Stratovarius
Stratovarius is a Finnish power metal band that formed in 1984. Since their formation (originally as Black Water), they have released 15 studio albums and one live album. Along with Helloween, Blind Guardian, Gamma Ray, HammerFall, Angra, Rhapsody of Fire, Pathfinder and fellow Finnish power metal bands Nightwish and Sonata Arctica, Stratovarius are considered one of the leading groups of the power metal and symphonic metal genre.
The band has known many chaotic lineup changes: there are no founding members in the band since Tuomo Lassila's departure in 1995, and currently, the longest standing member is Timo Kotipelto, who joined in 1994. He could be considered the only original member, because the band did not have a full time singer until 1994.
The band has known many chaotic lineup changes: there are no founding members in the band since Tuomo Lassila's departure in 1995, and currently, the longest standing member is Timo Kotipelto, who joined in 1994. He could be considered the only original member, because the band did not have a full time singer until 1994.
