Fourth Dimension (Stratovarius album)

Fourth Dimension is the fourth studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 11 April 1995 through Noise Records.^[2] The album is the band's first to feature vocalist Timo Kotipelto as well as the last with keyboardist Antti Ikonen and drummer Tuomo Lassila, thus being the last Stratovarius album to date featuring an all-Finnish line-up. Founding member and guitarist Timo Tolkki, who had served as the band's vocalist for their first three albums, still provided background vocals on Fourth Dimension before handing over lead singing duties to Kotipelto for all subsequent albums.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]

Steve Huey at AllMusic gave Fourth Dimension four stars out of five, describing it as "melodic Euro-metal" and picking up where Dreamspace (1994) left off. He recommended it for fans of Judas Priest, Scorpions and other similar heavy metal bands.^[3]

Track listing

All music composed by Timo Tolkki.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Against the Wind"	Tolkki, Timo Kotipelto	3:48
2.	"Distant Skies"	Tolkki	4:10
3.	"Galaxies"	Tolkki, Kotipelto	5:00
4.	"Winter"	Tolkki	6:32
5.	"Stratovarius"	(instrumental)	6:22
6.	"Lord of the Wasteland"	Tolkki	6:11
7.	"030366"	Tolkki	5:46
8.	"Nightfall"	Tolkki, Tuomo Lassila	5:09
9.	"We Hold the Key"	Tolkki, Kotipelto	7:53
10.	"Twilight Symphony"	Tolkki	6:59
11.	"Call of the Wilderness"	(instrumental)	1:30
Total length:			59:20

Japanese edition/2003 reissue bonus track^[4]
No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
12.	"Dreamspace" (live)	Tolkki	6:16

Personnel

Timo Kotipelto – lead vocals, background vocals
Timo Tolkki – guitar, background vocals, engineering, mixing, production
Antti Ikonen – keyboard
Tuomo Lassila – drums, arrangement (track 10)
Jari Kainulainen – bass
Marko Vaara – background vocals
Kimmo Blom – background vocals
Kimmo Tullila – strings (track 10)
Marika Bister – strings (track 10)
Petteri Poljärvi – strings (track 10)
Antero Manninen – strings (track 10)
Mika Jussila – mastering

References

↑ "Stratovarius – Wings Of Tomorrow". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
↑ "Stratovarius - Fourth Dimension (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
1 2 Huey, Steve. "Fourth Dimension - Stratovarius". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
↑ "Fourth Dimension (Bonus Track)". ArtistDirect. Rogue Digital. Retrieved 2014-11-05.

External links

Fourth Dimension 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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