Sonic Firestorm
| Sonic Firestorm | ||||
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| Studio album by DragonForce | ||||
| Released | 11 May 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 6 October – 10 December 2003 | |||
| Studio | Thin Ice Studios, Surrey, England, and LamerLuser Studios, London, England | |||
| Genre | Power metal, speed metal | |||
| Length |
56:35 62:08 (Japanese Edition/Re-release) | |||
| Label | Noise/Sanctuary | |||
| Producer | Karl Groom, DragonForce | |||
| DragonForce chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Sonic Firestorm | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.0/5[2] |
Sonic Firestorm is the second studio album by English power metal band DragonForce, released through Noise Records on 11 May 2004. It is the first album to feature bassist Adrian Lambert and drummer Dave Mackintosh.
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 in length, it was DragonForce's longest song for 13 years, until it was surpassed by the 11-minute "The Edge of the World" from the 2017 album, Reaching Into Infinity.
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.[3]
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.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Spirit Will Go On" | ZP Theart, Totman | Sam Totman | 7:54 |
| 2. | "Fury of the Storm" | Totman | Totman | 6:46 |
| 3. | "Fields of Despair" | Li, Totman | Herman Li, Totman | 5:25 |
| 4. | "Dawn Over a New World" | Totman | Totman | 5:12 |
| 5. | "Above the Winter Moonlight" | Pruzhanov, Totman, Li, Theart | Vadim Pruzhanov | 7:30 |
| 6. | "Soldiers of the Wasteland" | Theart, Totman | Totman | 9:47 |
| 7. | "Prepare for War" | Li, Theart | Li | 6:15 |
| 8. | "Once in a Lifetime" | Theart, Totman | Totman | 7:46 |
| Japanese bonus track/2010 Reissue bonus track | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
| 9. | "Cry of the Brave" | Pruzhanov, Li, Totman, Theart | Pruzhanov | 5:45 |
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.
Footnotes
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Sputnikmusic review
- ↑ DragonForce: Live Playing 'Through The Roof' Since Having In-Ear Monitors