Dreamspace

This article is about the music album. For the art installation and accident, see Maurice Agis.

Dreamspace
Studio album by Stratovarius
Released	February 9, 1994
Recorded	Rauhala Estate, Sibelius Academy, Soundtrack Studios
Genre	Power metal, progressive metal
Length	1:04:00
Label	Noise
Producer	Timo Tolkki
Stratovarius chronology
Twilight Time (1992) Dreamspace (1994) Fourth Dimension (1995)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Dreamspace is the third album by the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius. This is the last album to feature Timo Tolkki on vocals before Timo Kotipelto was brought into the band, as well as the first on which Jari Kainulainen played bass. It is one of Stratovarius's darkest albums with many of the lyrics dealing with the pressures of modern life, although their more recent self-titled album reveals a more personal side in Tolkki's lyrics, dealing with his mental breakdown and the recent turmoil within the band. Tolkki's low power chords on the guitar and dramatic voice pitch gave the songs a sad atmosphere that contrasted with its fast beats, an effect later referred to by fans as "sad rush". Almost all songs were dropped from live performances except "Hold on to Your Dream". The album was eclipsed by the arrival of Timo Kotipelto, and the band leaned towards the more formal power metal sound of the two following releases, Fourth Dimension and Episode.

Track listing

All music composed by Timo Tolkki.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Chasing Shadows"	Tolkki	4:38
2.	"4th Reich"	Tolkki	5:49
3.	"Eyes of the World"	Tolkki	5:56
4.	"Hold on to Your Dream"	Tolkki, Lassila	3:34
5.	"Magic Carpet Ride"	Tolkki	4:49
6.	"We Are the Future"	Tolkki	5:19
7.	"Tears of Ice"	Tolkki	5:15
8.	"Dreamspace"	Tolkki	5:57
9.	"Reign of Terror"	Tolkki	3:28
10.	"Thin Ice"	Lassila	4:23
11.	"Atlantis"	Instrumental	1:07
12.	"Abyss"	Tolkki	4:59
13.	"Shattered"	Tolkki	3:29
14.	"Wings of Tomorrow"	Tolkki	5:09
15.	"Full Moon" (Japanese bonus track)	Tolkki	4:33

Personnel

• Timo Tolkki — Guitars, Vocals
• Jari Kainulainen — Bass
• Antti Ikonen — Keyboards
• Tuomo Lassila — Drums and Percussion
• Sami Kuoppamäki — Session drums on tracks 3, 4, 6, 7, and 13

Info

• Cover by Markus Itkonen
• Logo by Susane Nokelainen
• Photography by Lasse Lehtiranta
• Engineered by Timo Tolkki

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1994	Japanese Chart	#43

References

1. ^ {{Allmusic|class=album|id=r367797|pure_url=yes