Fourth Dimension (Stratovarius album)

Fourth Dimension is the fourth album by the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius. This is the first album with new vocalist Timo Kotipelto, and the last with drummer Tuomo Lassila and keyboardist Antti Ikonen. Timo Tolkki still sang backing vocals on this album before quitting singing for the band altogether. Despite having the same personnel as the previous albums of Stratovarius, the album contains a large amount of the faster typical neo-classical shred element to it, remeniscent of the bands later work, evidenced in the songs "Stratovarius" and "Lord of the Wasteland". Song like "030366", "Winter" and "Galaxies" are however more reminiscent of the bands older, slower paced works.

Track listing

All music composed by Timo Tolkki.

Personnel

• Timo Kotipelto - Vocals
• Timo Tolkki - Guitar, backing vocals
• Jari Kainulainen - Bass
• Antti Ikonen - Keyboards
• Tuomo Lassila - Percussion, Drums

Info

• Mixed by Timo Tolkki at Hot House Studio, Espoo - November '94
• Logo by Susane Nokelainen
• Photography by Lasse Lehtiranta
• Engineered by Timo Tolkki
• Backing vocals by Timo Tolkki and The Three Tenors: Timo Kotipelto, Marko Vaara and Kimmo Blom
• Strings on "Twilight Symphony" by 'The Houdini String Quartet': Kimmo Tullila, Marika Bister, Petteri Poljärvi, Antero Manninen; arrangement by Tuomo Lassila.

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