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- Mon Sep 25, 2017 6:50 am
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: What do you want to hear on the next album?
- Replies: 41
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Re: What do you want to hear on the next album?
I think the Matias era albums sound great... One thing I do miss about the late 90s production is however Timo mixed the drums - I think he also used some VST samples on top of Jorg's playing, for some reason - the drums sound FUCKING HUGE. Now I know Jorg beats the hell out of his drums anyway, but...
- Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:27 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: What do you want to hear on the next album?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 29134
Re: What do you want to hear on the next album?
Hasn't been announced, just got the feeling, you know. It's almost that time, and they're reflecting on Eternal, so fingers crossed we'll hear some kind of news on going into the studio soon. I wouldn't mind a few progressive tunes, or an instrumental, it's been a loooong time since we've had one of...
- Thu Sep 21, 2017 4:38 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: What do you want to hear on the next album?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 29134
What do you want to hear on the next album?
My, how time flies. We're due for another Stratovarius album soon. Quick recap. The band has been on fire since 2009. Every two years we've gotten a new album. Looks like we might be waiting until next year this time. Matias and Lauri have opened up a whole new dimension for Stratovarius's sound. Ro...
- Mon Sep 18, 2017 10:14 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Timo Tolkki to perform Strato/RR songs
- Replies: 62
- Views: 57582
Re: news
Cut the guy some slack. I saw the Madrid gig and it was quite good, much better than the athens clips, beginning to sound like a band. This is a "band" that got together, with only a few practices and despite them all being good musicians, it takes a bit to "gel" together. Also Timo has been throug...
- Sat Sep 16, 2017 4:41 am
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Timo Tolkki to perform Strato/RR songs
- Replies: 62
- Views: 57582
Re: Timo Tolkki to perform Strato/RR songs
You Finnish trolls are a weird bunch.
Finntrolls, if you will.
Finntrolls, if you will.
- Thu Sep 14, 2017 9:43 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Timo Tolkki to perform Strato/RR songs
- Replies: 62
- Views: 57582
Re: news
Cut the guy some slack. I saw the Madrid gig and it was quite good, much better than the athens clips, beginning to sound like a band. This is a "band" that got together, with only a few practices and despite them all being good musicians, it takes a bit to "gel" together. Also Timo has been throug...
- Tue Aug 22, 2017 10:09 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Timo Tolkki to perform Strato/RR songs
- Replies: 62
- Views: 57582
Re: Timo Tolkki to perform Strato/RR songs
And yet by the time this was even going down, Sonata had moved on from that kind of Stratovarius-clone power metal. Hah.
- Wed Aug 16, 2017 6:49 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Timo Tolkki to perform Strato/RR songs
- Replies: 62
- Views: 57582
Re: Timo Tolkki to perform Strato/RR songs
Guess there were some ego-clash between Timo and Andre as well. But didn't Timo write a whole album worth of material in Siberia before they officially called it quits? Timo never seemed to accept the fact that he had to work hard to come back in the spotlight as a musician. Revolution Renaissance ...
- Mon Aug 14, 2017 2:56 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Stratovarius is going to reissue all the albums, Awesome!!!!
- Replies: 27
- Views: 31275
Re: Stratovarius is going to reissue all the albums, Awesome!!!!
I hope a new album comes this year, or early 2018 (looks more likely). I'm getting nervous, though. Each album since Matias joined has been better and better than the last. I'm not sure how they can possibly top Eternal. My Eternal Dream and Man In The Mirror (as well as several others) have joined ...
- Mon Jul 31, 2017 6:13 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Timo Tolkki to perform Strato/RR songs
- Replies: 62
- Views: 57582
Re: Timo Tolkki to perform Strato/RR songs
Trinity is not good. At all. Just my opinion.
Symfonia is decent but that title track is awful (so are the ballads) and the rest of the songs sound like Timo just couldn't shake the Strato writing tradition. It literally sounds more or less like Strato, just with Andre Matos on vox.
Symfonia is decent but that title track is awful (so are the ballads) and the rest of the songs sound like Timo just couldn't shake the Strato writing tradition. It literally sounds more or less like Strato, just with Andre Matos on vox.
