| Stratovarius was founded in 1984 in Finland under the name Black Water. They went through a number of personnel, style and name changes before the band found its own voice. The founding members were Tuomo Lassila, Staffan Str?hlman, and John Viherv?. By 1985, the name had changed to Stratovarius, and guitarist/vocalist Timo Tolkki entered the band, replacing Str?hlman. |
Stratovarius（靈云樂隊）于1984年在芬蘭成立，取名“Black Water”，由三個年輕人組成：Tuomo Lassila, Staffan Str?hlman和John Viherv?。在經歷了多次人員變遷、風格變換和樂隊名變更之后，樂隊才找到了自己的音樂風格。1985年，樂隊更名為“Stratovarius”，吉他手兼主唱Timo Tolkki加入樂隊并取代了Str?hlman。 |
| Currently, the band consists of five members: vocalist Timo Kotipelto, keyboardist Jens Johansson, drummer J?rg Michael, bassist Lauri Porra and guitarist Matias Kupiainen. |
樂隊現有的五位成員分別是：主唱Timo Kotipelto、鍵盤手Jens Johansson， 鼓手J?rg Michael，貝斯手Lauri Porra和吉他手Matias Kupiainen。 |
| Their material contains elements of power metal and symphonic metal. To this day the band has sold over 2.5 million records worldwide. |
他們的歌曲融入了能量金屬和交響金屬元素。到目前為止，唱片在全球的銷售量已達到250多萬張。 |
| In February 2009, Stratovarius announced the upcoming release of Polaris, which was in fact released on May 21, 2009. The album's accompanying tour commenced in May 2009. Mixed by the longtime confidant of the band Mikko Karmila the album became another shining polar star at the Northern sky. 11 songs full of energy, musicianship, and a positive outlook. |
盡管Stratovarius于2009年2月宣布新專輯《Polaris》（北極星）即將發行，但事實上直到5月21日才正式與歌迷見面。隨著這張新專輯的發行，Stratovarius的巡回演唱會也于5月啟程。專輯由樂隊長期的合作者Mikko Karmila進行了縮混，因此造就了又一顆耀眼的北極星。專輯中共有11首歌曲，每一首歌曲都能量十足，旋律優美，給人傳遞積極的信息。 |
| Polaris is a positive, powerful album that Stratovarius fans all over the world are certain to take to their hearts. |
《Polaris》是一張積極而又有能量的專輯，全世界的歌迷聽到后都會覺得震撼不已。
（China.org.cn 汪瑋 譯）
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