Stratovarius discography

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Stratovarius discography
Stratovarius at Tuska 2007.jpg
Stratovarius live in Tuska, Finland in July 2007
Studio albums16
Live albums6
Compilation albums8
Video albums6
Music videos37
EPs24

This is the comprehensive discography of Stratovarius, a power metal band from Finland.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, showing record label, release date and selected chart positions
TitleLabelReleasedFIN
[1]
CH
[2]
ESP
[3]
FRA
[4]
GER
[5]
GRE
[6]
HUN
[7]
JPN
[8]
SWE
[9]
Fright Night CBS Finland/ Sony Music 11 May 198948 [10] --------
Twilight Time Sanctuary/Noise 20 February 1992-------43-
Dreamspace 9 February 1994-------26-
Fourth Dimension 11 March 1995------26-
Episode 22 April 199621------20-
Visions 28 April 19974------18-
Destiny 5 October 19981---89--31-
Infinite Nuclear Blast 28 February 20001---2832-29-
Elements Pt. 1 27 January 2003291-4227--2246
Elements Pt. 2 27 October 20034-937475--38-
Stratovarius Sanctuary5 September 2005492-8858-323937
Polaris Edel Music/JVC Victor 15 May 2009257-6255--32-
Elysium 12 January 2011 [11] 145-7038--45-
Nemesis 22 February 2013 [12] 330328241--1744
Eternal 11 September 2015 [13] 522-6127--16-
Survive 23 September 2022 [14] 1 [15] 6-125
[16]
30--7-

Compilation albums

TitleLabelReleasedFIN
[1]
CH
[2]
FRA
[4]
GER
[5]
The Past and NowImport24 July 1997----
The Chosen Ones Noise 9 November 19997---
14 Diamonds - Best Of StratovariusJVC Japan21 June 2000----
Intermission Nuclear Blast 26 June 20017859173
Black Diamond: The AnthologyNoise24 April 2006----
Infinite Visions Nuclear Blast 17 Sep 2009----
Best Of Edel Music 20 May 201612---
Enigma: Intermission 2 Edel Music 28 September 201816 [17] 69--

Live albums

TitleLabelReleased
Live! Visions of Europe Noise 1998
Polaris Live Edel Music 2010
Under Flaming Winter Skies – Live in Tampere2012
Visions of Destiny2016
Live at Wacken2016
Live Under the Southern Cross – South America 20192022

DVD

Acoustic Madrid (V/H/S)Unknown label1998
Visions Of Destiny Nuclear Blast 1999
Infinite Visions Nuclear Blast 2000
Under Flaming Winter Skies (Live in Tampere - The Jörg Michael Farewell Tour) Edel Music 2012
Nemesis Days Edel Music 2014
Live at Loud Park Festival Edel Music 2015

EPs

Music videos

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