Destiny (Stratovarius album)

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Destiny
Stratovarius studio album

Publication
(s)

1998

Label (s) T&T Records

Format (s)

CD

Genre (s)

Power metal

Title (number)

10

running time

59 min 01 sec

occupation Singing : Timo Kotipelto

Electric guitar : Timo Tolkki
Electric bass : Jari Kainulainen
Keyboard : Jens Johansson
Drums : Jörg Michael

production

Timo Tolkki

Studio (s)

Finnvox Studios

chronology
Visions
(1997) 		Destiny Infinite
(2000)

Destiny is the seventh studio album by the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius . It was released on October 5, 1998 and, thanks to the high number of pre-orders, reached number 1 on the Finnish album charts a week earlier . A children's choir and several violins were used on the album . Among the violinists was Eicca Toppinen, a member of the then still relatively unknown band Apocalyptica . The album cover is based on an oil painting by Marco Bernard .

Track listing

  1. Destiny (10:14)
  2. SOS (4:15)
  3. No Turning Back (4:22)
  4. 4000 Rainy Nights (6:00)
  5. Rebel (4:14)
  6. Years Go By (5:14)
  7. Playing with Fire (4:13)
  8. Venus in the Morning (5:35)
  9. Anthem of the World (9:31)
  10. Cold Winter Nights (5:12)

The Japanese edition contains Dream with Me as the last song instead of the song Cold Winter Nights .

Singles

SOS

The single SOS was released in August 1998 and reached number 2 on the Finnish singles chart. The CD contained a. with blackout a cover song of the German rock band Scorpions .

Track listing

  1. SOS (3:47)
  2. No Turning Back (4:21)
  3. Blackout (4:07)
  4. Years Go By (5:14)

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