- Stratovarius【 349 songs in total 】
- Stratovarius is a Finnish power metal band that formed in 1984. Since their formation, they have released 16 studio albums, 4 DVD and 5 live albums. Along with German bands Helloween, Blind Guardian, and Gamma Ray, Stratovarius is considered one of the leading and most influential groups of the power metal genre. In its history, the band has gone through many chaotic lineup changes and since 1995 there are no founding members of the band that remain. Currently, the longest standing member is singer Timo Kotipelto, who joined in 1994.
Stratovarius was founded as Black Water in August 1984 by singer and drummer Tuomo Lassila, guitarist Staffan Stråhlman, and bassist John Vihervä. Line-up changes soon started to occur, including Timo Tolkki replacing Stråhlman two months later and taking over singing duties as well, and the band expanding to a quintet with the arrival of keyboardist Antti Ikonen the following year. Under this line-up, the band released its first album Fright Night in 1989, with Tolkki acting as sole composer. While various changes of bassist occurred, the band released the albums Twilight Time (1992) and Dreamspace (1994). In 1994, Tolkki decided to stop acting as lead vocalist, with Kotipelto joining the band. After the release of Fourth Dimension in 1995, last remaining founding member Lassila, as well as Ikonen, left the band and were replaced by Jörg Michael and Jens Johansson respectively.
This line-up consisting of Kotipelto, Tolkki, bassist Jari Kainulainen, Johansson and Michael, now recognized as the 'classic line-up' of Stratovarius, became the longest line-up in its history (1995-2005). With this line-up, the band released eight albums including most of their popular works (releasing an album with the same line-up than its predecessor for the first time) until the release of a self-titled album in 2005, after which Kainulainen departed and was replaced by Lauri Porra. In 2008 guitarist, sole composer and main lyricist Timo Tolkki, being highly critical of their last album and tired of the tensions between the members, decided to disband Stratovarius. However, at the demand of the rest of the band, he agreed to let them continue as Stratovarius while leaving the band. He subsequently regretted his decision, stating that the current band had nothing to do with Stratovarius which he considered as mainly his own work.
Despite the controversy of Tolkki's departure, the band's following albums Polaris (2009) and Elysium (2011) received positive reception, with various critics and fans considering them their best albums in the last decade. These were the first albums with Porra and new guitarist Matias Kupiainen, and all members except Michael were part of the songwriting process. After a small 'Farewell Jörg' tour in Finland, Jörg Michael departed for personal reasons in 2012. With new drummer Rolf Pilve, the band released Nemesis in 2013 and Eternal in 2015.
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Composer
Date
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Tolkki
Tolkki
1995
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2
4000 Rainy Nights
Tolkki
Tolkki
1999
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3
4000 Rainy Nights
Tolkki
Tolkki
1998
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4
4Th Reich
Tolkki
Tolkki
1994
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5
A Drop In The Ocean
Tolkki
Tolkki
2003-02
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6
A Million Light Years Away (Remastered 2016)
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7
A Million Light Years Away
Tolkki
Tolkki
2000-03
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8
Abandon
2013-05
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9
Abyss of Your Eyes
Kotipelto
Tolkki
1997
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10
Abyss
Lassila
Tolkki
1994
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11
Against the Wind (Live At Wacken 2015)
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12
Against The Wind
Tolkki/Kotipelto
Tolkki/Kotipelto
1999
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13
Against The Wind
Tolkki/Kotipelto
Tolkki/Kotipelto
1998
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14
Against The Wind
Tolkki/Kotipelto
Tolkki/Kotipelto
1997
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15
Against The Wind
Kotipelto
Tolkki
1995
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16
Alpha & Omega
Tolkki
Tolkki
2003-10
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17
Angel
2011
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18
Anthem of the World (Remastered 2016)
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19
Anthem of the World
Tolkki
Tolkki
1998
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20
Atlantis(Provided)
1994
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21
Awaken The Giant
Tolkki
Tolkki
2003-10
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22
Babylon
Tolkki
Tolkki
1996
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23
Back To Madness
Timo Tapio Tolkki
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24
Bass Solo(Provided)
2012-08
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25
Before the Winter
Tolkki
Tolkki
1997
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26
Behind Blue Eyes
2012-08
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27
Black Diamond (Remastered 2016)
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28
Black Diamond
Kotipelto
Tolkki
2000
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29
Black Diamond
Kotipelto
Tolkki
1999
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30
Black Diamond
Kotipelto
Tolkki
1998
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31
Black Diamond
Kotipelto
Tolkki
1997
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32
Black Diamond
Tolkki/Kotipelto
Tolkki
1997
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33
Black Night
Tolkki
1989
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34
Blackout
Meine/Rarebell/Kittelsen
Rudolf Schenker
1998
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35
Blind
2009
-
36
Bloodstone
Judas Priest
2001
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37
Born Upon The Cross
2011
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38
Break the Ice (Remastered 2016)
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39
