Stratovarius - Twilight Time
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Artist: StratovariusEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1999-04-20
Music Label: Noise
Soundtracks:
- Break The Ice
- The Hands Of Time
- Madness Strikes At Midnight
- Metal Frenzy
- Twilight Time
- The Hills Have Eyes
- Out Of The Shadows
- Lead Us Into The Light
Music reviews of Twilight Time
Music Review: Twilight Time- Stratovarius II
Rating: 4 Stars
Twilight Time is the second Stratovarius album and is one of the three to feature Timo Tolkki (guitarist) on vocals. I own all three "Tolkki era" albums and most "TK" era (the newer singer) and feel I can give an honest Stratovarius fan review. If you're new to Stratovarius I highly recommend checking out either Episode, Visions, Infinity or Elements Pt. 1 first.
Onto the album, right away, compared to first album "Fright Night" the band seems tighter and the production is much cleaner. The addition of keyboard really show in this album compared to sometimes instrumentally challenged Fright Night (only guitar, bass and drums). Tolkki's vocals are also much better here, but be warned, you'll swear this is a 1980's metal album if you didn't know any better.
Let's take a look at the songs:
1. Break the Ice: a decent rocker with lyrics about shy people(?) coming out of thier shell. Ah hits close to home ;). Cool but not great. 7/10
2. The Hands of Time: An instant classic. Timo's voice is amazing here and the lyrics are great (similar to the later Seasons of Change). 10/10
3. Madness Strikes at Midnight: A creepy slow intro builds up then drops down, insert awesome riff and the songs begins! For a song about a madman on a killing spree, it's actually really cool! I felt the mid section start to loose interest a bit, still a great song. 8/10
4. Metal Frenzy: I expected a in-your-face shred fest, but that's not the case here. The best part: the unexpected ending! 7/10
5. Twilight Time: Another cool instant hit song that deserves the album to be named after it. 8/10
6. The Hills Have Eyes: Awesome creepy intro and another cool song. 8/10
7. Out of the Shadows: Unlike the Iron Maiden song of the same name, this rocker is upbeat and happy~ish! 7/10
8. Lead Us into the Light: I found this one the weak link of the album, especially for a closer, too slow and rather boring. 6/10
Overall:
Twilight Time is a fun album, better than Fright Night but not as good as the third album Dreamspace. If you're getting into Stratovarius this isn't a place to start, the latter material sounds nothing like this, but hearing the sound evolve is very interesting!
Similar Bands I recommend:
Sonata Arctica, Nightwish, Angra, Edguy, Heavenly, Dragonforce
Description of Twilight Time
2007 digitally remastered reissue of this Finnish Metal band's 1992 album. Eight tracks. Noise.Hard Rock & Metal CDs
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