Elements, Pt. 2

Elements Pt. 2

Cover art by Derek Riggs
Studio album by Stratovarius
Released 4 November 2003[1]
Recorded April 2002 – February 2003 at Finnvox Studios and Helka Hotel in Helsinki; Hastfittan; Studio Presidentti
Genre Power metal, neoclassical metal
Length 50:37[2]
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Timo Tolkki
Stratovarius chronology

Elements Pt. 1
(2003)		 Elements Pt. 2
(2003)		 Stratovarius
(2005)
Singles from Elements Pt. 2
  1. "I Walk to My Own Song"
    Released: 21 September 2003[3]

Elements Pt. 2 is the tenth studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 4 November 2003 through Nuclear Blast.[1] The album reached No. 4 on the Finnish albums chart[1] and its single, "I Walk to My Own Song", reached No. 9 on the Finnish singles chart.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [4]

James Christopher Monger at AllMusic gave Elements Pt. 2 three stars out of five, describing it as "borrowing liberally" from Helloween's Keeper of the Seven Keys series, and praising the album's "inspired moments" which "succeed with bombast and Queensrÿche-like melodrama." He noted "Alpha & Omega", "Awaken the Giant", "Season's of Faith's Perfection" and "Liberty" as highlights, but remarked that the album "may disappoint some fans with its lack of epics and torch-heavy balladry".[4]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Timo Tolkki, except where noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "Alpha & Omega"   6:38
2. "I Walk to My Own Song"   5:03
3. "I'm Still Alive"   4:50
4. "Season of Faith's Perfection"   6:08
5. "Awaken the Giant"   6:37
6. "Know the Difference"   5:38
7. "Luminous"   4:49
8. "Dreamweaver"   5:53
9. "Liberty"   5:01
Total length:
 50:37

Vinyl edition

Side A
No. Title Length
1. "Alpha & Omega"    
2. "Season of Faith's Perfection"    
3. "Awaken the Giant"    
4. "Dreamweaver"    
Side B
No. Title Length
1. "I Walk to My Own Song"    
2. "I'm Still Alive"    
3. "Know the Difference"    
4. "Luminous"    
5. "Liberty"    

Personnel

Stratovarius

Additional credits

Chart performance

Album

Year Chart Position
2003 Finnish albums chart 4[1]
French albums chart 74[1]
German albums chart 75[1]

Singles

Year Title Chart Position
2003 "I Walk to My Own Song" Finnish singles chart 9[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Stratovarius - Elements Pt. 2 (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  2. ↑ Elements Pt. 2 (CD release "Nuclear Blast 27361 11762").
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Stratovarius - I Walk to My Own Song (song)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Monger, James Christopher. "Elements, Pt. 2 - Stratovarius". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-01-06.

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