS STRATOVARIUS. AND POWER METAL ERA OF COURSE

[@Tribitty]

“Heavy metal lore” I love that.

[@StadinBasso]

I saw Stratovarius live last Friday night. The venue was sold out and they were killing it! The new material holds up with the classics excellently.

[@Nippe187]

Minä kävin kouvolas kahtoo ja oli kyl perkeleen kova keikka 🤘🏼😎🤘🏼🔥

[@nbrotkin]

I was at the same gig! They totally nailed it! Kotipelto sounds so good live nowadays!

[@StadinBasso]

@@nbrotkin Oh yes. He has clearly taken good care of his voice.

[@ACorpseWithoutSoul]

Tavastian keikka oli kovin Straton keikka mitä olen noin 90-luvun puolivälistä lähtien nähnyt. 🤘

[@kamikazekrush3758]

The new material is good, but Visions, Destiny and Elements are 3 of my all time favorite CD's, without Timo Tolkki the songwriting just isn't as good, the former guitarist of Sonata arctica actually writes alot of their music now

[@50shadesofbeige88]

They are criminally underrated. Even if the original lineup is gone. Hunting High and Low is my jam.

[@marialu3945]

Underated??? They are the king's of power metal..... Visions episode atc the anthems black diamond

[@Madstring]

@@marialu3945 im sorry but the actual kings of power metal are Sabaton and Powerwolf.

[@marialu3945]

@@Madstring 🤣🤣 if you think they are king's leave it.... Stratovarius angra blind guardian atc are kings , but power wolf and sabaton nop..... Stratovarius are fists . On the world of power metal, no one like sabaton and power wolf can touch the visions and episode albums black diamond atc.. this albums are the power metal masterpieces with keeper of the seven keys from Helloween. But is personal taste,... But stratovarius are kings of power metal without any doubts ...

[@50shadesofbeige88]

@maria lu Maybe not underrated in the Power Metal subgenres, but definitely when you look at the more mainstream metal.

[@Madstring]

@@marialu3945 im talking about numbers and, they used to be kings of power metal on 90s but we are in 2022

[@werc85music]

I love the new Stratovarius album! It's been a long , long time.. since they made an album this good!

[@fadidragon]

how about Eternal man the one before this album it 10 time better go listen to it ;)

[@blackcitadel37]

The last 4 albums were all absolute top tier work. They seem to improve with every new release. What I'd really love to see is a DragonForce comeback :}

[@fadidragon]

spot on thx that someone say it ..man the album eternal the one before this no body say anything and was masterpiece

[@eradict]

Did the lead singer got his voice back? I remember him having difficulty singing back in 2015 I think. He seems to do fine in the video. Could be edited? Sorry, I haven't listened to metal or watched relevant news for years. I out of the freakin loop.

[@julianosantos4278]

Matias came to divide waters for stratovarius, unite the band and take them to the highest again, album after album.

[@CaptainIcy]

I totally agree!! I'm so happy to see someone else (and many others, judging by your comment's likes) who shares this opinion. They're really at the top of their game these past few albums.

[@DuxDamnatio]

Stratovarius is such a classic band. I hope they make a comeback.

[@under60fps64]

not so classic since tolkki left

[@pekkatervala8476]

They've never been away! Greetings from Finland.

[@1shoryuken]

@@under60fps64 I love the tolkki era but their songwriting now is light years ahead of anything tolkki was doing with the band post-Destiny. Like listen to Nemesis, That release is a testament to how good this band can be when they take creative risks.

[@AlanRojasMusic]

I prefer Timo Kotipelto in Cain's Offering, the sound of that band is really unique and classic like Sonata & Strato gold times

[@paulogustavoespinolaficher8624]

jani aun conserva la tecnica y creatividad, tolkki quedo muy mal luego de su enfermedad, pero si, Jani y kotipelto la rompen..

[@MaverickMustaine]

Tolkki wrote some of the best power metal songs of all time

[@LordVengale]

For me, Tolkki is one of the Holy Trinity of power metal masterminds, together with Kai Hansen and Michael Weikath

[@fredericadda]

The new album is quite dark but the songs are amazing! The last song "Voices of Thunder" is my favorite.

[@solothesolos]

It is a really good album.

[@StadinBasso]

The album is pure gold!

[@ryer9646]

This is easily the best mixed Stratovarius album ever. The ending of Voices of Thunder especially is obnoxiously huge and epic in its mix.

