Destiny (Stratovarius album)

Destiny is the seventh studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 5 October 1998 through Noise Records. It reached No. 1 on the Finnish albums chart and remained on that chart for 17 weeks. "SOS" was released as a single, reaching No. 2 on the Finnish singles chart and remaining on that chart for eleven weeks.

In 2019, Metal Hammer ranked it as the 7th best power metal album of all time.

Personnel

 * Timo Kotipelto – vocals
 * Timo Tolkki – guitar, engineering, production
 * Jens Johansson – keyboards
 * Jörg Michael – drums
 * Jari Kainulainen – bass guitar
 * Max Savikangas – strings
 * Eicca Toppinen – strings
 * Sanna Salmenkallio – strings
 * "Mr. Unknown" – strings
 * Cantores Minores – choir
 * Timo Ojala – conducting
 * Mikko Karmila – engineering, mixing
 * Mika Jussila – mastering
 * Pauli Saastamoinen – mastering