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DRAGONFORCE Reveal Details For New Album ‘Extreme Power Metal’, Launch Video For First Single “Highway to Oblivion”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on August 3, 2019

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On September 27th, DRAGONFORCE will unleash their 8th full-length, Extreme Power Metal, worldwide. 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 (twitch.tv/hermanli) with participation from the fans. For a first preview of the album, a video for the new single, “Highway to Oblivion”, can be viewed here

“Highway to Oblivion” appears as a playable level in AUDICA (audicagame.com), a virtual reality “rhythm shooter” from Harmonix, the makers of Rock Band and Dance Central. 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. A standard edit of the song will be available as well as the intensely challenging full-length version. 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 flawless run with precise accuracy, timing, and form will earn players one of the coveted top spots on AUDICA’s global leaderboards. For a preview of gameplay, follow Harmonix’s Twitter and Facebook pages.

Pre-order Extreme Power Metal in the USA now at: metalblade.com/dragonforce

Extreme Power Metal track-listing
1. Highway to Oblivion
2. Cosmic Power of the Infinite Shred Machine
3. The Last Dragonborn
4. Heart Demolition
5. Troopers of the Stars
6. Razorblade Meltdown
7. Strangers
8. In a Skyforged Dream
9. Remembrance Day
10. My Heart Will Go On

DragonForce tour dates
Tickets – dragonforce.com
Aug. 16 – Summer Breeze Open Air – Wittelshofen, Germany
Aug. 17 – Elb-Riot – Hamburg, Germany

DragonForce tour dates
w/ special guests Dance with the Dead, Starkill
Tickets – dragonforce.com + VIP – bit.ly/DragonForceVIP
Oct. 1 – Encore – Tucson, AZ
Oct. 2 – Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM
Oct. 3 – Vinyl @ Hard Rock – Las Vegas, NV
Oct. 4 – Strummers – Fresno, CA
Oct. 5 – Cargo – Reno, NV
Oct. 6 – Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR
Oct. 7 – The Red Room – Vancouver, BC
Oct. 8 – El Corazon – Seattle, WA
Oct. 10 – August Hall – San Francisco, CA
Oct. 11 – The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA
Oct. 12 – Ventura Theater – Ventura, CA
Oct. 13 – Megacruise – Los Angeles, CA, USA *
*=only DragonForce

DragonForce tour dates
w/ special guests Lovebites + McRocklin & Hutch
Tickets – dragonforce.com + VIP – bit.ly/DragonForceVIP
Nov. 2 – Liquid Rooms – Edinburgh, UK
Nov. 3 – Welly – Hull, UK
Nov. 4 – Stylus – Leeds, UK
Nov. 5 – Academy 2 – Manchester, UK
Nov. 6 – Institute – Birmingham, UK
Nov. 8 – Forum – London, UK
Nov. 9 – The Waterfront – Norwich, UK
Nov. 11 – Engine Rooms – Southampton, UK
Nov. 12 – Tramshed – Cardiff, UK
Nov. 13 – Roadmember – Northampton, UK
Nov. 14 – Northumbria Institute – Newcastle, UK

DragonForce tour dates
Tickets – dragonforce.com + VIP – bit.ly/DragonForceVIP
Feb. 5 – 013 – Tilburg, Holland
Feb. 6 – TBC – Belgium
Feb. 7 – Le Forum – Charleville-Mezieres, France
Feb. 8 – La Laiterie – Strasbourgh, France
Feb. 9 – CCO – Lyon, France
Feb. 11 – La Machine du Moulin Rouge – Paris, France
Feb. 12 – Krakatoa Club – Bordeaux, France
Feb. 13 – Metronum – Toulouse, France
Feb. 14 – L’Usine – Istres (Marseille), France
Feb. 15 – Konzertfabrick Z7 – Pratteln, Switzerland
Feb. 16 – Les Docks – Lausanne, Switzerland

DRAGONFORCE Announce North American Fall Headlining Tour

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 10, 2019

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International extreme power metal superstars DRAGONFORCE have announced live dates in the US, Canada, UK, and Europe starting this fall and running through early 2020. Following a summer festival run, DRAGONFORCE will kick off their North American headlining tour October 1st in Tucson, Arizona. The trek will make its way through nearly a dozen cities, coming to a close October 12th in Ventura, California. Support will be provided by Dance With The Dead and Starkill. See all confirmed dates below.

The General Admission on-sale for the North American shows will be Friday, July 12th at 10:00am local time; all other ticketing information can be found at: http://dragonforce.com/. For a VIP experience in the UK or US, visit: http://bit.ly/DragonForceVIP.

DRAGONFORCE recently completed work on their eighth studio album, with producer Damien Rainaud (Fear Factory, Once Human). Fans can watch some of the studio sessions now on Twitch: twitch.tv/hermanli.