[@Ermz]

@@ryer9646 Matias did a great job on the mix. It was super fun to work on.

[@GlobalTossPot]

Matias is just amazing. His solos are so good. They’re not overly done like DragonForce’s garbage and have character to them.

[@Traumglanz]

Stratovarius needs a comeback? Never notice them being gone.

[@PabloLink74]

Really? They haven't released anything since 2015

[@scottsiglinhd2777]

@@PabloLink74 intermission 2?

[@joshbarreras7255]

@@PabloLink74 I’ve noticed “eternal”

[@pedroteran5885]

They haven't been musically relevant since Ms.K joined the band, and Elements Pt.2 was already quite weak.

[@LeicaFleury]

@@pedroteran5885 Untrue, polaris was very strong.

[@AzerAnimations]

That is crazy. I just started listening to Stratovarius again after years of not listening to them; what weird timing!

[@animatedbreak]

One of my all-time favourite bands. Loved them since Visions!

[@Mattseak]

Hearing the song Phoenix by Stratovarius as a kid inspired me to become a musician. Even if I don't listen to Stratovarius much these days and I'm yet to become as successful as Herman Li for instance, to this day Stratovarius and Timo Tolkki mean a lot to me.

[@ACorpseWithoutSoul]

I saw Stratovarius 11.11.22 here in Helsinki, Finland and that was best their gig what i've never seen. I am listening Stratovarius since mid 90's so i have lot of experience of their gigs. New album is perfect and i think Kotipelto is so exited he sing now better than ever.

[@joshmcmullen6003]

Fright Night, Twilight Time, and Dreamspace, are extremely underrated, my favorite era of Stratovarius, Timo Tolkki is a Legend \m/ \m/

[@erlikquadros5873]

Stratovarius can't make a comeback cause they were never gone! 🥰

[@solothesolos]

Their new album is high class, I'm listening to it every day!

[@sheldonswan45]

I love the new album! Catchy choruses, great melodies as usual. 🤘🏻

[@michaellaserofficial3781]

Your not alone is a pure banger

[@GlobalTossPot]

Matias’s solos on this album are really good too. I love the ones on Demand and Fireflies

[@ventus_pl8275]

Yooo, I just came back from your concert today. You made an amazing fucking show. Couldn't imagine a better first metal concert in my life. Thanks a lot! Felt incredible to see you guys live. Will remember this day for a long time.

[@jarigustafsson7620]

Thats some proper bands you've looked up to. 🤘😎 My work collegue always said that Dragonforce is an extension of Strato and that i would love your work. I can agree on his assesment now. Edit: I also miss the faster playing, it was great motivator in training to raise tempo. Great to hear Jörg is doing well.

[@TN.Bravo13]

Stratovarius sempre será uma das bandas do meu coração juntamente a dragonforce Se voltou ou não? Estou ouvindo sempre Up the Power metal 🤘🏾

[@DiamondOre_]

not just this album, but even the last few that they released sound great

[@infernalsymphonytv2928]

@@necroplastful Eternal was great, best post-Tolki album and Survive is even better! Would go as far as saying Survive is best album they've done since Visions

[@infernalsymphonytv2928]

@@necroplastful Elysium the song is the best thing they've ever done, IMO. However, as an album, as much as I love it its not very consistent. Unlike Survive or Nemesis, for example

[@scottsiglinhd2777]

@@infernalsymphonytv2928 Eternal was alright I personally think one of their weaker ones. Imo Elysium, Polaris, nemesis and Survive are fantastic and it’s great to see Strato doing good post Tolkki era.

[@infernalsymphonytv2928]

@@scottsiglinhd2777 Agreed, its not often bands can lose a bandleader and main songwriter and if anything grow creatively. As vital as Tolkki was for the bands early days and 'classic lineup' you can tell that he stifled the writing process as the band has gone on to experiment more and be much more varied since he left. Polaris was a transitional album and I enjoyed it at the time but in hindsight for me it wasn't particularly strong. Since then they've been pretty consistent. Overall I would say theyve only gotten stronger since then, every album has gradually improved on the one that came before it. Elysium was a patchy album but the highs were very high indeed and creatively they were at their peak. Nemesis was a bit of a curveball but it has strong writing and is consistently good front to back. Eternal for me was a perfect blend of old and new eras of Strato but has some filler tracks. And Survive is basically eternal but waaay more consistently solid and strong songwriting across the board. All killer no filler!

[@karkoksilver]

Yeah, Nemesis, Eternal, Intermission II and Survive have been so good!

