Elements Pt. 2, also known as Elements, part 2, is the tenth studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 4 November 2003 through Nuclear Blast.[1] The album reached No. 4 on the Finnish albums chart[1] and its single, "I Walk to My Own Song", reached No. 9 on the Finnish singles chart.[4]
2014 Complete Edition
Critical reception[]
James Christopher Monger at AllMusic gave Elements Pt. 2 three stars out of five, describing it as "borrowing liberally" from Helloween's Keeper of the Seven Keys series, and praising the album's "inspired moments" which "succeed with bombast and Queensrÿche-like melodrama." He noted "Alpha & Omega", "Awaken the Giant", "Season's of Faith's Perfection" and "Liberty" as highlights, but remarked that the album "may disappoint some fans with its lack of epics and torch-heavy balladry".[3]
Track listing[]
All songs written and composed by Timo Tolkki, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Alpha & Omega" | 6:38 | |
| 2. | "I Walk to My Own Song" | 5:03 | |
| 3. | "I'm Still Alive" | 4:50 | |
| 4. | "Season of Faith's Perfection" | 6:08 | |
| 5. | "Awaken the Giant" | 6:37 | |
| 6. | "Know the Difference" | 5:38 | |
| 7. | "Luminous" | 4:49 | |
| 8. | "Dreamweaver" | 5:53 | |
| 9. | "Liberty" | 5:01 | |
Total length: |
50:37 | ||
| Japanese edition bonus track | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 10. | "Ride Like the Wind" (Jens Johansson) | 4:49 | ||||||||
| StratoShop limited edition bonus disc | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Alpha & Omega" (demo) | 6:35 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Vapaus" (demo) | 6:07 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Season of Faith's Protection" (demo) | 6:18 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Soul of a Vagabond" (live) | 8:02 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Destiny/Fantasia" (live) | 9:07 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Father Time" (live) | 4:58 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Hunting High and Low" (live) | 5:10 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Paradise" (live) | 5:42 | ||||||||
Total length: |
51:59 | |||||||||
Vinyl edition[]
| Side A | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Alpha & Omega" | |||||||||
| 2. | "Season of Faith's Perfection" | |||||||||
| 3. | "Awaken the Giant" | |||||||||
| 4. | "Dreamweaver" | |||||||||
| Side B | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "I Walk to My Own Song" | |||||||||
| 2. | "I'm Still Alive" | |||||||||
| 3. | "Know the Difference" | |||||||||
| 4. | "Luminous" | |||||||||
| 5. | "Liberty" | |||||||||
Personnel[]
Stratovarius[]
- Timo Kotipelto – lead vocals, arrangement
- Timo Tolkki – guitar, arrangement, engineering, production
- Jens Johansson – keyboard, arrangement
- Jörg Michael – drums, arrangement
- Jari Kainulainen – bass, arrangement
Additional credits[]
- Veijo Laine – orchestral arrangement, choir arrangement, production (orchestra, choir)
- Riku Niemi – orchestral arrangement, choir arrangement, conducting (Joensuu City Orchestra), production (orchestra, choir)
- Mikko Karmila – engineering, mixing
- Kuken Olsson – engineering (keyboard)
- Pauli Saastamoinen – mastering
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Stratovarius - Elements Pt. 2 (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
- ↑ Elements Pt. 2 (CD release "Nuclear Blast 27361 11762").
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Monger, James Christopher. "Elements, Pt. 2 - Stratovarius". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation] Retrieved 2014-01-06.
- ↑ "Stratovarius - I Walk to My Own Song (song)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
External links[]
- Elements Part2 at stratovarius.com