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Stratovarius recherche un batteur
published on March 8, 2012 by agonist33 Timo Tolkki : "Stratovarius will not exist anymore in 5 years"
published on February 12, 2012 by Eirwen Départ du batteur de Stratovarius
published on September 15, 2011 by Heidra L'affiche des Metallurgicales
published on March 20, 2011 by Choko Des infos sur le premier opus de Symfonia
published on February 13, 2011 by Menqèt Stratovarius: Jorg Michael back, Timo out
published on January 15, 2011 by Darren Cowan 
In an official message from
Stratovarius: "Some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we're back on the road with
Helloween. And Jörg Michael is back in his drum chair after his brush with death.
The bad news is that Timo Kotipelto caught some sort of bacterial infection. We suspect it was something from the backstage food in December, but we don't know. Two of the other people on the tour had the same thing: A very bad dysentery-like stomach infection with vomiting and diarrhea, dehydration, also eventually had to go to hospital, etc.
Timo's infection is stubborn and in addition to ruining his Christmas break, it has dried out his vocal cords. In his own words, he can't sing a note at the moment. We are currently in France and so far we had to cancel playing in Paris and Lyon.
We are of course very sorry about this, and nobody is more heartbroken or frustrated than Timo himself. Apart from heeding the advice from doctors we are in touch with, the only thing we can do at the moment is to hope Timo gets better. We will ride the 1000 km to Bilbao tonight and hopefully we will all get some sleep on the nice smooth French motorways.
The legendary Finnish melodic metal troupe are gearing up to unleash their thirteenth studio album, Elysium, in North America next week. Recorded at 5-By-5 studios in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki, Finland, the nine-track full-length will be released on January 18, 2011 through Armoury Records and features cover art by Gyula Havancsák.
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stratovarius.comMore info about : Stratovarius - Comment on news - (0) Les raisons de l'annulation du concert de Stratovarius
published on January 12, 2011 by Menqèt Stratovarius partage une chanson
published on January 11, 2011 by Choko Stratovarius reveals details for "Elysium" (collector's edition)
published on November 25, 2010 by Zandra "
Elysium", the thirteenth studio album from
Stratovarius, will be released in Asia on January 12, 2011 via JVC and in the rest of the world on January 14, 2011 via earMUSIC/Edel.
The track listing for the collector's edition is as follows :
Disc 1:
01. Darkest Hours
02. Under Flaming Skies
03. Infernal Maze
04. Fairness Justified
05. The Game Never Ends
06. Lifetime In A Moment
07. Move The Mountain
08. Event Horizon
09. Elysium
Disc 2:
01. Darkest Hours (Demo)
02. Under Flaming Skies (Demo)
03. Infernal Maze (Demo)
04. Fairness Justified (Demo)
05. The Game Never Ends (Demo)
06. Lifetime In A Moment (Demo)
07. Move The Mountain (Demo)
08. Event Horizon (Demo)
09. Elysium (Demo)
7" single:
A. Last Shore
B. Hallowed
The cover artwork, created by Gyula Havancsák :
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blabbermouth.NetMore info about : Stratovarius - Comment on news - (0) Stratovarius drummer Jörg Michael diagnosed with cancer
published on November 18, 2010 by Zandra Jens Johansson from the Swedish melodic metal band
Stratovarius has issued the following statement :
"Jörg has cancer.
He recently discovered a lump on his neck, went to the doctor, they decided to operate, and found what they call 'a malignant thyroid neoplasm.' They took out his whole thyroid just to have the best chance to get everything out. He will also have to undergo a regimen of radiotherapy.
He is a fighter. We have all talked to him and it's clear that this guy is not down for the count. He and his team of German doctors are pissed off and ready to kick ass, and I would not want to be a little cancer cell on these guys' shit list.. believe me.
Jörg and his family (and us guys in the band) found this out only last week, after the operation. Naturally we are all going between a lot of emotions, sadness, worry, shock, confusion, even anger.
As for STRATOVARIUS, as you perhaps know, there is a long tour coming up with HELLOWEEN, and with the surgery and therapy that will now follow there is no way Jörg can do the first part of the tour. For me personally, I at first felt quite hopeless about the tour, because I was so upset about all this news. But Jörg himself has been extremely clear that he does not want the band to cancel a single show because of this. In the end, this is what made at least me feel better about going back hitting the road next week.
So, we have debated what to do for many days now. Jörg first suggested my brother Anders to do this November-December 2010 leg, but it turns out Anders will, unfortunately, be busy recording some record or other with that little indie cellar band of his called HAMMERFALL. :o)
After a lot of searching, we found a guy that both can do it and didn't have other commitments: Alex Landenburg [AT VANCE, ANNIHILATOR, MEKONG DELTA]. He plays well, Jörg says he is a great guy (very important!) and he even started learning the set already before we even had decided what to do, which to me shows a lot of dedication. You can Google Alex's name if you are curious.