- Sun Jul 02, 2017 10:45 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Timo Tolkki to perform Strato/RR songs
- Replies: 62
- Views: 57582
Re: Timo Tolkki to perform Strato/RR songs
In my honest opinion, I think he should just hang it up for good. It's over. Clearly he needs to focus on his health more than anything else. God, I feel so bad for him. I wish I could help.
But if playing in any capacity makes him happy, who am I to judge.
But if playing in any capacity makes him happy, who am I to judge.
- Mon Jun 26, 2017 6:50 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: do you think this guy looks a bit like Lauri Porra?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3953
Re: do you think this guy looks a bit like Lauri Porra?
Not really, not to me, no.
Guy has a lot of cool videos though!
Guy has a lot of cool videos though!
- Mon Jun 19, 2017 10:46 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Timo Tolkki to perform Strato/RR songs
- Replies: 62
- Views: 57582
Re: Timo Tolkki to perform Strato/RR songs
Sums up how I feel. Holy shit, Timo. How the mighty have fallen.SentineLEX wrote:Breaks my heart seeing the guy who got me into guitar and is probably the inspiration for most of my music, xanaxed to shit, morbidly obese and unable to play the same songs he's been playing for the last 20 years
- Thu May 18, 2017 4:19 am
- Forum: Other discussions in English
- Topic: Rhapsody Of Fire - Into The Legend
- Replies: 75
- Views: 56533
Re: Rhapsody Of Fire - Into The Legend
Which leads me to this... I'm bored and gonna rank the albums as I feel today, from most to least favorite. 1. Dawn of Victory 2. Legendary Tales 3. Symphony of Enchanted Lands 4. Power of the Dragonflame 5. Symphony of Enchanted Lands 2 6. Triumph or Agony 7. The Frozen Tears of Angels 8. Into the ...
- Thu May 18, 2017 4:05 am
- Forum: Other discussions in English
- Topic: Rhapsody Of Fire - Into The Legend
- Replies: 75
- Views: 56533
Re: Rhapsody Of Fire - Into The Legend
Holy shit, the original Rhapsody is playing the entire Symphony of Enchanted Lands album on their reunion tour. Including Dark Tower of Abyss. https://youtu.be/oirapQxqiOs That song means so damn much to me. It was I think the very first Rhapsody song I ever heard, and to me is still one of the perf...
- Tue May 16, 2017 3:36 am
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: My infant son is a Stratovarius fan ;)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6766
Re: My infant son is a Stratovarius fan ;)
That is a badass design (combining the fleur de lys and star)! And you're raising your kid right. Awesome stuff dude!!
- Mon May 15, 2017 4:43 pm
- Forum: Other discussions in English
- Topic: Rhapsody Of Fire - Into The Legend
- Replies: 75
- Views: 56533
Re: Rhapsody Of Fire - Into The Legend
Love Land of Immortals. Giacomo's a great fit for this band. When Demons Awake - he does a very good job on that one, although that song's never been one of my favorites.
Can't wait to hear Dark Tower of Abyss and others.
Can't wait to hear Dark Tower of Abyss and others.
- Fri May 12, 2017 6:38 am
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Top 10 Stratovarius songs of the new era
- Replies: 19
- Views: 17415
Re: Top 10 Stratovarius songs of the new era
Man, I put on some Elysium tunes today and that album is SO good. Infernal Maze is excellent, I love Timo's voice in that one. The beginning still weirds me out a bit, I'm not so sure it fits the rest of the song that follows, but it is still a really cool and nice musical section. Feeding the Fire ...
- Wed May 10, 2017 9:24 pm
- Forum: Other discussions in English
- Topic: Rhapsody Of Fire - Into The Legend
- Replies: 75
- Views: 56533
Re: Rhapsody Of Fire - Into The Legend
Man Dark Wings was disappointing, definitely bottom of the Rhapsody catalogue for me. A Tale of Magic, Sad Mystic Moon, and Silver Lake of Tears are the only ones I return to from that album. All the ballads seem to start the same exact way, too. I fucking love Shining Star though, oh man. It's so s...
