DragonForce - Maximum Overload (12/08/2014)
Holy shit.
That's pretty much the only thing I can say after listening to Maximum Overload by UK extreme power metal band DragonForce. I've been a big fan of the band ever since I first threw my Guitar Hero rage quit during an intense play of Heroes of Our Time. I've given up completely on actually trying to play those songs; but I have never given up on this band. DragonForce are always pushing the boundaries. Always searching for ways to reinvent themselves in subtle ways. The Game is a whopping two-hundred and sixty beats per minute! Yet the band don't lose their signature melody lines. The guitars were always exploding into my ear canals, still as catchy and and as impressive as always. |
Maximum Overload is still very familiar territory for the band however, yet at ten songs, this never presents itself as a problem. Songs like The Sun Is Dead and a Three Hammers show themselves as more hook ladened tracks that require affection for aesthetic, as oppose to appreciate of technique.
I fell instantly in love with City of Gold. The song has such a classic DragonForce feel to it. There is a sense of dark-atmosphere to the track even in its huge sweeping chorus that just simply took me away! It holds brilliant vocal hooks that are presented over the band's incredible musical depth.
Although my main attraction to this album has to be the Johnny Cash cover. No, I'm serious, the band have taken the classic Ring of Fire and made it their own; it is brilliant. It's powerful and absolutely engaging in a way only DragonForce could do. Whether it's the rampaging solos or sonically-huge chorus, the band have done one of the most famous songs in music history a well-deserved justice.
Matthew Sievers
I fell instantly in love with City of Gold. The song has such a classic DragonForce feel to it. There is a sense of dark-atmosphere to the track even in its huge sweeping chorus that just simply took me away! It holds brilliant vocal hooks that are presented over the band's incredible musical depth.
Although my main attraction to this album has to be the Johnny Cash cover. No, I'm serious, the band have taken the classic Ring of Fire and made it their own; it is brilliant. It's powerful and absolutely engaging in a way only DragonForce could do. Whether it's the rampaging solos or sonically-huge chorus, the band have done one of the most famous songs in music history a well-deserved justice.
Matthew Sievers