Stratovarius: Visions Tour

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Stratovarius: Visions Tour Oct 10, 2014 4:52:48 GMT

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I feel damn good about STRATOVARIUS singer Timo Kotipelto's rushing voice even though the flu has been going on for more than four weeks, and there was the possibility of its negative effects.

- During all this time I was not able to play sports, but I have not been able to do it properly or else I would get some rest. Fortunately, the disease has not affected the song.

STRATOVARIUS is running a mini-tour, where the band plays totally classic album, Visions. Last Friday, Oulu started the tour has been a success: the gigs have been praised by fans and critics, and Tavastia gig was sold out in advance.

Visions tour ends this Saturday A Hard Days Night Part 2 event in Atlantic City hall, which also occur in Amorphis Stratovarius, Turisas, and Blockbuster. At the same time Stratovarius correct the injustice that has passed through the band throughout its 32-year history through.

- Stratovarius has never played in Kuopio, Finland. Now, the error will be corrected.

The idea of the Visions tour slowly began to Kotipelto and other members in a couple of years, when a fan presented it to the band.

- We were not then prepared for such a tour. The Nemesis tour last year was a success and the band was surrounded by a nice boost while that we wanted to domestic gigs this autumn.

Visions that was released 17 years ago was an absolute masterpiece and power metal style to a classic valued by, for example, the German Rock Hard magazine has brought the 300's all-time best rock-disc set.

The album was recorded Stratovarius classical configuration, which was also Kotipelto, keyboardist Jens Johansson, guitarist Timo Tolkki, who also composed the whole Visions and on other major part of the band's songs, bassist Jari Kainulainen and drummer Jörg Michael. That quintet is no longer associated with Kotipelto and Johansson.

The guitar is now Matias Kupiainen , bass Lauri Porra and drums only 26 years old Rolf Pilve. Kotipelto admits that some of the band's most committed fans has been a year of consolidation in the current configuration, and also Tolkki is hoped that the Visions configuration would make yet another album and possibly tour.

Kotipelto has not directly brought up the idea, but does not see the possibility of this to happen, not least since the Jörg Michael started focusing on selling the band's gigs abroad.

- The band's lineup has changed, but the old Stratovarius songs work really well with this lineup. Thank you for the honor of all these great songs!

After the gig trip to Russia, Stratovarius retreats to write new songs. The band will be back in the studio next year.

- We already have an album of songs, of which perhaps one is good enough, and the rest of the bad, Kotipelto laughs.

- Recordable enough, but at this stage of my career is no longer in a hurry. Block with respect to the first plate is high.

A Hard Days Night Part 2 Kuopio Hall on Saturday, October 11, at 19.

Stratovarius Visions Tour:

10.10.2014: House Of Rock, Kouvola, Finland

11.10.2014: Hard Day´s Night Part 2: the Dark Night, Kuopio, Finland

28.11.2014: TBA, St. Petersburg, Russia

29.11.2014: Aria Fest, Moscow, Russia

30.11.2014: Arena Hall Club, Krasnodar, Russia

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Stratovarius: Visions Tour Oct 17, 2014 1:01:42 GMT

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Almost sold-out club was not as warm, but an hour after the opening of the doors we went straight to the point quintet Astellessa the stage Requiem acting as a support act. The gig started with Forever Free, as the band had for some reason decided not to play the Visions songs in the same order as they are on the disc. Album of playing time was also available for some specialties, for example, Before the Winter, and the Holy Light has recently rarely heard at gigs. In particular, the former worked so well that the track would allow to continue to belong to the list set.

Gig Jens Johansson before the Black Diamond played by short keyboard solo with the exception of prolonged futile these solo sections, but the songs were pretty closely through the Välispiikki is relatively short. Finally, the band played new songs as well as a couple of old classics, and the show ended in the traditional way with prolonged Hunting High and Low.

The band offered in Turku good, but the basic reliable presentation. Kotipelto stage vocalist mannerisms are unnecessary text book, and if it is Stratovarius see occurred even once in the past few years live, is always able to come to the same positions public huudattamiset predict almost literally. Small spontaneity Välispiikki would not be any harm. The main task of singer Kotipelto, however, was taken care of professionally, and he already longer plagued by the flu at all. The man took casual contacts with the audience between the pedestrian's drink bottles and shaking hands forefront of the most ardent fans. The band seemed otherwise good-humored, and signalling each other on stage and between the criss-cross pattern of musical instruments.

The set list is such a special gig in more detail in the context of its pointless to thrash out, but let us say, however, that the end of the show would be able to play something more than just the obvious songs. Of course, this kind of old hits and recent songs, the radio call is active against the majority, and this time the most common song the audience tarrasivat just Eagleheartin and Hunting High and Crossover-like evergreens. A similar singing the songs rarely sees a weekday evening gigs, and the average age of most of the audience consisted of continuously anyway to be commendably involved in going the whole half hour.

The Turku club atmosphere is always tight, because the front row and the band are virtually connected to each other, and the stage and the audience of the band separation fence is no space between practice at all. For example, when I look at the gig on the side of the stage to the seating capacity was around Jens Johansson's work to track almost touch at a distance. Also, the club's policy to start gigs on weekdays at nine is smart, because the later start time would have reduced significantly the number of the audience.

The set list: Requiem (Intro) / Forever Free / The Kiss of Judas / Legions / Before the Winter / The Abyss Of Your Eyes / Holy Light / Paradise / Coming Home / Black Diamond / Visions (Southern Cross) / Unbreakable / Dragons / Eagle Heart Encore : Under Flaming Skies / Hunting High and Low

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Stratovarius: Visions Tour Oct 21, 2014 0:31:14 GMT

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STRATOVARIUS will release a high quality reissue of their genre milestones Elements Pt. 1 and Elements Pt. 2 on 3CD+DVD as well as a limited box set including 5.1 mix of the original albums on DVD and previously unreleased songs. This package will be released on December 5th. Jens Johansson explains: “The idea for this 2014 reissue revolves much around the surround (5.1) mixes of the album. I had heard a few tracks from these at some point and was completely blown away. But they were never released. So finally, these quite wonderful audiophile 5.1 surround mixes are available.”

Elements Pt. 1 & 2 is going to be released as 3CD+DVD digi-pak, limited to 10,000 copies worldwide, as well as limited to 3,000 copies worldwide box set. The releases feature both original albums, a bonus CD including unreleased and rare songs like b-sides or live versions from the 2003 Elements tour and a DVD. For the first time in the band’s history, the DVD features the 5.1 mix of both albums, rare bonus songs as well as a photo gallery.

The box set includes the high quality 3CD+DVD digi-pak, a cassette including previously unreleased demo songs which are only available on this format and will not be made available anywhere else, an Elements tour t-shirt as well as a reproduction of the original tour program. As a special bonus, the band has conquered their private archives for rare and never before seen picture material – so get ready for some fun shoots from behind the scenes of the album recording sessions as well as juicy material from the tour.