STRATOVARIUS - BLACK DIAMOND | COUPLE REACTION (Patreon Request - Kai S) 

Hahaha good old Nokia :D

Thanks Magnus! Hope you liked it! :)

@@BradAlenaMetalReactions I indeed did. I must admit, I never once thought I'd end up spending 21 minutes on a stratovarius song :D But it was fun to do so with you both. The vocal harmonies you heard were with Timo Tolkki. He used to sing as well in their first album, but once Kotipelto joined in, he provided backing vocals. Tolkki was the heart and soul of the band, and the very definition of a mad genius. He did almost everything.. composing, lyrics, promotions..and he was also Manic Depressive. So you see some really weird themes or be unable to understand their origins clearly. His bouts with his manic episodes were also the base of some of the songs during his last years with the band. Eventually, he stepped out of the band and formed Avalon. Stratovarius was rather generic after his departure in 2008. The guitar solo also has a keyboard solo in there. Jens Johansson is the keyboardist for them, and he uses some rather interesting and weird tones which blend in with the guitars. It is interesting to think of the origins of European metal. I'd say classic bands like Black Sabbath, Led Zepplin, Dire straits... all of them had an influence on most bands formed in the 80s like Maiden, Helloween, Stratovarius (1984). Stratovarius has elements of Power Metal, Speed Metal and even hints of Symphonic Metal. For Stratovarius : Everyone loves something different. I love their song Destiny. It got remastered in 2016 as well, so you can hear it in a bit of a higher definition than the present one. The music and lyrics could fit some Final Fantasy style game. lol. My general request: Ayreon: The Day the world breaks down. It has a great storyline, which I think you'll like. It is the prequel, and also the first song of the album, so a great point to join the story. I know you're busy, but hey, here's to hoping Ayreon will be covered someday :) Thanks for the reaction and stay safe!

Awesome, awesome comment Magnus! Thanks so much for taking the time to teach us! Stay safe! :)

Glad you enjoyed it Sidney and thanks for the suggestions :)

I'm very late to the party but better late than never :P

I was already pretty familiar with Stratovarius in mid 90´s, but I was so much into Metallica and Megadeth by then, that I never got into full fan mode. I had already liked Helloween in early 90´s, and as a guitarist myself, I listened Yngwie Malmsteen quite a lot at that time, so Stratovarius felt pretty familiar. They have a lot of great songs, but it's a bit like Brad said, I never listened them on daily basis. But they have stayed one of my all time favorites since this Visions album (1997).

Thanks for sharing your history with them - always interesting to hear other people's journey with a band :)

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! :)

Finnish pride! :)

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Oops, forgot to mention ''Powerwolf'', an amazing and unique band to check, specially when you are in a jovial mood!

Powerwolf you say hmm... **smirk**

@@BradAlenaMetalReactions Are you familiar with them?!

No but they're an upcoming request :)

@@BradAlenaMetalReactions Seems I'm storming an open door! Can't wait!

Thanks for the background info :)

Thanks Bryan!

Thanks fingers! I think you're right!

Thanks again! Glad you enjoyed it! :)

Thanks, for naming that instrument! That’s exactly the one I was thinking about😉

@Alena Reacts Glad I could help! Also, I think you are right about the band “borrowing” a melody from a classical piece. It sounds very familiar. I just can’t think of what it is from!

In the Premiere live chat they said it was Bach - so that's why you guys knew it :)

Brad & Alena Metal Reactions 👍 Thanks for the info! I’m not very knowledgeable about classical music but I have heard a lot of Bach, so that explains it.

Thanks for the suggestion! And glad to see you followed us over from Dream Theater :)

Thanks for the suggestion MAR MAR :)

Thanks for the suggestions Márcio! :)

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Thank you and thanks for the suggestion! :)

Thanks for the suggestion Nate :)

Well I'll take that as a win then haha