Elements Pt. 1
Elements Pt. 1 is the ninth studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 27 January 2003 through Nuclear Blast. The album reached No. 2 on the Finnish albums chart, as well as reaching the top 100 in four other countries. "Eagleheart" was released as a single, also reaching No. 2 on the Finnish singles chart.
This album was very successful in Europe despite having a new, more atmospheric sound, something that the Finnish had not accustomed their fans to. The album consists of 9 songs. The limited edition version has a bonus disc that contains the demos of the album plus an additional bonus "Run Away". Only 2,000 copies were pressed for this edition.
Personnel
;Stratovarius- Timo Kotipelto – lead vocals
- Timo Tolkki – guitar, engineering, record producer
- Jens Johansson – keyboards
- Jörg Michael – drums
- Jari Kainulainen – bass guitar
- Jonas Rannila – choir vocals
- Veijo Laine – accordion, arrangement, production
- Juha Ikonen – orchestral leading
- Mongo Aaltonen – orchestral percussion
- Riku Niemi – orchestral percussion, conducting, production
- Hilkka Kangasniemi – choirmaster
- Mikko Karmila – engineering, mixing
- Petri Pyykkönen – engineering
- Juha Heininen – engineering
- Mika Jussila – mastering