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- Date Released: May 26, 2009
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Metal
- Label: Eagle Rock Ent/Armoury Records
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2009 marks a period of transition for prog metallists Stratovarius, as longtime guitarist Timo Tolkki has bid the band sweet adieu, while two new members -- guitarist Matias Kupianen and bassist Lauri Porra -- have signed on. But with vocalist Timo Kotipelto at the helm (are Stratovarius the only rock band in the universe to ever have two chaps named "Timo" in the same band?), the signature Stratovarius sound and approach are very much still intact, as evidenced by their 12th studio album overall, Polaris. In other words, there are oodles of tricky musical bits, Geoff Tate-meets-Bruce Dickinson-like vocals, bombastic production, and all the elements that longtime Stratovarius connoisseurs demand in a new album by their Finnish heroes. This approach is exemplified on such tracks as the album opening "Deep Unknown," while tracks such as "King of Nothing" combine the aforementioned musical approach with some pretty darn fierce metal (especially the song's opening).
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| 01. |  |
Deep Unknown |
4:30 |
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| 02. | |
Falling Star |
4:35 |
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| 03. | |
King Of Nothing |
6:45 |
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| 04. | |
Blind |
5:31 |
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| 05. | |
Winter Skies |
5:52 |
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| 06. | |
Forever Is Today |
4:43 |
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| 07. | |
Higher We Go |
3:50 |
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| 08. | |
Somehow Precious |
5:40 |
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| 09. | |
Emancipation Suite: I Dusk |
7:00 |
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| 10. | |
Emancipation Suite: II Dawn |
3:43 |
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| 11. | |
When Mountains Fall |
3:13 |
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11 Total Tracks, 55:22 Total Length
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Credits
- Jens Johansson - Keyboards // Jens Johansson - Vocals (Background) // Jens Johansson - Engineer // Jens Johansson - Group Member // Mikko Karmila - Mixing // Jörg Michael - Drums // Jörg Michael - Group Member // Timo Kotipelto - Vocals // Timo Kotipelto - Vocals (Background) // Timo Kotipelto - Group Member // Heikki Hamalainen - Strings // Lauri Porra - Bass // Lauri Porra - Vocals (Background) // Lauri Porra - Group Member // Gyula Havancsák - Cover Art // Kari Lindstedt - Strings // Seppo Rautasuo - Strings // Ville Juurikkala - Photography // Tony Kakko - Vocals (Background) // Svante Forsbäck - Mastering // Pessi Levanto - String Arrangements // Tommi Vainikainen - String Engineer // Matias Kupiainen - Guitar // Matias Kupiainen - Vocals (Background) // Matias Kupiainen - Engineer // Matias Kupiainen - Guitar Engineer // Matias Kupiainen - Bass Engineer // Matias Kupiainen - Vocal Recording // Matias Kupiainen - Group Member // Mikko Raita - Mixing
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