Sonic Firestorm

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Sonic Firestorm
Studio album by DragonForce
Released	May 11, 2004
Recorded	6th Oct 2003 - 10th Dec 2003
Genre	Power metal
Length	62:21
Label	Noise Records
Producer	Karl Groom DragonForce
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
DragonForce chronology
Valley of the Damned (2003) Sonic Firestorm (2004) Inhuman Rampage (2006)
Singles from Sonic Firestorm
"Fury of the Storm" Released: 2005

Sonic Firestorm is DragonForce's second album, released in 2004.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2.1 Guest Musician 3 Incorrect track length 4 Critical acclaim 5 Trivia 6 References

[edit] Track listing

• All music written by Sam Totman, all lyrics written by ZP Theart & Sam Totman, except where noted.

1. "My Spirit Will Go On" – 7:54
2. "Fury of the Storm" (Music & Lyrics: Totman) – 6:46
3. "Fields of Despair" (Music & Lyrics: Li & Totman) – 5:25
4. "Dawn over a New World" (Music & Lyrics: Totman) – 5:13
5. "Above the Winter Moonlight" (Music: Pruzhanov, Lyrics: Pruzhanov, Totman, Li & Theart) – 7:30
6. "Soldiers of the Wasteland" – 9:47
7. "Prepare for War" (Music: Li, Lyrics: Li & Theart) – 6:15
8. "Once in a Lifetime" – 7:45
9. "Cry of the Brave" – 5:45 (Japanese release bonus track)

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

[edit] Personnel

• ZP Theart - Lead and backing vocals
• Herman Li - Lead and rhythm electric guitars, acoustic guitars
• Sam Totman - Lead and rhythm electric guitars, acoustic guitars
• Vadim Pruzhanov - Keyboards, Piano, acoustic guitars
• Adrian Lambert - Bass
• Dave Mackintosh - Drums

[edit] Guest Musician

• Clive Nolan - Backing vocals

[edit] Incorrect track length

• An error on the album's packaging states that the song "Once in a Lifetime" has a tracklength of 7:15, when in actuality it is 30 seconds longer at 7:45.

[edit] Critical acclaim

• The album was stated as the 2nd best "Battle Metal" album of the last 20 years by British metal magazine Metal Hammer in its 20th anniversary article.

[edit] Trivia

• The song "Fury of the Storm" has a reference to the Hammerfall song "Legacy of Kings", both songs contain the lines "On wings of glory we will carry on."

• The song "Dawn Over A New World", at 5:13, is the shortest song yet recorded by DragonForce (with the exception of "Invocation Of The Apocalyptic Evil" which is the 14 second intro to their 2003 "Valley Of The Damned.")

• The song "Soldiers Of The Wasteland", at 9:45, is the longest song yet recorded by DragonForce.

[edit] References

http://dragonforce.com/main.html

v • d • e DragonForce Current Members: Herman Li · Sam Totman · ZP Theart · Vadim Pruzhanov · Dave Mackintosh · Frédéric Leclercq Former Members: Adrian Lambert · Didier Almouzni · Diccon Harper · Steve Scott · Steve Williams Studio albums Valley of the Damned · Sonic Firestorm · Inhuman Rampage · Ultra Beatdown Demos Valley of the Damned (Demo) Special Editions/DVDs Inhuman Rampage (Special Edition) · Valley of the Damned - Remixed & Remastered Singles Fury of the Storm · Through the Fire and Flames · Operation Ground and Pound