DragonForce - Maximum Overload

Finally they stopped playing instruments and started playing music. Second good album in a row and definitly their best one.

Written by HyperDrifter on 12.08.2014 at 23:15

Written by Necrodamus on 14.06.2014 at 08:15

"Symphony of the Night," wonder if they were playing Castlevania when writing this...lol

Same thought here, with these guys being massive gamers I wouldn't put it past them

I think it is definitely a Castlevania song. I found an interview from a couple years back where Frederic Leclercq mentions playing Castlevania, and the lyrics also reference vampires.

I was never much into these guys but I am enjoying this record a lot, even more so knowing they write songs about video games.

Surprisingly, it's alright.

Seriously, their best album ever. Can't stop listening to it.

I'm addicted to Ring Of Fire for some reason. I fucking hate Johnny Cash and the original, but this version has the pseudo-epic vibe present in DragonForce's music that makes it fun to listen to.

Written by Ornusashas on 20.03.2015 at 17:00

Seriously, their best album ever. Can't stop listening to it.

I totally agree! My buddy just told me to listen to this and it's easily my favorite Dragonforce release to date. I listened to all their old albums at least a dozen times or so each but they never had much staying power barring a couple standout tracks each album. This is a whole new Dragonforce..... The solos are still sick but don't take up the entire song like they used to. It's nice to see their signature sound combined with a more traditional song structure. So much better with reasonable song times. I like the new singer equally well if not better. I'm addicted to fast, catchy, and video-gamey so my 9 rating's probably a bit inflated unless you also like that stuff. I just looked this album up on wikipedia and it says that "The Game" is their fastest track to date at 240bpm. I'm not sure that's what makes it tight, but it's definitely one of the standout tracks on the album. And yes, more growls please......Maybe next time add a female singer and some piano compositions in a couple tracks like Dragonland?

Favorite tracks
1- The Game
6- The Sun is Dead
13- Chemical Interference
14- Summer's End

Addendum: I go to a lot of metal shows and saw my first Dragonforce show last night due to how much I liked this album. It was highly entertaining, I'd put it in the top 20% of shows I've seen. I would definitely go again if they were headlining or played with someone I liked (ie NOT Kamelot).

Besides the terrible opening song and an equally terrible Johnny Cash cover, this was a pretty good album.

Written by psykometal on 29.08.2014 at 03:31

Power metal is much more highly regarded and respected than pop-punk ever will be. Pop-punk is a phase, highly doubt it's going to stand the test of time and last for another 2 or 3+ decades.

Proper Power Metal indeed. This tho, sucks.

For sure my favorite album ever made. No weak spot on here, each song gets me coming back because there is something I miss on each of them. Definitely has helped me through some tough times even if I ever outgrow it will always have a place in my heart. "The Game" "Tomorrow's Kings" "You're not Alone" and "Three Hammers" are the best songs here.