Stratovarius

Top-tier Finnish guitar virtuoso, musical visionary, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Timo Tolkki is playing Zagreb on October 24, 2026. The show is announced for the Zagreb venue Primarius Craft Pivovara, and Timo promises…

Label: earMUSIC RecordsRelease date: September 23, 2022Production: Matias KupiainenGenre: Power MetalAlbum length: 58.06 minRating: 8.5/10 Stratovarius are a band that knows exactly what survival means. Rising from the ashes even…

It was the first year of the new millennium when Iron Maiden dropped their comeback album with the re-recruited "deserter" Bruce Dickinson. It was an album of salvation, an album of relief, an album that landed at the right time in the…

»Eternal« isn't as dark an album as its excellent predecessor »Nemesis«. It keeps all of its predecessor's qualities and the band's signature sound and style, and the completely reborn group is writing and making new music for new times…

Performing: Saxon, Lordi, Pretty Maids, Stratovarius, Masterplan, Entombed, Lake of Tears, H.E.A.T., Die Apokalyptischen Reiter (hall), Onslaught (hall), Artillery, Dream Evil, Fleshcrawl (hall), Exumed (hall), Crazy Lixx, Wanted Inc.…

In the spot Saxon found themselves in that night - a band with tremendous mileage, experience and a battle-tested game plan that lets them hold their own on any stage in the world - victory was there for the taking.

Hands down the strongest Stratovarius album of the post-Tolkki era.

Location: Kaufbeuren / All Kart Halle / GermanyDate: 02/11/2011 The day after the Accept show in Munich (report here), another big heavy metal event went down just ninety kilometers away in Kaufbeuren. Helloween rolled into the…

Author: Urban BoltaPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik Venue: All Kart Halle / Kaufbeuren / GermanyConcert date: Feb 10, 2011Attendance: 3000Ticket price: €37.00 The day after Accept's Munich show (report here), another big heavy metal event went…

Location: Ljubljana / CUK Kino Šiška / SloveniaDate: January 26, 2011 The thirteenth studio album, "7 Sinners" (2010), has finally brought the Hamburg pumpkin-heads to the Slovenian capital! For the second time overall. Almost…

Location: Zagreb / Boogaloo / CroatiaDate: 25.01.2011 Helloween are one of the most important European metal bands, since they were one of the key acts behind the boom of heavy-power metal in Germany and Europe in the late eighties.…

Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik Location: Kino Šiška / Ljubljana / SloveniaConcert date: 26.01.2011Attendance: 850Ticket price: 25,00€ The thirteenth studio album, "7 Sinners" (2010), has finally brought the Hamburg…

Author: Urban BoltaPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik Venue: Boogaloo / Zagreb / CroatiaConcert date: January 25, 2011Attendance: 600Ticket price: 210.00 HRK Helloween are one of the most important European metal bands. They were one of the key acts…

"Elysium" is a solid album. Nothing spectacular. It doesn't offer anything you haven't already heard from Stratovarius in the past. The guys diligently cling to the tried-and-tested formula, which will satisfy the taste of the loyal fans.

Location: Rieden-Kreuth / Germany Date: 08/29/2009 The third day of Wacken Rocks South served up a weaker lineup than day two, which was closed out by thrash metal godfathers Slayer. Still, with names like Edguy, Stratovarius,…

Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik Location: Rieden-Kreuth / GermanyConcert date: August 29, 2009Attendance: 6,000Ticket price: €80.00 The third day of Wacken Rocks South served up a weaker lineup than day two, which wrapped…

Finland's power metal institution Stratovarius hardly needs a big introduction, since they're one of the most respected and established European power metal bands, with cult status back home and a few albums that had a real impact on the…

Location: Idroscalo (Milan) / ItalyDate: 03.06.2006 A rundown of melodic European power metal, spiced up with the rock'n'roll doctrine of the legends. The bus left at midnight, and with the lovely, uplifting vocal soundtrack of mostly…

Author: Aleš Podbrežnik Location: Idroscalo / Milan / ItalyConcert date: 03.06.2006Attendance: 18000 A revision of melodic European power metal, spiced with the rock'n'roll doctrine of the legends. The bus pulled out at midnight, and with…