Destiny (Stratovarius album)

Destiny

Studio album by Stratovarius

Released

5 October 1998^[1]

Recorded

April–July 1998 at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki

Genre

Power metal, neoclassical metal, progressive metal, heavy metal

Length

53:43^[2]

Stratovarius chronology

Live! Visions of Europe
(1998)

Destiny
(1998)

The Chosen Ones
(1999)

Singles from Destiny

"SOS" / "No Turning Back" / "Years Go By"
Released: 17 August 1998

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]

Destiny is the seventh studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 5 October 1998 through Noise Records. It reached No. 1 on the Finnish albums chart and remained on that chart for 17 weeks.^[1] "SOS" was released as a single, reaching No. 2 on the Finnish singles chart and remaining on that chart for eleven weeks.^[4]

Track listing

All music composed by Timo Tolkki, except where noted.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Destiny"	Timo Tolkki	10:15
2.	"SOS"	Tolkki, Timo Kotipelto	4:15
3.	"No Turning Back"	Kotipelto	4:22
4.	"4000 Rainy Nights"	Tolkki	6:00
5.	"Rebel"	Tolkki	4:16
6.	"Years Go By"	Tolkki	5:14
7.	"Playing with Fire"	Kotipelto	4:15
8.	"Venus in the Morning"	Tolkki	5:35
9.	"Anthem of the World"	Tolkki	9:31
Total length:			53:43

European edition bonus track
No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
10.	"Cold Winter Nights"	Kotipelto	5:12

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
10.	"Dream with Me" (music: Kotipelto)	Kotipelto	5:13

United States edition bonus track
No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
10.	"Blackout" (music: Rudolf Schenker)	Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell, Sonja Kittelsen	4:08

Personnel

Timo Kotipelto – vocals
Timo Tolkki – guitar, engineering, production
Jens Johansson – keyboard
Jörg Michael – drums
Jari Kainulainen – bass
Max Savikangas – strings
Eicca Toppinen – strings
Sanna Salmenkallio – strings
"Mr. Unknown" – strings
Cantores Minores Boy Choir – choir
Timo Ojala – conducting
Mikko Karmila – engineering, mixing
Mika Jussila – mastering
Pauli Saastamoinen – mastering

Chart performance

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1998	Finnish albums chart	1^[1]
1998	German albums chart	89^[1]

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Position
1998	"SOS"	Finnish singles chart	2^[4]

References

1 2 3 4 "Stratovarius - Destiny (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
↑ Destiny (CD release "TT 0040-2").
↑ "Destiny - Stratovarius". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
1 2 "Stratovarius - S.O.S. (song)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-11-07.

External links

Destiny at stratovarius.com

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 Eternal

Live albums	Live! Visions of Europe

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

DVDs	Infinite Visions

Singles	"Future Shock" "Black Night" "Break the Ice" "Wings of Tomorrow" "Against the Wind" "Speed of Light" "Father Time" "Will the Sun Rise?" "Black Diamond" "The Kiss of Judas" "SOS" "Hunting High and Low" "It's a Mystery" "A Million Light Years Away" "Will My Soul Ever Rest In Peace?" "Eagleheart" "I Walk to My Own Song" "Maniac Dance" "Deep Unknown" "Darkest Hours" "Under Flaming Skies" "Unbreakable" "Halcyon Days" "If the Story Is Over" "Shine In the Dark" "My Eternal Dream" "Lost Without a Trace" "Until the End of Days"

Tours	Stratovarius World Tour 2005–06

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

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