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Stratovarius - New Guitarist Announced


Keyboardist Jens Johansson has updated the band's website with the following news:

"We have some good news. Earlier this summer, Timo K, Jens and Lauri got together with a guitar player in a forest cottage in west Finland and wrote and arranged some songs. It went extremely well, and we are very happy with the material, the direction, and the general vibe in the band.

We now have over 15 songs written and demoed already, but probably not all of these will make it to the actual album.

We are happy to confirm that our new guitar player is Matias Kupiainen [photo]. He was the only guy we even considered seriously. This interesting fellow was born May 11, 1983 and is a native of Helsinki, Finland. You can find some information and pictures on his myspace page. Here is a video.

Next week, Jörg and Jens will come to Finland as we have booked three weeks of rehearsals and recordings in another cottage. We will then work more intensely on the songs in a real band rehearsal type of situation."

Source: stratovarius.com
Band profile: Stratovarius
Posted: 27.08.2008 by Opethienne


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27.08.2008 - 09:49
LeChron James
Helvetesfossen
i thought they broke up...?
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27.08.2008 - 10:12
Eternal Flames

I thought they broke up too. And I thought Tolkki ended up getting the rights to the Stratovarius name. I guess not.
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27.08.2008 - 10:33
Ernotar
Cookie Mistress
Noooooo... Why him?! I've seen him perform live a couple of times and sure he can play, but I doubt his creativity.
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27.08.2008 - 10:57
Judas
The Amputator
Written by Ernotar on 27.08.2008 at 10:33

Noooooo... Why him?! I've seen him perform live a couple of times and sure he can play, but I doubt his creativity.

Because Timo Tolkki was ever so creative with his own solos...
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27.08.2008 - 11:04
Bararey
Winter is Coming
Initially they did, but at the end of May then Timo Tolkki's waived his rights to the name Stratovarius to the rest of the band members [more info here].
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27.08.2008 - 11:52
Shadowcross
The Summoner
Hmm.. I don't know this guitarist. to me Stratovarius was Timo Tolkki's music backed up by the sound the rest of the lineup gave him. So i don't see this as being another strato album but then again neither is RR. Hopefully both projects don't sound like a bad version of stratovarius that is just missing something but with the last album this seems possible..

and TT was creative. great songwriter and i think he still has one of the most unique styles
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27.08.2008 - 13:16
Janne
Hugin
they broke up and then finally decieded to continue. Is it so surprising? Akela broke up i think 4 times. btw great news!
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27.08.2008 - 14:35
Warman
Erotic Stains
Haha, what? Are they back?
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27.08.2008 - 15:33
Elio
Red Nightmare
I think it was better for them to try Jani Liimatainen.
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27.08.2008 - 16:23
Talvi

This band is a joke
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27.08.2008 - 17:13
Spyroid
Rosetta Stoned
The story of this band doesn't really fit a power metal band... now it's just getting hilarious, I was sure they broke up aswell
Anybody knows what the new guy has been working with before? (too lazy to check out his myspace)
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27.08.2008 - 19:06
Enissa

OMG
I thought they broke up
well, I hope they will do something nice though Timo was the mastermind of the band, and will never be the same
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27.08.2008 - 20:11
Stigma
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For those who keep talking about Strato's breaking up, let there be known that there's quite a chanche that this line-up here won't be keeping the old name.

But it is quite hilarious when you read all the statements of Timo K and Timo T about each other.
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27.08.2008 - 22:50
Daggon
Underpaid M.D.
But, but, but... ok this year is full of very strange events, but what's next?, Luca Turilli leaving Rhapsody? Tony Kakko leaving Sonata? jaja
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28.08.2008 - 03:36
Ascalon

I think it's better for everyone that Stratovarius keep playing, the only thing it's to trust in this new guitarist that sounds quite good in that video, and wait until the new work of the group. Maybe Tolkki was an awesome creator and guitar player, but his relationship with the other members made him dispensable.
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28.08.2008 - 06:02
Stratowarrior

y'all saying that you thought they broke up and a lot of bad things but before you did that you'd had look into their official myspace sites so you would understand what happened......i love tolkki but this would make them to have more creativity even if the songs aren't better from the strato albums but remember that tolkki used to write everything about strato and the other guys only colaborate in a few songs....hopefully everything will be ok for both sides!!!
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28.08.2008 - 06:39
selken
Irreligious
Written by Daggon on 27.08.2008 at 22:50

But, but, but... ok this year is full of very strange events jaja what's next?, Luca Turilli leaving Rhapsody? Tony Kakko leaving Sonata? jaja

Varg leaving Burzum xD or Tobias Sammet leaving Avantasia (this last one should happen xD)
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28.08.2008 - 22:53
Symmachus

Both Stratovarius and Gorgoroth...
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29.08.2008 - 00:20
deathovertime
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What the hell is going on? I don't like this sort of music, but was quite shocked to hear they had split up. But I'm not quite sure which shock is worse, hearing they broke up or that they got back together.
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29.08.2008 - 00:47
Stratowarrior

and i just remembered something.....i don't think they're going to continue with the stratovarius name 'cos in timo tolkki's myspace he tells that he is going to do a last strato album...but is going to be a re-issue album with anti ikkonen and toumo lassila so that's why i don't think that...but on the other side he sent jorg, jens and tk a letter saying that strato rights belong to them...so i dunno what the fuck will happen but i like them so i will support and still buy the two sides stuff
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30.08.2008 - 23:43
StratoDan1990

it's good they are back..though I doubt the creativity will be as good as tolkki's. The musical direction of the band is sure to change
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01.09.2008 - 00:29
Dreamwar_86
To Arms!
this is stupid Tolkki is stratovarius
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18.10.2008 - 21:38
Gigginova
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Written by Dreamwar_86 on 01.09.2008 at 00:29

this is stupid Tolkki is stratovarius


I agree , to me this is kind of like such a joke.
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11.11.2008 - 18:30
Framhel?

Written by Guest on 18.10.2008 at 21:38

Written by Dreamwar_86 on 01.09.2008 at 00:29

this is stupid Tolkki is stratovarius


I agree , to me this is kind of like such a joke.


i strongly agree, it's like more of a joke than a band is it? Tolkki's music/Stratovarius' music will remain as Tolkki's. Why don't they change their Band name? or is it the name stratovarius will give them truckloads of money right? right!
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