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

Twilight Time
Studio album by
ReleasedEarly 1992
RecordedMillbrook Musiikki in Helsinki
Genre
Length41:59
LabelShark
ProducerStratovarius
Stratovarius chronology
Fright Night
(1989)
Twilight Time
(1992)
Dreamspace
(1994)
Alternative cover
Original cover
Alternative cover
1992 reissue
Singles from Twilight Time
  1. "Break the Ice" / "Lead Us into the Light"
    Released: 1992[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]

Steve Huey at AllMusic notes that Twilight Time 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

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All music is composed by Timo Tolkki

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Break the Ice"Tuomo Lassila4:42
2."The Hands of Time"Tolkki, Lassila5:35
3."Madness Strikes at Midnight"Tolkki7:19
4."Metal Frenzy"(instrumental)2:20
5."Twilight Time"Tolkki, Lassila5:50
6."The Hills Have Eyes"Lassila6:19
7."Out of the Shadows"Tolkki, Lassila4:09
8."Lead Us into the Light"Tolkki5:45
Total length:41:59

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1992) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 43

References

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  1. ^ "Stratovarius – Break The Ice (song)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "History". stratovarius.com. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b Huey, Steve. "Twilight Time - Stratovarius". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  4. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
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