Timo Kotipelto, who at the time of Polaris' release had been a member of Stratovarius in the earliest year (1994) among the current members, considered Polaris to be "the album that saved the band" and said that "without it there would not be any Stratovarius."
Side A
1. "Deep Unknown" Timo Kotipelto Matias Kupiainen 4:28
2. "Falling Star" Lauri Porra Porra 4:33
3. "King of Nothing" Jens Johansson Johansson 6:43
4. "Blind" Johansson Johansson 5:28
5. "Winter Skies" Johansson Johansson 5:50
Side B
1. "Forever Is Today" Porra Porra 4:40
2. "Higher We Go" Kotipelto Kotipelto, Kupiainen 3:47
3. "Somehow Precious" Kotipelto Kotipelto, Kupiainen 5:37
4. "Emancipation Suite Part I: Dusk" Porra Porra 6:57
5. "Emancipation Suite Part II: Dawn" Porra Porra 3:40
6. "When Mountains Fall" Porra Porra 3:12
Total length: 54:55