TIMO TOLKKI’S STRATO Sign With ROAR! Rock of Angels Records

Timo Tolkki's Strato

They started it all 39 years ago…

Tuomo Lassila formed STRATOVARIUS in Helsinki 1984, and is responsible together with the original guitar player Staffan Stråhlman for the band’s name STRATOVARIUS. One year later Timo Tolkki joined the band. STRATOVARIUS released their debut album “Fright Night” (1989) through CBS Finland. From that started one of the biggest success stories in the history of metal. They defined what is currently known as “Power Metal” with albums like “Fright Night” (1989), “Twilight Time” (1993), “Dreamspace” (1994) and “Fourth Dimension” (1995).

Timo Tolkki wrote more than 100 songs for the band before leaving the group to embark on a successful solo career back in 2008, and is responsible for writing such Power Metal anthems like “Black Diamond”, “Hunting High and Low”, “Speed of Light”, “Paradise”, “Forever” and “Destiny”. More than 4 million copies of Tolkki-era STRATOVARIUS albums have been sold.

In the summer 2022 Timo Tolkki, Tuomo Lassila and Antti Ikonen met to discuss ideas to reform the original line up. In all secrecy, they have rehearsed in Tuomo’s garage (real back to the roots!) since January 2023, deciding to call themselves “TIMO TOLKKI’S STRATO”.

Yesterday, TIMO TOLKKI’S STRATO announce the signing of a multi-album deal with ROAR! Rock of Angels Records.

TIMO TOLKKI’S STRATO:
Timo Tolkki – Guitar/Vocals
Tuomo Lassila – Drums/Percussion/Vocals
Antti Ikonen – Keyboards
John Vihervä – Bass

TIMO TOLKKI’S STRATO will release their debut album titled “Return To Dreamspace” on October 27, 2023 through Warner Music Japan, preceded by the single “(Is this the) Brave New World?

A Japanese Tour is planned for spring 2024, and Timo Tolkki will visit Japan in November 2023 to promote the album — his first time there since 2007. Tours of Latin America and Europe are also in the works.

On September 3, 2023 the GIMME SHELTER OPEN AIR FEST in Athens, Greece will feature the world premiere of TIMO TOLKKI’S STRATO!

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