Stratovarius

Stratovarius are a Finnish pouer metal baund frae Helsinki, Finland, formit in 1984. Their material contains elements o pouer metal an neoclassical metal. Tae this day the baund haes sauld ower 2.5 million records warldwide

Stratovarius
Stratovarius in 2006.
Background information
Oreigin	Helsinki, Finland
Genres	Pouer metal, neo-classical metal, symphonic metal
Years active	1984–present
Labels	Ear Music, Nuclear Blast, Sanctuary, Noise
Wabsteid	www.stratovarius.com
Members	Jens Johansson Timo Kotipelto Lauri Porra Matias Kupiainen Jörg Michael
Past members	See: Umwhile members section

Baund members

Current members

Name	Instrument(s)	Membership
Timo Kotipelto	Vocals	1994–present
Jens Johansson	Keyboards, Piano	1995–Present
Lauri Porra	Bass guitar	2005–Present
Matias Kupiainen	Guitar	2008–present

Umwhile members

• John Vihervä - Bass guitar (1982–1984)
• Staffan Stråhlman - Guitar (1982–1985)
• Tuomo Lassila - Drums (1982–1994), lead vocals (1982–1985)
• Jyrki Lentonen - Bass Guitar (1984–1989)
• Timo Tolkki - Guitar (1985–2008), lead vocals (1985–1994), backing vocals (1994–2008)
• Antti Ikonen - Keyboards (1988–1995)
• Jari Behm - Bass Guitar (1989–1993)
• Jari Kainulainen - Bass guitar (1993–2005)
• Sami Kuoppamäki - Drums (1994–1995)
• Anders Johansson - Drums (2004)
• Katriina "Miss K" Wiiala - Vocals (2004)
• Jörg Michael - Drums 1995–2012

Discography

Studio albums

• Fright Night (1989)
• Twilight Time (1992)
• Dreamspace (1994)
• Fourth Dimension (1995)
• Episode (1996)
• Visions (1997)
• Destiny (1998)
• Infinite (2000)
• Elements, Pt. 1 (2003)
• Elements, Pt. 2 (2003)
• Stratovarius (2005)
• Polaris (2009)
• Elysium (2011)
• Nemesis (2013)
• Eternal (2015)
• Enigma: Intermission II (2018)
• Survive (2022)

External links

• Offeecial Stratovarius website