- Wed May 10, 2017 9:20 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Top 10 Stratovarius songs of the new era
- Replies: 19
- Views: 17415
Re: Top 10 Stratovarius songs of the new era
Other than Giants, I'd have to say Kill It With Fire, Fireborn, and Endless Forest. KIWF reminds me of Cold Winter Nights, lyrically. Fireborn is just badass from start to finish with an excellent hook, and Endless Forest is a quirky, calming instrumental that I just love (plus it sounds like someth...
- Wed May 10, 2017 7:28 pm
- Forum: Other discussions in English
- Topic: Rhapsody Of Fire - Into The Legend
- Replies: 75
- Views: 56533
Re: Rhapsody Of Fire - Into The Legend
I never thought of that. A live album with Giacomo might have been a warmer way to introduce him to the fans! Maybe they did this to pump up interest for their next album (since a lot of people wrote them off after Luca's departure... and especially Fabio's). I was just playing Into The Legend a los...
- Wed May 10, 2017 7:26 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Top 10 Stratovarius songs of the new era
- Replies: 19
- Views: 17415
Re: Top 10 Stratovarius songs of the new era
I see what you did there ;) Great picks, nice mention of the bonus songs! I was very tempted to put Giants on the list - that is an amazing song - but I decided not to, for fear of jumping down the bonus track rabbit hole... Stratovarius does some great ballads; If The Story Is Over is really high o...
- Wed May 10, 2017 3:54 am
- Forum: Other discussions in English
- Topic: Rhapsody Of Fire - Into The Legend
- Replies: 75
- Views: 56533
Re: Rhapsody Of Fire - Into The Legend
Some people on Facebook have been giving the band shit for rerecording the old songs but I am very excited to hear it. I was really surprised to hear Giacomo do such a good job on When Demons Awake, for example. And I am so excited they picked songs like Dark Tower of Abyss and Dargor to rerecord. I...
- Wed May 10, 2017 3:53 am
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Top 10 Stratovarius songs of the new era
- Replies: 19
- Views: 17415
Top 10 Stratovarius songs of the new era
New era being Polaris, Elysium, Nemesis, and Eternal. I absolutely love this band and each album they've released since Polaris has been better than the last. Eternal is honestly my favorite album next to Episode. Forever Is Today Move the Mountain Elysium Unbreakable Halcyon Days Castles In The Air...
- Tue Dec 13, 2016 5:13 pm
- Forum: Other discussions in English
- Topic: Sonata Arctica - The Ninth Hour
- Replies: 34
- Views: 28011
Re: Sonata Arctica - The Ninth Hour
I still can't dig it. Even Unia I was really into at the start.
This shit just blows.
This shit just blows.
- Thu Nov 17, 2016 10:11 pm
- Forum: Other discussions in English
- Topic: Rhapsody Of Fire - Into The Legend
- Replies: 75
- Views: 56533
Re: Rhapsody Of Fire - Into The Legend
Giacomo sounds great. I think he's a great fit for the band. Good to see he can nail Distant Sky, too! I wonder what changes (if any) to the setlist there will be. Would be nice if they changed it up and offered some different songs from the old days. (Also, I've always thought Giacomo was a badass ...
- Mon Nov 14, 2016 4:40 pm
- Forum: Stratovarius and related bands talk in English
- Topic: Episode special shows in November
- Replies: 18
- Views: 17374
Re: Episode special shows in November
Wow - first time ever, really? What a fantastic song. Lucky crowd.SentineLEX wrote:They played When the Night Meets the Day for the first time ever on the 10th!
- Fri Sep 16, 2016 4:58 pm
- Forum: Other discussions in English
- Topic: Jani making album with Anette Olzon
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4952
- Thu Sep 15, 2016 11:45 pm
- Forum: Other discussions in English
- Topic: Jani making album with Anette Olzon
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4952
Jani making album with Anette Olzon
Anyone else really interested to hear this?
- Wed Sep 07, 2016 6:06 pm
- Forum: Other discussions in English
- Topic: Cain Offering StormCrow review, (Talked with my friend)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3682