Destiny (Stratovarius album)

Destiny
Studio album by Stratovarius
Released	5 October 1998 (1998-10-5)
Recorded	April–July 1998
Studio	Finnvox Studios, Helsinki
Genre	Power metal neoclassical metal
Length	53:43
Label	Noise
Producer	Timo Tolkki
Stratovarius chronology
Visions (1997) Destiny (1998) Infinite (2000)
Singles from Destiny
"SOS" / "No Turning Back" / "Years Go By" Released: 17 August 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Destiny is the seventh studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 5 October 1998 through Noise Records. ^[2] It reached No. 1 on the Finnish albums chart and remained on that chart for 17 weeks. ^[2] "SOS" was released as a single, reaching No. 2 on the Finnish singles chart and remaining on that chart for eleven weeks. ^[3]

In 2019, Metal Hammer ranked it as the 7th best power metal album of all time. ^[4]

Track listing

All music is composed by Timo Tolkki, except where noted

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Destiny"	Timo Tolkki	10:15
2.	"S.O.S."	Tolkki, Timo Kotipelto	4:15
3.	"No Turning Back"	Kotipelto	4:22
4.	"4000 Rainy Nights"	Tolkki	6:00
5.	"Rebel"	Tolkki	4:16
6.	"Years Go By"	Tolkki	5:14
7.	"Playing with Fire"	Kotipelto	4:15
8.	"Venus in the Morning"	Tolkki	5:35
9.	"Anthem of the World"	Tolkki	9:31
Total length:			53:43

European edition bonus track

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
10.	"Cold Winter Nights"	Kotipelto	5:12

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
10.	"Dream with Me"	Kotipelto	Kotipelto	5:13

United States edition bonus track

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
10.	"Blackout" (Scorpions cover)	Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell, Sonja Kittelsen	Rudolf Schenker	4:08

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. ^[5]

Personnel

• Timo Kotipelto – vocals
• Timo Tolkki – guitar, engineering, production
• Jens Johansson – keyboards
• Jörg Michael – drums
• Jari Kainulainen – bass guitar
• Max Savikangas – strings
• Eicca Toppinen – strings
• Sanna Salmenkallio – strings
• "Mr. Unknown" – strings
• Cantores Minores – choir
• Timo Ojala – conducting
• Mikko Karmila – engineering, mixing
• Mika Jussila – mastering
• Pauli Saastamoinen – mastering

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [6]	1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7]	89
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [8]	31

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [9]	Gold	20,000 [9]

References

1. "Destiny - Stratovarius". AllMusic . RhythmOne. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
2. "Stratovarius - Destiny (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
3. "Stratovarius - S.O.S. (song)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
4. Chantler, Chris (14 November 2019). "The 25 greatest power metal albums". Metal Hammer . Future plc . Retrieved 2 March 2021.
5. "Stratovarius - Destiny 2016 Reissue - TM Stores". 2020-09-28. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
6. "Stratovarius: Destiny" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Stratovarius – Destiny" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
8. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN   4-87131-077-9.
9. "No-nonsense rock groups thrive in scenes worldwide-Nordic Region" (PDF). Billboard . March 6, 1999. p. 95.

External links

• Destiny at stratovarius.com

See also

• List of number-one albums (Finland)