DragonForce‘s two guitarists, Sam Totman and Herman Li, recently filmed a “rig rundown” video for Premier Guitar, showing off all the guitars they play on stage, as well as the contents of their racks, pedals, and all the rest. Pay special attention to the seven-string guitars they use on “Fallen World,” from the latest album The Power Within, and the presence of an acoustic guitar(!).
ALESTORM will join Dragonforce on a string of dates in the UK and Ireland kicking off in Dublin on September 25, 2012.
They’ll be joined by The Defiled and Cavorts.
The dates are as follows:
September 25 – Dublin, Academy
September 27 – Belfast, Mandela Hall
September 28 – Glasgow, ABC
September 29 – Newcastle, Academy
September 30 – Wolverhampton, Wulfren Hall
October 1 – Bristol, Academy
October 3 – Nottingham, Rock City
October 4 – Norwich, UEA
October 5 – Manchester, Academy
October 6 – London, Shepherd’s Bush Empire
October 7 – Portsmouth, Pyramids
When DragonForce played New York last week, we brought new vocalist Marc Hudson to the office for an interview, and he brought bassist Frédéric Leclercq with him. Not only that, Fred wound up conducting the interview – all we did was turn the camera on, and the two of them had a blast. We hope you’ll enjoy it, too.
DragonForce tour dates are right here; they’ll be on the road in North America for the next couple of weeks, supporting their latest CD, The Power Within, which is available on iTunes now!
Power metal band DRAGONFORCE has recently released a new audio clip for ‘Cry Thunder’ song from their upcoming album “The Power Within” online. This Aduio clip can be listened on soundcloud player below:
DRAGONFORCE’S upcoming album, “Power Within”, set for release in UK on April 15th via the band’s own Electric Generation Recordings, distributed by Essential Music. A North American release is set for April 17th by Roadrunner Records. Check that artwork and tracklisting for this albume below:
The Power Within full tracklisting is as follows:
‘Holding On’
‘Fallen World’
‘Cry Thunder’
‘Give Me the Night’
‘Wings of Liberty’
‘Seasons’
‘Heart of the Storm’
‘Die By the Sword’
‘Last Man Stands’
‘Seasons’ (Acoustic Version) DRAGONFORCE have announced plans to return to North America for a spring tour. This outing marks the band’s first full trek with brand new singer Marc Hudson, who also makes his recorded debut on The Power Within.
Hudson premiered his voice at a series of intimate North American gigs last fall. The performances were met with much praise and approval from the band’s diehard fanbase. Now the vocalist will be able to showcase his pipes to other parts of the country and beyond, where a similar reaction is expected for this talented up ‘n comer with undeniable chops.
The tour kicks off April 21st at the annual New England Metal and Hardcore Fest in Worcester, Massachusetts and makes several stops on the East Coast before winding through Canada and into the Midwest before wrapping out west on May 11th in Anaheim, CA. L.A.-based metal warriors HOLY GRAIL, and HUNTRESS, a five-piece metal band lead by vocalist Jill Janus, who delivers an unparalleled four-octave range thanks to her opera background, will provide support on this run.
Tour dates:
April
21 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium
22 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre
23 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of the Living Arts
25 – Montreal, QC – Le National
26 – London, ON – London Music Hall
27 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
28 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
29 – Winnipeg, MB – West End Cultural Centre
May
1 – Edmonton, AB – The Starlite Room
2 – Calgary, AB – Republik
4 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
5 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
6 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
8 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
10 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
11 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
Dragonforce recently announced a series of in-store signings with HMV, commencing in London on the release date of Sunday, April 15th together with a special, one-off album launch show in Birmingham.
