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发表于 2005-4-21 19:01:37
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RE: NEWS~
STRATOVARIUS - New Album will be Self-titled
Added Wednesday, April 20
Added By: EvilG
The Forum at STRATOVARIUS?official website (www.stratovarius.com) has been updated with some new information on the band抯 forthcoming new album.
Stratovarius will release their new studio album in late August or early September. The album is called simply Stratovarius and it has the following tracks: 慚aniac Dance? 慒ight? 慗ust Carry On? 態ack To Madness? 慓ypsy In Me? 慓鰐terd鋗merung (Zenith Of Power)? 慣he Land Of Ice And Snow? 慙eave The Tribe?and 慤nited?
The posting reads, 揟he album will surely be a surprise for Stratovarius fans. For example, you won't hear any double bass songs, for the album is mainly in 4/4 and the songs are thoroughly produced mid-paced heavy rock songs. Especially the first part of the album is very "un-Stratovarius" (in proportion to previous albums) and some fans' faces may be worth seeing, when they hear the Atari-intro to the album single 慚aniac Dance?
A video has already been filmed for the forthcoming single, which was directed by Stratovarius guitarist Timo Tolkki's old schoolmate and the director of CELINE DION's, EMINEM's and NIGHTWISH's music videos, Antti Jokinen. 慚aniac Dance?s lyrics leave little to be guessed, they tell about the twister gone around Timo Tolkki during the last few years.
In the second part of the Stratovarius disc the band moves to more familiar sounds and for example the song 慣he Land Of Ice And Snow?is a clear sequel to 慒orever? As the title suggests, 慣he Land Of Ice And Snow?is a salute to Finland and Finns. And a known alcohol drink is also mentioned in the song!
The way the album is constructed is that the first part is more unexpected material and the second part is more familiar Stratovarius, Tolkki tells.
At the end of the record you will hear some epic atmosphere and feelings similar to previous albums. At times they resemble Iron Maiden at its bombastic times, at times they resemble a symphonic movie score. The album has also many surprising occasional elements, for example the babbling of J鰎g's children, Swedish opera singer and the speech of the wrestler Starbuck.
The progressive elements from the last two Strato-albums, are more or less history, for band's new songs are relatively simple flavored with catchy choruses. Tolkki has also managed to write some extremely good and tight riffs. His guitar solos are stylized. He lets his fast fingers caress the guitar neck a few times, but you won't find any filling shredding on this album.
The songs are a few years old. And I didn't plan the album to be like this. The songs wrote themselves. I just compose and later see what I have come up with...
All music on the album is done by me. but Jens (Johansson, Keys) and Timo (Kotipelto, singer) have written some lyrics, Tolkki says and continues.
Every artist praise their new album, but I just really like this album. And of course I'm very happy that we managed to make this in the first place!
Stratovarius members will tour Europe and other continents in July doing interviews. A long World tour will start in September... And yes, the stir created Hitler-song is now called 慓鰐terd鋗merung (Zenith Of Power)? And you can hear Mr. Adolf speaking after all, if you listen very closely...?/font>
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