DRAGONFORCE:

7/13/2019 Fronton Mexico Centro De Entretenimiento – Nuevo Mexico, MX

8/16/2019 Summer Breeze Open Air – Wittelshofen, DE

8/17/2019 Elb-Riot – Hamburg, DE

w/ Dance With The Dead, Starkill:

10/01/2019 Encore – Tucson, AZ

10/02/2019 Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM

10/03/2019 Vinyl @ Hard Rock Hotel – Las Vegas, NV

10/04/2019 Strummers – Fresno, CA

10/05/2019 Cargo – Reno, NV

10/06/2019 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR

10/07/2019 The Red Room – Vancouver, BC

10/08/2019 El Corazon – Seattle, WA

10/11/2019 August Hall – San Francisco, CA

10/12/2019 Ventura Theater – Ventura, CA

10/13/2019 Megacruise – Los Angeles, CA* DRAGONFORCE only

End Tour

w/ McRocklin & Hutch + special guest TBA:

11/02/2019 Liquid Rooms – Edinburgh, UK

11/03/2019 Welly – Hull, UK

11/04/2019 Stylus – Leeds, UK

11/05/2019 Academy 2 – Manchester, UK

11/06/2019 Institute – Birmingham, UK

11/08/2019 Forum – London, UK

11/09/2019 The Waterfront – Norwich, UK

11/11/2019 Engine Rooms – Southampton, UK

11/12/2019 Tramshed – Cardiff, UK

11/13/2019 Roadmember – Northampton, UK

11/14/2019 Northumbria Institute – Newcastle, UK

End Tour

2/05/2020 013 – Tilburg, NL

2/06/2020 TBA

2/07/2020 Le Forum – Charleville-Mezieres, FR

2/08/2020 La Laiterie – Strasbourgh, FR

2/09/2020 CCO – Lyon, FR

2/11/2020 La Machine du Moulin Rouge – Paris, FR

2/12/2020 Krakatoa Club – Bordeaux, FR

2/13/2020 Metronum – Toulouse, FR

2/14/2020 L’Usine – Istres (Marseille), FR

2/15/2020 Konzertfabrick Z7 – Pratteln, CH

2/16/2020 Les Docks – Lausanne, CH

DRAGOFORCE Begin Recording New Album, Stream Recording Sessions Via Twitch, Announce Appearance On MegaCruise

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 28, 2018

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International metal superstars DRAGONFORCE recently entered the studio with producer Damien Rainaud (Fear Factory, Once Human) to begin recording their 8th studio album, due out in 2019. Fans can watch livestreams of the studio sessions now on Twitch at https://twitch.tv/hermanli – plus, all followers of the Twitch page will have a chance to win Herman Li’s personal signature guitar once he reaches 10,000 Twitch followers!

“Let’s start with Gee’s drums!” (Pic by Wedoprod)

Herman Li comments: “We’re really excited to be recording again after finishing one of our biggest tour cycles ever. We’ll be streaming our recording live on Twitch, and fans can participate in the process by letting us know what they think of our solos! The new album will have a lot of surprises that both old and new fans will really enjoy.

We’re also especially excited to kick off our next tour cycle on the Megacruise. You know if you’re seeing DragonForce on a cruise, it’s going to be crazy, and we can’t wait for everyone to see what we’re planning. It will definitely be something fans have never seen before.”

On October 13-18, 2019, DragonForce will join Megacruise, which departs from Los Angeles, CA and boasts a line-up of Megadeth, Anthrax, Testament, Corrosion of Conformity, Devildriver, Doro, Armored Saint, John 5, Metal Church, and many more artists!

For more information, please visit: https://megacruise.com/

Stay tuned for more news about this new album coming soon!

DRAGONFORCE To Release Re-Mixed/Re-Mastered “Re-Powered Within” On May 4th

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 6, 2018

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Originally released in early 2012, the fifth album “The Power Within” by DRAGONFORCE is back as “Re-Powered Within” – completely remastered, remixed and repowered.

Prepared by Damien Rainaud (Fear Factory, Babymetal) at award-winning studio Mix Unlimited, Los Angeles, CA, the Dragonforce classic sounds bigger, better, bolder than ever before.

Says guitarist Herman Li: “I love how ‘Re-Powered Within’ has turned out. We remixed and remastered the original music with a more modern production, in the vein of our last two releases. The result is a clearer, more powerful sound. The fans will get to hear the music in better detail, bringing out parts they couldn’t hear so well before, and injecting new excitement into the songs we love even more now.”

Combining bombshell hook lines with high speed guitar solos, “Re-Powered Within” contains signature anthems that have gained the band the grand reputation and praise that it is known for today. The new mix and mastering truly serves the album well as “Re-Powered Within” sounds as new and fresh as it never has. The album is also been given a new style with a completely adjusted artwork. Featuring astonishing vocals by then brand new singer Marc Hudson as well as the divine guitar sound provided by Herman Li and Sam Totman, Dragonforce have and always will be a definite Full Force within the scene.

