Best Of (Stratovarius album)

Best Of
Compilation album by
Stratovarius
Released6 May 2016 (2016-05-06)
Genre
Length2:35:44
3:30:34 (limited edition)
LabelEdel AG
ProducerMatias Kupiainen
Stratovarius chronology
Eternal
(2015) 		Best Of
(2016) 		Enigma: Intermission 2
(2018)

Best Of is a compilation album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 6 May 2016. It has 28 different songs spanning the band's entire career, hand-picked and remastered by the band. It also includes one new track, Until the End of Days.

Track listing

The album is split into two CDs. All tracks on CDs 1 and 2 were remastered in 2016, except Until the End of Days.

The limited edition version of the album also includes a third CD with songs from the Wacken Open Air 2015 live performance.[1][2]

CD1
No.TitleLyricsMusicAlbumLength
1."Until the End of Days"Lauri PorraPorraPreviously unreleased3:44
2."My Eternal Dream"Timo Kotipelto, Jani LiimatainenMatias KupiainenEternal6:05
3."Eagleheart"Timo Tolkki, KotipeltoTolkkiElements Pt. 13:50
4."Speed of Light"KotipeltoTolkkiEpisode3:06
5."S.O.S."Tolkki, KotipeltoTolkkiDestiny4:17
6."Forever Free"KotipeltoTolkkiVisions6:02
7."Wings of Tomorrow"TolkkiTolkkiDreamspace5:08
8."No Turning Back"KotipeltoTolkkiDestiny4:22
9."Break the Ice"Tuomo LassilaTolkkiTwilight Time4:39
10."Distant Skies"TolkkiTolkkiFourth Dimension4:10
11."Will the Sun Rise?"KotipeltoTolkkiEpisode5:07
12."A Million Light Years Away"TolkkiTolkkiInfinite5:20
13."Under Flaming Skies"KotipeltoKotipelto, KupiainenElysium3:52
14."Darkest Hours"Kotipelto, KupiainenKupiainenElysium4:11
15."Winter Skies"Jens JohanssonJohanssonPolaris5:42
16."I Walk to My Own Song"TolkkiTolkkiElements Pt. 25:04
17."Maniac Dance"TolkkiTolkkiStratovarius4:33
Total length:1:19:12
CD2
No.TitleLyricsMusicAlbumLength
18."Halcyon Days"KotipeltoKupiainenNemesis5:32
19."Will My Soul Ever Rest in Peace?"TolkkiTolkkiIntermission4:56
20."Destiny"TolkkiTolkkiDestiny10:15
21."Paradise"TolkkiTolkkiDestiny4:28
22."Deep Unknown"KotipeltoKupiainenPolaris4:28
23."Elysium"Kupiainen, KotipeltoKupiainenElysium18:06
24."Black Diamond"KotipeltoTolkkiVisions5:41
25."If the Story Is Over"LiimatainenLiimatainen, KotipeltoNemesis6:07
26."Unbreakable"Kupiainen, KotipeltoKupiainenNemesis4:38
27."Forever"TolkkiTolkkiEpisode3:07
28."Shine in the Dark"Kotipelto, LiimatainenKotipelto, LiimatainenEternal5:06
29."Hunting High and Low"KotipeltoTolkkiInfinite4:08
Total length:1:16:32
CD3 – Limited edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
30."Intro" (Live at Wacken 2015)Instrumental 2:22
31."Black Diamond" (Live at Wacken 2015)TolkkiTolkki5:38
32."Eagleheart" (Live at Wacken 2015)TolkkiTolkki4:59
33."Against the Wind" (Live at Wacken 2015)Tolkki, KotipeltoTolkki4:19
34."Dragons" (Live at Wacken 2015)JohanssonJohansson4:15
35."Legions of the Twilight" (Live at Wacken 2015)TolkkiTolkki5:58
36."Paradise" (Live at Wacken 2015)TolkkiTolkki5:57
37."Shine in the Dark" (Live at Wacken 2015)Kotipelto, LiimatainenKotipelto, Liimatainen4:41
38."Speed of Light" (Live at Wacken 2015)KotipeltoTolkki3:42
39."Unbreakable" (Live at Wacken 2015)Kupiainen, KotipeltoKupiainen4:56
40."Hunting High and Low" (Live at Wacken 2015)KotipeltoTolkki8:03
Total length:54:50

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[3] 197
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] 12

References

  1. ^ "STRATOVARIUS's 'Best Of' Collection To Include New Song 'Until The End Of Days'" blabbermouth.com. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  2. ^ ""Best Of" Album" stratovarius.com. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Ultratop.be – Stratovarius – Best Of" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Stratovarius: Best Of" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
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