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Spanish TV program Radio 3 has posted 30 minutes of live STRATOVARIUS footage from a studio visit during the band’s recently wrapped European tour. Check it out HERE.

Stratovarius’ new Nemesis album was released as a tandard 11-track edition as well as 13-track special edition on February 22nd. The tracklist of the standard edition is as follows:

Abandon’
‘Unbreakable’
‘Stand My Ground’
‘Halcyon Days’
‘Fantasy’
‘Out Of The Fog’
‘Castles In The Air’
‘Dragons’
‘One Must Fall’
‘If The Story Is Over’
‘Nemesis’

Check out samples of the first single, ‘Unbreakable’, and the album’s title track below:

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STRATOVARIUS, who are currently on tour in Europe in support of their new album Nemesis, have checked in from the road with the following:

“This was interesting. All the stage/PA power went out during the last song (in Uden, Netherlands) but the audience did a great job helping us. Shit happens, as we say in show business.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Zi4jNoZIAag

Remaining dates on the the Nordic Nexus Of Nemesis Tour 2013 with AMARANTHE and SEVEN KINGDOMS are as follows:

March
31 – La Cigale – Paris, France

April
2 – La Laiterie – Strasbourg, France
3 – Le Kao – Lyon, France
5 – Razzmatazz 2 – Barcelona, Spain
6 – Arena – Madrid, Spain
7 – Rock Star – Bilbao, Spain
9 – Z7 – Pratteln, Switzerland
10 – Alcatrazz – Milan, Italia
11 – Rockfabrik – Ludwigsburg, Germany
13 – PPM Fest (Festival) – Mons, Belgium

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On March 8th, STRATOVARIUS performed at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland. Drum-cam footage of new drummer Rolf Pilve performing the song ‘Abandon’, taken from the new Nemesis album, has been posted online and can be viewed below:

Stratovarius recently released their new video, for the Nemesis album track, ‘Halcyon Days’. 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. At once aggressive and sinister in its almost techno-influenced stormy moments, the chorus and bridge of ‘Halcyon Days’ reflects serenity with its hopeful and powerful melody. Referring to a legend that there were seven days of peace in the midst of a stormy season, the song also features this quiet moment of passing through the eye of the storm.

The band explains: “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.”

Watch below:

Stratovarius are gearing up for the Nordic Nexus Of Nemesis Tour 2013 will kick off in Munich, Germany on March 20th. Confirmed dates include:

March
20 – Backstagehalle – Munich, Germany
21 – Stadtgarten – Erfurt, Germany
22 – Masters Of Rock Cafe – Zlin, Czech Republic
23 – Club 202 – Budapest, Hungary
24 – Majestic Club – Bratislava, Slovakia
26 – Szene – Vienna, Austria
27 – Hirsch – Nürnberg, Germany
28 – Matrix – Bochum, Germany
29 – Grünspan – Hamburg, Germany
30 – De Pul – Uden, Netherlands
31 – La Cigale – Paris, France

April
2 – La Laiterie – Strasbourg, France
3 – Le Kao – Lyon, France
5 – Razzmatazz 2 – Barcelona, Spain
6 – Arena – Madrid, Spain
7 – Rock Star – Bilbao, Spain
9 – Z7 – Pratteln, Switzerland
10 – Alcatrazz – Milan, Italia
11 – Rockfabrik – Ludwigsburg, Germany
13 – PPM Fest (Festival) – Mons, Belgium