Break The Ice
Lassila
Tolkki
1992
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40
Burn
2012-08
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41
Call Of The Wilderness(Provided)
Tolkki
1995
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42
Castaway
2011
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43
Castles in the Air
2013-05
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44
Celestial Dream
Tolkki
Tolkki
2000-03
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45
Celestial Dreams
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46
Chasing Shadows
Tolkki
Tolkki
1997
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47
Chasing Shadows
Tolkki
Tolkki
1994
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48
Cold Winter Nights
Tolkki
2001
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49
Cold Winter Nights
Tolkki
1998
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50
Coming Home
Tolkki
Tolkki
2000
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51
Coming Home
Tolkki
Tolkki
1997
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52
Curtains Are Falling
Johansson
Johansson
2001
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53
Darkest Hours (EP
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54
Darkest Hours (Remastered 2016)
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55
Darkest Hours (Remastered) [Remastered 2016]
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56
Darkest Hours
Timo Kotipelto, Matias Kupiainen
2011
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57
Darkness
Tolkki
1989
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58
Deep Unknown (Mikko Raita vinyl mix)(Provided)
2015
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59
Deep Unknown (Remastered 2016)
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60
Deep Unknown
2009
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61
Destiny (Live)
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62
Destiny (Remastered 2016)
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63
Destiny
Tolkki
Tolkki
2000
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64
Destiny
Tolkki
Tolkki
1998
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65
Destiny/Fantasia (Live)
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66
DestinyFantasia
2014
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67
Distant Skies (Remastered 2016)
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68
Distant Skies
Tolkki
Tolkki
2000
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69
Distant Skies
Tolkki
Tolkki
1998
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70
Distant Skies
Tolkki
Tolkki
1995
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71
Dragons (Live At Wacken 2015)
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72
Dragons
2013-05
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73
Dream With Me
Kotipelto
2001
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74
Dream With Me
Tolkki
1999
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75
Dream With Me
Kotipelto
1998
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76
Dreamspace
Tolkki
Tolkki
1999
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77
Dreamspace
Tolkki
Tolkki
1997
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78
Dreamspace
Tolkki
Tolkki
1994
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79
Dreamweaver
Tolkki
Tolkki
2003-10
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80
Eagleheart (demo)
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81
Eagleheart (Live At Wacken 2015)
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82
Eagleheart
Tolkki/Kotipelto
Tolkki
2003-02
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83
Eagleheart
Kotipelto/Tolkki
Tolkki
2002-11
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84
Eagleheart(Demo Version)
Kotipelto/Tolkki
Tolkki
2002-11
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85
Eden Is Burning
2011
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86
Elements
Tolkki
Tolkki
2003-02
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87
Elysium (Remastered 2016)
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88
Elysium Demo
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89
Elysium
Timo Kotipelto, Matias Kupiainen
2011
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90
Elysium
Timo Kotipelto, Matias Kupiainen
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91
Emancipation Suite, Part 1 Dusk(Provided)
2015
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92
Emancipation Suite, Part 2 Dawn(Provided)
2015
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93
Emancipation Suite: I Dusk
2009
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94
Emancipation Suite: II Dawn
2009
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95
Episode(Provided)
Tolkki
1996
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96
Eternity (live)
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97
Eternity
Kotipelto
Tolkki
1996
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98
Event Horizon
Timo Kotipelto, Matias Kupiainen
2011
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99
Event Horizon
Timo Kotipelto, Matias Kupiainen
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100
Eyes Of The World
Tolkki
Tolkki
1994
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101
Fairness Justified Demo
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102
Fairness Justified
Timo Kotipelto, Matias Kupiainen
2011
-
103
Fairness Justified
Timo Kotipelto, Matias Kupiainen
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104
Falling Into Fantasy
Kotipelto
Tolkki
2001
-
105
Falling Star
2009
-
106
False Messiah
Tolkki
1989
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107
Fantasia
Tolkki
Tolkki
2003-02
-
108
Fantasia
Timo Tolkki
-
109
Fantasy
2013-05
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110
Father Time
Kotipelto
Tolkki
1999
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111
Father Time
Kotipelto
Tolkki
1998
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112
Father Time
Kotipelto/Johnson
Tolkki
1996
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113
Feeding The Fire
2015
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114
Few Are Those
2015
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115
Fight!!!
