Elements Pt. 2

Elements Pt. 2 is the tenth studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 4 November 2003 through Nuclear Blast.[1] The album reached No. 4 on the Finnish albums chart[1] and its single, "I Walk to My Own Song", reached No. 9 on the Finnish singles chart.[3]

Elements Pt. 2
Cover art by Derek Riggs
Studio album by Stratovarius
Released	4 November 2003[1]
Recorded	April 2002 – February 2003
Studio	Finnvox Studios and Helka Hotel, Helsinki; Hastfittan; Studio Presidentti
Genre	Power metal progressive metal neoclassical metal
Length	50:37[2]
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Timo Tolkki
Stratovarius chronology
Elements Pt. 1 (2003) Elements Pt. 2 (2003) Stratovarius (2005)
Singles from Elements Pt. 2
"I Walk to My Own Song" Released: 21 September 2003[3]

"Know the Difference" track refers to Serenity Prayer in its refrain.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

James Christopher Monger at AllMusic gave Elements Pt. 2 three stars out of five, describing it as "borrowing liberally" from Helloween's Keeper of the Seven Keys series, and praising the album's "inspired moments" which "succeed with bombast and Queensrÿche-like melodrama." He noted "Alpha & Omega", "Awaken the Giant", "Season's of Faith's Perfection" and "Liberty" as highlights, but remarked that the album "may disappoint some fans with its lack of epics and torch-heavy balladry".[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Timo Tolkki, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Alpha & Omega"	6:38
2.	"I Walk to My Own Song"	5:03
3.	"I'm Still Alive"	4:50
4.	"Season of Faith's Perfection"	6:08
5.	"Awaken the Giant"	6:37
6.	"Know the Difference"	5:38
7.	"Luminous"	4:49
8.	"Dreamweaver"	5:53
9.	"Liberty"	5:01
Total length:		50:37

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Ride Like the Wind" (Jens Johansson)	4:49

StratoShop limited edition bonus disc

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Alpha & Omega" (demo)	6:35
2.	"Vapaus" (demo)	6:07
3.	"Season of Faith's Protection" (demo)	6:18
4.	"Soul of a Vagabond" (live)	8:02
5.	"Destiny/Fantasia" (live)	9:07
6.	"Father Time" (live)	4:58
7.	"Hunting High and Low" (live)	5:10
8.	"Paradise" (live)	5:42
Total length:		51:59

Vinyl edition

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Alpha & Omega"
2.	"Season of Faith's Perfection"
3.	"Awaken the Giant"
4.	"Dreamweaver"

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Walk to My Own Song"
2.	"I'm Still Alive"
3.	"Know the Difference"
4.	"Luminous"
5.	"Liberty"

Personnel

Stratovarius

• Timo Kotipelto – lead vocals, arrangement
• Timo Tolkki – guitar, arrangement, engineering, record producer
• Jens Johansson – keyboards, arrangement
• Jörg Michael – drums, arrangement
• Jari Kainulainen – bass guitar, arrangement

Additional credits

• Veijo Laine – orchestral arrangement, choir arrangement, production (orchestra, choir)
• Riku Niemi – orchestral arrangement, choir arrangement, conducting (Joensuu City Orchestra), production (orchestra, choir)
• Mikko Karmila – engineering, mixing
• Kuken Olsson – engineering (keyboard)
• Pauli Saastamoinen – mastering

Chart performance

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2003	Finnish albums chart	4[1]
	French albums chart	74[1]
German albums chart	75[1]

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Position
2003	"I Walk to My Own Song"	Finnish singles chart	9[3]

References

1. "Stratovarius - Elements Pt. 2 (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
2. Elements Pt. 2 (CD release "Nuclear Blast 27361 11762").
3. "Stratovarius - I Walk to My Own Song (song)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
4. Monger, James Christopher. "Elements, Pt. 2 - Stratovarius". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-01-06.

External links

• Elements Part2 at stratovarius.com