Valley of the Damned

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Valley of the Damned
Studio album by DragonForce
Released	2003
Recorded	2003
Genre	Power Metal
Length	57:35
Label	Sanctuary Records
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DragonForce chronology
Valley of the Damned (Demo) (2000)	Valley of the Damned (2003)	Sonic Firestorm (2004)

Valley of the Damned is DragonForce's debut album, released in 2003.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Invocation of Apocalyptic Evil" – 0:13
2. "Valley of the Damned" – 7:12
3. "Black Fire" – 5:47
4. "Black Winter Night" – 6:30
5. "Starfire" – 5:53
6. "Disciples of Babylon" – 7:16
7. "Revelations" – 6:52
8. "Evening Star" – 6:39
9. "Heart of a Dragon" – 5:22
10. "Where Dragons Rule" – 5:49 (Japanese release bonus track)

[edit] Miscellanea

• Some say that the track "Heart of a Dragon", is similar in melody to the children's nursery rhyme Five little speckled frogs. Something that is alluded to by lead guitarist Herman Li in an interview by HMP when he comically states: "...you have to steal their songs as well. We steal ours from nursery rhymes and children songs, that's why they are so catchy!"^[1]
• The theme for the game Double Dragon can be heard in the track "Black Fire".
• "Invocation of Apocalyptic Evil" has been interpreted as a playful jab at the power metal genre because of the overuse of short "30 second keyboard intros" with overly epic names that open many power metal records. The song is just 13 seconds of a swelling keyboard note that quickly transitions to Valley of the Damned.

[edit] Sources

1. ↑  ^a  Interview. DF. Retrieved on April 10, 2006.

DragonForce

ZP Theart | Herman Li | Sam Totman | Vadim Pruzhanov | Dave Mackintosh | Frédéric Leclercq

Former Members: Adrian Lambert | Didier Almouzni | Diccon Harper | Steve Scott | Steve Williams

Discography

Albums: Valley of the Damned | Sonic Firestorm | Inhuman Rampage

Demos: Valley of the Damned