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Finnish melodic metal troupe STRATOVARIUS are readying to unleash their thirteenth studio album, Elysium, this winter. Recorded at 5-by-5 studios in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki, Finland, the nine-track full-length will be released in the US and Canada January 18, 2011 through Armoury Records and features cover art by Gyula Havancsák.

Elysium Track Listing:

1. Darkest Hours

2. Under Flaming Skies

3. Infernal Maze

4. Fairness Justified

5. The Game Never Ends

6. Lifetime In A Moment

7. Move The Mountain

8. Event Horizon

9. Elysium

Elysium will mark the debut of newest addition: 27-year-old Finnish guitarist Matias Kupiainen. Said drummer Jörg Michael of the band's newest recruit: "In Matias we found a new character who fits perfectly with his way of melodic guitar shredding. He is a killer player, a 'wunderkind' from Finland!"

Polaris, STRATOVARIUS' 2009 "come back" offering and first since the departure or guitarist/main composer Timo Tolkki, was reissued as a two-CD digipak earlier this year via Armoury Records. In addition to the original album, the package includes a bonus disc containing 75 minutes of live material recorded during the Polaris tour spanning the band's entire history.

STRATOVARIUS 2010:

Timo Kotipelto - Vocals

Matias Kupiainen - Guitars

Lauri Porra - Bass

Jörg Michael - Drums

Jens Johansson - Keyboards