Stratovarius "Elements Pt. 2"

Elements Pt. 2 is the tenth studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 4 November 2003 through Nuclear Blast. The album reached No. 4 on the Finnish albums chart and its single, "I Walk to My Own Song", reached No. 9 on the Finnish singles chart.

"Know the Difference" track refers to Serenity Prayer in its refrain.

James Christopher Monger at AllMusic gave Elements Pt. 2 three stars out of five, describing it as "borrowing liberally" from Helloween's Keeper of the Seven Keys series, and praising the album's "inspired moments" which "succeed with bombast and Queensrÿche-like melodrama." He noted "Alpha & Omega", "Awaken the Giant", "Season's of Faith's Perfection" and "Liberty" as highlights, but remarked that the album "may disappoint some fans with its lack of epics and torch-heavy balladry".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Timo Tolkki, except where noted.

1. "Alpha & Omega" 6:38
2. "I Walk to My Own Song" 5:03
3. "I'm Still Alive" 4:50
4. "Season of Faith's Perfection" 6:08
5. "Awaken the Giant" 6:37
6. "Know the Difference" 5:38
7. "Luminous" 4:49
8. "Dreamweaver" 5:53
9. "Liberty" 5:01

Total length: 50:37

Japanese edition bonus track

1. "Ride Like the Wind" (Jens Johansson) 4:49

Recording information:

Engineered at Finnvox and Hasfittan between April 2002 and February 2003.

Keyboards recorded at Studio Presidentti and Helka.

Mixed at Finnvox, March 2003.

Mastered at Finnvox.