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Sonic Firestorm
Studio album by
DragonForce
Released11 May 2004
Recorded6 October – 10 December 2003
Studio
Genre
Length56:35
Label
Producer
DragonForce chronology
Valley of the Damned
(2003) 		Sonic Firestorm
(2004) 		Inhuman Rampage
(2005)
Singles from Sonic Firestorm
  1. "My Spirit Will Go On"
    Released: 2004
  2. "Soldiers of the Wasteland"
    Released: 2004
  3. "Fury of the Storm"
    Released: 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blabbermouth7/10[2]
Sputnikmusic4.0/5[3]

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.[4]

Production

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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 listing

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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.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."My Spirit Will Go On"
Totman7:54
2."Fury of the Storm"TotmanTotman6:46
3."Fields of Despair"
  • Li
  • Totman
5:25
4."Dawn Over a New World"TotmanTotman5:12
5."Above the Winter Moonlight"
  • Vadim Pruzhanov
  • Totman
  • Li
  • Theart
Pruzhanov7:30
6."Soldiers of the Wasteland"
  • Theart
  • Totman
Totman9:47
7."Prepare for War"
  • Li
  • Theart
Li6:15
8."Once in a Lifetime"
  • Theart
  • Totman
Totman7:46
Total length:56:35
2010 re-release/Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
9."Cry of the Brave"
  • Pruzhanov
  • Li
  • Totman
  • Theart
Pruzhanov5:45
Total length:1:02:20

Personnel

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DragonForce
Additional personnel

Production

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  • 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, United Kingdom
  • Engineered by Karl Groom
  • All vocals recorded by Richard West
  • Mastered by Eberhard Kohler at Powerplay Mastering

In other media

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Charts

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Chart (2004) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] 34
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[6] 38
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[7] 34

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Daley, Tony. "Review: Sonic Firestorm". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  3. ^ Sputnikmusic review
  4. ^ DragonForce: Live Playing 'Through The Roof' Since Having In-Ear Monitors Archived 2 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  6. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  7. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
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