10/23/2010 18:12

Stratovarius

Stratovarius: 'Elysium' + the single 'Darkest Hours'

Stratovarius are putting the finishing touches on their thirteenth full-length studio album 'Elysium' in 5-by-5 studios, Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki, Finland. The album will be released on January 12th, 2011 by JVC in Asia and worldwide on January 14th, 2011 by Edel/EarMusic.

Preliminary tracklist of 'Elysium' (order of songs and working titles are subject to change):

Heavenly Divine
Infernal Maze
Elysium, Part I, II and III
Civilization
Darkest Hours
Under Flaming Skies
No Return
New Horizon
Move the Mountain
Castaway (Japanese bonus)

A single with two new songs of 'Elysium' will be released on 26 November this year, coinciding with the start date of the "7 Sinners World Tour" on which Stratovarius will join Helloween as very special guests - kicking off the same day in the Szene, Vienna.

The single also contains a demo track, and two unreleased live tracks recorded earlier this year on Stratovarius' wildly successful 2009/2010 'Polaris' world tour.

'Darkest Hours' single track listing:

Darkest Hours (from the upcoming album 'Elysium')
Infernal Maze (from the upcoming album 'Elysium')
Darkest Hours (demo version)
Against the Wind (live recording, Sofia, Bulgaria)
Black Diamond (live recording, Göteborg, Sweden)

(source: Stratovarius)