Dreamspace (album)

Dreamspace
Studio album by Stratovarius
Released	9 February 1994
Recorded	Rauhala Estate; Sibelius Academy; University of Helsinki Department of Musicology; Swat Team Palace; Soundtrack Studios
Genre	Power metal, progressive metal, heavy metal
Length	63:52
Label	Noise
Producer	Timo Tolkki
Stratovarius chronology
Twilight Time (1992) Dreamspace (1994) Fourth Dimension (1995)
Singles from Dreamspace
"Wings of Tomorrow" / "Dreamspace" Released: 1995[1]

Dreamspace is the third studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 9 February 1994 through Noise Records.^[2] It is the last Stratovarius album to feature guitarist Timo Tolkki on vocals (after which Timo Kotipelto became the lead singer on 1995's Fourth Dimension), as well as the first to feature bassist Jari Kainulainen.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

Steve Huey at AllMusic gave Dreamspace four stars out of five, saying that it "demonstrates the band coming into its own, honing its melodic Euro-metal attack to a razor-sharp point."^[4]

Track listing

All music composed by Timo Tolkki.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Chasing Shadows"	Tolkki	4:38
2.	"4th Reich"	Tolkki	5:49
3.	"Eyes of the World"	Tolkki	5:56
4.	"Hold on to Your Dream"	Tolkki, Tuomo Lassila	3:34
5.	"Magic Carpet Ride"	Tolkki	4:49
6.	"We Are the Future"	Tolkki	5:19
7.	"Tears of Ice"	Tolkki	5:15
8.	"Dreamspace"	Tolkki	5:57
9.	"Reign of Terror"	Tolkki	3:28
10.	"Thin Ice"	Lassila	4:23
11.	"Atlantis"	(instrumental)	1:07
12.	"Abyss"	Tolkki	4:59
13.	"Shattered"	Tolkki	3:29
14.	"Wings of Tomorrow"	Tolkki	5:09
Total length:			63:52

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
15.	"Full Moon"	Tolkki	4:33

Personnel

• Timo Tolkki – vocals, guitar, engineering, mixing, production
• Antti Ikonen – keyboard, computer
• Tuomo Lassila – drums (tracks 1, 2, 5, 8–12, 14), percussion, flute
• Sami Kuoppamäki – drums (tracks 3, 4, 6, 7, 13)
• Jari Kainulainen – bass
• Sole – oboe
• Mikko Karmila – mixing

References

1. "Stratovarius – Wings Of Tomorrow". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
2. "Stratovarius - Dreamspace (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
3. "History". stratovarius.com. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
4. Huey, Steve. "Dreamspace - Stratovarius". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-10-18.

External links

• Dreamspace at stratovarius.com