STRATOVARIUS RELEASE ANOTHER NEW TRACK FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM, ELYSIUM HITS STORES ON 1/18
STRATOVARIUS has just released “Under Flaming Skies,” another track from their forthcoming new album. Produced by guitarist Matias Kupiainen, Elysium, will be hitting stores on January 18th via Armoury Records. The cover art for the record was created by Gyula Havancsák who has also worked with the likes of Annihilator and Destruction. “Under Flaming Skies” finds the Finnish metal masters firing on all cylinders with a particularly impassioned performance from vocalist Timo Kotipelto, who wrote the track along with Kupiainen.
Formed in 1984, Stratovarius has sold over 2.5 million albums throughout their career so far. Elysium will be the quintet’s 13th studio album. In November of 2010, the band announced that doctors had found a cancer in drummer Jörg Michael’s thyroid. After a successful surgery and some post-op treatment, Michael released a statement in late December letting his fans know that his health is rapidly improving. The drummer stated, “The surgery was done about 6 weeks ago and the first therapy is done as well. All looks good so far and as Jens (Johansson, keyboards) told me before: “Do not worry Jörg, nothing survives in your body after all what you did to it!”
Elysium will be out 1/18 via Armoury Records and is available for pre-order
Listen to “Under Flaming Skies” here:
“Seven Sinners” tour together with Helloween
January 11, 2011: Elysee Montmatre, Paris, France
January 12, 2011: Le Transbordeur, Lyon, France
January 14, 2011: Rockstar Live, Bilbao, Spain
January 15, 2011: La Riviera, Madrid, Spain
January 16, 2011: Razzmatazz I, Barcelona, Spain
January 18, 2011: Alcatraz, Milan, Italy
January 19, 2011: Altantico, Rome, Italy
January 21, 2011: Fuzz Live Music Club, Athen, Greece
January 22, 2011: Principal Club Theatre, Thessaloniki, Greece
January 23, 2011: Hristo Botev Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria
January 24, 2011: Hristo Botev Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria
January 26, 2011: Boogaloo Club, Zagreb, Croatia
January 27, 2011: Kino Siska Club, Ljubljana, Slovenia
January 28, 2011: Sports Hall, Hlohovec, Slovakia
January 29, 2011: Sports Hall, Presov, Slovakia
January 31, 2011: Z7, Pratteln, Switzerland
February 01, 2011: Garage, Saarbrücken, Germany
February 02, 2011: Brückenforum, Bonn, Germany
February 04, 2011: Capitol, Hannover, Germany
February 05, 2011: Turbinenhalle, Oberhausen, Germany
February 06, 2011: Halle Gartlage, Osnabrück, Germany
February 09, 2011: Docks, Hamburg, Germany
February 10, 2011: Jako Arena, Bamberg, Germany
February 11, 2011: All-Kart-Halle, Kaufbeuren, Germany
February 12, 2011: Volksbankmesse, Balingen, Germany
February 20, 2011: 札幌 Zepp, Sapporo, Japan
February 22, 2011: 仙台 Zepp, Sendai, Japan
February 23, 2011: 名古屋 Zepp, Nagoya, Japan
February 25, 2011: 福岡 Zepp, Fukuoka, Japan
February 27, 2011: 大阪 なんば HATCH, Osaka, Japan
February 28, 2011: 東京 Zepp, Tokyo, Japan
March 2, 2011: Changchoong Gym, Seoul, Korea
March 4, 2011: GC Live House, Beijing, China
March 6, 2011: Taipei University Auditorium, Taipei, Taiwan
August 27, 2011: Ayia Napa Youth Festival (Harbour Square), Ayia Napa, Cyprus
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