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I found this new in the web:

http://digilander.libero.it/highlordclub/


February 19th 2003 Highlord will records "Against the wind" for the upcoming Stratovarius tribute released by Northwind Rec.
Highlord come back live in North Italy!!!

What do you know about this Tribute?

First I've heard about it, but it sounds like a fucking great idea to me!

WOWWWWW !!!


this is reallyyyy interesting >>>!!!

Umm.. As we can see, that news was told over a year ago. Wonder what's going on with that tribute nowadays..

Great, wonderful idea! The guys deserve it! Its about time Stratovarius has a tribute! When can I buy?:D

Would be very very cool

I came across that same in info on tributealbum. That much more i know that a band called Kaledon will cover "Father Time" on that album. The album will be released through Northwind Records (http://www.northwindrecords.com)

That's all I know and find in the net about that album... If someone knows more, please post your knowledge here...

I hope there will be more bands participating than a bunch of Helloween clones

Highlord kicks some serious ass! And they have quite a personality...their recording of Saint Seiya's Pegazus Fantasy was awesome!

Graveworm - Fear Of The Dark, Cradle Of Filth - Hallowed Be Thy Name... for example

Hi, I'm a friend of Northwind records boss, I'm going to meet him so I can tell you more. About Highlord, they are from Italy, a great power-prog metal band singing in english. They have a very great voice and fast drums-keys-guitars. I suggest you to buy "When the aurora falls..." album. I personally can sell them even abroad, because I have many copies of them. The price is only 14,00 euro including delivery costs!!
If you want to order a copy, mail me: info@dreamlive.it
I have many other bands stuff, like Labyrinth, Skylark, Edenbridge, very interesting and good metal music, very low-priced. Ah, and even the Hellowee tribute, where even Sonata Arctica play... very amazing!

yeah Highlord are excellent
they have a new album coming in may
Kaledon is another excellent band from Italy

The problem is to pick out 15 Strato songs to cover because the StratoSongs are all so good!
I will give my hypothesis later!

Luca wrote:
Hi, I'm a friend of Northwind records boss, I'm going to meet him so I can tell you more. About Highlord, they are from Italy, a great power-prog metal band singing in english. They have a very great voice and fast drums-keys-guitars. I suggest you to buy "When the aurora falls..." album. I personally can sell them even abroad, because I have many copies of them. The price is only 14,00 euro including delivery costs!!
If you want to order a copy, mail me: info@dreamlive.it
I have many other bands stuff, like Labyrinth, Skylark, Edenbridge, very interesting and good metal music, very low-priced. Ah, and even the Hellowee tribute, where even Sonata Arctica play... very amazing!

and the news are.......... Luca, we are waiting yours

yea Sonata Arctica whit black Diamond and so edguy on coming home i would like or some other good ballad!! byt they desirv the tribute some times.. but 1 year old news.. so will se what it goes 2 .. wait and se

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NEWS!
STRATOVARIUS Tribute Album 28/02/2004


In the next months will be released the first Stratovarius tribute album for SteelBorn Records.
Kaledon with David Folchitto at drums have recorded "FATHER TIME"!!!

HymnToLife wrote:
NEWS!
STRATOVARIUS Tribute Album 28/02/2004


In the next months will be released the first Stratovarius tribute album for SteelBorn Records.
Kaledon with David Folchitto at drums have recorded "FATHER TIME"!!!

Fantastic News. Thank you.

Someone please keep us posted as to the progress of this tribute Album....the bands,songs, etc.

browneyedgirl wrote:
Someone please keep us posted as to the progress of this tribute Album....the bands,songs, etc.

This info I found on Northwin Records's website

"WITHIN INFINITY: A TRIBUTE TO STRATOVARIUS

Steelborn Records will be releasing a Stratovarius tribute album called "Within Infinity" in november 2004. At this moment the bands who will participate are the following:

VV.AA. - Within Infinity - Tribute to Stratovarius

1 – HIGHLORD – "Against the Wind"

2 – DARK HORIZON – "Hunting High and Low"

3 – DESDEMONA – “Black Diamond”

4 – KALEDON – “Father Time“

5 – HERALDRY – "Kiss Of Judas"

6 – METAL KINGS (with Andrew McPauls/Labirinth and Andrea Torricini/Vision Divine) - "Legions"

7 – SKYLARK - medley of "Out of the Shadows" e "Hands of Time"

8 – EDDY ANTONINI (Skylark) – “Forever”

I haven't heard any of those bands

If this is true, this news has made my day! This sounds wonderful, but, I have never heard of those bands, either!
However, come November you can bet I'll plunk down my $13.00, or whatever, for a copy! Strato deserves this....I'm glad this tribute is FINALLY here close at hand!

Well I think all those bands are Italian because the recordlabel is... But it'll be interesting to hear how those classic Strato -tunes sound when played by another band. Some of us have heard Sonata Arctica covering live Black Diamond, but you can't really count that since it's been performed as more of a joke
It would have been greater if Strato -tribute would have included a bit more "known" bands. I think that Edguy could have been one as Tolkki has mixed their albums, and one a bit more interesting would have been Michael Kiske's Supared!!! And then maybe Sonata Arctica, Thunderstone and Symphony X since they have toured together and stuff (Romeo appearing on Kotipelto's solo albums)... We'll just have to wait and see, maybe that will happen too...
Strato certainly deserves all tribute albums people come up to make...

Twilightsymphony wrote:
I hope there will be more bands participating than a bunch of Helloween clones

Just quoting myself

Sonata's cover of Black Diamond was a joke, but I've heard that done in seriousness, it is good.
Don't forget Sonata's cover of Metallica's Fade to Black was better than the orginial according to some people!

what about labyrinth? I think its a great italian band for a strato cover, I see that there is a member on the metal kings.. but... and what about rhapsody?

Yeah!!!! What about Rhapsody? I'd love 'em covering Eagleheart or Will the sun rise?!!!!!

browneyedgirl wrote:
Sonata's cover of Black Diamond was a joke, but I've heard that done in seriousness, it is good.
Don't forget Sonata's cover of Metallica's Fade to Black was better than the orginial according to some people!

FTB really was great, although they could have "Sonatized" it like they did on Scorpions's Still Loving You which, in my oppinion, is the best cover made by anyone...
Maybe, as Twilightsymphony said, there could be more vary range of bands on the tribute album, not all power etc metalbands...

browneyedgirl wrote:
Sonata's cover of Black Diamond was a joke, but I've heard that done in seriousness, it is good.
Don't forget Sonata's cover of Metallica's Fade to Black was better than the orginial according to some people!

Maybe in the start... but in the end is much much better the original ...

calileon wrote:
1 – HIGHLORD – "Against the Wind"

2 – DARK HORIZON – "Hunting High and Low"

3 – DESDEMONA – “Black Diamond”

4 – KALEDON – “Father Time“

5 – HERALDRY – "Kiss Of Judas"

6 – METAL KINGS (with Andrew McPauls/Labirinth and Andrea Torricini/Vision Divine) - "Legions"

7 – SKYLARK - medley of "Out of the Shadows" e "Hands of Time"

8 – EDDY ANTONINI (Skylark) – “Forever”

very good tracklist, i am looking forward to it!