And I am very happy to still be able to do it after all these years! This collection of songs is an excellent selections and a cool way to remember the history of the band from the past to the present! I hope you will enjoy it as much as we did while selecting the songs.
Timo Kotipelto adds: "Wow! 20 years in STRATOVARIUS have passed at the speed of light! I still remember when I joined the band and was happy to do some power metal. The songs, the sound and the performances really have stood the test of time." Could it be that STRATOVARIUS has discovered the fountain of Eternal Youth!? You may feel younger, but we can't actually (legally) promise you'll be younger after listening to this best-of album, but we can guarantee one thing: when you put it through your speakers, it will play 'Until the End of Days'!! To me, it's a testament to the fact that paying attention to songwriting and production was expensive, but so worth it. Jens Johansson explains: "It's been twenty years since the 'Episode' album, we're all getting older but this stuff sounds as fresh as ever. Both editions include liner notes written by exceptional keyboardist Jens Johansson as well as rare picture material from the band's private archive.Īll hand-picked by the band and adding up to two and a half hours of pure STRATOVARIUS bliss, the songs give metal fans and those to be a great selection on the band's impressive work, including classics such as "Black Diamond", "Hunting High And Low" and "Speed Of Light" as well as more recent material such as the most streamed song in the band's history "Unbreakable" and "Shine In The Dark" from their recent studio album "Eternal".Īll songs have been remastered by the band's longtime companion Mika Jussila of Finnvox Studios. The "Best Of" is going to be released as 2CD standard edition, digital and as 3CD limited edition in a high-quality packaging, including the exclusive 60-minute bonus CD "Live At Wacken 2015". 29 of those exceptions (and there could have been more!) can be found on "Best Of". STRATOVARIUS is one of the few exceptions. It happens rarely nowadays, especially in metal, that a band creates one magic song after the other. What started in 1985 under the name BLACK WATER and left a trail of 16 studio albums and ten Top 5 chart positions in their native country Finland (and more than 40 top chart positions all around the globe), found - after a few bumpy steps and stones in the band's lineup - its peak in STRATOVARIUS's recent studio works "Elysium", "Nemesis" and "Eternal" - all milestones in sound, creativity and songwriting. STRATOVARIUS is one of the most influential, successful and enduring power metal bands in the world one of the top names thanks to their distinguished mix of fast progressive metal and a melodic approach to melodies. "Until The End Of Days" features the current STRATOVARIUS lineup consisting of Timo Kotipelto, Jens Johansson, Mattias Kupainen, Lauri Porra and Rolf Pilve.
The track is taken from STRATOVARIUS's "Best Of" collection, which will be released on May 6 via earMUSIC.
The official lyric video for "Until The End Of Days", a brand new song from Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS, can be seen below.
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