Best Of

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Until the End of Days
  3:44
• 2
  My Eternal Dream
  6:05
• 3
  Eagleheart
  3:50
  4.0 ★
• 4
  Speed of Light
  3:06
  3.5 ★
• 5
  S.O.S.
  4:17
  3.5 ★
• 6
  Forever Free
  6:02
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Wings of Tomorrow
  5:08
  3.0 ★
• 8
  No Turning Back
  4:21
  3.5 ★
• 9
  Break the Ice
  4:39
  4.0 ★
• 10
  Distant Skies
  4:10
  3.0 ★
• 11
  Will the Sun Rise?
  5:07
  3.5 ★
• 12
  A Million Light Years Away
  5:20
  3.5 ★
• 13
  Under Flaming Skies
  3:52
• 14
  Darkest Hours
  4:11
• 15
  Winter Skies
  5:41
• 16
  I Walk to My Own Song
  5:03
  5.0 ★
• 17
  Maniac Dance
  4:33
  4.0 ★
• CD 2
• 1
  Halcyon Days
  5:32
  5.0 ★
• 2
  Will My Soul Ever Rest in Peace?
  4:56
• 3
  Destiny
  10:15
  4.0 ★
• 4
  Paradise
  4:28
  4.5 ★
• 5
  Deep Unknown
  4:28
  3.0 ★
• 6
  Elysium
  18:05
• 7
  Black Diamond
  5:41
  4.2 ★
• 8
  If the Story Is Over
  6:07
  4.5 ★
• 9
  Unbreakable
  4:38
  5.0 ★
• 10
  Forever
  3:07
  3.3 ★
• 11
  Shine in the Dark
  5:05
• 12
  Hunting High and Low
  4:08
  4.6 ★

