DRAGONFORCE Announce New Album Extreme Power Metal
By
Larry Petro,
News Monkey
Wednesday, July 31, 2019 @ 12:52 AM
| Out September 27th; First Video "Highway to Oblivion" Debuts
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On September 27th, DRAGONFORCE will unleash their 8th full-length, Extreme Power Metal, worldwide. Produced in Los Angeles, California by Damien Rainaud at Mix Unlimited, Extreme Power Metal was also recorded, in part, on guitarist Herman Li's livestream channel on Twitch (www.twitch.tv/hermanli) with participation from the fans. For a first preview of the album, a video for the new single, "Highway to Oblivion", can be viewed on KNAC.COM HERE.
"Highway to Oblivion" also appears as a playable level in AUDICA (www.audicagame.com), a virtual reality "rhythm shooter" from Harmonix, the makers of Rock Band and Dance Central. Armed with a pair of rhythm blasters, players will be able to step into a cosmic arena and smash targets to the beat of the song. A standard edit of the song will be available as well as the intensely challenging full-length version. Clocking in at just under 7 minutes, the full-length version of "Highway to Oblivion" on Expert will be the most difficult song on the soundtrack to date. A flawless run with precise accuracy, timing, and form will earn players one of the coveted top spots on AUDICA's global leaderboards. For a preview of gameplay, follow Harmonix's Twitter and Facebook pages.
Pre-order Extreme Power Metal in the USA now at: https://metalblade.com/dragonforce/ - where the record is available in the following formats:
- digipak-CD
- transparent purple w/ black/red/blue smoke vinyl (limited to 700 copies)
- transparent orange / red haze vinyl (limited to 300 copies)
* exclusive bundles with shirts, plus digital options are also available!
See below to pre-order the album in other territories:
- Japan: http://wardrecords.com/page/special/dragonforce/
- Europe/South America: https://dragonforce.lnk.to/ExtremePowerMetal
Extreme Power Metal track-listing
- "Highway to Oblivion"
- "Cosmic Power of the Infinite Shred Machine"
- "The Last Dragonborn"
- "Heart Demolition"
- "Troopers of the Stars"
- "Razorblade Meltdown"
- "Strangers"
- "In a Skyforged Dream"
- "Remembrance Day"
- "My Heart Will Go On"
DRAGONFORCE tour dates
Tickets - http://dragonforce.com/
- 8.16 - Summer Breeze Open Air - Wittelshofen, Germany
- 8.17 - Elb-Riot - Hamburg, Germany
DRAGONFORCE tour dates
w/ special guests DANCE WITH THE DEAD, STARKILL
Tickets - http://dragonforce.com/ + VIP - http://bit.ly/DragonForceVIP
- 10.1 - Encore - Tucson, AZ
- 10.2 - Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque, NM
- 10.3 - Vinyl @ Hard Rock - Las Vegas, NV
- 10.4 - Strummers - Fresno, CA
- 10.5 - Cargo - Reno, NV
- 10.6 - Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR
- 10.7 - The Red Room - Vancouver, BC
- 10.8 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
- 10.10 - August Hall - San Francisco, CA
- 10.11 - The Observatory - Santa Ana, CA
- 10.12 - Ventura Theater - Ventura, CA
- 10.13 - Megacruise - Los Angeles, CA, USA *
* = only DRAGONFORCE
DRAGONFORCE tour dates
w/ special guests LOVEBITES + MCROCKLIN & HUTCH
Tickets - http://dragonforce.com/ + VIP - http://bit.ly/DragonForceVIP
- 11.2 - Liquid Rooms - Edinburgh, UK
- 11.3 - Welly - Hull, UK
- 11.4 - Stylus - Leeds, UK
- 11.5 - Academy 2 - Manchester, UK
- 11.6 - Institute - Birmingham, UK
- 11.8 - Forum - London, UK
- 11.9 - The Waterfront - Norwich, UK
- 11.11 - Engine Rooms - Southampton, UK
- 11.12 - Tramshed - Cardiff, UK
- 11.13 - Roadmember - Northampton, UK
- 11.14 - Northumbria Institute - Newcastle, UK
DRAGONFORCE tour dates
Tickets - http://dragonforce.com/ + VIP - http://bit.ly/DragonForceVIP
- 2.5 - 013 - Tilburg, Holland
- 2.6 - TBC - Belgium
- 2.7 - Le Forum - Charleville-Mezieres, France
- 2.8 - La Laiterie - Strasbourgh, France
- 2.9 - CCO - Lyon, France
- 2.11 - La Machine du Moulin Rouge - Paris, France
- 2.12 - Krakatoa Club - Bordeaux, France
- 2.13 - Metronum - Toulouse, France
- 2.14 - L'Usine - Istres (Marseille), France
- 2.15 - Konzertfabrick Z7 - Pratteln, Switzerland
- 2.16 - Les Docks - Lausanne, Switzerland
Following the release of Extreme Power Metal, DRAGONFORCE will begin their world tour in support of it. Li promises, "In this age, where our music is easily accessible, I am not going to waste time trying to describe the sound of our new album. I'll let the music do the talking! However, what I can tell you is, our upcoming tour will be our biggest in a decade. We have a massive epic production and a really special surprise for VIPs. We can't wait to see everyone out on the road!"
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