Today in 2006 Dragonforce released the album Inhuman Rampage London, England Power Metal Status:Active Years active: 1999-2001 (as DragonHeart), 2001-present DragonForce is a power metal band that was formed in 1999, from the remnants of black metal band Demoniac under the name of DragonHeart. However, the band soon changed its name to DragonForce before releasing any commercial albums due to possible commercial issues with Brazilian band DragonHeart. Their career began with publishing of songs on the first incarnation of MP3, claiming the top of the sites heavy metal charts. The hit song Valley Of The Damned reached over 500,000 downloads in the first few months. Despite this, two of the original members, Steve Williams and Steve Scott left the band to form power metal outfit Power Quest. The band has enjoyed increasing popularity over the years, publishing four albums and touring extensively while supporting artists such as Helloween, W.A.S.P. and Iron Maiden. Their 2005 tour in support of the Sonic Firestorm album included support from Angra and Mendeed during their passage through the UK. On October 28, 2005 bassist Adrian Lambert announced his departure from the band. (Lambert later revealed in an interview that he had left due to musical differences with Herman Li and Sam Totman). Less than a month after Lamberts departure, on November 23th 2005, DragonForce was signed to Roadrunner Records which released their album Inhuman Rampage in 2006. Lambert was replaced in 2006 by Frédéric Leclercq, who was made an official member after a performance on tour. DragonForces Through the Fire and Flames is featured as an unlockable bonus song in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock for PS2, XBOX360, PS3, Wii & PC. Not including downloadable content, it has been widely perceived as the hardest song in the Guitar Hero franchise. Noise Records ZP Theart – lead vocals Herman Li – guitar, backing vocals Sam Totman – guitar, backing vocals Vadim Pruzhanov – keyboard, piano, backing vocals Dave Mackintosh – drums, backing vocals Guest musicians Clive Nolan – backing vocals Lindsay Dawson – backing vocals, unclean vocals Adrian Lambert – bass guitar 1. Through the Fire and Flames (7:24) 2. Revolution Deathsquad (7:52) 3. Storming the Burning Fields (5:19) 4. Operation Ground and Pound (7:44) 5. Body Breakdown (6:58) 6. Cry for Eternity (8:12) 7. The Flame of Youth (6:41) 8. Trail of Broken Hearts (5:56) Total Time: 56:06 Released on CD and picture vinyl, with the CD featuring an enhanced multimedia section. Bonus track for Japan: 9. Lost Souls in Endless Time (06:22) Adrian Lambert was still part of the band during the albums recording but left before the release. March 13th 2006 the special edition was released, including the bonus track Lost Souls in Endless Time (06:22) as well as a DVD with the following tracklisting: 01. Through the Fire and Flames (Music Video) 02. Operation Ground and Pound (Music Video) 03. Behind-The-Scenes Rockumentary 04. Bonus Live Performance of My Spirit Will Go On from Metal Hammer Awards Inhuman Rampage is the third studio album by English power metal band DragonForce, released on 9 January 2006 and 20 June 2006 in North America. In America, the album reached number 1 in the Billboards Heatseekers chart; it also reached No. 103 on the Billboard 200 chart; and its first single Through the Fire and Flames has received rock radio and Fuse TV airplay, as well as a place as playable track on the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. The album has gone Silver in the UK, has sold over 350,000 units in the US and more than half a million worldwide. This is one of two DragonForce albums to feature harsh vocals, the other being The Power Within. On this album the vocals were originally performed by Lindsay Dawson of Demoniac and are performed live by Frédéric Leclercq. Leclercq performs the vocals alongside Sam Totman on The Power Within The recording for the album took place at Thin Ice Studios in Surrey and LamerLuser Studios in London between March and September 2005 and during the recording of Through the Fire and Flames guitarist Herman Li snapped one of his guitar strings. Despite this, the band decided to keep this recording and left it on the final album version. It was then mixed at Thin Ice Studios by Karl Groom, Sam Totman, Herman Li and Vadim Pruzhanov and engineered by Karl Groom and Herman Li. The mastering was performed by Eberhard Köhler at Powerplay Mastering in Berlin, Germany. A music transcription book was released for the album on 15 September 2008 by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation (ISBN 9781423433484). youtube/watch?v=15JCb6P60Vw
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