Visions (Stratovarius album)

Visions is the sixth studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 28 April 1997 through Noise Records. It reached #4 on that year's Finnish albums chart and remained charted for 23 weeks.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Rock Hard (de)	9.5/10^[4]

In 2005, Visions was ranked number 297 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.^[5]

Track listing

All music composed by Timo Tolkki.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"The Kiss of Judas"	Timo Kotipelto	5:49
2.	"Black Diamond"	Kotipelto	5:39
3.	"Forever Free"	Kotipelto	6:00
4.	"Before the Winter"	Tolkki	6:07
5.	"Legions"	Tolkki	5:43
6.	"The Abyss of Your Eyes"	Kotipelto	5:38
7.	"Holy Light"	(Instrumental)	5:45
8.	"Paradise"	Tolkki	4:27
9.	"Coming Home"	Tolkki	5:36
10.	"Visions (Southern Cross)"	Tolkki	10:17
Total length:			61:01

All music composed by Timo Tolkki, except for "Uncertainty", composed by Timo Kotipelto.

Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
11.	"Black Diamond" (demo)	Kotipelto	5:07
12.	"Uncertainty" (live)	Kotipelto	6:13

Personnel

Timo Kotipelto – lead vocals
Timo Tolkki – guitar, background vocals, mastering, production
Jens Johansson – keyboard, harpsichord
Jörg Michael – drums
Jari Kainulainen – bass
Kimmo Blom – background vocals
Marko Vaara – background vocals
Richard Johnson – background vocals, lyrical consultation
James M. Johnson – spoken vocals
Mikko Karmila – engineering, mixing
Pauli Saastamoinen – mastering

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1997	Finland's Official List	4^[2]

References

↑ "Visions by Stratovarius". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Stratovarius - Visions (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
↑ Huey, Steve. "Visions - Stratovarius". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
↑ Albrecht, Frank. "Rock Hard review". issue 120. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
↑ [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 94. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.

v t e Stratovarius

Timo Kotipelto Jens Johansson Lauri Porra Matias Kupiainen Rolf Pilve Timo Tolkki Tuomo Lassila Jörg Michael Jari Kainulainen Antti Ikonen Jyrki Lentonen Staffan Stråhlman John Vihervä Jari Behm

Studio albums	Fright Night Twilight Time Dreamspace Fourth Dimension Episode Visions Destiny Infinite Elements Pt. 1 Elements Pt. 2 Stratovarius Polaris Elysium Nemesis

Live albums	Live! Visions of Europe

Compilations	The Past and Now The Chosen Ones 14 Diamonds Intermission Black Diamond: The Anthology

DVDs	Infinite Visions

Singles	"Future Shock" "Black Night" "Break the Ice" "Wings of Tomorrow" "Father Time" "Will the Sun Rise?" "Black Diamond" "The Kiss of Judas" "SOS" "Hunting High and Low" "A Million Light Years Away" "Eagleheart" "I Walk to My Own Song" "Maniac Dance" "Deep Unknown" "Darkest Hours" "Unbreakable"

Tours	Stratovarius World Tour 2005–06

Related pages	Discography Kotipelto Cain's Offering Revolution Renaissance Symfonia Blackoustic Avalon

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