Fourth Dimension (Stratovarius album)

For other uses, see Fourth dimension (disambiguation).

Fourth Dimension
Studio album by Stratovarius
Released	March 1995
Recorded	Soundtrack Studios in Helsinki, Finland, June - October 1994
Genre	Power metal, Neo-classical metal. Melodic Speed Metal
Length	59:20
Label	Noise
Producer	Timo Tolkki
Stratovarius chronology
Dreamspace (1994) Fourth Dimension (1995) Episode (1996)

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Fourth Dimension is the fourth album by the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius. This is the first album with new vocalist Timo Kotipelto, and the last with drummer Tuomo Lassila and keyboardist Antti Ikonen. Timo Tolkki still sang backing vocals on this album before quitting singing for the band altogether. Despite having the same personnel as the previous albums of Stratovarius, the album contains a large amount of the faster typical neo-classical shred element to it, remeniscent of the bands later work, evidenced in the songs "Stratovarius" and "Lord of the Wasteland". Song like "030366", "Winter" and "Galaxies" are however more reminiscent of the bands older, slower paced works.

Track listing

All music composed by Timo Tolkki.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Against the Wind"	Tolkki/Kotipelto	3:48
2.	"Distant Skies"	Tolkki	4:10
3.	"Galaxies"	Tolkki/Kotipelto	5:00
4.	"Winter"	Tolkki	6:32
5.	"Stratovarius"	(instrumental)	6:22
6.	"Lord of the Wasteland"	Tolkki	6:11
7.	"030366"	Tolkki	5:46
8.	"Nightfall"	Tolkki/Lassila	5:09
9.	"We Hold the Key"	Tolkki/Kotipelto	7:53
10.	"Twilight Symphony"	Tolkki	6:59
11.	"Call of the Wilderness"	(instrumental)	1:30
12.	"Dreamspace" (Live) (Japanese bonus track)	Tolkki

Personnel

• Timo Kotipelto - Vocals
• Timo Tolkki - Guitar, backing vocals
• Jari Kainulainen - Bass
• Antti Ikonen - Keyboards
• Tuomo Lassila - Percussion, Drums

Info

• Mixed by Timo Tolkki at Hot House Studio, Espoo - November '94
• Logo by Susane Nokelainen
• Photography by Lasse Lehtiranta
• Engineered by Timo Tolkki
• Backing vocals by Timo Tolkki and The Three Tenors: Timo Kotipelto, Marko Vaara and Kimmo Blom
• Strings on "Twilight Symphony" by 'The Houdini String Quartet': Kimmo Tullila, Marika Bister, Petteri Poljärvi, Antero Manninen; arrangement by Tuomo Lassila.

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1995	Japanese Chart	#26