''Infinite'' is the eighth studio album by
power metal
Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in contra ...
band
Stratovarius
Stratovarius is a Finnish power metal band that formed in 1985. Since their formation, they have released sixteen studio albums, five DVDs and six live albums. In its history, the band has gone through many chaotic lineup changes, and after fo ...
, released on 28 February 2000 through
Nuclear Blast
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(Europe)
[ and ]Victor Entertainment
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(Japan). The album reached No. 1 on the Finnish albums chart
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and remained on that chart for nine weeks,[ as well as reaching the top 100 in six other countries. "Hunting High and Low" and "A Million Light Years Away" were released as singles, reaching No. 4 and 14 respectively on the ]Finnish singles chart
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.[ ''Infinite'' was ]certified Platinum
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in June 2013, with 21,907 copies sold.["Stratovarius"]
. Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland
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Four bonus tracks were made available for different international editions: "Why Are We Here?", "It's a Mystery", "What Can I Say" and "Keep the Flame", all of which were later released on the band's 2001 compilation album ''Intermission
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''.
Track listing
Personnel
;Stratovarius
*Timo Kotipelto
Timo Antero Kotipelto (born 15 March 1969) is a Finnish musician best known as the lead singer of the power metal band Stratovarius, whom he joined in 1994, as well as fronting his own band Kotipelto.
Biography
He studied vocals at the pop/ja ...
– vocals
*Timo Tolkki
Timo Tapio Tolkki (born 3 March 1966) is a Finnish musician best known as the former guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer of the power metal band Stratovarius. With his tenure lasting for more than twenty years, he was the longest standing ...
– guitar
*Jari Kainulainen
Jari "Jartsi" Kainulainen (born 29 April 1970) is a Finnish bass guitarist. He is best known for having been the bass player of the power metal band Stratovarius from 1993 until 2005. Kainulainen is currently the bassist of Masterplan, having j ...
– bass
*Jens Johansson
Jens Ola Johansson (born 2 November 1963 in Stockholm) is a Swedish keyboardist and pianist who currently plays in the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius and Ritchie Blackmore's rock project Rainbow. He is notable for his high-speed neoclas ...
– keyboard
*Jörg Michael
Jörg Michael (born 27 March 1963) is a German drummer who is known for playing with numerous groups, including the power metal band Stratovarius, with whom he played from 1995 to 2011. He has also been a member of Mekong Delta, Rage, and many ...
– drums
;Technical
*Timo Tolkki – engineering
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, producer
*Mikko Karmila – engineering, mixing
*Mika Jussila – mastering
Chart performance
Singles
Certifications
See also
*List of number-one albums (Finland)
In this page are contained all the lists of number-one albums (according to total sales) from The Official Finnish Charts, beginning with 1989 when the first official Finnish charts were published.
Weekly albums charts
*1989
*1990199119921993199 ...
References
External links
Infinite
at stratovarius.com
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Stratovarius albums
2000 albums
Nuclear Blast albums