New Stratovarius drummer (your thoughts or preferences)

[HinatAArcticA]

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[hiro23]

That was really good, all of those songs he did really well. I thought it was cool he included some that weren't even mentioned.

[_Pepe_]

Wowwwww...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSg6egYdf9M

[Verdades Parias]

Wowwwww...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSg6egYdf9M

Good drummers....both of them

[hiro23]

Awesome to see some female drummers coming into the fold.

[brought2ubyletterC]

^I wondered about that; she'd have to be able to drink them under the table too!

[hiro23]

I'll bet she can

[HinatAArcticA]

Wowwwww...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSg6egYdf9M

I vote for her.

[GAGAGO]

NOOO It is impossible! The guys are supposed to look at their audience.

[Morgan Kane]

Mike Portnoy will be the new drummer of Stratovarius. Cool!

[brought2ubyletterC]

^I wish.

[Ilsekena]

No, thanxx.We have seen enough statements

[Krigo]

Mike Portnoy's a good drummer, but from what I've seen from Dream Theater, he's a complete control freak who needs total control over everything and he keeps making statements over the band these days being far worse.

Reminds me of a certain someone.

[brought2ubyletterC]

Well, DT was Mike's band. He was one of the founding members, so I don't think the same thing would happen if he came into a band that was already well-established. But I know it's a long shot anyway, since DT and Strato have many differences musically that probably wouldn't translate well together.

[Verdades Parias]

Stop looking, this is the men, period

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKT94HYfKZ0

Also this one is very young but he almost destroys the drums, impressive

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8rrZT6y-2Q

[hiro23]

Those one's are freaking awesome, I can't believe the second one is only 19.

[brought2ubyletterC]

^Well, Lauri and Mattias have been awesome additions to the band; so what harm would more "young blood" do? Younger folks tend to be more enthusiastic and more open to new ideas, and that can *never* be a bad thing!

[HinatAArcticA]

From all the videos I've seen, Roland looks like a very realistic option.

[hiro23]

I can see that in the end the final choice is going to be a hard one considering the talent we've already seen.

[Verdades Parias]

some of this dudes are amazing!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvCd9vmw ... re=related

[Rebel]

I'm not sure how much life Stratovarius has left in it, it's obviously been more than I would have given it credit for, but I'd say another 5-6 years down the road and we might expect a farewell tour, however, I really hope that Matias, Lauri, and whoever the new drummer is stick together in some future power metal project, because that would be a really cool legacy.

[hiro23]

Please take this in the spirit it is meant Rebel but DAMN you are a killjoy. Maybe just maybe the new drummer will bring something good to the table and we will still get awesome music.

Once again I'm not trying to be mean however I really think it's still too early to be predicting the demise of this band.

[AAAAAAAAAA]

Maybe just maybe the new drummer will bring something good to the table

Is there a potluck I don't know about?

[GondolaGuy99]

New drummer should be Aquiles Priester. He's the guy for Stratovarius.

[GAGAGO]

No more Brazillians thank you!

[brought2ubyletterC]

I'm not sure how much life Stratovarius has left in it, it's obviously been more than I would have given it credit for, but I'd say another 5-6 years down the road and we might expect a farewell tour, however, I really hope that Matias, Lauri, and whoever the new drummer is stick together in some future power metal project, because that would be a really cool legacy.

If that's the case, then they will have survived nearly 10 years without Tolkki, and I would say that's a whole lot more than a lot of people would have ever expected.

[icecab21]

i'm sure the band can just go on and on replacing member after member when they decide to leave. there is only 1 member from the bands 4th album and only 2 from the 5th so its' not much of a stretch to just keep on going.

[HinatAArcticA]

i'm sure the band can just go on and on replacing member after member when they decide to leave. there is only 1 member from the bands 4th album and only 2 from the 5th so its' not much of a stretch to just keep on going.

In Jörg Michael's words...
"Stratovarius is biger than any of the members it could ever have, and it will always be there for you"

/chat

[hiro23]

Very much true, however and this is just my opinion I think that Timo K and Jens aren't going anywhere.

Both of them love this band and the music it creates.

[adrian9]

i'm sure the band can just go on and on replacing member after member when they decide to leave. there is only 1 member from the bands 4th album and only 2 from the 5th so its' not much of a stretch to just keep on going.

In Jörg Michael's words...
"Stratovarius is biger than any of the members it could ever have, and it will always be there for you"

/chat

there is always a key member in any band, and drummers are something to care about, to name a few, Steven Adler, John "bonzo" Bohnam, Keith Moon, Cozy Powell...no band (guns and roses, Led zep, the who, rainbow) survived too long without THE drummer, and of course I would like to place my bets on the strato survival ..but I think I would keep my money.