Enigma: Intermission 2

Enigma: Intermission 2 (stylized as Enigma: Intermission II) is a compilation album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 28 September 2018 worldwide.[1] The album has a collection of rare Stratovarius tracks from their four most recent studio albums: Polaris, Elysium, Nemesis and Eternal. It also includes three new tracks: Enigma, Burn Me Down and Oblivion, along with four orchestral versions of previous Stratovarius songs. The album is a follow-up to 2001's Intermission.

Enigma: Intermission 2
Compilation album by Stratovarius
Released	28 September 2018 (2018-09-28)
Genre	Power metal symphonic metal
Length	1:15:00
Label	Edel AG
Producer	Matias Kupiainen
Stratovarius chronology
Best Of (2016) Enigma: Intermission 2 (2018)

Two songs from the album were released as singles before its release: Oblivion on 10 August[2] and Unbreakable (Orchestral Version) on 14 September 2018.[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Enigma"	Timo Kotipelto	Kotipelto	4:21
2.	"Hunter"	Kotipelto, Perttu Vänskä	Matias Kupiainen	3:30
3.	"Hallowed"	Lauri Porra	Porra	5:53
4.	"Burn Me Down"	Kupiainen	Kupiainen	3:43
5.	"Last Shore"	Porra	Porra	5:33
6.	"Kill It with Fire"	Jens Johansson	Johansson	4:52
7.	"Oblivion"	Kupiainen	Kupiainen	3:51
8.	"Second Sight"	Kotipelto	Kupiainen	4:26
9.	"Fireborn"	Porra	Porra	4:47
10.	"Giants"	Johansson	Johansson	5:28
11.	"Castaway"	Porra	Porra	4:41
12.	"Old Man and the Sea"	Porra	Porra	4:16
13.	"Fantasy (Orchestral Version)"	Porra	Porra	4:25
14.	"Shine in the Dark (Orchestral Version)"	Kotipelto, Jani Liimatainen	Kotipelto, Liimatainen	4:28
15.	"Unbreakable (Orchestral Version)"	Kupiainen, Kotipelto	Kupiainen	4:46
16.	"Winter Skies (Orchestral Version)"	Johansson	Johansson	6:00
Total length:				1:15:00

Personnel

• Timo Kotipelto – vocals
• Matias Kupiainen – guitar, production
• Jens Johansson – keyboard
• Rolf Pilve – drums
• Lauri Porra – bass

Chart

Year	Chart	Position
2018	Finnish albums chart	16[4]

References

1. "STRATOVARIUS To Release 'Enigma: Intermission 2' Album In September". Blabbermouth.net. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
2. "Stratovarius "Oblivion" NEW SONG - Album "Enigma: Intermission 2" OUT September 28th". YouTube. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
3. "Stratovarius "Unbreakable" Orchestral Version - Official Lyric Video - new album out September 28th". YouTube. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.