Something i was not expecting but sounds great and fresh for me

Me approves.

Much more electronic, but i enjoy it quite a lot!

OMG this is not metal but disco music, 2-3 albums and they will turn into disco

Wow, quite unexpected

Sounds really fresh. Overall an excellent song. It's really great to hear TK singing so relaxed and in such a good range.

Fare more interesting than I was expecting; might actually give it a listen, my interest has been somewhat piqued

Too commercial for me

No no no Jens Johansson, not you with those eletro !!!

Well im not disapointed but still i dont like it much

Written by Irritable Ted on 17.01.2013 at 21:12

Different sound, but still clearly Strato. At least they didn't put some crap vocal effects on it.

Still miss Tolkki stuff though, preferred his guitar sound.

With all due respect I miss Tolkki's guitar sound too and the great albums he made with the band - but if Tolkki were still in the band they would have stuck to the same 'mid-slow tempo' formula of songs that were churned out in the self-titled black album. Musically and creatively, that album was by far the lowest point of their career. Not to mention all the RR/Symfonia stuff is much lower quality when you compare it to the latest 2 Strato albums.

Stratovarius needed to reinvent themselves and take an approach like this in order to stay in the metal radar. I think with songs like this they're hitting the nail on the head - it sounds nothing like their previous work and their music has evolved so much more than what Tolkki was capable to give. As a result Strato is still alive and well, and more new fans are still finding out about them every day.

It's very difficult for a band to recover from band turmoils and remain successful, but these guys have done just that.