Stratovarius Pays : Finland Genre : Métal Progressif Dates : 1984 URL : cliquez ici Acheter un album de Stratovarius - Stratovarius a été consulté 8619 fois - Stratovarius a une moyenne de : 7.4 sur 10 - Stratovarius a recu 66 note(s) et 0 critique(s) - Stratovarius est classé : 1669 eme   Tweeter
Biographie de Stratovarius
Stratovarius was founded in 1984 by three guys from Helsinki, Finland; drummer and vocalist Tuomo Lassila, bass player John Vihervä and guitarist Staffan Stråhlman. Before Stratovarius the same line up performed under name Black Water. The music of early Stratovarius was very different from what it is today. Back then it was heavily influenced by Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne. Guitar player Staffan brought in some classical elements. Bass player John left the band by the end of 1984 and was replaced by Jyrki Lentonen, who previously played with Timo Tolkki in a band called Road Block. 1985 Staffan did not want to play in Stratovarius anymore and he left one week before the band was supposed to play one gig in Aalborg, Denmark. Tuomo Lassila phoned to Timo Tolkki and asked him to join the band. Timo learned all the songs from cassette tape and after a few rehearsals the band travelled to Denmark. At that time Tuomo was still singing and playing the drums at the same time. It soon became evident that the band needed a singer because Tuomo's vocal range. However, good singers are few and far between and so Timo Tolkki took over the vocal duties. At this point the music was starting to sound more like it is today: very melodic and classically influenced. Timo Tolkki brought along his influences; Blackmore, Rainbow and Baroque music. The band rehearsed and gigged extensively in Helsinki and made its first demo tape under this line up in 1987. It contained songs "Future Shock", "Fright Night" and "Night Screamer". The demos were sent to various record companies in Finland and CBS Finland wanted to sign the band after seeing a show at Tavastia Club, Helsinki. At this point the band had a new keyboard player Antti Ikonen. The band recorded its first single "Future Shock/Witch Hunt" in 1988. This was followed by another single "Black Night/Night Screamer" in the beginning of 1989 and finally the debut album "Fright Night" saw daylight in May 1 ... Lire la suite
Discographie de Stratovarius
Albums Studio
Stratovarius 2005 (Studio) Moyenne : 6   Elements, Pt2 2003 (Studio) Moyenne : 6.87   Elements, Pt1 2002 (Studio) Moyenne : 7.5   Intermission 2001 (Studio) Moyenne : 6.25   Infinite 2000 (Studio) Moyenne : 7.6   Destiny 1998 (Studio) Moyenne : 7.57   Visions 1997 (Studio) Moyenne : 8   Episode 1996 (Studio) Moyenne : 7.6   Fourth Dimension 1995 (Studio) Moyenne : 7.41   Dreamscape 1994 (Studio) Moyenne : 8   Twilight Time 1992 (Studio) Moyenne : 6.33   Fright Night 1989 (Studio) Moyenne : 7.16
Albums Live
Visions Of Europe 1998 (Live) Moyenne : 8
Albums Compilation, EP, Demo, Bootleg etc.
Elements, Part 1 & 3 2004 (Boxset/Compilation) Moyenne : pas de note   I Walk To My Own Song 2003 (Singles/EPs/Fan Club/Promo/Demo/Bootlegs) Moyenne : pas de note   14 Diamonds 1999 (Boxset/Compilation) Moyenne : pas de note   The Chosen One 1999 (Boxset/Compilation) Moyenne : 8   The Best Of Stratovarius 1998 (Boxset/Compilation) Moyenne : pas de note
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