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It happens rarely nowadays, especially in metal, that a band creates one magic song after the other. Stratovarius are one of the few exceptions. 29 of thoseexceptions and there could have been more can be found on Stratovariusrsquo longest and greatest ldquoBest Ofrdquo.All handpicked by the band and adding up to 2 frac12 hours of pure Stratovarius bliss, the songs give metal fans and those to be a great selection on the bandrsquosimpressive work, including classics such as ldquoBlack Diamondrdquo, ldquoHunting High And Lowrdquo and ldquoSpeed Of Lightrdquo as well as more recent material such as the moststreamed song in the bandrsquos history ldquoUnbreakablerdquo and ldquoShine In The Darkrdquo from their recent studio album ldquoEternalrdquo.All songs are remastered by the bandrsquos longtime companion Mika Jussila of Finnvox Studios.Jens Johansson adds ldquoItrsquos been 20 years since the Episode album, wersquore all getting older but this stuff sounds as fresh as ever. Could it be that Stratovarius hasdiscovered the fountain of Eternal Youth You may feel younger, but we canrsquot actually legally promise yoursquoll be younger after listening to this bestof album,but we can guarantee one thing when you put it through your speakers, it will play Until the End of DaysTo me itrsquos a testament to the fact that paying attention to song writing and production was expensive, but so worth it. The songs, the sound and the performancesreally have stood the test of time.rdquoThe ldquoBest Ofrdquo is going to be released as 2CD Standard Edition, Digital and as 3CD Limited Edition in a high quality packaging including the exclusive 60 minutebonus CD ldquoLive At Wacken 2015rdquo. Both editions include liner notes written by exceptional keyboardist Jens Johansson as well as rare picture material from thebandrsquos private archive.As a special treat, the ldquoBest Ofrdquo includes the brand new song ldquoUntil The End Of Daysrdquo from the current band line up consisting of Timo Kotipelto, Jens Johansson,Mattias Kupainen, Lauri Porra and Rolf Pilve. Stratovarius CD is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £9.99