Twilight Time (album)

Twilight Time
Studio album by Stratovarius
Released Early 1992
Recorded Millbrook Musiikki in Helsinki
Genre Power metal, heavy metal
Length 41:59
Label Shark
Producer Stratovarius
Stratovarius chronology
Fright Night
(1989)
Twilight Time
(1992)
Dreamspace
(1994)
Alternative cover
Original cover
1992 reissue
Singles from Twilight Time
  1. "Break the Ice" / "Lead Us into the Light"
    Released: 1992[1]

Twilight Time is the second studio album by power metal band Stratovarius. The album was originally recorded and released in the band's native Finland as Stratovarius II in early 1992 through Bluelight Records,[2] followed by a reissue in Europe with different cover art in October of that year through Shark Records. A third edition was reissued in Japan, renaming the album to Twilight Time with yet another alternative cover design, in July 1993 through Victor Entertainment;[2] this being the most common version in circulation today. On the back cover, bassist Jari Behm appears in a band photo and is credited with playing bass, but all bass parts on the album were actually performed by guitarist and then-bandleader Timo Tolkki.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Steve Huey at AllMusic gave Twilight Time three stars out of five, noting that it significantly helped to establish Stratovarius' popularity in Japan, and that the band's "melodic, retro-British/power metal sound really started to jell."[3]

Track listing

All music composed by Timo Tolkki.

No. TitleLyrics Length
1. "Break the Ice"  Tuomo Lassila 4:42
2. "The Hands of Time"  Tolkki, Lassila 5:35
3. "Madness Strikes at Midnight"  Tolkki 7:19
4. "Metal Frenzy"  (instrumental) 2:20
5. "Twilight Time"  Tolkki, Lassila 5:50
6. "The Hills Have Eyes"  Lassila 6:19
7. "Out of the Shadows"  Tolkki, Lassila 4:09
8. "Lead Us into the Light"  Tolkki 5:45
Total length:
41:59

Personnel

References

  1. "Stratovarius – Break The Ice (song)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "History". stratovarius.com. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
  3. 1 2 Huey, Steve. "Twilight Time - Stratovarius". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-01-17.

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