| Sonic Firestorm | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||
| Studio album by DragonForce | |||||
| Format | CD | ||||
| Recorded | Thin Ice Studios, Surrey, England, and LamerLuser Studios, London, England 6 October – 10 December 2003 | ||||
| Released | 11 May 2004 | ||||
| Genre | Power Metal | ||||
| Length | 56:39 (original release) 62:11 (with bonus track) | ||||
| Label | Universal, Roadrunner | ||||
| Writer(s) | Herman Li, Sam Totman, ZP Theart, Vadim Pruzhanov | ||||
| Producer | Karl Groom, DragonForce | ||||
| DragonForce album chronology | |||||
| |||||
Sonic Firestorm is Dragonforce's second album, which was released through Noise Records on May 11, 2004.
Sonic Firestorm features Dragonforce's longest recorded song, "Soldiers of the Wasteland" at 9:46. This song also includes the longest guitar solo on any of their songs.
The album was rereleased on February 22, 2010, along with the remastered and remixed version of "Valley of the Damned". It also came with the bonus track "Cry of the Brave" which was originally on the Japanese version of the album.
Production[]
The recording and mixing for the band's 2nd album took place at Surrey's Thin Ice Studios, from October 6th to December 10th, 2003. All the guitars were recorded at Herman Li's LamerLuser Studios in London.
Critical Acclaim[]
Sonic Firestorm was stated as the 2nd best "Battle Metal" album of the last 20 years by British metal magazine Metal Hammer in its 20th anniversary article.
Track Listings[]
Note: all songs arranged by Sam Totman, Herman Li, Vadim Pruzhanov, ZP Theart, and Adrian Lambert.
| Original release | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Music | Lyrics | Length | |||||
| 1. | "My Spirit Will Go On" | Sam Totman | Totman, ZP Theart | 7:54 | |||||
| 2. | "Fury of the Storm" | Totman | Totman | 6:46 | |||||
| 3. | "Fields of Despair" | Li, Totman | Li,Totman | 5:25 | |||||
| 4. | "Dawn Over a New World" | Totman | Totman | 5:12 | |||||
| 5. | "Above the Winter Moonlight" | Vadim Pruzhanov | Li, Totman, Theart, Pruzhanov | 7:30 | |||||
| 6. | "Soldiers of the Wasteland" | Totman | Totman, Theart | 9:47 | |||||
| 7. | "Prepare for War" | Li | Li, Theart | 6:15 | |||||
| 8. | "Once in a Lifetime" | Totman | Totman, Theart | 7:46 | |||||
| Japanese edition/2010 reissue | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Music | Lyrics | Length | |||||
| 9. | "Cry of the Brave" | Pruzhanov | Li, Totman, Theart, Pruzhanov | 5:45 | |||||
Personnel[]
DragonForce[]
- ZP Theart: lead and backing vocals
- Herman Li: lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars
- Sam Totman: lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars
- Vadim Pruzhanov: keyboards, piano, additional acoustic guitars
- Adrian Lambert: bass
- Dave Mackintosh: drums
Additional/Guest Personnel[]
- Clive Nolan: additional 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, United Kingdom
- Engineered by Karl Groom.
- All vocals recorded by Richard West.
- Mastered by Eberhard Köhler at Powerplay Mastering.