Intermission (Stratovarius album)

Intermission
Compilation album by Stratovarius
Released	26 June 2001[1]
Recorded	1996–2001 at Finnvox Studios, Tavastia Club, "luxurious apartments on Helsinginkatu" in Helsinki; Crownhill Studio in Düsseldorf; Hästfittan Estate; "hotel rooms all over the world"
Genre	Power metal, heavy metal
Length	67:21[2]
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Timo Tolkki
Stratovarius chronology
Infinite (2000) Intermission (2001) Elements Pt. 1 (2003)

Intermission is a compilation album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 26 June 2001 through Nuclear Blast.^[1] The album consists of covers, live and bonus tracks, as well as four new tracks.^[3] It charted in the top 100 in four countries.^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Antti J. Ravelin at AllMusic gave Intermission three stars out of five, calling it "just an attempt to please fans and to postpone the making of their next studio album", but that "oddly enough, Intermission succeeds to offer a very album-like (a strong and steady whole) compilation."^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Notes	Length
1.	"Will My Soul Ever Rest in Peace?"	Timo Tolkki	Tolkki	Previously unreleased	4:56
2.	"Falling into Fantasy"	Timo Kotipelto	Tolkki	Previously unreleased	5:13
3.	"The Curtains Are Falling"	Jens Johansson	Johansson	Previously unreleased	4:25
4.	"Requiem"	Tolkki	Tolkki	Previously unreleased	2:54
5.	"Bloodstone"	K.K. Downing, Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton	Downing, Halford, Tipton	Judas Priest cover	3:54
6.	"Kill the King"	Ronnie James Dio	Ritchie Blackmore, Dio, Cozy Powell	Rainbow cover; "Father Time" B-side	4:36
7.	"I Surrender"	Russ Ballard	Ballard	Rainbow live cover; previously unreleased	3:47
8.	"Keep the Flame"	Johansson	Johansson	Infinite French edition bonus track	2:47
9.	"Why Are We Here?"	Johansson	Johansson	Infinite box set edition bonus track	4:43
10.	"What Can I Say"	Kotipelto	Kotipelto	Infinite Japanese edition bonus track	5:12
11.	"Dream with Me"	Kotipelto	Kotipelto	Destiny Japanese edition bonus track	5:13
12.	"When the Night Meets the Day"	Tolkki	Tolkki	Episode Japanese edition bonus track	5:26
13.	"It's a Mystery"	Kotipelto	Tolkki	Infinite box set edition bonus track	4:04
14.	"Cold Winter Nights"	Kotipelto	Tolkki	Destiny European edition bonus track	5:14
15.	"Hunting High & Low"	Kotipelto	Tolkki	Live	4:57
Total length:					67:21

Special edition bonus track
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Notes	Length
16.	"Blackout"	Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell, Sonja Kittelsen	Rudolf Schenker	Scorpions cover; SOS B-side	4:08

Limited edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Notes	Length
16.	"Freedom" (demo)	Tolkki	Tolkki		5:10
17.	"Neon Light Child" (demo)	Tolkki	Tolkki		4:52

Personnel

• Timo Kotipelto – lead vocals (except track 6)
• Timo Tolkki – lead vocals (track 6), guitar, production
• Jens Johansson – keyboard
• Jörg Michael – drums
• Jari Kainulainen – bass
• Kimmo – background vocals
• Marko – background vocals
• Pasi – background vocals
• Anssi – background vocals
• Mikko Karmila – engineering (except track 12), mixing
• T. T. Oksala – engineering (track 12)
• Mika Jussila – mastering

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Peak position
2001	Finnish albums chart	7[1]
	German albums chart	73[1]
	Swiss albums chart	85[1]
	French albums chart	91[1]

References

1. "Stratovarius - Intermission (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
2. Intermission (CD release "Nuclear Blast 27361 65862").
3. Ravelin, Antti J. "Intermission - Stratovarius". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-11-18.

External links

• Intermission at stratovarius.com