Timo Tapio Tolkki
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116
Find Your Own Voice
Tolkki
Tolkki
2003-02
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117
Fire Dance Suite
Tolkki
Tolkki
1997
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118
Fire Dance(Provided)
Tolkki
1989
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119
Fire In Your Eyes
2015
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120
Fireborn
2013-05
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121
Forever (Remastered 2016)
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122
Forever Free (Remastered 2016)
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123
Forever Free (Remastered) [Remastered 2016]
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124
Forever Free
Kotipelto
Tolkki
1998
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125
Forever Free
Kotipelto
Tolkki
1997
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126
Forever Is Today
2009
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127
Forever
Tolkki
Tolkki
2000
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128
Forever
Tolkki
1999
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129
Forever
Tolkki
Tolkki
1998
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130
Forever
Tolkki
Tolkki
1997
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131
Forever
Tolkki
Tolkki
1996
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132
Freedom
Tolkki
Tolkki
2000-03
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133
Freedom
Tolkki
2001
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134
Fright Night
Tolkki
1989
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135
Full Moon
Tolkki
Tolkki
1999
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136
Full Moon
Tolkki
Tolkki
1994
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137
Future Shock
Tolkki/Lassila
Tolkki
2000
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138
Future Shock
Tolkki/Lassila
Tolkki
1997
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139
Future Shock
Tolkki
1989
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140
Galaxies
Tolkki/Kotipelto
Tolkki
1995
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141
Glorious And Divine
2011
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142
Glory Of The World
Johansson
Johansson
2000-03
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143
Goodbye(Provided)
Tolkki
1989
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144
Guitar Solo(Provided)
2012-08
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145
Gypsy
Timo Kotipelto, Timo Tapio Tolkki
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146
Halcyon Days (Remastered 2016)
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147
Halcyon Days
2013-05
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148
Hallowed
2011
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149
Heroes
2011
-
150
Higher We Go
2009
-
151
Hold On To Your Dream
Tolkki/Lassila
Tolkki
1994
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152
Holy Light(Provided)
Timo Tapio Tolkki
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153
Holy Solos(Provided)
1998
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154
Hunter
2013-05
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155
Hunting High and Low (demo version)
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156
Hunting High and Low (Live from Tavastia Clubbi, Helsinki, Finland/2000)
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157
Hunting High and Low (Remastered 2016)
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158
Hunting High And Low
Kotipelto
Tolkki
2000-03
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159
Hunting High And Low
Kotipelto
Tolkki
2000
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160
Hunting High And Low(Live)
Kotipelto
Tolkki
2001
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161
I Did It My Way
2011
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162
I Surrender(Live)
Ballard
2001
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163
I Walk to My Own Song (Remastered 2016)
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164
I Walk To My Own Song
Tolkki
Tolkki
2003-10
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165
I Walk to My Own Songs (Live from Pakkahuone, Tampere, Finland, 2011)
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166
I'm Still Alive
Tolkki
Tolkki
2003-10
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167
I'm Still Alive
2014
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168
If the Story Is Over (Remastered 2016)
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169
If the Story Is Over
2013-05
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170
In My Line Of Work(Provided)
2015
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171
Infernal Maze
Timo Kotipelto, Matias Kupiainen
2011
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172
Infinity (Live from Japan)
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173
Infinity
Tolkki
Tolkki
2000-03
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174
