Here’s the track list for Extreme Power Metal below:Ģ. Every fan will be so happy to hear his majestic playing!” We are so happy with what he has brought into this new album. When talking about this switch guitarist Sam Totman stated, “ We worked really closely with Coen on this new album. We are so excited for fans to hear it!” Having been around since nearly the beginning, this will be the first album DragonForce has worked on without keyboardist Vadim Pruzhanov who is replaced by Coen Janssen on Extreme Power Metal. This demo was released exclusively through the now-defunct MP3.com website. While expressing his excitement for Extreme Power Metal guitarist Li explained, “This album again combines the best of DragonForce in an even bigger, more epic way than we have ever done before. Dragonforces demo album, self-released in 2000 under their former name of DragonHeart. The group is known for their fast paced music, intricate guitar solos, video game influenced sound, and 80s beats all packed into each of their works. DragonForce reached international acclaim upon releasing their hit “Through the Fire and Flames” which appears on their third studio album titled Inhuman Rampage. It is a cheesier than normal pop metal sounding power metal song that sounds like 80 of the bands other songs. After twenty years as a group, the band has put out seven studio albums, two live albums, and a countless number of singles. Dragonforce’s sound has always incorporated the video game sounds of the 8 Bit era in their guitar work, and the mood of the music has always been happy and positive, but Highway to Oblivion cranks it up a few notches. Check out “Highway to Oblivion” below:ĭragonForce originally formed in London, England and began playing music in 1999. Additionally, DragonForce released a song and a music video for a song off the album titled “Highway to Oblivion.” DragonForce will also be touring in the fall. Parts of the album were recorded on guitarist Herman Li’s live streaming channel on the streaming video platform Twitch which included fan participation. The album will be dropped on September 27th of this year and was produced in Los Angeles, California at Mix Unlimited by Damien Rainaud.
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The video for “ Highway To Oblivion” can be watched on the DragonForce YouTube Channel: Ģ.The British metal band DragonForce just announced the upcoming release of their eighth full length album titled Extreme Power Metal. The first single, “ Highway To Oblivion” can be streamed and downloaded here: See below to pre-order the album in other territories: For a preview of gameplay, follow Harmonix’s Twitter and Facebook pages.Įxtreme Power Metal will be available as a CD Digipak, 2LP+DL and digital.Įurope & South America: Pre-Order the album here: A flawless run with precise accuracy, timing, and form will earn players one of the coveted top spots on AUDICA’s global leaderboards. Clocking in at just under 7 minutes, the full-length version of “Highway to Oblivion” on Expert will be the most difficult song on the soundtrack to date. A standard edit of the song will be available as well as the intensely challenging full-length version. Armed with a pair of rhythm blasters, players will be able to step into a cosmic arena and smash targets to the beat of the song. “Highway to Oblivion” will also appear today July 30 th as a playable level in AUDICA ( a virtual reality “rhythm shooter” from Harmonix, the makers of Rock Band and Dance Central. For a first preview of the album, a video for the new single, “Highway to Oblivion”, can be viewed here: Produced in Los Angeles, California by Damien Rainaud at Mix Unlimited, Extreme Power Metal was also recorded, in part, on guitarist Herman Li’s livestream channel on Twitch ( with participation from the fans. On September 27th, DragonForce will unleash their 8th full-length album, Extreme Power Metal, worldwide.