Destiny (Stratovarius album)

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Destiny
Destiny (Stratovarius album) cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released5 October 1998 (1998-10-05)
RecordedApril–July 1998
StudioFinnvox Studios, Helsinki
Genre
Length53:43
LabelNoise
ProducerTimo Tolkki
Stratovarius chronology
Visions
(1997)
Destiny
(1998)
Infinite
(1999)
Singles from Destiny
  1. "SOS" / "No Turning Back" / "Years Go By"
    Released: 17 August 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]

Destiny is the seventh studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 5 October 1998 through Noise Records.[2] It reached No. 1 on the Finnish albums chart and remained on that chart for 17 weeks.[2] "SOS" was released as a single, reaching No. 2 on the Finnish singles chart and remaining on that chart for eleven weeks.[3]

In 2019, Metal Hammer ranked it as the 7th best power metal album of all time.[4]

Track listing[]

All music is composed by Timo Tolkki, except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Destiny"Timo Tolkki10:15
2."S.O.S."Tolkki, Timo Kotipelto4:15
3."No Turning Back"Kotipelto4:22
4."4000 Rainy Nights"Tolkki6:00
5."Rebel"Tolkki4:16
6."Years Go By"Tolkki5:14
7."Playing with Fire"Kotipelto4:15
8."Venus in the Morning"Tolkki5:35
9."Anthem of the World"Tolkki9:31
Total length:53:43
European edition bonus track
No.TitleLyricsLength
10."Cold Winter Nights"Kotipelto5:12
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLyricsLength
10."Dream with Me" (music: Kotipelto)Kotipelto5:13
United States edition bonus track
No.TitleLyricsLength
10."Blackout" (music: Rudolf Schenker)Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell, Sonja Kittelsen4:08

Personnel[]

Chart performance[]

Album[]

Year Chart Position
1998 Finnish albums chart 1[2]
German albums chart 89[2]

Singles[]

Year Title Chart Position
1998 "SOS" Finnish singles chart 2[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Destiny - Stratovarius". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Stratovarius - Destiny (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Stratovarius - S.O.S. (song)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  4. ^ Chantler, Chris (14 November 2019). "The 25 greatest power metal albums". Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

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