The full in-store signing itinerary is:
April
15 at 12pm – HMV London
16 at 5pm – HMV Glasgow
17 at 5pm – HMV Manchester
18 at 5pm – HMV Birmingham
19 at 5pm – HMV Bristol
“Fallen World”, “the fastest song” ever recorded by British epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE, is available for free download at this location (e-mail sign-up required). The track comes off the band’s fifth studio album, “The Power Within”, which will be released in the U.K. on April 16 via the band’s own Electric Generation Recordings, distributed by Essential Music. The ten-track monster, which will be made available in North America on April 17 through Roadrunner, is the band’s first with new singerMarc Hudson in the fold.
DRAGONFORCE guitarist Herman Li recently stated about “The Power Within”, “The last two years have been the most fun we ever had making an album. Through writing, jamming and touring together, we have built this incredible energy and it has been fully captured on the new album.
“This time around we’ve really brought our metal side to the surface and made some of the best music of our career. From the fastest song we’ve ever recorded [‘Fallen World’] to the slower songs, and some things you would never expect from us, this is by far the most diverse DRAGONFORCE album yet.”
Li added, “This is an exciting new era for DRAGONFORCE with Marc joining the band, so we figured this was an ideal time to take full control of our own destiny and establish our own record label for Europe. It’s all hands on deck running it, but a great buzz!”
“The Power Within” track listing:
01. Holding On
02. Fallen World
03. Cry Thunder
04. Give Me The Night
05. Wings of Liberty
06. Seasons
07. Heart Of The Storm
08. Die By The Sword
09. Last Man Stands
10. Seasons (acoustic version)
There will also be a digital and vinyl version featuring bonus tracks “Cry Thunder (Live Rehearsal)”, “Heart of the Storm (Alternative Chorus Version)” and “Avant La Tempête (Instrumental)”, plus an exclusive box set featuring:
* CD Version
* Access Code for Bonus Material plus
* DRAGONFORCE Flag,
* DF Flashlight/Bottle Opener,
* Set of 6 DF Beer Mats featuring band cartoons by bassist Frédéric Leclercq.
DRAGONFORCE has announced a series of in-store signings with HMV, commencing in London on the release date of their new album, “The Power Within”, of Sunday, April 15 along with a special, one-off album launch show in Birmingham.
The full in-store signing schedule:
April 15 at 12.00 p.m. – HMV London
April 16 at 5.00 p.m. – HMV Glasgow
April 17 at 5.00 p.m. – HMV Manchester
April 18 at 5.00 p.m. – HMV Birmingham
April 19 at 5.00 p.m. – HMV Bristol
Following the Birmingham signing on April 18, DRAGONFORCE will play an intimate “Kerrang! Live” show at The Temple Room within the HMV Institute. This will be the band’s only U.K. appearance until their full U.K. tour later in the year.
DRAGONFORCE will kick off its North American tour at the 14th annual New England Metal & Hardcore Festival on Saturday, April 21 at the Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts.
After entries from thousands of hopefuls across the globe, DRAGONFORCE in March 2011 welcomed Hudson to the band to fill the boots left by ZP Theart, who parted ways with the group in March 2010.
Born in Oxford England, Marc was picked from the thousands of applications via a number of impressive video auditions and live performances, which left the rest of the band in no doubt that they’d found their man. Since the age of 16, Marc has been building his vocal skills gigging with bands in the U.K. underground scene, developing a powerful style with influences which include Bruce Dickinson, Michael Kiske and Sebastian Bach.
Having recently announced the details of their forthcoming 5th studio album ‘The Power Within‘, DRAGONFORCE now announce a series of instore signings with HMV, commencing in London on the release date of Sunday April 15th together with a special, one-off album launch show in Birmingham.
The full instore signing itinerary is:
Sunday 15th April – 12.00pm HMV London Oxford St.
– 150 Oxford Street. London W1D 1DJ – tel: 0843 221 0289
In addition to the signing tour, KERRANG! RADIO are proud to announce that following the Birmingham signing on 18th April, Dragonforce will play an intimate ‘Kerrang Live’ show at The Temple Room within the HMV Institute. This will be the bands only UK appearance until their full UK tour later in the year.
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