Enigma: Intermission 2

Enigma: Intermission 2
Compilation album by
Stratovarius
Released28 September 2018 (2018-09-28)
Genre
Length1:15:00
LabelEdel AG
ProducerMatias Kupiainen
Stratovarius chronology
Best Of
(2016) 		Enigma: Intermission 2
(2018) 		Survive
(2022)

Enigma: Intermission 2 (stylized as Enigma: Intermission II) is a compilation album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 28 September 2018 worldwide.[1] The album has a collection of rare Stratovarius tracks spanning four of their studio albums: Polaris, Elysium, Nemesis and Eternal. It also includes three new tracks: "Enigma", "Burn Me Down" and "Oblivion", along with four orchestral versions of previous Stratovarius songs. The album is a follow-up to 2001's Intermission.

Two songs from the album were released as singles before its release: "Oblivion" on 10 August[2] and "Unbreakable (Orchestral Version)" on 14 September 2018.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Enigma"Timo KotipeltoKotipelto, Matias Kupiainen, Jani Liimatainen4:21
2."Hunter"Kotipelto, Perttu VänskäKupiainen3:30
3."Hallowed"Lauri PorraPorra5:53
4."Burn Me Down"Kupiainen, Iivo Kaipainen, Ilari KaipainenKupiainen, Iivo Kaipainen3:43
5."Last Shore"PorraPorra5:33
6."Kill It with Fire"Jens JohanssonJohansson4:52
7."Oblivion"Kupiainen, Francisco CrespKupiainen, Francisco Cresp3:51
8."Second Sight"KotipeltoKupiainen4:26
9."Fireborn"PorraPorra4:47
10."Giants"JohanssonJohansson5:28
11."Castaway"PorraPorra4:41
12."Old Man and the Sea"PorraPorra4:16
13."Fantasy (Orchestral Version)"PorraPorra4:25
14."Shine in the Dark (Orchestral Version)"Kotipelto, LiimatainenKotipelto, Liimatainen4:28
15."Unbreakable (Orchestral Version)"Kupiainen, KotipeltoKupiainen4:46
16."Winter Skies (Orchestral Version)"JohanssonJohansson6:00
Total length:1:15:00

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[4] 200
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 69

References

  1. ^ "STRATOVARIUS To Release 'Enigma: Intermission 2' Album In September". Blabbermouth.net. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Stratovarius "Oblivion" NEW SONG – Album "Enigma: Intermission 2" OUT September 28th". YouTube. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Stratovarius "Unbreakable" Orchestral Version – Official Lyric Video – new album out September 28th". YouTube. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – Stratovarius – Enigma: Intermission II" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "Stratovarius: Enigma: Intermission II" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Stratovarius – Enigma: Intermission II". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.