Stratovarius

Best Power Metal Album Covers
Best Power Metal Album Covers
Best Power Metal Album Covers
Dirck Halstead, Getty Images Whether you're a seasoned listener or a heavy music neophyte, if you see some kind of mythological winged creature or a 'Masters of the Universe'-inspired landscape on an album cover, chances are it's from a power metal band...
Stratovarius Use Familiar Imagery on ‘Elysium’ — Album Art of the Week
Stratovarius Use Familiar Imagery on ‘Elysium’ — Album Art of the Week
Stratovarius Use Familiar Imagery on ‘Elysium’ — Album Art of the Week
Finnish power metal pioneers Stratovarius rage on with their 13th album, 'Elysium.' We talked with the cover's designer, Gyula Havancsák, nearly two years ago when he did the artwork for Jungle Rot's 'What Horrors Await.' If you're familiar with the covers of two recent Stratovarius releases, 'Polaris' and the 'Darkest Hours' EP, 'Elysium' will look strangely familiar -- both in its artistic style
Stratovarius Drummer Diagnosed With Cancer
Stratovarius Drummer Diagnosed With Cancer
Stratovarius Drummer Diagnosed With Cancer
Stratovarius keyboardist Jens Johansson (pictured) penned an open letter to the Finnish band's fans, revealing some devastating news: drummer Jörg Michael has been diagnosed with cancer and has had his entire thyroid removed. Johansson stated that Michael is a consummate fighter and plans to kick cancer's ass. Tha...
Dream Evil Hail Judas Priest, Like Sea Lions
Not that it's a bad thing, but Swedish power metal act Dream Evil's latest LP, 'In the Night,' has drawn a ton of critical comparisons to the arresting work of Judas Priest. Of course, that shouldn't come as a huge surprise, since it was Priest who laid the groundwork for the current crop of speed and power metal masters -- bands like Dream Evil...

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