Ngo-1984, iqembu lomculo laseFinland lamemezela ukuba khona kwalo emhlabeni, lijoyina amaqembu acula izingoma zensimbi yamandla.
Ekuqaleni, leli qembu lalibizwa ngokuthi Amanzi Amnyama, kodwa ngo-1985, ngokuvela komculi uTimo Kotipelto, abaculi bashintsha igama labo laba yiStratovarius, elihlanganisa amagama amabili - i-stratocaster (umkhiqizo wesiginci sikagesi) kanye ne-stradivarius (umdali we-violin).
Umsebenzi wakuqala wahlukaniswa ngethonya lika-Ozzy Osbourne kanye neSabatha Elimnyama. Phakathi nomsebenzi wabo womculo, abafana bakhiphe ama-albhamu angu-15.
I-Stratovarius discography
Ngo-1987, abafana baqopha i-demo tape, kuhlanganise nezingoma ezivela ku-Future Shock, Fright Night, Night Screamer, futhi bayithumela ezinkampanini ezihlukahlukene zokuqopha.
Futhi eminyakeni emibili kamuva, lapho isitudiyo esisodwa sisayina inkontileka nabo, leli qembu lakhipha i-albhamu yabo yokuqala ethi Fright Night, ehlanganisa izingoma ezimbili kuphela.
Ukukhululwa kwe-albhamu yesibili "Stratovarius II" kwenziwa ngo-1991, nakuba ngalesi sikhathi uchungechunge lweqembu lwashintsha. Ngemva konyaka, i-albhamu efanayo yaphinde yakhululwa futhi yashintsha igama layo laba yi-Twiling Time.
Ngo-1994, i-albhamu elandelayo ye-Dreamspace yakhululwa, lapho kwaba khona izinguquko ohlwini lweqembu. Lapho abafana beyilungiselela ngo-70%, uTimo Kotipelto wakhethwa njengomculi omusha.
Izinguquko zohlelo oluncane
Ngo-1995, kwakhululwa i-albhamu yesine yeqembu, ethi, Fourth Dimension. Le phrojekthi eqediwe yayithandwa kakhulu phakathi kwabalaleli. Yiqiniso, ngokubonakala kwakhe eqenjini, umculi wekhibhodi u-Anti Ikonen nomunye wabasunguli beqembu, uTuomo Lassila, weba.
Ngo-1996, ukwakheka kweqembu elivuselelwe kwakhipha i-albhamu elandelayo, Isiqephu. Le albhamu ibinomsindo ohlukile ohlukile ezingomeni, isebenzisa ikhwaya eneziqephu ezingu-40 ne-orchestra yezintambo.
"Abalandeli" abaningi babheke lokhu kukhishwa njengokuphumelela kakhulu emlandweni wokukhishwa kwe-albhamu.
Ngemva konyaka, kwaphuma i-albhamu entsha ethi Visions, kwase kuvela i-albhamu ethi Destiny kanyekanye. Ngo-1998, nge-line-up efanayo, abafana bakhipha i-albhamu ethi Infinity.
Womathathu ama-albhamu abe nomthelela ekudumeni kweqembu ngomqondo omuhle wegama, futhi "abalandeli" baseJapan babewuthanda kakhulu umsebenzi.
Lawa ma-albhamu amathathu abe yigolide, ngo-1999 eFinland leli bhendi laqashelwa njengebhendi yensimbi ehamba phambili ezweni.
Ngo-2003, iqembu le-Stratovarius likhiphe iphrojekthi enkulu - i-albhamu ethi Elements, eyayinezingxenye ezimbili. Ngemva kokukhululwa kwengxenye yokuqala, leli qembu lahambela uhambo lomhlaba.
Ukuwa kweqembu kwaholela ekuthuleni kweminyaka emibili, kodwa abaculi base behlangene futhi baqopha i-albhamu ye-Stratovarius. Ngokukhululwa kwerekhodi, leli qembu lalilungiselela ukuvakasha komhlaba, okwaqala e-Argentina futhi kwaphela emazweni aseYurophu.
Ukuhlukana kweqembu?
Ngo-2007, "abalandeli" bekufanele bezwe i-albhamu ye-12 yeqembu, kodwa bekungahlosiwe ukuthi ikhishwe, ngoba ngo-2009 umculi weqembu u-Timo Tolki washicilela isicelo sokunqamula imisebenzi yeqembu.
Ngemuva kwalokhu, amanye amalungu aleli qembu abhale impendulo, anikeza ukuphika ukuwa kweqembu.
U-Timo Tolki udlulisele amalungelo okusebenzisa igama leqembu kulo lonke iqembu, kuyilapho yena egxile ebhendini entsha yeRevolution Renaissance.
Ekuqaleni kuka-2009, uhlelo olusha lwakhipha i-albhamu ye-Polaris. Ngalesi ntuthuko, iqembu le-Stratovarius lahamba uhambo lomhlaba. Kwalandela i-albhamu ethi Elysium.
Ngo-2011, leli qembu lamisa imisebenzi yalo ngenxa yokugula okunzima komdlali wesigubhu. Ngesikhathi ithimba lithola ozovala isikhala sakhe, laphefumulela phezulu icwecwe elisha lalethula emphakathini ngegama elithi Nemesis.
I-albhamu yesitudiyo ye-16 ka-Eternal yakhululwa ngo-2015. Ingoma enkulu, ephawula wonke umsebenzi weqembu, ibizwa ngokuthi Shine in the Dark. Abafana benza ukukhuthazwa kwe-albhamu ngokuvakasha komhlaba, okuhlanganisa amazwe angu-16 aseYurophu.
Amalungu eqembu
Kuwo wonke umlando weqembu laseFinland, iqembu le-Stratovarius lasebenza abaculi abangu-18, lapho abafana abangu-13 bashiya uhlu ngezizathu ezihlukahlukene.
Uhlu lwamanje:
- U-Timo Kotipelto - amazwi nokubhala izingoma
- UJens Johansson - amakhibhodi, ukuhlelwa, ukukhiqizwa
- U-Lauri Porra - ama-bass namazwi asekelayo
- Matthias Kupiainen - isiginci
- Rolf Pilve - izigubhu
Kwaphela isikhathi eside, iqembu le-Stratovarius likhiphe iziqeshana zevidiyo eziningana.
Iqembu linamakhasi okuxhumana nabantu ku-Facebook naku-Instagram, kanye newebhusayithi yomuntu siqu lapho abafana babelana ngezithombe ezivela kumakhonsathi, izindaba nezinhlelo zekhonsathi zesikhathi esizayo esiseduze.
