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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Stratovarius are a Finnish power metal band, est. 1984 by drummer/vocalist Tuomo Lassila, guitarist Staffan Stråhlman and bassist John Vihervä, under the name Black Water.In 1985, guitarist Stråhlman left and was replaced by Timo Tolkki, who also took up vocal duties from Lassila. The band was renamed to its current moniker at Tolkki's suggestion—it's a combination of "Stratocaster" and "Stradivarius", a reference to Tolkki's neo-classical metal sensibilities. They recorded a demo, sent to various companies until CBS Finland picked them up in 1987.Their first album, Fright Night, was released in 1989. Their second album was released three years later, but the band was dropped by CBS Finland. Jari Kainulainen became the new bassist in 1994, halfway through recording of their third album Dreamspace. Around this time, Tolkki's voice began to fail, and auditions for a new vocalist landed Lappajärvi native Timo Kotipelto. Fourth Dimension was recorded with him and released in 1995, to much success.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Following this, Tolkki massively overhauled the band's sound, getting rid of Lassila and keyboardist Antti Ikonen. In their place came, respectively, Jörg Michael from Germany and Jens Johansson from Sweden. This new lineup put out Episode in 1996, a major breakthrough for the band with a full string orchestra and choir in some songs, with such classics as "Father Time", "Will the Sun Rise?" and "Speed of Light".They released three more albums over the next four years: Visions, Destiny and Infinite. They also toured extensively in this time, and recorded their first live album Visions of Europe in Greece.After this, the band took a brief hiatus before the big project in their plans. To sate fans's wishes for new material, four new tracks were recorded for the compilation Intermission, which also had B-sides and bonus tracks from the previous albums. When they returned in 2003, Elements did not disappoint—with a peak in their new style of symphonic metal, it was the most epic thing Stratovarius had ever done, to the point it was split into two albums.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_3'); })Unfortunately, after touring for Elements, Tolkki had a grueling Creator Breakdown that came with some absurd publicity stunts (like inexplicably replacing Kotipelto and Jörg and "converting" to Kabbalah); he was diagnosed with chronic depression and confined to a mental hospital.Band issues were resolved by January 2005, with Kotipelto and Jörg back in the fray. By June, Jari Kainulainen amicably left the band, burned out from the constant touring at the time, and passed his spot on to Lauri Porra. With him, they recorded a self-titled album that spawned the single "Maniac Dance" and did a world tour in 2005 and 2006, where they visited the USA and Canada for the first time.In 2008, after a long period of silence from the band, Timo Tolkki announced Stratovarius's breakup on the official website, citing too much internal tension. However, the rest of the band wasn't willing to throw in the towel just yet, and so Tolkki signed over the rights to the name and left for good. He'd written about 95% of the band's repertoire before this, so his leaving would mark a major change in the band's style.The next year (2009) saw the release of Polaris, recorded with new guitarist Matias Kupiainen, and its single "Deep Unknown", followed two years later by Elysium and the "Darkest Hours" single. During this time, Jörg Michael discovered a malignant tumor and had to be temporarily replaced while he got treatment; he recovered, but ultimately retired from drumming after a farewell mini-tour.In 2012, 23-year-old Rolf Pilve joined as their new drummer and has stayed ever since; with him, the band has released Nemesis in 2013, Eternal in 2015 and Best Of in 2016, with the new track "Until the End of Days". The lineup as of 2013 is: Timo Kotipelto - Vocals Jens Johansson - Keyboards/Piano Rolf Pilve - Drums Lauri Porra - Bass guitar Matias Kupiainen - GuitarFormer members: Timo Tolkki - Guitar (Left the band in 2008 due to tension between the band members since 2004-05), also vocals until 1994 (though he continued to sing backing vocals after that) Jörg Michael - Drums 1995-2012, left the band after a battle with cancer John Vihervä - Original bass guitarist, left in 1984 Staffan Stråhlman - Original guitarist, left in 1985 Tuomo Lassila - Original drummer and vocalist, replaced as vocals by Tolkki and then kicked out in 1994 Jyrki Lentonen - Bass guitar from 1984-1989 Antti Ikonen - Keyboards from 1988-1995 Jari Behm - Bass guitar from 1989-1993 Jari Kainulainen - Bass guitar from 1993-2005, left due to personal reasons (though there was no drama involved) Sami Kuoppamäki - Session drums from 1994-1995 due to Tuomo Lassila's arm injury Anders Johansson - Replaced Jörg Michael briefly in 2004, though never featured on an album Katriina "Miss K" Wiiala - Replaced Timo Kotipelto on vocals in 2004 briefly, though she was never featured on an albumStratovarius are mainly known for their symphonic and classical tendencies (hence the genre of the band), often using choirs or orchestras as well as traditional metal instruments. They are also well-known for Timo Kotipelto's distinctive high-pitched singing voice.Studio albums to date: Fright Night (1989) Stratovarius II (1991) Twilight Time (1992)note International reissue of Stratovarius II; both are counted in the band's discography Dreamspace (1994) Fourth Dimension (1995) Episode (1996) Visions (1997) Destiny (1998) Infinite (2000) Intermission (2001) Elements Part I (2003) Elements Part II (2003) Stratovarius (2005) Polaris (2009) Elysium (2011) Nemesis (2013) Eternal (2015) Enigma: Intermission II (2018) | |
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Dream Weaver | |
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Dream Weaver: The name of one of their songs. | |
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New Sound Album | |
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New Sound Album: The Self-Titled Album Stratovarius was, ironically, remarkably different from the usual Stratovarius sound, more in the veins of riff-driven hard rock than the melodic and speedy power metal. It didn't stick, and the follow-ups returned to the power metal sound. Nemesis includes notable influences from electronic music. | |
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Longest Song Goes Last: Eternal closes with "The Lost Saga" (11:39). | |
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Concept Album | |
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Concept Album: Visions and Destiny are usually cited as a two-part concept album, though there's nothing that suggests any form of concept in the songs themselves... | |
