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Sonic Firestorm

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Released
  
11 May 2004

Artist
  
DragonForce

Producer
  
Karl Groom

Genres
  
Power metal, Speed metal

Sonic Firestorm (2004)
  
Inhuman Rampage (2006)

Release date
  
11 May 2004

Label
  
Noise Records

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Recorded
  
6 October – 10 December 2003

Studio
  
Thin Ice Studios, Surrey, England, and LamerLuser Studios, London, England

Length
  
56:35 62:08 (Japanese Edition/Re-release)

Similar
  
DragonForce albums, Power metal albums

Dragonforce sonic firestorm full album


Sonic Firestorm is the second studio album by English power metal band DragonForce, released through Noise Records on 11 May 2004.

Contents

This album features the song, "Soldiers of the Wasteland", which includes the longest guitar solo section on any of their songs. At 9 minutes and 47 seconds, this is also DragonForce's longest song. It is the first album to feature bassist Adrian Lambert and drummer Dave Mackintosh.

Sonic Firestorm was rereleased on 22 February 2010, along with the remastered and remixed version of Valley of the Damned. It also came with the bonus track "Cry of the Brave" which was originally on the Japanese version of the album.

Dragonforce soldiers of the wasteland


Production

The recording and mixing for the band's second album took place at Surrey's Thin Ice Studios, from 6 October to 10 December 2003. All the guitars were recorded at Herman Li's LamerLuser Studios in London.

Track listing

All songs arranged by Sam Totman, Herman Li, Vadim Pruzhanov, ZP Theart and Adrian Lambert.

Personnel

DragonForce
  • ZP Theart – lead and backing vocals
  • Herman Li – lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars
  • Sam Totman – lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars
  • Vadim Pruzhanov - keyboards, piano, additional acoustic guitars
  • Adrian Lambert – bass guitar
  • Dave Mackintosh – drums
  • Additional personnel
  • Clive Nolan – backing vocals
  • Production

  • Produced by Karl Groom and DragonForce
  • Recorded and mixed at Thin Ice Studios by Karl Groom
  • All guitars recorded at Herman Li's LamerLuser Studios, London, United Kingdom
  • Engineered by Karl Groom
  • All vocals recorded by Richard West
  • Mastered by Eberhard Kohler at Powerplay Mastering
  • In other media

  • The song "Fury of the Storm" is featured as a playable track in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.
  • Songs

    1My Spirit Will Go On7:54
    2Fury of the Storm
    3Fields of Despair5:25

    References

    Sonic Firestorm Wikipedia