2017's Reaching Into Infinity marked the end of an era for Great Britain's DragonForce.
Founding keyboardist Vadim Pruzhanov sat out its world tour for family reasons, and ultimately left the band in 2018.
DragonForce haven't yet formally replaced him, but they did enlist the assistance of Epica's keyman Coen Janssen for Extreme Power Metal.
Despite the personnel change, DragonForce have never sounded more like themselves than they do here.
From the wonderfully cheesy album art to Herman Li's and Sam Totman's guitar pyrotechnics, to their blazing cover of Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" that closes the set, there is no mistaking who this is.
On his third album with the band, lead vocalist Marc Hudson is finally revealed as one of metal's truly great frontmen with startling dynamic and tonal ranges and a commanding presence that absorbs and focuses all the musical heat around him.
DF recorded parts of this live on Li's Twitch channel, while the majority was cut in a Los Angeles studio with producer Damien Rainaud.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway to OblivionSam Totman | DragonForce | Play | 06:48 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Cosmic Power of the Infinite Shred MachineSam Totman | DragonForce | Play | 06:36 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | The Last DragonbornCoen Janssen, Sam Totman | DragonForce | Play | 06:12 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Heart DemolitionFrédéric LeClercq | DragonForce | Play | 05:39 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Troopers of the StarsSam Totman | DragonForce | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Razorblade MeltdownSam Totman | DragonForce | Play | 04:45 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | StrangersFrédéric LeClercq, Sam Totman | DragonForce | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | In a Skyforged DreamFrédéric LeClercq | DragonForce | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | My Heart Will Go OnJames Hooker, Will Jennings | DragonForce | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Rememberance Day | DragonForce | Play | 05:10 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 52 mins | 122 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gee Anzalone | Drums, Group Member, Vocals (Background) |
| 2 | Vladan Cvetkovic | Photography |
| 3 | Stan-W Decker | Cover Art, Layout |
| 4 | DragonForce | Primary Artist |
| 5 | Steve Francis | Vocals (Background) |
| 6 | James Hooker | Composer |
| 7 | Marc Hudson | Composer, Group Member, Lyricist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 8 | Coen Janssen | Composer, Keyboards, Orchestration, Piano, Programming |
| 9 | Will Jennings | Composer |
| 10 | Frédéric LeClercq | Bass, Composer, Group Member, Guitar, Lyricist, Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Herman Li | Group Member, Guitar, Soloist, Vocals (Background) |
| 12 | Ross Mallon | Vocals (Background) |
| 13 | Tim Mekalick | Vocals (Background) |
| 14 | Kalen Musmecci | Vocals (Background) |
| 15 | Alec Newell | Drum Engineering |
| 16 | Clive Nolan | Vocals (Background) |
| 17 | Josh O'Brien | Vocals (Background) |
| 18 | Emily Ovenden | Vocals (Background) |
| 19 | Damien Rainaud | Engineer, Mastering, Mixing, Producer |
| 20 | Paul Roberts | Vocals (Background) |
| 21 | Laurent Tardy | Engineer |
| 22 | Sam Totman | Composer, Group Member, Guitar, Lyricist, Soloist, Vocals (Background) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |