Survive (Stratovarius album)

Survive is the sixteenth studio album by Finnish power metal band Stratovarius, released on 23 September 2022.[3][1] It is the first studio album of the band in seven years.[4]

Survive
Studio album by
Released23 September 2022 (2022-09-23)
Length58:04
LabelEdel
ProducerMatias Kupiainen
Stratovarius chronology
Enigma: Intermission 2
(2018)
Survive
(2022)
Singles from Survive
  1. "Survive"
    Released: 3 June 2022[1]
  2. "World on Fire"
    Released: 1 July 2022
  3. "Firefly"
    Released: 5 August 2022[2]
  4. "Frozen in Time"
    Released: 16 September 2022
  5. "Heroes (digital release)"
    Released: 26 July 2024

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
MetalSucks     [5]
Metal Injection7.5/10[6]
Blabbermouth.net8.5/10[7]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Jens Johansson, Timo Kotipelto, Matias Kupiainen, Jani Liimatainen, except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Survive" Kupiainen4:39
2."Demand" Kotipelto, Kupiainen4:03
3."Broken"Johansson, Kotipelto, KupiainenKupiainen4:58
4."Firefly" Johansson, Kotipelto, Kupiainen3:39
5."We Are Not Alone"Kotipelto, Kupiainen, LiimatainenKupiainen, Lauri Porra4:35
6."Frozen in Time"Johansson, Kotipelto, LiimatainenJohansson, Kotipelto, Kupiainen6:43
7."World on Fire" Francisco Cresp, Kupiainen4:26
8."Glory Days" Johansson, Kotipelto, Kupiainen5:07
9."Breakaway" Kotipelto, Kupiainen4:28
10."Before the Fall"Johansson, Kotipelto, LiimatainenKotipelto, Kupiainen4:16
11."Voice of Thunder"Johansson, Kotipelto, LiimatainenJohansson, Kotipelto, Kupiainen11:11
Total length:58:04
Exclusive track for vinyl edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
10."Heroes"KupiainenKupiainen3:48

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2022) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 63
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 179
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 126
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 1
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 125
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 30
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[14] 32
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] 64
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 6
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[17] 25
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[18] 5

References

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  1. ^ a b "STRATOVARIUS Announces 'Survive' Album". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  2. ^ "STRATOVARIUS – New "Firefly" Single Streaming". Brave Words. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  3. ^ "Stratovarius Survive Album Released". earMUSIC. 2022-09-23. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  4. ^ "Stratovarius to release new album". earMUSIC. 2022-03-06. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  5. ^ Mylde, Jakk (2022-09-23). "Review: Stratovarius Prove They Can Do More Than Just Survive With This Killer Album". MetalSucks. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  6. ^ Bowar, Chad (2022-09-21). "Album Review: STRATOVARIUS Survive". Metal Injection. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  7. ^ Blabbermouth (2022-09-21). "Survive". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Stratovarius – Survive" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Stratovarius – Survive" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Stratovarius – Survive" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  11. ^ "Stratovarius: Survive" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  12. ^ "Lescharts.com – Stratovarius – Survive". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Stratovarius – Survive" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  14. ^ "サヴァイヴ". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  16. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Stratovarius – Survive". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  17. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  18. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2024.