STRATOVARIUS
Releases Video For �Halcyon Days�
European Tour Underway
Melodic
metal legends STRATOVARIUS are
pleased to unleash their �Halcyon Days� video from the band�s latest
full-length, Nemesis. Hailed by the media as, �the
best STRATOVARIUS album since many,
many years,� by Metal Hammer Germany, �a collection of the band�s greatest hits
that you never heard until now,� be Metal Underground (US) and, �the strongest
STRATOVARIUS album since the beginning of the century,� by KaaosZine in
Finland, STRATOVARIUS lives up to their reputation as one of the leading
names of the metal genre once again exceeding fans� and critics� expectations
and charting in ten countries thus far: Finland: # 3, Czech Republic # 12, Switzerland # 30, Spain # 32, Germany # 41, France: # 56, Sweden # 56, Austria: # 62, Belgium # 103 and Canada: # 126.
Coinciding with the band�s European tour, set to commence in
Helsinki, Finland tonight [ https://www.facebook.com/notes/stratovarius/halcyon-days-video-press-release/10151324375111657" rel="nofollow - see itinerary here ], the band today proudly
reveals the video for their second single. The
footage for �Halcyon Days� was shot in Lithuania by Pekka Hara, and perfectly
captures the song�s theme of finding one�s peace of mind.
The band further notes: �It was a really nice experience working with Pekka and his team, and
Lithuania was a pleasant surprise, very friendly people there and everything
worked out great. This video sets the mood of the song perfectly. And the fact
is: A band is nothing without the fans."
Prior to the video shoot, the band had launched a fan competition
asking their supporters to send a picture of their most prized STRATOVARIUS item. Over 100 items were
sent, of which the band handpicked the 10 most original objects, which are now
featured in the video. Over the course of the next weeks, STRATOVARIUS will also launch a special
fan item version of the video on their official Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/stratovarius" rel="nofollow - http://www.facebook.com/stratovarius .
To watch the video for �Halcyon Days,� point your browser to http://www.earsplitcompound.com/site/2013/03/08/stratovarius-releases-video-for-%E2%80%9Chalcyon-days%E2%80%9D-nemesis-charts-in-10-countries-european-tour-underway/" rel="nofollow - THIS LOCATION .
Nemesis
was produced and mixed by guitarist Matias Kupiainen, mastered by Mika Jussila
(Finnvox Studios) and released in North America via earMUSIC in conjunction with
Armoury
Records on February 26, 2013.
��
Nemesis is pure epic! It
is grandiose, majestic, melodic yet heavy when it needs to be. It's an
unexpected return to form for STRATOVARIUS. It's
what power metal should sound like, period! It is without the shadow of a doubt
STRATOVARIUS' best
album in ages� Album of the year award? You betchya! If you are a fan of this
band, you can't afford to miss this incredible album.� -- Metal
Reviews
�This is more than
music, it�s a masterpiece, and should go down in the book of heavy metal as one
of the best heavy metal albums of all time��--
Metalholic
�Nemesis finds the band recapturing the magic of their glory days. Most
importantly, the songwriting is excellent as the band seems determined to
capture memorable songs that sit alongside the best of their catalog.� �-
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