DragonForce have set a standard for high speed heavy metal, that many bands have aimed to achieve and surpass, but with ‘Reaching Into Infinity’, the band have proven to all comers that they are indeed the “kings of extreme speed metal”. With no chance for a breather, the album races on with ‘Astral Empire’ increasing the pace once again and threatening to break the sound barrier. Screaming and screeching guitar solos are a ferocious flurry and fly by like a fighter jet off to war. High tempo, high velocity, high speed heavy metal, always accompanied by a clean and clear vocal delivery, DragonForce in just two songs have proven that they are the kings of extreme speed. Rolling in on the back of a short, effects laden intro ‘Judgement Day’ launches into orbit at a faster pace than the opening song. Blazing guitars and a thunderous rhythm that threatens to do more than just gallop, push ‘Ashes Of The Dawn’ along at the extreme speed that defines the DragonForce sound. ‘Reaching Into Infinity’ aims to restore the crown, and after just thirty seconds into the opening salvo ‘Ashes Of The Dawn’, DragonForce are setting about reclaiming their crown in blistering style. The compilation album ‘Killer Elite: the Hits, the Highs, the Vids’ was released in 2016 and now, in 2017, the band have just released their seventh studio album, ‘Reaching Into Infinity’.įor years DragonForce have worn the crown as “kings of extreme speed metal”, but recent releases by Cryonic Temple (‘Into The Glorious Battle’) and Cellador (‘Off The Grid’) have seen that crown start to slip away. ‘Maximum Overload’ was released in 2014, followed in 2015 by the bands second live album ‘In The Line Of Fire…Larger Than Live’. In 2011, Marc Hudson was announced as the new frontman, and the band went on to release their fifth album, ‘The Power Within’ the following year. Their singer parted ways with the band due to “insurmountable differences of musical opinion”. Two more albums, ‘Inhuman Rampage’ and ‘Ultra Beatdown’, followed over the next five years, with 2010 a year of major upheaval. ‘Valley Of The Damned’ is their debut album, released in 2003, quickly followed in 2004 by ‘Sonic Firestorm’. The band have made extreme speed metal their signature sound, with every album displaying super fast guitar work and galloping rhythms. LEAVES’ EYES Album Review: “The Last Viking Midsummer Edition” – December 24, 2021ĭragonForce are a power metal band from the UK, forming in 1999.Review: “Dead End Pt.2” – December 24, 2021
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