Stratovarius的新聞~

[AnthonyL (阿牛)]

as title....

According to an online post by STRATOVARIUS keyboardist Jens Johansson, he
and ex-STRATOVARIUS guitarist/mainman Timo Tolkki met for dinner this past
Thursday night (March 5) in an apparent attempt to bury the hatchet following
a bitter Internet war of words over the use of the STRATOVARIUS name.

Timo Tolkki's new band, REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE, will release a new album,
"Age Of Aquarius", on March 23 via Scarlet Records. It is described in a
press release as "by far the darkest, heaviest and most symphonic album that
Tolkki has ever been involved in."

Meanwhile, the remaining STRATOVARIUS members — Timo Kotipelto (vocals),
Jens Johansson (keyboards) and Lauri Porra (bass) — have announced plans to
carry on with new guitarist Matias Kupiainen. STRATOVARIUS' new studio album,
"Polaris", will be released on May 21. The CD will be made available via the
band's new label partner Edel under the new imprint earMUSIC outside of Asia
and the band's longtime record company in Asia, JVC.

Writing on STRATOVARIUS' official forum, Johansson said, "I know you guys
probably won't believe this, but I actually have the whole REVOLUTION
RENAISSANCE "Age Of Aquarius" album now and am listening to it, Timo Tolkki
gave it to me [Thursday] night... over dinner. The channels of communication
are open and I think these stupid forum and Internet and statement and legal
fights the two bands have been having could very well be a thing of the past.

"No doubt some people will be disappointed by that; after all, drama is more
exciting than people who just quietly get along, but this stuff is sucking
way too much energy from both bands.

"Having a band as a rallying point is important to some people. If there is a
conflict, it probably gets even more titillating. I don't quite understand it
myself.

"I still maintain that for most normal listeners there is no downside with
what happened the last year. There are now two bands and there will be twice
as much music. Both bands will be different than 'old STRATOVARIUS' and
that's a beautiful thing.

"I'm sorry about the hateful things I have said here and in other places
about Timo Tolkki. My excuse: I am only human too, after all.

"I'm not making some big deal about this. If you happen to find this post in
this jungle, then you found it. After all, me and Timo Tolkki just had some
curry and talked for a few hours, but I am really happy about it anyway. He
shouldn't waste his time shadow boxing in Internet forums. And neither should
I, come to think of it.

"Never give up hope that there can be forgiveness and peace."

Timo Tolkki recently announced that he will record another album with former
STRATOVARIUS members Tuomo Lassila (drums) and Anti Ikonen (keyboards).
Tentatively titled "Return To Dremspace", the CD is slated for a September
2009 release. The fans will decide the name of the project in some sort of
contest. Tolkki said in an online post, "If the fans decide that it should be
called STRATOVARIUS, then it will. Then I will face the consequences, but
that will be one interesting trial, I tell you that."

Regarding the musical direction of the CD, Tolkki said, "It has been 15 years
from [STRATOVARIUS' 'Dreamspace'] album, so it will be interesting, for
sure... It's not a 'remake,' but a brand new album. A closure for [what] I
consider to be the end of STRATOVARIUS. It completes the cycle and returns to
the beginning."

Tolkki drew up and signed an official waiver on May 20, 2008 giving up all
rights to the STRATOVARIUS name.

網址：
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&
newsitemID=115718

縮網：
http://0rz.tw/ryiRP

Timo Tolkki和Stratovarius鍵盤手Jens Johansson在上週見面吃晚餐。
兩人討論Stratovarius團名使用權等問題。XD
去年Timo Tolkki宣布Stratovarius解散後，其他人不能使用Stratovarius這個團名。
去年5/20時Timo Tolkki宣布放棄Stratovarius的使用權。
現在又搞這齣。=_=
Revolution Renaissance的新專輯Age Of Aquarius於3/23發行。
Stratovarius的新專輯Polaris於5/21發行。
另，Timo Tolkki這在籌劃另一張專輯。
整個事件像是歹戲拖棚。

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