"SOS" / "No Turning Back" / "Years Go By" Released: 17 August 1998
Destiny is the seventh studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 5 October 1998 through Noise Records.[1] It reached No. 1 on the Finnish albums chart and remained on that chart for 17 weeks.[1] "SOS" was released as a single, reaching No. 2 on the Finnish singles chart and remaining on that chart for eleven weeks.[2]
In 2016 the band released a reissue with enhanced album artwork and additional bonus tracks
In 2019, Metal Hammer ranked it as the 7th best power metal album of all time.[3]
Reception
The album received positive reception with Metal Hammer writing “Destiny, was the culmination of this Finnish quintet’s first decade of wizardly development, bringing their sharpest skills to bear on a set of sweet pop-metal nuggets, killer trad Euro-bangers, impassioned power ballads and dizzying progressive epics.[3] Metal Music Archives stated “Destiny is one of their most solid, consistent and tasteful albums. It’s a great example of the band’s style and its full to the brim with catchy choruses, entertaining and flashy musicianship.[4]
2016 remastered version, included all bonus tracks and live album Visions of Destiny released by Edel SE & Co. KGaA under the label earMusic on October 28, 2016.[9]
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