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"This is my tribute to a great songwriter and my former bandmate, Timo Tolkki, on his 50th birthday (March 3rd). A somewhat improvised piano rendition based on his song '030366' from the Stratovarius album Fourth Dimension. Do check out the original if you haven´t listened to it. It is an interesting piece with inventive and experimental arrangement, Stratovarius at its avant-gardest. My version is pretty far from the original but the melodies and parts are at least based on the ones by Timo. I often wonder which would have happened if he would have followed this more experimental musical path further. Happy birthday Timo and thank you for the music!"

In 2015, Wacken TV has released pro-shot footage of Stratovarius performing the new track "Shine In The Dark" on July 31st at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. Watch below:

Coinciding with the release of the band’s new studio album, Eternal, Stratovarius premiered the official music video for their single “My Eternal Dream”. Directed by Mariano Biasin, the video clip deals with one of the world’s recent burning issues realized in stunning cinematic visuals, as well as a powerful performance from the band filmed in Argentina and Finland.

Stratovarius released Eternal in September 2015 via earMUSIC. The symphonic metal masters offer a guided and intimate tour of the album via this behind-the-scenes mini-documentary.

It's 12-minutes long and allows fans and viewers to take a deep dive and to experience the birth of Eternal. The mini-doc spotlights the band in the studio recording, along with interviews. It's in-depth and intriguing. Watch this keyhole view of Stratovarius while making Eternal below:

Tracklisting:

“My Eternal Dream”
“Shine In The Dark”
“Rise Above It”
“Lost Without A Trace”
“Feeding The Fire”
“In My Line Of Work”
“Man In The Mirror”
“Few Are Those”
“Fire In Your Eyes”
“Lost Saga”

“Shine In The Dark” lyric video: