Intermission (Stratovarius album)

Intermission
Compilation album by Stratovarius
Released	June 26, 2001
Recorded	Finnvox Studios (studio tracks)
Genre	Power metal, heavy metal
Length	67:16
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Timo Tolkki
Stratovarius chronology
14 Diamonds (2000) Intermission (2001) Elements, Pt. 1 (2003)

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Intermission is a compilation album by the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius. This album is compiled of covers, live and bonus tracks, and four new songs.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Will My Soul Ever Rest in Peace?" (Previously unreleased)	Tolkki	4:56
2.	"Falling into Fantasy" (Previously unreleased)	Kotipelto, Tolkki	5:13
3.	"The Curtains Are Falling" (Previously unreleased)	Johansson	4:24
4.	"Requiem" (Previously unreleased)	Tolkki	2:54
5.	"Bloodstone" (Judas Priest cover, already on tribute album)	Downing, Halford, Tipton	3:54
6.	"Kill the King" (Rainbow cover, b-side on Father Time, already on tribute album)	Blackmore, Dio, Powell	4:36
7.	"I Surrender" (Rainbow live cover, previously unreleased)	Ballard	3:46
8.	"Keep the Flame" (French bonus track on Infinite)	Johansson	2:47
9.	"Why Are We Here?" (Bonus track on Infinite box set)	Johansson	4:43
10.	"What Can I Say" (Japan bonus track on Infinite)	Kotipelto	5:12
11.	"Dream with Me" (Japan bonus track on Destiny)	Kotipelto	5:13
12.	"When the Night Meets the Day" (Japan bonus track on Episode)	Tolkki	5:26
13.	"It's a Mystery" (Bonus track on Infinite box set)	Kotipelto, Tolkki	4:04
14.	"Cold Winter Nights" (European bonus track on Destiny)	Kotipelto, Tolkki	5:13
15.	"Hunting High & Low" (Live)	Kotipelto, Tolkki	4:55

Russian bonus track
No.	Title	Length
16.	"Blackout" (Scorpions cover, b-side on S.O.S, already on tribute album)	4:07

Stratoshop bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
16.	"Neon Light Child (demo)" (Bonus track on Stratoshop 2cd edition)
17.	"Freedom (demo)" (Bonus track on Stratoshop 2cd edition)

Personnel

• Timo Kotipelto - Vocals
• Timo Tolkki - Guitar, lead vocals on "Kill The King"
• Jari Kainulainen - Bass
• Jens Johansson - Keyboards
• Jörg Michael - Drums