Timo Kotipelto
The following year saw the release of "Intermission" a compilation album of B-Sides, bonus tracks from previous albums and unreleased material. During this time, the band decided to take a break from working on new material for Stratovarius. It was in this time that Timo Tolkki released his second solo album "Hymn to Life" and guest appeared on the Avantasia album "The Metal Opera" (Tolkki would later play guest guitar on the sequel album "The Metal Opera Part II"). Timo Kotipelto also began his side project Kotipelto, with the first album "Waiting for the Dawn" getting released in 2002.