STRATOVARIUS Singer Confirms Band Lineup For Solo Gigs

June 14, 2007

STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto has announced his solo band lineup for its upcoming appearances. It is as follows:

Tuomas Wäinölä - guitars
Lauri Porra - Bass
Robert Engstrand - keys
Mirka Rantanen - drums
Jari Kainulainen - bass *
Timo Kotipelto - vocals.

* only for Wanaja Festival

Commented Timo: "Robert will join the band for the rest of the gigs. He played on our past two European tours. I am very happy to have him back in the band. He is an excellent keyboard player and sings awesome backing vocals. It will [also] be nice to share the stage with Jari Kainulainen again. Lauri has some other activities booked for the Wanaja Festival date so Jari will take his place."

Upcoming KOTIPELTO shows:

Jun. 16 - Vantaa, Finland - Myötätuulirock
Jul. 11 - Tampere, Finland - Tammerfest
Jul. 21 - Hämeenlinna, Finland - Wanaja Festival

A video interview with Timo Kotipelto, conducted by All Metal Music on May 8, 2007 in New York City, has been posted at YouTube: Part#1, Part#2.

KOTIPELTO's third album, "Serenity", recently entered the Finnish national chart at position No. 8. Released in Europe via AFM Records, the CD was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland and was mixed by Mikko Karmila. The album's first single, "Sleep Well", entered the Finnish chart at No. 5. A video for the song has been posted online at YouTube.com. The track is also included in the new Finnish movie "Vares 2", which had its premiere on January 12. "The song is a main theme and can be heard when the credits are scrolling at the end of the movie," said the band's leader, Timo Kotipelto. "The music video include[s] clips from the movie. Some of the actors who are playing the characters on these clips are my personal friends and are very well known in Finland."

KOTIPELTO's sophomore solo album, "Coldness", was released in Europe in April 2004 through Century Media Records.

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