Elysium is the thirteenth studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 12 January 2011 through Victor Entertainment (Japan) and on 14 January through Edel AG (worldwide).

[1] It is the last Stratovarius album to feature longtime drummer Jörg Michael, who left the band in 2012.

[3] The official track listing for Elysium was first announced by keyboardist Jens Johansson on the forum of the band's website on 8 November 2010.

[1] At a length of 18:07, Elysium's title track is by far the longest Stratovarius song to date.

The album cover art was created by Gyula Havancsák and features the same star-shaped spacecraft from Polaris (2009).