Dragonforce New Album And Announce World Tour Details

On September 27th 2019, Dragonforce will unleash their 8th full-length album, ‘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 at: https://youtu.be/Rn5CsAs798I

‘Extreme Power Metal’ will be available as a CD Digipak, 2LP+DL and digital.
Europe & Latin America:  Pre-Order the album here: https://dragonforce.lnk.to/ExtremePowerMetal

See below to pre-order the album in other territories:
USA: https://metalblade.com/dragonforce/
Japan: http://wardrecords.com/page/special/dragonforce/

The first single, “Highway To Oblivion” can be streamed and downloaded here: https://dragonforce.lnk.to/HighwayToOblivion

The video for “Highway To Oblivion” can be watched on the Dragonforce YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/Rn5CsAs798I

TRACKLIST
1. Highway to Oblivion
2. Cosmic Power of the Infinite Shred Machine
3. The Last Dragonborn
4. Heart Demolition
5. Troopers of the Stars
6. Razorblade Meltdown
7. Strangers
8. In a Skyforged Dream
9. Remembrance Day
10. My Heart Will Go On

Dragonforce Tour Dates

Tickets – http://dragonforce.com/
Aug. 16 – Summer Breeze Open Air – Wittelshofen, Germany
Aug. 17 – Elb-Riot – Hamburg, Germany

w/ special guests Dance with the Dead, Starkill
Tickets – http://dragonforce.com/ + VIP – http://bit.ly/DragonForceVIP
Oct. 1 – Encore – Tucson, AZ
Oct. 2 – Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM
Oct. 3 – Vinyl @ Hard Rock – Las Vegas, NV
Oct. 4 – Strummers – Fresno, CA
Oct. 5 – Cargo – Reno, NV
Oct. 6 – Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR
Oct. 7 – The Red Room – Vancouver, BC
Oct. 8 – El Corazon – Seattle, WA
Oct. 11 – August Hall – San Francisco, CA
Oct. 12 – Ventura Theater – Ventura, CA
Oct. 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
Nov. 2 – Liquid Rooms – Edinburgh, UK
Nov. 3 – Welly – Hull, UK
Nov. 4 – Stylus – Leeds, UK
Nov. 5 – Academy 2 – Manchester, UK
Nov. 6 – Institute – Birmingham, UK
Nov. 8 – Forum – London, UK
Nov. 9 – The Waterfront – Norwich, UK
Nov. 11 – Engine Rooms – Southampton, UK
Nov. 12 – Tramshed – Cardiff, UK
Nov. 13 – Roadmember – Northampton, UK
Nov. 14 – Northumbria Institute – Newcastle, UK

DragonForce tour dates
Tickets – http://dragonforce.com/ + VIP – http://bit.ly/DragonForceVIP
Feb. 5 – 013 – Tilburg, Holland
Feb. 6 – TBC – Belgium
Feb. 7 – Le Forum – Charleville-Mezieres, France
Feb. 8 – La Laiterie – Strasbourgh, France
Feb. 9 – CCO – Lyon, France
Feb. 11 – La Machine du Moulin Rouge – Paris, France
Feb. 12 – Krakatoa Club – Bordeaux, France
Feb. 13 – Metronum – Toulouse, France
Feb. 14 – L’Usine – Istres (Marseille), France
Feb. 15 – Konzertfabrick Z7 – Pratteln, Switzerland
Feb. 16 – Les Docks – Lausanne, Switzerland

Regarding ‘Extreme Power Metal’, Li says,

“This album again combines the best of Dragonforce in an even bigger, more epic way than we have ever done before. We are so excited for fans to hear it!” Following the departure of Vadim Pruzhanov from the band last year, the keyboards of this new album was performed by Coen Janssen of symphonic metal titan Epica, bringing a new dimension into a Dragonforce album. Totman says, “We worked really closely with Coen on this new album. We are so happy with what he has brought into this new album. Every fan will be so happy to hear his majestic playing!”

Drawing from a wide range of influences, the band’s sound combines the sing-a-long choruses of classic 80’s rock with triumphant, uplifting melodies and fantasy-themed power-metal-inspired lyrics. As a nod to their passion for all things video-game related, the band frequently incorporates retro game sounds and melodies into their recordings and live shows.

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!”

Links

https://www.twitch.tv/hermanli

https://twitter.com/dragonforce

https://www.facebook.com/dragonforce

https://www.instagram.com/dragonforcehq/

https://www.youtube.com/dragonforce