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

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Critical reception

James Christopher Monger at AllMusic gave ''Elements Pt. 2'' three stars out of five, describing it as "borrowing liberally" from Helloween's ''

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'' 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".Monger, James Christopher
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Track listing

Vinyl edition

Personnel

; Stratovarius * Timo Kotipelto – lead vocals,

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* 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,

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(Joensuu City Orchestra), production (orchestra, choir) *Mikko Karmila – engineering, mixing *Kuken Olsson – engineering (keyboard) *Pauli Saastamoinen – mastering

Charts

References

External links

Elements Part2
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