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Elysium

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Darkest Hours

Darkest Hours 2010

Release credits

• Aleksi Parviainen
  choir vocals [2.6, 1.13-14]
• Alexa Leroux
  choir vocals [1.2, 2.1, 2.9, 2.11], guest [1.2, 2.11]
• Alexi Parvainen
  background vocals [1.15, 2.5]
• Anna-Maija Jalkanen
  choir vocals [1, 9]
• Anna-Maria Parkkinen
  choir vocals [1.2, 2.1, 2.9, 2.11], guest [2.11, 1.2]
• Anssi Stenberg
  choir vocals [1.13-14, 2.6]
• Antti Ikonen
  keyboard [7, 9-10], programming [7]
• Antti Lappalainen
  choir vocals [2.11, 1.2], guest [1.2, 2.11]
• Antti Railio
  choir vocals [1.2, 2.11], guest [2.11, 1.2]
• Ari Sievälä
  choir vocals [1.2, 2.1, 2.9, 2.11], guest [2.11, 1.2]
• Arzka Sievälä
  choir vocals [2.6, 1.13-14]
• Cantores Minores
  choir vocals [1.5, 1.8, 2.3]
• Carlo Kyllönen
  choir vocals [1.2, 2.11], guest [1.2, 2.11]
• Dane Stefaniuk
  choir vocals [1, 9]
• Eicca Toppinen
  strings [1.5, 1.8, 2.3]
• Erol Sakir
  assistant [2.10, 1.4, 1.11]
• Francisco Cresp
  assistant [1.2, 2.11], choir vocals [1.2, 2.11], guest [1.2, 2.11]
• Hepa Waara
  background vocals [2.5, 1.15], choir vocals [1.13-14, 2.1, 2.6, 2.9]
• James Lascelles
  choir vocals [1, 9]
• Jani Liimatainen
  acoustic guitar [8], choir vocals [1.2, 1.13-14, 2.1, 2.6, 2.9, 2.11], guest [8], lead vocals [2.11, 1.2]
• Jari Behm
  bass guitar [9]
• Jari Kainulainen
  bass [2.12, 1.12], bass guitar [2.3-4, 2.7, 2.10, 1.4-8, 1.10-11]
• Jens Johansson
  background vocals [1.15, 2.5], engineer [1.15, 2.5], keyboard [1.2, 1.4-6, 1.8, 1.11-15, 2.1, 2.3-7, 2.9-12]
• Jere Martikainen
  choir vocals [2.11, 1.2], guest [2.11, 1.2]
• Joakim Jokela
  whistling [8]
• Joonas Sergin
  choir vocals [2.11, 1.2], guest [2.11, 1.2]
• Juha Heininen
  mix [9], recording [9]
• Jörg Michael
  drums (drum set) [1.4-6, 1.8, 1.11-15, 2.3-7, 2.10, 2.12]
• Kalle‐Keski Orvola
  additional [2.6, 1.13, 1.13-14, 1.14], assistant [1, 8-9]
• Kata Mertanen
  choir vocals [1.2, 2.11], guest [1.2, 2.11]
• Kimmo Blom
  background vocals [2.4, 2.7, 2.10, 1.4, 1.6, 1.10-11]
• Koop Arponen
  choir vocals [1, 9]
• Lauri Porra
  additional [2.6, 1.13-14], background vocals [2.5, 1.15], bass guitar [2.6, 2.11, 1.2, 1.13-14], electric bass guitar [1.15, 2.5], instrument [1, 9], keyboard [2.6, 1.13-14]
• Marko Vaara
  background vocals [1.4, 1.6, 1.10-11, 2.4, 2.7, 2.10]
• Matias Kupiainen
  additional [2.6, 1.13-14], background vocals [1.15, 2.5], bass guitar [2.5, 1.15], electric guitar [1, 9], engineer [1.15, 2.5], guitar [1.2, 1.13-15, 1.15, 2.5, 2.5-6, 2.11], keyboard [1.13-14, 2.6], lead vocals [1.15, 2.5], mix [2.1, 2.6, 2.8-9, 2.11, 1.2], producer [1.2, 1.13-14, 2.1, 2.6, 2.8-9, 2.11], recording [1.2, 1.13-14, 2.1, 2.6, 2.8-9, 2.11]
• Max Savikangas
  strings [1.5, 1.8, 2.3]
• Mikko Karmila
  engineer [2.3-4, 2.7, 2.12, 1.5-6, 1.8, 1.12], mix [2.3-5, 2.7, 2.10, 2.12, 1.4-6, 1.8, 1.11-15]
• Mr. Unknown
  strings [1.5, 1.8, 2.3]
• Norikazu Ishii
  guitar [2.10, 1.4, 1.11]
• Orko
  keyboard [1.2, 2.11]
• Paavo Kurkela
  assistant [1, 8-9]
• Pasi Puolakka
  flute [10]
• Perttu Vänskä
  additional [2.5-6, 2.6, 1.13, 1.13-14, 1.14-15], assistant [1, 8-9], choir vocals [1.2, 2.11], orchestrator [1.13-14, 2.6], programming [1.13, 2.5-6], strings [5]
• Petri Aho
  choir vocals [2.11, 1.2], guest [2.11, 1.2]
• Pop/Jazz Conservatory Choir
  choir vocals [10]
• Reijo Karvonen
  arranger [10], conductor [10]
• Rene Siren
  choir vocals [10], strings [10]
• Richard G. Johnson
  background vocals [2.10, 1.4, 1.11], other vocals [1.4, 1.11, 2.10]
• Richard Johnson
  background vocals [2.4, 2.7, 1.6]
• Risto Kupiainen
  additional [2.6, 1.13-14], keyboard [1.13-14, 2.6], programming [1.14, 2.6]
• Rolf Pilve
  drums (drum set) [2.1, 2.9, 2.11, 1.2]
• Sanna Salmenkallio
  strings [2.3, 1.5, 1.8]
• Santtu Lehtiniemi
  guitar [1.13-14, 2.6]
• Sibelius Academy Quartet
  strings [10]
• Sibelius Choir
  choir vocals [10]
• Stratovarius
  producer [2.5, 1.9, 1.15]
• Susanna Koski
  choir vocals [1, 9]
• T. T. Oksala
  engineer [2.10, 1.4, 1.11]
• Timo Kotipelto
  background vocals [1.10, 1.15, 2.5], lead vocals [2.1, 2.3-12, 1.2, 1.4-6, 1.8, 1.10-15]
• Timo Ojala
  chorus master [1.5, 1.8, 2.3], conductor [1.5, 1.8, 2.3]
• Timo Tolkki
  arranger [4, 11], background vocals [2.4, 2.7, 1.6-7, 1.10], choir vocals [10], engineer [2.3, 2.10, 1.4-5, 1.7-8, 1.10-11], guitar [1.4-12, 2.3-4, 2.7, 2.10, 2.12], lead vocals [1.7, 1.9, 1.12, 2.12], mix [1.4, 1.7, 1.10-11, 2.10], producer [2.3-4, 2.7, 2.10, 2.12, 1.4-12], strings [10]
• Tipe Johnson
  background vocals [1.15, 2.5], choir vocals [1.13-14, 2.1, 2.6, 2.9]
• Tony Kakko
  background vocals [1.15, 2.5]
• Tuomas Yli-Jaskari
  choir vocals [2.11, 1.2], guest [1.2, 2.11]
• Tuomo Lassila
  drums (drum set) [7, 9-10], flute [7], percussion [7, 9]
• Viljami Holopainen
  choir vocals [1.2, 2.11], guest [2.11, 1.2]
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Issues

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  B
  (Combined release view)
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  B
  Best Of

  3x CD
  6 May 2016
• 

  B
  Best Of

  2x CD
  6 May 2016
• B
  Best Of

  Digital Media
  20 May 2016