Stratovarius založili v roce 1984 bubeník a zpěvák Tuomo Lassila, baskytarista John Vihervä a kytarista Staffan Strahlman. Hudba Stratovarius byla v té době trochu jiná, než co hrají Stratovarius teď. Byli velmi ovlivnění Black Sabbath a Ozzy...

Píseň: Cold Winter Nights

Interpret:
Stratovarius
Album:
Destiny
Summer's gone a while ago 
The daylight dims away 
I'm watching here how the snow begins to fall 
Yesterday's like a dream 
A memory in my head 
Like the life's gone behind the winter wall 


I'm lighting up the candles and lock the door 
Sitting by the fire 
It's time to dream some more 


I have to find a way how to survive 
I am surrounded by the starlight 
I have to find the path 
and to escape from the Cold Winter Nights 


And in the morning there's no trace of the sun 
Just gray fog hanging above my head 
All the birds are quiet hiding in the woods 
Can't see no movement are they all dead?