Stratovarius
Stratovarius is a Finnish power meta/progressive metal band that was formed in 1984 under the name of Black Water and in 1985 their guitarist left the band and Timo Tolkki replaced him. Tolkki sang alongside playing the guitar. They released their first album in 1989.Tolkki continued to sing and play the guitar until a concert in Japan he decided that his singing days were over and searched for a new vocalist. In 1995 they contacted a person who confronted the band earlier who was Timo Kotipelto. Tolkki scheduled an audition and everybody liked Kotipeltos ringing right from the start.
Stratovarius has had alot of success in Japan, Europe and South America.
