Twilight Time (album)
| Twilight Time | ||||
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| Studio album by Stratovarius | ||||
| Released | Early 1992 | |||
| Recorded | Millbrook Musiikki in Helsinki | |||
| Genre | Power metal, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 41:59 | |||
| Label | Shark | |||
| Producer | Stratovarius | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Original cover | ||||
 1992 reissue | ||||
| Singles from Twilight Time | ||||
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Twilight Time is the second studio album by the power metal band Stratovarius. The album was recorded and released in the band's native Finland as Stratovarius II in early 1992 by Bluelight Records,[2] followed by a reissue in Europe with different cover art in October of that year by Shark Records. A third edition was issued in Japan in July 1993 by Victor Entertainment, renaming the album Twilight Time with yet another cover design;[2] this is the most common version in circulation today. On the back cover, bass guitarist Jari Behm appears in a band photo and is credited with playing, but all bass parts on the album were actually performed by the guitarist and then-bandleader Timo Tolkki.[2]
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
Steve Huey at AllMusic gave Twilight Time three stars out of five, noting that it significantly helped to establish Stratovarius' popularity in Japan, and that the band's "melodic, retro-British/power metal sound really started to jell."[3]
Track listing
All music composed by Timo Tolkki.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Break the Ice" | Tuomo Lassila | 4:42 |
| 2. | "The Hands of Time" | Tolkki, Lassila | 5:35 |
| 3. | "Madness Strikes at Midnight" | Tolkki | 7:19 |
| 4. | "Metal Frenzy" | (instrumental) | 2:20 |
| 5. | "Twilight Time" | Tolkki, Lassila | 5:50 |
| 6. | "The Hills Have Eyes" | Lassila | 6:19 |
| 7. | "Out of the Shadows" | Tolkki, Lassila | 4:09 |
| 8. | "Lead Us into the Light" | Tolkki | 5:45 |
| Total length: | 41:59 | ||
Personnel
- Timo Tolkki – vocals, guitar, bass guitar,[2] production
- Antti Ikonen – keyboard, production
- Tuomo Lassila – drums, percussion, production
- Juha Heininen – engineering, mixing
References
- ↑ "Stratovarius – Break The Ice (song)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "History". stratovarius.com. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- 1 2 Huey, Steve. "Twilight Time - Stratovarius". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 17 January 2014..
External links
- II at stratovarius.com
- Twilight Time at stratovarius.com