Into Deep Blue
2014
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175
Intro(Provided)
1998
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176
It's a Mystery
Kotipelto
Tolkki
2001
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177
Just Carry On
Timo Kotipelto, Timo Tapio Tolkki
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178
Keep The Flame Alive
2011
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179
Keep the Flame
Johansson
Johansson
2001
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180
Keyboard Solo(Provided)
2012-08
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181
Kill it With Fire
2013-05
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182
Kill the King
Blackmore/Dio/Powell
2001
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183
King Of Nothing
2009
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184
Kiss of Judas (Remastered 2016) - Visions of Destiny
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185
Kiss Of Judas
2012-08
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186
Know The Difference
Tolkki
Tolkki
2003-10
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187
Last Night On Earth
2011
-
188
Last Shore
2011
-
189
Lead Us Into The Light
Tolkki
Tolkki
1992
-
190
Lead Us Into The Lights
Timo Tolkki
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191
Lead Us Into the Night
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192
Learning to Fly (demo)
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193
Learning To Fly
Tolkki
Tolkki
2003-02
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194
Leave The Tribe
Jens Ola Johansson, Timo Tapio Tolkki
-
195
Legions of the Twilight (Live At Wacken 2015)
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196
Legions Of The Twilight
2012-08
-
197
Legions
Kotipelto
Tolkki
1998
-
198
Legions
Kotipelto
Tolkki
1997
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199
Liberty
Tolkki
Tolkki
2003-10
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200
Lifetime In a Moment Demo
-
201
Lifetime In A Moment
2011
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202
Lifetime In a Moment
-
203
Lord Of The Wasteland
Tolkki
Tolkki
1995
-
204
Lost Without A Trace
2015
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205
Luminous
Tolkki
Tolkki
2003-10
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206
Madness Strikes As Midnight
-
207
Madness Strikes At Midnight
Tolkki
Tolkki
1992
-
208
Magic Carpet Ride
Tolkki
Tolkki
1994
-
209
Man in the Mirror
2015
-
210
Maniac Dance (Remastered 2016)
-
211
Maniac Dance (Risto Asikainen Quantum mix)
-
212
Maniac Dance
Timo Tapio Tolkki
-
213
Metal Frenzy(Provided)
1992
-
214
Millenium
Tolkki
Tolkki
2000-03
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215
Millennium (demo version)
-
216
Mother Gaia
Tolkki
Tolkki
2000-03
-
217
Mother Gaia
Tolkki
Tolkki
2000
-
218
Move the Mountain Demo
-
219
Move The Mountain
Jens Inge Bertil Johansson
2011
-
220
Move the Mountain
-
221
My Eternal Dream (Remastered 2016)
-
222
My Eternal Dream
2015
-
223
Nemesis
2013-05
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224
Neon Light Child (demo version)
-
225
Neon Light Child
Tolkki
2001
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226
Night Screamer
Tolkki
1989
-
227
Night Time Eclipse
Kotipelto
Tolkki
1996
-
228
Nightfall
Tolkki/Lassila
Tolkki
1995
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229
No Turning Back (Remastered 2016)
-
230
No Turning Back
Kotipelto
Tolkki
1998
-
231
Old Man and the Sea
2013-05
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232
One Must Fall
2013-05
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233
Out of the Fog
2013-05
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234
Out Of The Shadows
Tolkki/Lassila
Tolkki/Lassila
1999
-
235
Out Of The Shadows
Tolkki/Lassila
Tolkki
1992
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236
Papillon (French version)
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237
Papillon
Tolkki
Tolkki
2003-02
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238
Paradise (Live At Wacken 2015)
-
239
Paradise (Remastered 2016) - Visions of Destiny
-
240
Paradise
Tolkki
Tolkki
1999
-
241
Paradise
Tolkki
Tolkki
1998
-
242
Paradise
Tolkki
Tolkki
1997
-
243
Phoenix (Live)
-
244
Phoenix
Tolkki
Tolkki
2000-03
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245
Playing With Fire
Kotipelto
Tolkki
1998
-
246
Rebel
Tolkki
Tolkki
2000
-
247
Rebel
Tolkki
Tolkki
1998
-
248
Reign Of Terror
Tolkki
Tolkki
1994
-
249
Requiem(Provided)
Tolkki
2001
-
250
Revolution Renaissance
2011
-
251
Ride Like The Wind
Johansson
Johansson
2003-10
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252
Ride Like The Wind
2014
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253
Rise Above It
2015
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254
Run Away
Johansson
Johansson
2002-11
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255
S.O.S
Tolkki-Kotipelto
Tolkki
1999
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256
S.O.S. (Live)
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257
S.O.S. (Remastered 2016)
-
258
S.O.S.