[@Heaview]

Stratovarius is 1 of the 4 Most listened, well-know and favorite bands of mine. Being the other 3 Angra, Rhapsody of Fire and Dream Theater.

[@gabbycosas]

Every era (new members) of Stratovarious have care well the name, the concept and the quality. Amazing band.

[@loempiaboer-up2dh]

cant wait to see herman play live. see u at AFAS the netherlands

[@VanJR.]

First Stratovarius song I heard was Father Time in 2003. Almost 20 years later and I still listen to them

[@rafaelmarmusic]

Kotipelto is in excellent form, what an epic voice, and Jens is the inventor of all we breath! Episode is a before/after álbum, regarding Melodic Metal, though a haven't really heard/appreciated anything off them after that.

[@janoskovacs9855]

Stratovarius is numero uno!!!!

[@leandroP2323]

So hard to hear people talk about Hammerfall nowadays, but it is always nice to surprise : )

[@themris]

Stratovarius is one of the all time greats!

[@milanjovanovic1931]

Stratovarius and Dragon Force World Tour 2023, would be greaat. I think Stratovarius is looking for a band for a world tour for the new Survive album, sorry for my bad english.

[@frek123456789]

Stratovarius is one of my top 3 bands 🇸🇻🇸🇻🇸🇻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻

[@erthenmusic]

Elements pt I has always been my favorite album from them, but I really love this new one as well.

[@jsviktor5]

it is a jewel, i still dont understand why a bunch off ppl say elements albums are bad.

[@mirzaaljic]

Stratovarius is my favorite metal band of all time. No matter the lineup, they have been able to produce a good album over many years. I really hope they will do a North America tour in 2023 or something.

[@thetruegoldenknight]

2 bands I absolutely love... Now THAT is a crossover! Sorry I'm late to the party. Also, spoilers at 2:45 Stratovarious INSPIRED DRAGONFORCE?! 🤯 And Dragonforce has inspired *ME!* Though I have some uh...difficulty inventing my own metal, and what I've got created is very, um... *rough*.

[@karstafari55]

Respect from Finland

[@kilmaraofficial]

Hi Herman, I met Stratovarius when we played together at More Than Fest 2016, in Slovakia. It was precisely there that we also met DragonForce, I remember your incredible show !!! 🤘🤘🤘 since then all of us Kilmara boys have been huge fans.

[@b.jaymescondon5684]

It's nice to hear so many familiar names come up in this discussion. Stratovarius has always been my favorite band, and while you can definitely hear the difference between pre- and post-Tolkki, I love both sounds dearly. Tolkki and Kotipelto both have questionable solo work, but anytime they're collaborating with someone, they manage to put out something incredible. Anyone who loves Stratovarius should check out Cain's Offering, another Kotipelto project with members from Sonata Arctica.

[@dnserror89]

Yes, loving their new stuff

[@anthonysoulard9938]

Stratovarius have always been one of the greatest power metal bands out there ! Every album is great , the 3 last one where awesome !

[@yyyelsicnarf]

Super cool!!! Stratovarius Never disappointed!!!! Great review!! They look fresh and with a lot of power!!!!

[@gmulhall]

Rest in Peace Eidie 🐾. Condolences and love from Australia.

[@joshbarreras7255]

I knew Alexi Laiho died from that much amount of drinking alcohol

[@kevingil1817]

Man! I woulda loves to see that concert! Stratovarius and Dragonforce!

[@kurtsherer8211]

This new album is great! We are Not Alone is probably my favorite track from it.

[@dartharaneus67]

A friend of mine introduced me to Stratovarius some 25 years ago. It served as my initiation to European, Finnish, Power, and Neo-classicaly influenced Metal, all in one. And I've never looked back.

[@makita3680]

Sounds amazing

[@chrislognshot]

also one most underrated bands. they help push new type of metal to forefront

[@rhythmicbeast]

Herman u r a great man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stratovariius is a phenomenal band Maestro Herman!!!!!!!! European Metal is very hard to beat!!!!!!!!!!!!Obviously including your great band!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ZeroWalker26]

Man I grew up with Stratovarius, luca turilli, Manowar, and more seeing one of them doing music again makes me happy.

[@AmtrakFanatic]

I agree with you entirely!! Both Timo and Jorg were definitely the energy behind Stratovarius and I wish it was still the case. The way you described this is perfect!

