All in all, it’s one of heaviest things I have ever heard from DragonForce. It’s still in a relatively slow section, with lots of low-tuned double picking and excessive double-bass all the way through. If you want to talk about memorable moments in an album, this is probably the most memorable. Bandmates, like bassist Frédéric Leclercq have contributed to harsher vocal styles before, but this particular section sounds like Hudson bringing the house down with screamed vocals. And on the other end of the spectrum, the album’s longest and slowest track, “The Edge of the World” clocks in at around 11 minutes, and also presents us with something new and unexpected screamed vocals. “Astral Empire” is probably the speediest song on the album, and with a respectable song length of around 5 minutes, I knew exactly where to go back to when I wanted to give it a re-listen. DragonForce’s formula caught on for a very good reason from the beginning, and I think it still stands true today.Įver since The Power Within, that band’s song lengths have gradually reduced little by little, which I think has made the songs even more memorable after a first listen. Solos are still as extravagant as ever, the drums still never take a break, and Marc Hudson still lays down a catchy melody. Could this apply to many other power metal releases at any given time? Of course it can, but the particular DragonForce touch is there. Dragonforce’s success in the 2010s is remarkable because you could throw out the first half of their career, and they’d still have a formidable discography. The newest release felt a bit more focused, despite a slight aesthetic change. Dueling harmonies on guitar, frenetic skank beats on the drums, orchestral synthesized sounds, and triumphant lyrics about overcoming the darkness. Nonetheless, even at their worst, Dragonforce still outshines the competition. I know that just stellar journalism, but I'm willing to bet you know exactly what it is I'm talking about. Honestly, when I first heard this song, I almost had to laugh, because this is just so DragonForce. And I firmly believe that applies to DragonForce and Reaching Into Infinity.Īfter a short intro track, Reaching Into Infinity opens up with “Ashes of the Dawn”. There is a definite chance that it will, but it doesn’t have to be. Though, at the end of the day they’re still DragonForce, which makes news of an upcoming album fairly predictable in terms of what to expect. Now, predictable doesn’t necessarily have to mean bad or boring. However, like any band that’s been on the scene for several years, there are slight variations and progressions in their overall sound from album to album. This is what everyone knows of DragonForce, and this is also what everyone expects from DragonForce. Ever since the very beginning, their MO has been power metal at ridiculous speeds, and near-painfully extended guitar solos. That word was apparently not included with the Dungeons and Dragons magnetic poetry set the band used to write their lyrics.DragonForce has never been one to change up their formula much. After listening to the lead singer's voice and watching their videos, it's most surprising that the word "pussy" doesn't appear once. To truly illustrate just how cliché these guys really are, I took a look at the lyrics from DragonForce's recent eight-song epic album, Inhuman Rampage, and here's what I found:Įven with all the references to battles of steel and the burning of fire and flames, it's still pretty impressive that DragonForce was able to use the word "pain" an incredible 26 times in only eight songs (and that doesn't even count how many times it's repeated in the chorus). DragonForce is a living, breathing, walking cliché of such epic proportions, it makes Spinal Tap seem like an actual documentary. If you can't already tell from their photo or name (which was either devised by a fifth grader or based on some horrible Nintendo role-playing game), DragonForce is a metal band.
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