Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS were forced to cancel last night's (Tuesday, January 11) performance at the Elysée Montmartre in Paris, France as the support act for HELLOWEEN after STRATOVARIUS singer Timo Kotipelto was taken ill. Video footage of Kotipelto explaining the reasons for STRATOVARIUS' Paris cancel...

STRATOVARIUS will issue their new album, Elysium on January 12th via JVC in Asia, worldwide on January 14th via Edel/EarMusic, and in North America on January 18th. Audio samples from the entire album are available at this location. The band has just released 'Under Flaming Skies', a track from their forthcoming new album. &...

Alex Landenburg (AT VANCE, ANNIHILATOR, MEKONG DELTA), who just completed a European tour as the stand-in drummer for STRATOVARIUS after the band's regular drummer, Jörg Michael, was diagnosed with cancer and had his entire thyroid removed, has issued the following update: "I'd like to take the opportunity to s...

Stratovarius drummer Jorg Michael, who was diagnosed this past fall with a form of thyroid cancer has issued the following statement

Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS will release their thirteenth full-length studio album, "Elysium", in Asia on January 12, 2011 via JVC and in the rest of the world on January 14, 2011 through earMUSIC/Edel. Check out audio samples of all the songs that will appear on the CD at Amazon.co.uk. "Elysium" w...