Sonic Firestorm

2004 studio album by DragonForce

Sonic Firestorm

Studio album by

DragonForce

Released

11 May 2004

Recorded

6 October – 10 December 2003

Studio

Thin Ice Studios, Surrey, England
LamerLuser Studios, London

Genre

Power metal

Length

56:35

Label

Noise
Sanctuary

Producer

Karl Groom
DragonForce

DragonForce chronology

Valley of the Damned
(2003)

Sonic Firestorm
(2004)

Inhuman Rampage
(2005)

Singles from Sonic Firestorm

"My Spirit Will Go On"
Released: 2004
"Soldiers of the Wasteland"
Released: 2004
"Fury of the Storm"
Released: 2005

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Blabbermouth	7/10^[2]
Sputnikmusic	4.0/5^[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

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

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.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"My Spirit Will Go On"	ZP Theart Sam Totman	Totman	7:54
2.	"Fury of the Storm"	Totman	Totman	6:46
3.	"Fields of Despair"	Herman Li Totman	Li Totman	5:25
4.	"Dawn Over a New World"	Totman	Totman	5:12
5.	"Above the Winter Moonlight"	Vadim Pruzhanov Totman Li Theart	Pruzhanov	7:30
6.	"Soldiers of the Wasteland"	Theart Totman	Totman	9:47
7.	"Prepare for War"	Li Theart	Li	6:15
8.	"Once in a Lifetime"	Theart Totman	Totman	7:46
Total length:				56:35

2010 re-release/Japanese bonus track
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
9.	"Cry of the Brave"	Pruzhanov Li Totman Theart	Pruzhanov	5:45
Total length:				1:02:20

Personnel

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

In other media

The song "Fury of the Storm" is featured as a playable track in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[5]	34

References

^ Allmusic review
^ Daley, Tony. "Review: Sonic Firestorm". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
^ Sputnikmusic review
^ DragonForce: Live Playing 'Through The Roof' Since Having In-Ear Monitors Archived 2 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.