Sonic Firestorm

Sonic Firestorm
Studio album by DragonForce
Released	May 11, 2004
Recorded	Thin Ice Studios, Surrey, England, and LamerLuser Studios, London, England. October 6 – December 10, 2003
Genre	Power metal
Length	56:39 62:11 (bonus track)
Label	Noise/Sanctuary
Producer	Karl Groom, DragonForce
DragonForce chronology
Valley of the Damned (2003) Sonic Firestorm (2004) Inhuman Rampage (2006)
Singles from Sonic Firestorm
"Fury of the Storm" Released: 2005

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Sonic Firestorm is the second studio album by English power metal band DragonForce, released through Noise Records on May 11, 2004.

This album features the song, "Soldiers of the Wasteland", which includes the longest guitar solo on any of their songs. At 9 minutes and 47 seconds, this is also DragonForce's longest song.

Sonic Firestorm 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 the 6th October to the 10th December 2003. All the guitars were recorded at Herman Li's LamerLuser Studios in London.

Track listing

All songs arranged by Sam Totman, Herman Li, Vadim Pruzhanov, ZP Theart and Adrian Lambert.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"My Spirit Will Go On"	Totman, Theart	Totman	7:54
2.	"Fury of the Storm"	Totman	Totman	6:47
3.	"Fields of Despair"	Totman, Li	Totman, Li	5:25
4.	"Dawn Over a New World"	Totman	Totman	5:13
5.	"Above the Winter Moonlight"	Pruzhanov, Totman, Li, Theart	Pruzhanov	7:31
6.	"Soldiers of the Wasteland"	Theart, Totman	Totman	9:47
7.	"Prepare for War"	Li, Theart	Li	6:15
8.	"Once in a Lifetime"	Totman, Theart	Totman	7:46
Total length:				56:38

Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	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 – rhythm and acoustic guitars
• Vadim Pruzhanov – keyboards, piano, additional acoustic guitars
• Adrian Lambert – bass guitar
• 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.

External links

• Sonic Firestorm on the official website