Timo Tolkki Calls It A Day

[Steev]

Originally Posted by Epidemic Reign

New message from Timo:

http://www.bravewords.com/news/175934

I was about to say I swore I just saw him post something new about this

[ravenheart]

For fuck sakes won't this guy shut up already?

[Epidemic Reign]

Originally Posted by Timo

We have met many times in the last two years. Me, Tuomo Lassila (the founding member of Stratovarius) and Antti Ikonen went to see ROGER WATERS' The Wall in Helsinki together. We have talked about making an album called Return To Dreamspace. I wrote to Stratovarius and asked if we could use the name for this one album because there is the founding member of the band involved and who invented the name. We got a vicious letter from the lawyer that we will be sued immediately if we would use the name. It just shows the attitude and it is sad to see that a band that once had life and soul in it, is now a simple franchise. A money making machine except that the industry situation gets to them as well. Joerg Michael decided to leave the band because he did not like the music the band was heading to. Now he plays in some Greek band I think. Stratovarius will not exist anymore in five years."

Rock Overdose interview

[Spiner202]

This guy is nuts. I haven't listened to every Stratovarius album, but Elysium is by far the strongest of the five I've heard. The band is doing great, and he clearly hates to see that. I love Symfonia, and what I've heard of Stratovarius with him, but he needs to stop talking about his old band.