So it turns out that STRATOVARIUS will do the first leg of the HELLOWEEN '7 Sinners' tour, just as planned, only not with Jörg behind the kit, but with Jörg very much as a motivator to us being there. Not one single date will be cancelled or changed.
Jörg wants to be back on the road with us again as soon as possible depending on the thearapy, but we are not making any promises; that one is up to powers even higher than Jörg Michael and his doctors.
We will try to keep you somewhat updated.
Anyway, the most important thing is that they think they got all the bad stuff out and that the end result is that we just fix that sentence I wrote above. We will then say: Jörg had cancer. But he beat it."
Stratovarius's new effort "
Elysium" will be released in Asia on January 12, 2011 via JVC and in the rest of the world on January 14, 2011 via earMUSIC/Edel.
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published on November 18, 2010 by Choko Stratovarious to release "Elysium" in January
published on November 9, 2010 by Darren Cowan 
Finnish melodic metallers
STRATOVARIUS are readying to unleash their thirteenth studio album, Elysium, this winter. Recorded at 5-by-5 studios in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki, Finland, the nine-track full-length will be released in the US and Canada January 14, 2011 through Armoury Records and features cover art by Gyula Havancsák.
Elysium Track Listing:
1. Darkest Hours
2. Under Flaming Skies
3. Infernal Maze
4. Fairness Justified
5. The Game Never Ends
6. Lifetime In A Moment
7. Move The Mountain
8. Event Horizon
9. Elysium
Elysium will mark the debut of newest addition: 27-year-old Finnish guitarist Matias Kupiainen. Said drummer Jörg Michael of the band's newest recruit: "In Matias we found a new character who fits perfectly with his way of melodic guitar shredding. He is a killer player, a 'wunderkind' from Finland!"
Polaris,
STRATOVARIUS' 2009 "come back" offering and first since the departure or guitarist/main composer Timo Tolkki, was reissued as a two-CD digipak earlier this year via Armoury Records. In addition to the original album, the package includes a bonus disc containing 75 minutes of live material recorded during the Polaris tour spanning the band's entire history.
STRATOVARIUS 2010:
Timo Kotipelto - Vocals
Matias Kupiainen - Guitars
Lauri Porra - Bass
Jörg Michael - Drums
Jens Johansson - Keyboards
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stratovarius.comMore info about : Stratovarius - Comment on news - (0) Helloween and Stratovarius to tour Europe
published on July 15, 2010 by Zandra 
Helloween have annonced a European co-headlining tour with
Stratovarius .
Commented
Helloween singer
Andi Deris: "We had a great package with
Gamma Ray last time , and we are very proud to have
Stratovarius with us this time.
We look forward to have another power metal party with our fans all over the planet - see you soon!"
"The 7 Sinners World Tour 2010/11 - European Part I" tour dates :
Nov. 26 - Wien, Austria - Szene
Nov. 27 - Zlin, Czech Republic - Winter Masters of Rock
Nov. 28 - Budapest, Hungary - Petöfi Hall
Dec. 01 - Langen, Germany - Neue Stadthalle
Dec. 02 - Antwerp, Belgium - Hof Ter Lo
Dec. 04 - Prestatyn, UK - Hardrock Hell Festival
Dec. 05 - London, UK - The HMV Forum
Dec. 06 - Eindhoven, Netherlands - Effenaar
Dec. 08 - Lund, Sweden - Mejeriet
Dec. 09 - Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller
Dec. 10 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Lisebergshallen
Dec. 11 - Stockholm, Sweden - Arenan
Dec. 13 - Tallinn, Estonia - Rock Cafe
Dec. 14 - Tampere, Finland - Pakkahuone
Dec. 15 - Helsinki, Finland - House Of Culture
Dec. 17 - Warsaw, Poland - Stodola
Dec. 18 - Cracow, Poland - Studio
Dec. 19 - Prague, Czech Republic - Mala Sportovni Hala
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published on July 15, 2010 by Choko La croisière (metal) s'amuse
published on July 5, 2010 by Heidra Nouveau clip de Stratovarius
published on May 4, 2009 by Iceman39 Stratovarius: pochette et tracklist
published on March 24, 2009 by Ronnie Le nouveau Stratovarius
published on February 23, 2009 by Ronnie Le Retour de Stratovarius en 2009
published on November 6, 2008 by Bod2ler Le nouveau guitariste de Stratovarius dévoilé.
published on August 26, 2008 by Elric des Dragons 
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