Stratovarius

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

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

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