STRATOVARIUS

Release Year: 2011
Artist Origin: FIN
Style: melodic epic power heavy metal

after a wavy phase in early naughties, the thirteenth studio album by melodic power metal powerhouse is another revelation after ambitious Polaris take on classic bombastic uptempo material, still smashing the area to pieces by immense integrity and consistency of music; vast choruses, positive energy, and memorable leads massively add up to instantly hook the audience, and the crown jewel in here comes with eighteen minute long grandiose title track, spreading neosymphonic wings much wider than on the rest of strong, intense and epic repertoire; exclusive limited double digipak edition comes with holographic design effect, five photo cards of band members as bonus, and demo versions of entire album on disk two