Infinite

The cover art, as most of Stratovarius record is absolutely great. The music is not good, but i expected it even better.
Best songs are the single and first one hunting high and low, with a somehow strange and funny video.
The other one I really love is a million light years away .
The rest of the songs are just average, maybe millenium gets a more hypnotic rythm, but it just does not convince me completely.
This one is a limited 2cd version which included 2 bonus songs, which are not great but give the whole package a bonus value.

7/10 nice to have

Visions

Visions is a great record. It is the first one from Stratovarius that i bought.
The style is something in between heavy metal and speed metal, but highly melodic.
Songs as Kiss of Judas -maybe dedicated in the video to Galileo, just maybe-, black diamond, forever free, and the ballads before the winter -with really nice harp accords - & coming home are amongst the best ones. Worth to make a listening.

The song visions reflects, as well as the cover, Nostradamus prophecies.

9/10 great to have

chosen ones

the best of from stratovarius, apparently a list 'chosen' by the fans.
lyrics are in there, and i bought it basically because i wanted one song, and it won't be a bad idea to have the best of from hte previous records i did not own ... sadly i think different right now. i think very few records best of are really nice ones.
this one is something in between, though i have to admit it has very few listen and it is almost intact, yes absolutely intact.
some of the songs are great

8/10 nice to have

holy dio

actually this is the best way of giving the fans what they want. a real tribute record, double one. paying tribute to 'the voice' metal talkin', in elf, rainbow, black sabbath and dio 'the band'
performers are people who love his legacy, and it is the way it should be...
blind guardian, doro, catch the rainbow, gamma ray, hammerfall, stratovarius, axel rudi pell, enola gay, primal fear and yngwie malmsteen are amongst the performers, so quality of the songs is amazing.
booklet is nice with words from all the bands are cds are nice too.
amongst the favourites, heaven and hell, kil the king, egypt, rainbow eyes and don't talk to strangers.
few more words are really needed...

9/10 for attitude and quality obtained. nice to have.

Destiny

Stratovarius. I wouldn't say that is speed metal, but neither heavy metal, maybe something in between. It rocks! Great songs, melodic hooks, great arrangements.
Destiny, an epic song nearly 9 minutes, which gives title to the album. goood! now we are talking.
2 great ballads: venus in the morning and years go by. Power ballads, of course.
Anthem of the world is a great song too, but this one, to rock, strong and heavy.
Playing with fire is another favourite from mine, though this one is speed full ahead.

Great songs, great cover, but neither a classic or indispensable, but records like this remind you why do you like heavy metal, and why you can't stand most of prefabricated radio ballads.

7/10 nice to have