Track list:

1. Holding On
2. Fallen World
3. Cry Thunder
4. Give Me the Night
5. Wings of Liberty
6. Seasons
7. Heart of the Storm
8. Die by the Sword
9. Last Man Stands
10. Seasons (Acoustic Version)
11. Power of the Ninja Sword
12. Heart of the Storm (Alternative Chorus Version)
13. Avant La Tempête (Instrumental)

Dragonforce will be playing festivals all over Europe whole summer:

02.06. – Fortarock, Nijmegen, (NL)
08.-10.06. – Download, Donington (UK)
09.06. – Rockavaria, Munich (GER)
05.-07.07. – Helgeåfestivalen, Knislinge (SWE)
14.07. – Area 45, Leoben (AUT)
26.07. – Fezen Festival, Székesfehérvár (HUN)
03.-04.08. – Skogsröjet Festival, Rejmyre (SWE)
08.-10.08. – Leyendas del Rock, Villena (ESP)
11.08. – Rock Pod Kamenom, Snina, (SK)
17.-18.08. – Rock Heart Festival, Moravský Krumlov (CZ)
19.08. – Havana Club, Tel-Aviv (ISR)
24.-25.08. – Reload Festival, Sulingen (GER)

DRAGONFORCE’s Gee Anzalone Releases “Ashes Of the Dawn” Drum Video

Posted by tarjavirmakari on November 25, 2017

Posted in: Int. News. Tagged: "Reaching Into Infinity", “Ashes of the Dawn”, Dragonforce, Gee Anzalone. Leave a comment

DRAGONFORCE drummer Gee Anzalone has posted on his Official Youtube Channel a new “one take recording” drum video for “Ashes Of the Dawn”, taken from DragonForce‘s new album “Reaching Into Infinity” (out May 2017). Watch the video below.

Commented Gee:
“Hi people! I’m officially back on Youtube! Just for you my new didactical drum video “Ashes Of the Dawn” from DragonForce new album “Reaching Into Infinity”, out since may 2017. This is the drum session that i recorded on our new album with Jens Bogren and re-played again by me just for this video! One take recording (as usual) from the beginning till the end of the song, no video editing, no bullshits, just good hard work, sweat, passion and love for what i do. Steal the experience from the Masters and keep always up the good work!!”

Interview With HERMAN LI: “I’m working on instructional guitar lessons, but not the same that you’ve seen out there”

Posted by aliblackdiamond on October 26, 2017

Posted in: Interviews. Tagged: "Reaching Into Infinity", Alison Booth, Dragonforce, Herman Li. 6 Comments

Interview By Alison Booth

Extreme power metal giants DRAGONFORCE unleashed their seventh studio album “Reaching Into Infinity” back in May and have been packing out venues around the world for their live shows. The band are now well into the European leg of their “Reaching Into Infinity” world tour, but prior to that, in Sheffield, England, Metal Shock Finland Senior Manager Alison Booth met up with guitar maestro Herman Li in Sheffield for her Blackdiamond’s Metal Mayhem radio show on TotalRock. (The show can be heard here.)

You can read some excerpts from the chat below and listen in full on the audio player:

Discussing dragons and if he’s a Game Of Thrones fan, Herman was quite expressive about social media, stating:

“Yeah I watch it. I’m not as crazy as people who go to Eastern Europe and visit the sights! I’m not in a rush to see it, like ‘Oh my God I gotta see it!’ And because I’m not in a rush it’s actually pretty horrible – people on social media posting what’s happening. Luckily I don’t follow anyone on Facebook, if you’re my friend I won’t follow you anyway. Every time I friend someone, I click ‘unfollow’ because I don’t care. They want to ruin the sports events for me, I get the results straight away.

Sometimes you’re on tour and you can’t see it immediately and it’s ‘oh thanks!’ Now it seems people want to ruin movies and TV shows and stuff, but I pretend I’m still their friend. But I technically unfriended them in an ‘unfollow’ way!” (laughs)

DRAGONFORCE
Sheffield, October 2017

Discussing the near future, Herman revealed:

“I’m actually working on an instructional guitar thing, a lesson thing. It’s not gonna be the same that you’ve seen out there. The reason I’m doing it is that everyone has approached a bunch of subjects except these ones, that I think are important.

All this is coming from playing around the world for years and playing guitar for years. It’s not just about techniques and playing fast and playing notes – it’s more like the theory involved to be a good guitar player. You know, you can teach people notes, but to create them, you have to show them the path and inspire them, than just saying ‘I can play this really fast here and just copy it’. I’ve been writing about it for a few years anyway, so it’s something I’ve been working on. Finally I’ve the time to make it happen.”