Tolkki/Kotipelto
Tolkki
1998
-
259
Season Of Change - Live
-
260
Season Of Change
Tolkki
Tolkki
1998
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261
Season of Change
Tolkki
Tolkki
1996
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262
Season Of Faith's Perfection
Tolkki
Tolkki
2003-10
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263
Season of Faith's Perfection
2014
-
264
Second Sight
2009
-
265
Shattered
Lassila
Tolkki
1994
-
266
Shine In the Dark (Remastered 2016)
-
267
Shine In The Dark
2015
-
268
Somehow Precious
2009
-
269
SOS
Timo Kotipelto, Timo Tapio Tolkki
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270
Soul Of A Vagabond
Tolkki
Tolkki
2003-02
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271
Speed of Light (Live At Wacken 2015)
-
272
Speed Of Light
Kotipelto
Tolkki
1999
-
273
Speed Of Light
Kotipelto
Tolkki
1998
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274
Speed of Light
Kotipelto
Tolkki
1996
-
275
Stand My Ground
2013-05
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276
Stratofortress(Provided)
Tolkki
2003-02
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277
Stratofortress(Provided)
2014
-
278
Stratosphere(Provided)
Tolkki
1996
-
279
Stratovarius(Provided)
Tolkki
1995
-
280
Tears Of Ice
Tolkki
Tolkki
1994
-
281
The Abyss Of Your Eyes
Kotipelto Timo, Tolkki Timo Tapio
-
282
The Curtains Are Falling
-
283
The Game Never Ends
Jens Inge Bertil Johansson, Timo Tapio Tolkki
2011
-
284
The Game Never Ends
Jens Inge Bertil Johansson, Timo Tapio Tolkki
-
285
The Hands Of Time
Tolkki/Lassila
Tolkki/Lassila
2000
-
286
The Hands Of Time
Tolkki/Lassila
Tolkki/Lassila
1999
-
287
The Hands Of Time
Tolkki/Lassila
Tolkki/Lassila
1997
-
288
The Hands Of Time
Tolkki/Lassila
Tolkki
1992
-
289
The Hills Have Eyes
Lassila
Tolkki
1992
-
290
The Kiss Of Judas
Kotipelto
Tolkki
2000
-
291
The Kiss Of Judas
Kotipelto
Tolkki
1999
-
292
The Kiss Of Judas
Kotipelto
Tolkki
1998
-
293
The Kiss Of Judas
Kotipelto
Tolkki
1997
-
294
The Kiss of Judas
Kotipelto
Tolkki
1997
-
295
The Land Of Ice And Snow
Timo Tapio Tolkki
-
296
The Lost Saga
2015
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297
Thin Ice
Lassila
Tolkki
1994
-
298
Tomorrow
Johnson
Tolkki
2000
-
299
Tomorrow
Johnson
Tolkki
1996
-
300
Twilight Symphony (Remastered 2016) [Live]
-
301
Twilight Symphony
Tolkki
Tolkki
1998
-
302
Twilight Symphony
Tolkki
Tolkki
1997
-
303
Twilight Symphony
Tolkki
Tolkki
1995
-
304
Twilight Time
Tolkki/Lassila
Tolkki/Lassila
1999
-
305
Twilight Time
Tolkki/Lassila
Tolkki/Lassila
1997
-
306
Twilight Time
Tolkki/Lassila
Tolkki
1992
-
307
Unbreakable (Remastered 2016)
-
308
Unbreakable
2013-02
-
309
Uncertainty
Kotipelto
Kotipelto
1996
-
310
Under Flaming Skies (Remastered 2016)
-
311
Under Flaming Skies
Timo Kotipelto, Matias Kupiainen
2011
-
312
United (edit)
-
313
United
Timo Tapio Tolkki
-
314
Until the End of Days
-
315
Venus in the Morning
Tolkki
Tolkki
1998
-
316
Visions (Live)
-
317
Visions (Remastered 2016) [Live]
-
318
Visions
2012-08
-
319
Visions(Southern Cross)
Tolkki
Tolkki
1998
-
320
Visions(Southern Cross)
Tolkki
Tolkki
1997
-
321
We Are Magic
2011
-
322
We Are The Future
Tolkki
Tolkki
2000
-
323
We Are The Future
Tolkki
Tolkki
1994
-
324
We Hold the Key (live)
-
325
We Hold The Key
Tolkki/Kotipelto
Tolkki
1995
-
326
What Can I Say
2000-03
-
327
What Can I Say
2001
-
328
When Mountains Fall
2009
-
329
When the Night Meets the Day
Tolkki
2001
-
330
When the Night Meets the Day
Tolkki
1996
-
331
Why Are We Here (Remastered)
-
332
Why Are We Here?
Johansson
Johansson
2001
-
333
Why Are We Here?
2000
-
334
Will My Soul Ever Rest In Peace? (Remastered 2016)
-
335
Will My Soul Ever Rest in Peace?
Tolkki
Tolkki
2001
-
336
Will the Sun Rise? (live)
-
337
Will the Sun Rise? (Remastered 2016)
-
338
Will The Sun Rise?
Kotipelto
Tolkki
1999
-
339
Will The Sun Rise?
Kotipelto
Tolkki
1998
-
340
Will The Sun Rise?
Kotipelto
Tolkki
1997
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341
Will the Sun Rise?
Kotipelto
Tolkki
1996
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342
Wings of Tomorrow (Remastered 2016)
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343
Wings Of Tomorrow
Tolkki
Tolkki
1994
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344
Winter Skies (Remastered 2016)
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345
Winter Skies
2009
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346
Winter
Tolkki
Tolkki
1995
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347
Witch Hunt
Tolkki
1989
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348
Years Go By
Tolkki
Tolkki
1998
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349
Zenith Of Power
Timo Tapio Tolkki