DragonForce have set “Extreme Power Metal” as the title to their new album which they will release on September 27th via Metal Blade. The group enlisted Damien Rainaud (Fear Factory, Once Human) for the sessions, which took place in Los Angeles, CA. The track “Highway To Oblivion” serves as the first single from it and a video for it has been released below.
Additionally, that song has also now been made playable in Harmonix‘s virtual reality rhythm shooter, ‘Audica‘. Pre-orders for the ten-song album are available now via this location with the more expensive bundles featuring some retro Nintendo Entertainment System inspired offerings.
Speaking of the album, the band’s guitarist Herman Li commented “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!”
Notably the band worked with Epica‘s Coen Janssen on the keyboards for the record in the wake of last year’s departure of Vadim Pruzhanov from the group. The band’s guitarist/vocalist Sam Totman said of that “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!”
“Extreme Power Metal” will run as follows:
01 – “Highway To Oblivion”
02 – “Cosmic Power Of The Infinite Shred Machine”
03 – “The Last Dragonborn”
04 – “Heart Demolition”
05 – “Troopers Of The Stars”
06 – “Razorblade Meltdown”
07 – “Strangers”
08 – “In A Skyforged Dream”
09 – “Remembrance Day”
10 – “My Heart Will Go On”
The group’s touring schedule runs as follows:
08/16 Wittelshofen, GER – Summer Breeze Open Air
08/17 Hamburg, GER – Elb-Riot
With Dance With The Dead & Starkill:
10/01 Tucson, AZ – Encore
10/02 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
10/03 Las Vegas, NV – Vinyl @ Hard Rock
10/04 Fresno, CA – Strummers
10/05 Reno, NV – Cargo
10/06 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
10/07 Vancouver, BC – Hollywood Theater
10/08 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
10/11 Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
10/12 Ventura, CA – Ventura Theater
10/13 Los Angeles, CA – Megacruise (DragonForce only)
With Lovebites & McRocklin & Hutch:
11/02 Edinburgh, UK – Liquid Rooms
11/03 Hull, UK – Welly
11/04 Leeds, UK – Stylus
11/05 Manchester, UK – Academy 2
11/06 Birmingham, UK – Institute
11/08 London, UK – Forum
11/09 Norwich, UK – The Waterfront
11/11 Southampton, UK – Engine Rooms
11/12 Cardiff, UK – Tramshed
11/13 Northampton, UK – Roadmender
11/14 Newcastle, UK – Northumbria Institute
DragonForce:
02/05 Tilburg, NET – 013
02/06 TBA, BEL – TBA
02/07 Charleville Mezieres, FRA – Le Forum
02/08 Strasbourg, FRA – La Laiterie
02/09 Lyon, FRA – CCO
02/11 Paris, FRA – La Machine du Moulin Rouge
02/12 Bordeaux, FRA – Krakatoa Club
02/13 Toulouse, FRA – Metronum
02/14 Marseille, FRA – L’Usine
02/15 Pratteln, SWI – Konzertfabrik Z7
02/16 Lausanne, SWI – Les Docks