[@davepicard9256]

thats very great best masterpiece stratovarius visions, elements, nemesis and survive classic album legendary of the world. I love great best band favorite stratovarius. thank you stratovarius the true power metal forever 🤘🎸

[@valtteri13]

One of my favourite bands! 🤘🏻

[@ontaka5997]

Making a comeback? Did they ever leave? I just thought they kept themselves low and quiet only due to COVID. Powermetal Forever!!!!

[@rahmansetiawan4085]

I hope Stratovarius still exists. what I'm sad about is that luca turilli and fabio lione will be holding their last concert at turilli/lionne rhapsody.

[@Shreddah]

Timo Tolkki WAS Stratovarius. Ofc the classic line up, with Jens joining the band, is the best lineup. But "Twilight Time" with Tolkki on vocals is a kickass and underrated album. Tolkki was on fire and had amazing leads on that one!

[@GlobalTossPot]

Tolkki was awesome but Matias I think has way better technique and originality to his solos. Especially when you watch him live, he’s a worlds better than Tolkki. I think Matias does well with what he was given. But obviously Tolkki’s work with Stato awesome, can’t deny that

[@DarioSantaAnnaOfficial]

the new album is very amazing! i love Stratovarius!

[@michaelmetal71]

my condolences 😢to you Herman i read in the description that your dog 🐶 eddie passed away as a owner and father to 2 awesome dogs myself i feel for you hope you’re coping well,hope to see you and Dragon Force play live someday please come to S.A TX next tour take care 🤘🏼

[@jsviktor5]

stratovarius was the first power metal band i listened to, they totally changed my musical taste. still my preferred power band

[@cramx3]

Big fan of the new album, and they were a lot of fun at Progpower this year!

[@platinumfactory]

Strato is my fav band, my fav albums being episode elements pt1 and visions That being said i havent been this disappointed since tolkkis final album stratovarius before he left

[@Wolf-iv2uo]

I would love to see Sonata Arctica reaction next!

[@enriquesoto6534]

Thank you for sharing, Herman! Stratovarius is one of my favorite bands, of course. So I’m utterly biased! Haha To their credit, since the Tolkki days, they have always had that pop sensibility; songs like Brake The Ice, SOS, Nightfall, Uncertainty, Kiss Of Judas, Hunting High & Low, to mention a few; but also, their aim to develop epic pieces like: Infinity, Destiny, Visions, Babylon, Elements, Emancipation Suite, Elysium, Nemesis, The Lost Saga… The band keeps their many faces updated with interesting twists and turns, and even with the last few albums, their manage to sound amazingly good, song and production wise. The addition of guitar virtuoso Matias, has been an awesome and most welcomed surprise! They should tour with DragonForce at some point!!

[@PiT0nZo]

Stratovarius and Sonata Arctica were some of the first eu power metal bands I discovered. Wish Sonata would come back to form

[@vinyldimer]

First song from Stratovarius I heard was Black Diamond (I think that was the title). I think it's a harpsichord they used and oh my it got me hooked!

[@danielflorio4739]

They’ve been pretty much back since Polaris. After Timo left they rebounded nicely with Polaris and then everything since has been solid.

[@yucup73]

Learning to fly is my favorite

[@jutauta]

I just have to I just have to say... Thank you Stratovarius from all melodic power metal fans around the world

[@spkoftdvl]

Stratovarius is a legendary band in the metal lore and they have nothing to prove to anyone, even for a band that knew how to reinvent itself when one of its key members left. Their sound evolved in an incredible way keeping their spirit alive, and I'm not saying it as a fanboy haha but it's incredible that they did it. There are others who lose key members and fall into trying to copy what they were.

[@joshuaansley1361]

Great Album!! Voice of Thunder is my personal favorite!!

[@kvltgirl]

Stratovarius still holds the title of my favorite power metal band and their new album is just amazing!

[@dustdreamer673]

My guitar hero reacting to a new song of my older guitar hero. I am so happy :)

[@Solidballofrock]

I discovered them on the back of Infinite. Then they kinda fell off my radar until that dust up when the original line up broke up. This song is pretty darn cool

[@jonirasanen9335]

Stratovarius legeng 🤘

[@Big_YumYum]

till this day i still listen to black diamond , distiny , paradise . Stratovarius are legends they never left in the first place to make a comeback .

[@mikescott5655]

I Love Stratovarius, & while old Stratovarius is awesome & will go down as one of the best Powermetal bands ever, this new line up kicks ass & have been now for a bunch of year! The last bunch of Albums are really good 🤘🏻

[@Bumataur]

Completely agree about the Timo Tolkki years!