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Horny Vikings | |
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And now there's "The Lost Saga" off of Eternal, a 10-minute epic all about Horny Vikings. | |
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Humans Are Bastards | |
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Humans Are Bastards: Invoked in some of their songs, notably "We Are the Future" and "Infinity". definitely popped up a lot in Eternal. | |
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A.I. Is a Crapshoot | |
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A.I. Is a Crapshoot: The song "030366" seems to be about this. | |
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Chronological Album Title | |
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Chronological Album Title: Stratovarius II, Fourth Dimension. Infinite could also count, since it's the eighth album and the infinity symbol represents a sideways 8. | |
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Green Aesop | |
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Green Aesop: "We Are the Future". Ditto "Paradise." | |
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Audience Participation Song | |
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Audience Participation Song: "Distant Skies" is the best example. Also, "Forever" from Episode and "Forever Free" from Visions. | |
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Pep-Talk Song | |
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Pep-Talk Song: "Hold Onto Your Dreams", "Season of Faith's Perfection", "Until the End of Days" | |
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Epic Rocking | |
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Epic Rocking: Not so much as other bands, but some songs like "Visions (Southern Cross)" and "Fantasia" could qualify. The two-part "Emancipation Suite" on Polaris is also a good example. The title track of Elysium is a record-smashing 18 minutes, broken down into 3 movements (all in the same song, though). And now there's "The Lost Saga" off of Eternal, a 10-minute epic all about Horny Vikings. | |
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Arc Words | |
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Arc Words: "The times are changing" (or a variation of that) appears in a lot of their lyrics, like "The Kiss of Judas", "Destiny", and "Under Flaming Skies". "The things will be alright" appears a few times as well. | |
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Talky Bookends | |
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Talky Bookends: "Event Horizon" combines this trope with Last Note Nightmare: alarms and an automated voice warning about approaching a black hole. | |
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Truck Driver's Gear Change | |
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Truck Driver's Gear Change: In "Somehow Precious," "Darkest Hours," "Hunting High and Low" and a few other songs. | |
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Kill It with Fire | |
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Kill It with Fire: The Japanese bonus track on Nemesis is actually called this. | |
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Punctuated! For! Emphasis! | |
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Punctuated! For! Emphasis!: In a few of their songs. Kotipelto also seems to be fond of doing this live. "The song is called... S! O! S!" "Tokyo, tonight, you! Hold! The! KEY!" At! The! Speed! Of! Light! Zero! Three! Zero! Three! Six! Six! And the wisdom to know! The! Difference! "Legions" has the best one. "Raise! Your! Hands! For! US!!" | |
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Casual Car Giveaway | |
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Casual Car Giveaway: Happens in the music video of "Hunting High and Low", where the protagonist gives his car to a pair of hobos, as part of spiritual liberation from his former life. | |
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Distinct Double Album | |
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Distinct Double Album: Elements Pt. 1 and 2, conceptualized together but released several months apart. | |
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Shout-Out | |
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Shout-Out: "Know the Difference" quotes and paraphrases Desiderata, and the chorus is a paraphrase of the Serenity Prayer. | |
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Cloudcuckoolander | |
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Cloudcuckoolander: Some scenes on the Infinite Visions DVD indicate that Jens is one. | |
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Cover Version | |
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Cover Version: Included on the Intermission album are covers of "Bloodstone" by Judas Priest and "Kill the King" by Rainbow, as well as a live cover of "I Surrender" by Rainbow. Also, the S.O.S. single has a cover of "Blackout" by Scorpions. | |
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Fake Shemp | |
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Fake Shemp: All the bass parts in Stratovarius II were performed by Timo Tolkki, as despite appearing in band photos and being credited as the bassist, Jari Behm had already left the band before recording the album. Session musician Sami Kuoppämaki played drums on four tracks for Dreamspace, due to Tuomo Lassila coming down with an arm injury. | |
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Unfortunate Names | |
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Unfortunate Names: Lauri Porra's surname in Portuguese is a crude slang for semen. On a concert in Brazil Timo Kotipelto, fully aware of this, started calling him Mr. Sperm. | |
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A World Half Full | |
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A World Half Full: "We Hold The Key" and "Infinity," among others. | |
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Heavy Mithril | |
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Heavy Mithril: "Visions (Southern Cross)", based on Nostradamus's prediction that the world would end in 2000. Also "Fantasia", based on the movie The Neverending Story. If new (at the time of writing) album Polaris is any indication, the post-Tolkki Stratovarius are heading in this direction. Songs like "King of Nothing" and the two-part "Emancipation Suite" are the best examples. Many of the tracks in Nemesis also seem to be going this route. | |
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