Intermission (Stratovarius album)

Intermission is a compilation album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 26 June 2001 through Nuclear Blast. The album consists of covers, live and bonus tracks, as well as four new tracks. It charted in the top 100 in four countries.

Critical reception
Antti J. Ravelin at AllMusic gave Intermission three stars out of five, calling it "just an attempt to please fans and to postpone the making of their next studio album", but that "oddly enough, Intermission succeeds to offer a very album-like (a strong and steady whole) compilation."

Personnel

 * Timo Kotipelto – lead vocals (except track 6)
 * Timo Tolkki – lead vocals (track 6), guitar, record producer
 * Jens Johansson – keyboards
 * Jörg Michael – drums
 * Jari Kainulainen – bass guitar
 * Kimmo – background vocals
 * Marko – background vocals
 * Pasi – background vocals
 * Anssi – background vocals
 * Mikko Karmila – engineering (except track 12), mixing
 * T. T. Oksala – engineering (track 12)
 * Mika Jussila – mastering