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Stratovarius - Stratovarius



6.1 | 386 votes |
Release date: 5 September 2005
Style: Power metal

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01. Maniac Dance
02. Fight
03. Just Carry On
04. Back To Madness
05. Gypsy In Me
06. Götterdämmerung (Zenith Of Power)
07. The Land Of Ice And Snow
08. Leave The Tribe
09. United

+ Maniac Dance (director's cut) [video] [Limited Edition bonus]
+ Stratovarius Rockumentary [Limited Edition bonus]
+ Photo Booklet [Limited Edition bonus]

Staff review by
Jeff
Rating:
6.5
Let's be honest, after all this fuc#$&% Stratovarius drama I was more than afraid for the most famous Finnish band ever. Really it was hard for me to believe in a new album and I was quite sure that the band was just? dead. My fault I'm sorry I was wrong, Stratovarius is back with their new album, the eponym "Stratovarius" and actually the result is not so bad?

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published 22.08.2005 | Comments (16)

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24.12.2012 - 21:36
ScnD361

I think the only bad song is Maniac Dance.. is very crap and non-Stratovarius. But this album have very good songs as Fight and Just Carry On.
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27.12.2012 - 17:22
Rating: 7
Sword_Chant

Written by ScnD361 on 24.12.2012 at 21:36

I think the only bad song is Maniac Dance.. is very crap and non-Stratovarius. But this album have very good songs as Fight and Just Carry On.


Ahh, this album is very different to the rest of the Strato discography. It has its moments. I don't mind Maniac Dance.. most of the songs themselves are listenable except for 'Back To Madness', can't stand the vocals on the chorus. The trouble is that as an entire album, they attempted a completely different style and for the most part, the reception WAS NOT good. - most fans believe this to be their worst release. Even though there are some highlights such as 'Land of Ice and Snow', 'United' and the first three songs. I don't recommend this as the first album for a new fan. This album is definitely in the large fan-only territory.
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27.02.2013 - 07:47
Rating: 7
gopherhawk2@gmail.co

Metal Storm's rating system puts this album at "average." I would call that a fair description.
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02.07.2015 - 05:44
Rating: 6
Ruchesko

There's a certain irony to the title - the album''s basically a dry run for Revolution Renaissance.
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02.01.2019 - 23:58
Rating: 6
Mountain King
K i K o
Unfortunately this is the weakest Stratovarius album and came between 2 relatively strong albums and series of legendary albums. It's not unmemorable at all and the songwriting is bland however, there are song okay songs here "Just Carry On", "United" and maybe "Land Of Ice And Snow" if you have a clear mind.
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26.11.2023 - 11:39
Rating: 4
Metal Rasputin

This was the point I genuinely thought they were going down. Last few albums were already disappointing, there were lots of confusing news every now and then about changing line-up, infighting, Tolkki's worsening mental health, declining quality and breaking up, so it seemed like the shit was going to hit the fan for good. I think this is the worst they ever got and could have been the end had troubled Tolkki not left the band shortly after.
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You've got a lot of guts. Let's see what they look like!
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