Sonic Firestorm
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Sonic Firestorm is the second studio album by British 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. The reissue of this album was released on 22 February 2010, along with a remixed and remastered version of the band's first album, Valley of the Damned. The re-release also came with the bonus track "Cry of the Brave", which was a Japanese bonus track on the original release.<ref>DragonForce: Live Playing 'Through The Roof' Since Having In-Ear Monitors Template:Webarchive</ref>
ProductionEdit
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 listingEdit
Along with the bonus track "Cry of the Brave", which was initially only included as a Japanese bonus track on the original release, the 2010 re-release includes a bonus DVD with an interview from Dave Mackintosh and a commentary from Herman Li and Sam Totman, as well as live "Fury of the Storm" and "Fields of Despair" performances in Japan from 2005.
PersonnelEdit
- DragonForce
- ZP Theart – vocals
- Herman Li – guitars, acoustic guitar
- Sam Totman – guitars, acoustic guitar
- Vadim Pruzhanov – keyboards, piano, additional acoustic guitar
- Adrian Lambert – bass
- 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
- Engineered by Karl Groom
- All vocals recorded by Richard West
- Mastered by Eberhard Kohler at Powerplay Mastering
In other mediaEdit
- The song "Fury of the Storm" is featured as a playable track in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.
ChartsEdit
Template:Album chartTemplate:Album chartChart (2004) | Peak position |
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Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref name="JPN">Template:Cite book</ref> | 34 |