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'Firefly', 'Survive' and 'World on Fire', these were songs Stratovarius fans already got to hear live at the Wacken Open Air 2022 and the entire album is now available. Seven years after their last album 'Eternal' the Finns have recorded eleven new songs and continue the series of high quality releases. Not only musically Stratovarius... Continue Reading →
There have been a few rain showers overnight and it is also noticeably chillier in Germany's smallest/biggest heavy metal community. After the last little rain showers have disappeared, and with them, temporarily, the dust of the previous days, everyone is prepared for day three, which holds another highlight with Iowa's metal export number one, Slipknot.... Continue Reading →
Stratovarius announce with 'Survive' their next studio album. The record will be released on September 23 via earMUSIC and with 'World on Fire' a next single has already been launched. You can listen to it here: https://stratovarius.lnk.to/WorldOnFire
On a Sunday evening, Dutch highways led me to Utrecht. It was a Finnish package that drew my attention with former Nightwish singer Tarja and power metallers Stratovarius performing a co-headliner show under the header of ‘A Nordic Symphony ‘18’. Before the Finns entered the stage it was up to the London-based quintet Serpentyne to... Continue Reading →
(8/10) I guess that most of you are familiar with Stratovarius' 'Intermission' album from 2001. The record was a compilation that mainly featured live recordings, B-sides and bonus tracks of the Finnish powerhouse. 17 years later, Stratovarius reveals a new album and it's called 'Enigma: Intermission 2'. As with part one, also volume 2 comprises... Continue Reading →
Tarja presents a new live video, taken from the upcoming live release ‘Act II’. The video revealed is ‘Love to Hate’ and is posted on YouTube. Furthermore Tarja will be on tour in autmn together with Finnish Stratovarius. Here are the dates: 01.10.2018 Frankfurt, Batschkapp 02.10.2018 Kiel, Max 03.10.2018 Hannover, Capitol 05.10.2018 Karlsruhe, Substage 07.10.2018... Continue Reading →
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