[@Istencsaszar]

Hammerfall, Rhapsody, Stratovarius...my fav bands too :D

[@fallen4062]

Yep me too

[@jmcnasty1]

love the labyrinth shoutout

[@Dagoroth55]

I personally like every single Stratovarius album. They all are catchy to me, the fast and slow songs.

[@nasrulhafiz2823]

same here

[@Cornhog1552]

What about the stratovarius 2005 album?

[@RazielKainus]

it is not so fast and catchy, but IMHO Eternal and Survive are the peaks of their new sound... with a strong Jani Liimatainen hand in it all... it is midtempo, heavy, kinda proggy kind of power metal and it is super cool :) ... if you enjoy this, check out Excalion, especially Emotions (or Waterlines with the previous singer) :)

[@RodrigoTPHS]

"Broken" esta buenisimo

[@Tacoman450]

Ngl, everything Episode and after (except their self-titled, a few songs on there) I love. All for different reasons. But my favorite of all time has to be Elysium, with how the composition on that song is. But to say a second favorite is really hard due to many reasons. But they're my favorite band by far.

[@Savlo1]

Listen to Stratovarius - Broken!!

[@nicolesayson6335]

One of my fave band.stratovarius n dragonforce of course.

[@lazybear9644]

I hope to see a reunion show with Tolkki, which might happen! That would be fucking crazy.

[@tieukhavu8832]

Their latest album is called „Survive“

[@julianosantos4278]

This is the best release of 2022! Stratovarius Survive, an album full of emotions, weight and techniques they had a great come back!!

[@waterbottlecrinkle6973]

Just learned about them a week ago, those guys are LEGIT!!! (Power metal novice) Imperial age is also another great band

[@arnaumolasp6581]

Stratovarius has never gone, at least from 2009 until now they have consistently recorded albums & toured around the globe. After the performance decrease between 2004-2009, people got disinterest and has been very difficult to regain trust and mass support though in terms of respect, people still consider current line up as one of the main drivers of the scene. Additionally, in this 2010-2020s to create good music is not a key driver to reach fan support but a good marketing campaign (see Sabaton, Powerwolf or recently the Pumpkins United concept from Helloween) and then a strong performance with additional elements in the shows (pyrotechnics for instance or customized scenarios) to have this first impact to catch the attention rather than the music itself. Even bands like Nightwish since many years has supported the music performance with those 'value adding' elements. Avantasia also has sold a lot of marketing behind the music. Don't get me wrong though, those bands previously stated are also great bands, marketing has not to be a bad thing but a tool to improve people experience and band experience. And it's a key element in modern music industry. People buy experiences, not CDs. So... If I am reaslitic, I am very skeptical Strato can lead the european metal scene (that's what they did 1996-2005) as marketing behind the band is not so strong, neither live shows are following the previously written elements. There's huge room for improvement there for the metal finns. In any case, I will continue listening to them and attending shows: they play memorable music and they're very clean live.

[@vonzox]

Epic Solo ends.. "Nice." 😎

[@carbonfossile4219]

you got great teachers in the past !! cheer :)

[@diiegiin1]

They new albums are still awesome , simple love stratovarius

[@VanJR.]

I found out about DragonForce when I was looking for some Startovarius music when Windows music player had searchable results

[@teosto1384]

First time hearing this song I gotta say it's not half bad. This coming from a Stratovarius fan from before 2000 but not so much after that as I felt they grew quite stale. As for the locals despite the lineup changes I think it's safe to speak for majority of Finnish people when I say Stratovarius was mostly known for the two Timo's, Kotipelto and Tolkki. Not saying others haven't been equally important but whenever someone thinks of Stratovarius you can't not think of those two. As for comeback, there's still room to fill those summer festivals so go for it!

[@chrislognshot]

i like this song. and great band too.

[@elbacalao146]

Current Stratovarius is prime Stratovarius, everything since Elysium has been better and better. Survive has surpased all my expectations and has easily become my album of the year.

[@caserol23]

STRATOFOREVER!!! 🤟🤟🤟

[@greyknightspain]

Stratovarius sacó el mejor disco ese año sin dudarlo y este año 2024 por ahora lo ha sacado Lost in Grey

[@PapaRolenn]

The new album is one of their best, easily.

[@Chris_Jamstone]

what come back. the band never gone.

[@junune5]

I love the new line up and all the new albums. It's one of the few power metal bands are doing good albums nowdays.