--- title: "Stratovarius" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/stratovarius" genre: "Power Metal" country: "Finland" formed: 1984 --- # Stratovarius **Stratovarius** is a power metal band, from Finland, active 1984 to present. Stratovarius is a Finnish power metal band formed in 1984. They have released sixteen studio albums, six DVDs, and six live albums. The band's line-up has changed many times, with no founding member left since the departure of drummer Tuomo Lassila in 1995, and no member from their early recording days left following guitarist Timo Tolkki's departure in 2008. Currently, the longest standing member is singer Timo Kotipelto, who joined in 1994. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratovarius ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Stratovarius | | Genre | Power Metal | | Parent genre | Power Metal | | Origin | Helsinki, Finland | | Formed | 1984 | | Releases in catalog | 20 | ## Genres [Power Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/power-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Rolf Pilve](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rolf-pilve) | Drums (drum set) | 2012 to present | Current | | [Jens Johansson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jens-johansson) | Keyboard | 1995 to present | Current | | [Lauri Porra](https://themetalnet.com/musician/lauri-porra) | Electric bass guitar | 2005 to present | Current | | [Timo Kotipelto](https://themetalnet.com/musician/timo-kotipelto) | Lead vocals | 1994 to present | Current | | [Matias Kupiainen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/matias-kupiainen) | Electric guitar | 2008 to present | Current | | [Jörg Michael](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jorg-michael) | Drums (drum set) | 1995 to 2012 | Former | | [Jari Kainulainen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jari-kainulainen) | Electric bass guitar | 1993 to 2005 | Former | | [Timo Tolkki](https://themetalnet.com/musician/timo-tolkki) | Lead vocals, Electric guitar | 1985 to 2008 | Former | | [Tuomo Lassila](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tuomo-lassila) | | 1984 to 1995 | Former | | [Antti Ikonen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/antti-ikonen) | | 1987 to 1995 | Former | | [John Vihervä](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-viherva) | | 1984 to 1984 | Former | | [Jyrki Lentonen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jyrki-lentonen) | | 1984 to 1989 | Former | | [Staffan Stråhlman](https://themetalnet.com/musician/staffan-strahlman) | | 1984 to 1985 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1989 | [Fright Night](https://themetalnet.com/album/71ef951e-5ebb-3ae8-83dd-706bb9d31ad9) | Album | | 1991 | [Twilight Time](https://themetalnet.com/album/7f764dad-c8ab-3a01-a73c-19601795ec2e) | Album | | 1994 | [Dreamspace](https://themetalnet.com/album/24b3fc86-67bf-36c5-a8a9-333b18de3e3d) | Album | | 1995 | [Fourth Dimension](https://themetalnet.com/album/1a601f51-f221-3764-917c-eb01ed7a335a) | Album | | 1996 | [Episode](https://themetalnet.com/album/248e5100-611e-326a-9da8-342ed61dd11d) | Album | | 1997 | [Visions](https://themetalnet.com/album/ce100933-bf0d-386f-b358-8be5d90559d1) | Album | | 1998 | [Destiny](https://themetalnet.com/album/dcdb1ee3-d166-352f-8c25-6b965cde708f) | Album | | 2000 | [Infinite](https://themetalnet.com/album/458cee79-b03f-3397-8858-e03529b60e94) | Album | | 2003 | [Elements, Pt. 1](https://themetalnet.com/album/efd71b1b-45ad-3623-b8d1-d8cd3b3883da) | Album | | 2003 | [Elements, Pt. 2](https://themetalnet.com/album/5495cca3-c8c2-3976-b807-35c1f5fa4d91) | Album | | 2005 | [Stratovarius](https://themetalnet.com/album/50e3c645-5333-3cd1-8270-554d16b53c3a) | Album | | 2009 | [Polaris](https://themetalnet.com/album/c012dfb7-b235-32b8-a939-fcfc5fb9c4a0) | Album | | 2010 | [Darkest Hours](https://themetalnet.com/album/9bf53243-4bd2-4c31-99c5-56589fe27533) | EP | | 2011 | [Elysium](https://themetalnet.com/album/46f1aa67-21eb-400d-bfa2-43752d27d02c) | Album | | 2013 | [Nemesis](https://themetalnet.com/album/8f28a6b4-c9e3-48e2-aca2-9cc6c9980be3) | Album | | 2013 | [Unbreakable](https://themetalnet.com/album/563fddfe-08a1-4185-a680-3cecda8dfe85) | EP | | 2015 | [Eternal](https://themetalnet.com/album/895cc519-ff16-4a6a-9bb9-1453f39b9a0e) | Album | | 2022 | [Survive](https://themetalnet.com/album/34c56728-d842-4f3b-a2b6-2df742d37118) | Album | | 2024 | [Abandon](https://themetalnet.com/album/aa4c61c5-27cc-4e46-adf7-2be7a230381b) | EP | | | [[untitled]](https://themetalnet.com/album/de8be635-144a-342c-bc41-0eeda366c8f8) | Album | ## Related bands - [Sonata Arctica](https://themetalnet.com/band/sonata-arctica) (listened together) - [Nightwish](https://themetalnet.com/band/nightwish) (listened together) - [Helloween](https://themetalnet.com/band/helloween) (listened together) - [HammerFall](https://themetalnet.com/band/hammerfall) (listened together) - [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together) - [Blind Guardian](https://themetalnet.com/band/blind-guardian) (listened together) - [Rhapsody of Fire](https://themetalnet.com/band/rhapsody-of-fire) (listened together) - [Kamelot](https://themetalnet.com/band/kamelot) (listened together) - [Avantasia](https://themetalnet.com/band/avantasia) (listened together) - [Edguy](https://themetalnet.com/band/edguy) (listened together) - [Sabaton](https://themetalnet.com/band/sabaton) (listened together) - [Judas Priest](https://themetalnet.com/band/judas-priest) (listened together) ## Official and external links - metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Stratovarius/216 - youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuGOvuS-t2Z8lgUj5FFfWHA - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stratovarius - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1O8CSXsPwEqxcoBE360PPO - apple music: https://music.apple.com/fi/artist/6557658 - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/1904 - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stratovariusofficial/ - x: https://twitter.com/strato_official - website: https://stratovarius.com/ --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/stratovarius](https://themetalnet.com/band/stratovarius). 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