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TIMO TOLKKI To Record New Album With Former STRATOVARIUS Members
- Feb. 25, 2009
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Timo Tolkki (REVOLUTION RENAISANCE, STRATOVARIUS) has announced that he will record another album with former STRATOVARIUS members Tuomo Lassila (drums) and Anti Ikonen (keyboards). Tentatively titled "Return To Dremspace", the CD is slated for a September 2009 release. The fans will decide the name of the project in some sort of contest. Tolkki says, "If the fans decide that it should be called STRATOVARIUS, then it will. Then I will face the consequences, but that will be one interesting trial, I tell you that."
Regarding the musical direction of the CD, Tolkki said, "It has been 15 years from [STRATOVARIUS' 'Dreamspace'] album, so it will be interesting, for sure... It's not a 'remake,' but a brand new album. A closure for [what] I consider to be the end of STRATOVARIUS. It completes the cycle and returns to the beginning."
Tolkki drew up and signed an official waiver on May 20, 2008 giving up all rights to the STRATOVARIUS name. The remaining STRATOVARIUS members — Timo Kotipelto (vocals), Jens Johansson (keyboards) and Lauri Porra (bass) — have since announced plans to carry on with new guitarist Matias Kupiainen.
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COMMENT |
posted by : blindg
2/25/2009 1:57:25 PM
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The psycho circus continues...
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posted by :
2/25/2009 1:59:12 PM
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^no, just another publicity stunt.
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posted by : slavedriver1967
2/25/2009 2:06:52 PM
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What a soap opera, get that man/band a reality show.
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posted by : TheSharperObject
2/25/2009 2:11:55 PM
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Timo......... did you forget to take your pills again??
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COMMENT | You want to know something funny?
posted by :
2/25/2009 2:17:55 PM
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Jens Johansson recently spoke to Tuomo Lassila. Lassila said that he has never been contacted bei TT.
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COMMENT |
posted by : trooper2000
2/25/2009 2:49:02 PM
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THE MAN IS SICK,DON'T MISUNDERSTAND HIM!!!
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posted by :
2/25/2009 2:51:36 PM
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the music is shit but these articles are better than bold and beatifull
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COMMENT | That
posted by :
2/25/2009 4:12:58 PM
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Case never makes it to court and if it does it gets thrown out.
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COMMENT | Cool! - 'New album featuring...
posted by : Tama Basher
2/25/2009 4:14:05 PM
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..Strato-Various artists!'
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COMMENT | ..
posted by :
2/25/2009 4:55:55 PM
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This Tolkki dude needs to fuckin' stop...seriously.
Do your REVOLUTION RENAISANCE-shit and let the other guys -that are Stratovarius- continue that band!
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COMMENT | Stratovarius = Tolkki
posted by :
2/25/2009 6:26:47 PM
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Sorry, but Tolkki is Stratovarius and Stratovarius i sTolkki, period!
Without Tolkki, the remainig members are a body without mind and soul; just a bunch of losers trying to make some money with the name that someone else forged long time ago!!!
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COMMENT | As much as I hate to see Strato without Tolkki...
posted by : MoltenLavaStudios
2/25/2009 6:37:19 PM
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I'm predicting that their new album, Polaris, will be better than anything Tolkki has put out since Destiny.
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COMMENT | .
posted by :
2/25/2009 6:37:47 PM
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This is great news. Last STRATOVARIUS records were lame, probably because that pussy singer Kotipelto whinning and crying because he wanted to sing his songs.
This era of STRATOVARIUS is dark and progressive/technical metal at its best. Expect darkness, madness and twilight time songs.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
2/25/2009 6:38:35 PM
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Polaris, on May 21st, 2009!!!
I can't wait to hear it!
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COMMENT | Excellent Entertainment
posted by : Tahuti
2/25/2009 7:06:17 PM
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This is BEYOND RIDICULOUS now !!!
He FIRED those two guys way way back, before the 4th album !
Will that soap opera never stop ?!?!
So we gonna have TWO Stratovarius albums then ?!?
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha !!!!!
Remember : the public stage pissing of Jens Johansson, stabbing in Spain and more ?!?!?
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COMMENT |
posted by :
2/26/2009 1:59:10 AM
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So much for burying the Stratovarius name with dignity.
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COMMENT | ohkar
posted by : juanneman
2/26/2009 4:39:19 AM
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You may be right, but this guy is out of his mind.
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COMMENT | @ Ohkar
posted by :
2/26/2009 5:18:09 AM
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I heavily disagree. Kotipelto, Jens, Jörg, Jari and even Lauri are also part of strato history. Without them we wouldn't have all thos great albums. At least not in the awesome quality we have them now. And Tolkki is out of his mind. This guy destroyed the band twice and didn't pay any respect to the other band member nor the fans. I hate to say it but Tolkki seriously fucked up and there is no reason to defend him. The other 4 guys have every right in the world to continue as Stratovarius since Tolkki showed us with his deeds that he doesn't give a shit about the legacy of Stratovarius.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Pero
2/27/2009 3:38:29 AM
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The new album should be released under the name Gorgoroth. That'd be EPIC! :)))
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