Elements Pt. 2

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Elements Pt. 2
Elements, Pt. 2 cover.jpg
Cover art by Derek Riggs
Studio album by
Stratovarius
Released4 November 2003 (2003-11-04) [1]
RecordedApril 2002 – February 2003
Studio Finnvox Studios and Helka Hotel, Helsinki; Hastfittan; Studio Presidentti
Genre
Length50:37 [2]
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Timo Tolkki
Stratovarius chronology
Elements Pt. 1
(2003)		Elements Pt. 2
(2003)		 Stratovarius
(2005)
Singles from Elements Pt. 2
  1. "I Walk to My Own Song"
    Released: 21 September 2003 [3]

Elements Pt. 2 is the tenth studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 4 November 2003 through Nuclear Blast. [1] The album reached No. 4 on the Finnish albums chart [1] and its single, "I Walk to My Own Song", reached No. 9 on the Finnish singles chart. [3]

Contents

"Know the Difference" track refers to Serenity Prayer in its refrain.

This album brings elements of doom metal as seen in the first song on the album, "Alpha & Omega," shown as a reaction to the first part in which Tolkki suffered a Bipolar II disorder and manic depression that made him mentally ill and caused him to compose confusing lyrics. [4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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James Christopher Monger at AllMusic gave Elements Pt. 2 three stars out of five, describing it as "borrowing liberally" from Helloween's Keeper of the Seven Keys series, and praising the album's "inspired moments" which "succeed with bombast and Queensrÿche-like melodrama." He noted "Alpha & Omega", "Awaken the Giant", "Season's of Faith's Perfection" and "Liberty" as highlights, but remarked that the album "may disappoint some fans with its lack of epics and torch-heavy balladry". [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Timo Tolkki, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Alpha & Omega"6:38
2."I Walk to My Own Song"5:03
3."I'm Still Alive"4:50
4."Season of Faith's Perfection"6:08
5."Awaken the Giant"6:37
6."Know the Difference"5:38
7."Luminous"4:49
8."Dreamweaver"5:53
9."Liberty"5:01
Total length:50:37
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
10."Ride Like the Wind" (Jens Johansson)4:49
StratoShop limited edition bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Alpha & Omega" (demo)6:35
2."Vapaus" (demo)6:07
3."Season of Faith's Protection" (demo)6:18
4."Soul of a Vagabond" (live)8:02
5."Destiny/Fantasia" (live)9:07
6."Father Time" (live)4:58
7."Hunting High and Low" (live)5:10
8."Paradise" (live)5:42
Total length:51:59

Vinyl edition

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Alpha & Omega" 
2."Season of Faith's Perfection" 
3."Awaken the Giant" 
4."Dreamweaver" 
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."I Walk to My Own Song" 
2."I'm Still Alive" 
3."Know the Difference" 
4."Luminous" 
5."Liberty" 

Personnel

Stratovarius
Additional credits

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [6] 4
French Albums (SNEP) [7] 74
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 75
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [9] 38

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Stratovarius - Elements Pt. 2 (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  2. ↑ Elements Pt. 2 (CD release "Nuclear Blast 27361 11762").
  3. 1 2 "Stratovarius - I Walk to My Own Song (song)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  4. ↑ "MelodicRock.com Interviews: Stratovarius". www.melodic-rock.com. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
  5. 1 2 Monger, James Christopher. "Elements, Pt. 2 - Stratovarius". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  6. ↑ "Stratovarius: Elements Pt. 2" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Stratovarius – Elements Pt. 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Stratovarius – Elements Pt. 2" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  9. ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN   4-87131-077-9.
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