Ok, ik heb het er in verschillende topics over deze band gehad. Nu nog even een apart topic voor iedereen die nog niet op de hoogte is.
Dragonforce maakt volgens eigen zeggen:
Citaat:
'Extreme Power Metal'
Breaking the boundaries of melodic/speed/power metal as never before!
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Hier een gedeelte van de biografie van de site:
Citaat:
DragonForce is somewhat of a rarity, based in London, England they play a style of music that is almost non-existent in the country where they reside. Formed in September 1999 and formerly known as DragonHeart, the band changed their name in December 2001 to DragonForce to avoid confusion with other bands, record labels and movies under the same name.
Early DragonForce can best be described as a mix of modern melodic power metal with the fury of speed metal, since than, the band's style have evolved into a even more distinctive sound of their own. By combining all their favourite aspects of different rock and metal styles they like, ranging from – classic/power/thrash/speed/death/progressive metal/hard rock and video games music, played with a high octane energy, DragonForce's sound maybe best described as ‘Extreme Power Metal'.
The supremely catchy and instantly memorable melodies that stand shoulder-to-shoulder with some outrageous speed, power, complex twin guitar wizardry and extreme metal drumming are just some of the qualities that separate this band from the masses. This sonic fury in no way hides the bands greatest indisputable strength……their songwriting ability.
Pick any of their songs and you find a plethora of hook lines, enough technical prowess to satisfy lovers of progressive metal, guitar runs that will inspire air-guitarists everywhere and the voice of an outstanding rock shouter.
Well known on the metal-underground for a couple of years, the band started off with a self produced demo which attracted over half a million (500 000) downloads from 1 internet site alone. DragonForce had already toured with the likes of Halford, Stratovarius and Virgin Steele as well as headlining their own shows across England without having an album out. Upon release of their debut album, Valley Of The Damned , metal fans proved they knew something the media, up until that point, didn't, which was proven by the Burrn! Charts in Japan…. No 1 – Marilyn Manson / No 2 – Helloween / No 3 – DragonForce . Subsequently, the band was invited for their first tour of South East Asia, headlining their own shows in Thailand, opening for Helloween on their Japanese tour, and performing to an invited audience in Taiwan.
Glowing album reviews and album sales to match followed in Europe, with the band subsequently being booked to play prestigious festivals such as Sweden Rock, Torres Rock in Spain, Young Metal Gods in Germany and Bloodstock in the UK. In Finland, DragonForce was voted in the Top 20 new artistes alongside Beyoncé, The Darkness and 50 Cent.
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Totdat ik de nieuwe No Denial in mijn bezit heb staat het album Sonic Firestorm van deze band zonder twijfel op nummer 1 in mijn jaarlijst van 2004 en zelfs No Denial zal nog moeite hebben om dit album van zijn troon te stoten... luister en wees overdonderd:
My Spirit Will Go On (van Sonic Firestorm uit 2004)
Black Winter Night (van Valley of the Damned uit 2003(
Ik vind dit zonder twijfel de beste metalband van het moment. Die gitaristen, die drummer... man oh man.
Toen de drummer zijn elleboog gebroken had moesten ze de rest van de tour met een drumcomputer spelen omdat ze geen vervanger konden vinden die snel genoeg kon drummen.
Het mooiste is misschien nog wel dat ze voor een powermetalband een bijzonder goed gevoel voor zelfspot hebben, bijvoorbeeld te zien aan shirts met een backprint als:
∙ Boring mid-tempo power metal
∙ Standing still on stage
∙ Stare at instrument
∙ Lyrics don’t rhyme
∙ Shit pronunciations
∙ Guitar strapped under the chin
∙ Two fast songs per album
∙ Three crap ballads per album
∙ Repeat all for the next album and tour
of:
Though I walk through the
Valley of the Damned...
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK!
'COS I'M INTO DRAGONFORCE!!!
Bij de 'members' sectie van de site staan er zelfs bepaalde 'signature stage moves' van de zanger en de gitaristen.
Beste band ooit? Misschien wel!
http://www.dragonforce.com