Fright Night (album)
Fright Night | ||||
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Cover art by Patrick Woodroffe | ||||
Studio album by Stratovarius | ||||
Released | May 1989 | |||
Recorded | Finnvox Studios in Helsinki | |||
Genre | Heavy metal, power metal, progressive metal | |||
Length | 40:30 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Stratovarius | |||
Stratovarius chronology | ||||
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Singles from Fright Night | ||||
Fright Night is the first studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released in May 1989 through Columbia Records;[3] a remastered edition was reissued in 1993.[4]
Critical reception
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
Antti J. Ravelin at AllMusic gave Fright Night 2.5 stars out of 5, describing it as lacking variety and criticising the band for not playing particularly well together. He nonetheless recommended the album for fans of 1980s heavy metal and rock, saying that it was an important part of Stratovarius' discography.[5]
Track listing
All music composed by Timo Tolkki.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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1. | "Future Shock" | Tuomo Lassila, Tolkki | 4:35 |
2. | "False Messiah" | Tolkki | 5:20 |
3. | "Black Night" | Lassila | 3:43 |
4. | "Witch-Hunt" | Lassila | 3:22 |
5. | "Fire Dance" | (instrumental) | 2:20 |
6. | "Fright Night" | Lassila, Tolkki | 8:13 |
7. | "Night Screamer" | Lassila | 4:48 |
8. | "Darkness" | Tolkki | 6:57 |
9. | "Goodbye" | (instrumental) | 1:12 |
Total length: |
40:30 |
Personnel
- Timo Tolkki – vocals, guitar, production
- Antti Ikonen – keyboard, production
- Tuomo Lassila – drums, production
- Jyrki Lentonen – bass, production
- Make Törrönen – engineering
- Mika Jussila – remastering (reissue)
References
- ↑ "Stratovarius – Future Shock". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
- ↑ "Stratovarius – Black Night". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
- ↑ "Stratovarius - Fright Night (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
- ↑ "Stratovarius – Fright Night". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
- 1 2 Ravelin, Antti J. "Fright Night - Stratovarius". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
External links
- Fright Night at stratovarius.com
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