Elements Pt. 2

2003 studio album by Stratovarius

Elements Pt. 2

Cover art by Derek Riggs

Studio album by

Stratovarius

Released

4 November 2003 (2003-11-04)^[1]

Recorded

April 2002 – February 2003

Studio

Finnvox Studios and Helka Hotel, Helsinki; Hastfittan; Studio Presidentti

Genre

Power metal
progressive metal
neoclassical metal

Length

50:37^[2]

Label

Nuclear Blast

Producer

Timo Tolkki

Stratovarius chronology

Elements Pt. 1
(2003)

Elements Pt. 2
(2003)

Stratovarius
(2005)

Singles from Elements Pt. 2

"I Walk to My Own Song"
Released: 21 September 2003^[3]

Elements Pt. 2 is the tenth studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 4 November 2003 through Nuclear Blast.^[1] The album reached No. 4 on the Finnish albums chart^[1] and its single, "I Walk to My Own Song", reached No. 9 on the Finnish singles chart.^[3]

"Know the Difference" track refers to Serenity Prayer in its refrain.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]

James Christopher Monger at AllMusic gave Elements Pt. 2 three stars out of five, describing it as "borrowing liberally" from Helloween's Keeper of the Seven Keys 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".^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Timo Tolkki, except where noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Alpha & Omega"	6:38
2.	"I Walk to My Own Song"	5:03
3.	"I'm Still Alive"	4:50
4.	"Season of Faith's Perfection"	6:08
5.	"Awaken the Giant"	6:37
6.	"Know the Difference"	5:38
7.	"Luminous"	4:49
8.	"Dreamweaver"	5:53
9.	"Liberty"	5:01
Total length:		50:37

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
10.	"Ride Like the Wind" (Jens Johansson)	4:49

StratoShop limited edition bonus disc
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Alpha & Omega" (demo)	6:35
2.	"Vapaus" (demo)	6:07
3.	"Season of Faith's Protection" (demo)	6:18
4.	"Soul of a Vagabond" (live)	8:02
5.	"Destiny/Fantasia" (live)	9:07
6.	"Father Time" (live)	4:58
7.	"Hunting High and Low" (live)	5:10
8.	"Paradise" (live)	5:42
Total length:		51:59

Vinyl edition

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Alpha & Omega"
2.	"Season of Faith's Perfection"
3.	"Awaken the Giant"
4.	"Dreamweaver"

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Walk to My Own Song"
2.	"I'm Still Alive"
3.	"Know the Difference"
4.	"Luminous"
5.	"Liberty"

Personnel

Stratovarius

Timo Kotipelto – lead vocals, arrangement
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, conducting (Joensuu City Orchestra), production (orchestra, choir)
Mikko Karmila – engineering, mixing
Kuken Olsson – engineering (keyboard)
Pauli Saastamoinen – mastering

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[5]	4
French Albums (SNEP)^[6]	74
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[7]	75
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[8]	38

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Stratovarius - Elements Pt. 2 (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
^ Elements Pt. 2 (CD release "Nuclear Blast 27361 11762").
^ ^a ^b "Stratovarius - I Walk to My Own Song (song)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
^ ^a ^b Monger, James Christopher. "Elements, Pt. 2 - Stratovarius". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
^ "Stratovarius: Elements Pt. 2" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "Lescharts.com – Stratovarius – Elements Pt. 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Stratovarius – Elements Pt. 2" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.