Visions (Stratovarius album)

Visions
Studio album by Stratovarius
Released	1997
Recorded	October 1996–February 1997 at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland
Genre	Power metal, heavy metal
Length	61:01
Label	Noise
Producer	Timo Tolkki
Stratovarius chronology
Episode (1996) Visions (1997) The Past and Now (1997)
Singles from Visions
"Black Diamond" Released: 1997 "The Kiss of Judas" Released: 1997

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Visions is the sixth studio album by Finnish power metal band Stratovarius, released in 1997 through Noise Records.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"The Kiss of Judas"	Kotipelto	Tolkki	5:49
2.	"Black Diamond"	Kotipelto	Tolkki	5:39
3.	"Forever Free"	Kotipelto	Tolkki	6:00
4.	"Before the Winter"	Tolkki	Tolkki	6:07
5.	"Legions"	Tolkki	Tolkki	5:43
6.	"The Abyss of Your Eyes"	Kotipelto	Tolkki	5:38
7.	"Holy Light"	(Instrumental)	Tolkki	5:45
8.	"Paradise"	Tolkki	Tolkki	4:27
9.	"Coming Home"	Tolkki	Tolkki	5:36
10.	"Visions (Southern Cross)"	Tolkki	Tolkki	10:17
Total length:				61:01

Japanese bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Black Diamond" (demo)	5:07
12.	"Uncertainty" (demo)	6:13

Personnel

• Timo Kotipelto – vocals
• Timo Tolkki – guitar, background vocals, mastering, production
• Jens Johansson – keyboard
• Jörg Michael – drums
• Jari Kainulainen – bass
• Kimmo Blom – background vocals
• Marko Vaara – background vocals
• Richard Johnson – background vocals, lyrical consultation
• James M. Johnson – spoken vocals
• Mikko Karmila – engineering, mixing
• Pauli Saastamoinen – mastering

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1997	Finnish Chart	#4
1997	Finnish End of the Year Chart	#18