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| 5.0 classic | BallsToTheWall | March 21st 12 |
first four raters have been reported and banned for eternity.
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| 2.0 poor | Urinetrouble | April 3rd 12 |
This isn't very good at all. Its basically old Dragonforce but with a md-range singer and more digestible, shorter songs. However, the song writing is the typical DF formula without much variation in tempo or riffs and Hudson is bland on vocals. The epic, cheesy bombast this record has does make it fun to listen to, if only for a few tracks
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| 3.5 great | CitiesInTheSky | April 13th 12 |
This is the best release of Dragonforce's career. Marc Hudson is incredibly talented and is three times the vocalist ZP was. The band has finally learned how to write songs in a concise manner while still keeping them intense. Vadim has more of a presence, and has traded most of his cheesy synth sounds for big orchestral patches. There are only three songs here above the five minute mark. And not every song is a 250 bpm face ripper. In fact, half of the album is mid tempo anthems. They venture into pirate metal in the song "Cry Thunder", and into folky viking metal on "Die By The Sword." Yes, the "throw-darts-at-a-wall-of-power-metal-buzzwords" lyricism is there still. Herman and Sam continue to trade blistering solos, and their bass player (whoever he is) remains mostly hidden. But this is the best I've heard from Dragonforce. I am pleasantly surprised.
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| 2.5 average | kman123 | April 8th 12 |
Take a shot every time they say 'so far away'
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| 4.0 excellent | Poet | April 8th 12 |
New singer brings shorter songs, more variety of riffs, lack of Mach 5 guitar solos for 70 minutes, and a return to the band's roots combining the best of Valley of the Damned and Sonic Firestorm. This is easily the best power metal album in the past two years and that is something I did not think I would say about the band at this point in time.
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| 3.0 good | Jared Floryan | December 26th 14 |
Oh, my Gandalf blow-up doll, DragonForce are aiming to be legitimate musicians! With a more competent frontman in Marc Hudson (not to say that ZP Theart was ever a bad vocalist) and overall shorter track lengths, The Power Within is a surprisingly pleasant listen for the most part. True, this band has their obsession over fire, places so far away, and Magic: The Gathering intact, but this recording essentially revels in digestible cheese, so it kinda works out well unlike the album's two predecessors, which pretty much puked a one-trick pony bile all over DragonForce.
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| 4.0 excellent | pornogrindtheater | June 2nd 14 |
Fuck me sideways with a broken broom handle, this is actually good.
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| 4.5 superb | warlordfun | September 5th 13 |
The best album by Dragonforce. The new singer fits well, the musicianship is better and more balanced, than their previous efforts. A new direction overall and i hope they will continue this way.
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| 1.5 very poor | TybaltKoala | January 23rd 22 |
Different singer but same old shit. At least, the acoustic song at the end is quite good. They should do that more often and quit that nonsensical frenetic guitar masturbation...
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| 3.5 great | deadrisingx1 | October 10th 12 |
DragonForce is back, and by God, they're better than ever!!
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| 3.5 great | Surtur | April 14th 12 |
With their new vocalist, Marc Hudson (a much better vocalist than ZP Theart as well), DragonForce sound revitalized. Shorter song lengths stop the songs from outstaying their welcome, and they finally sound focused. DragonForce have written the album of their career, and hopefully, with Marc Hudson, will be able to rise above from their current reputation. I recommend this to any fan of Power Metal. If you loved DragonForce before, you still will. If you hated them, give it a try, you might just change your mind.
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| 0.0 | DarthMann | April 5th 12 |
they still suck
and they havent fucking stopped saying 'So far away'
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| 3.0 good | youfailedme87 | April 4th 12 |
This is solid album, but nothing special. I don't care for their new singer as much though, he doesn't seem to have the range that their previous one did. The album seems to gear more towards the style of their first two albums more, which is a welcome change from the awful ultra beatdown style.
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| 3.5 great | Alex Newton | March 16th 12 |
I already miss ZP and his potty mouth. Dragonforce continues to lose the plot even further. rThe smart money says this is gonna suck.rUpdate: it's actually not bad.
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| 4.0 excellent | Piem | February 29th 24 |
| 2.5 average | Divinis | October 27th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | MrIceTea | February 25th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Phate72 | December 29th 22 |
| 3.0 good | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | December 18th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | KManoc1 | October 21st 22 |
| 3.0 good | Djokoll | September 14th 22 |
| 2.5 average | Harlz | March 7th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Wj2006 | September 28th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Abraxas | March 27th 20 |
| 3.5 great | mEyck07 | November 20th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | dcube | October 29th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | kodama | October 18th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Nishe | October 6th 19 |
| 3.5 great | TAN | September 27th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | mifzal | September 8th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dmax28 | July 9th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mitch | November 28th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Masha2k | April 3rd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rosier | February 9th 18 |
| 1.0 awful | Keira | May 19th 17 |
| 3.5 great | CIF | May 2nd 17 |
| 3.5 great | Redlar | March 24th 17 |
| 3.0 good | tellah | December 1st 16 |
| 3.0 good | Kronzo | November 28th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kucabara | November 20th 16 |
| 3.0 good | DaveD | August 18th 16 |
| 3.1 good | Trey STAFF | May 26th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Snide | May 20th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rikkukun | February 18th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | jybt | December 22nd 15 |
| 2.5 average | ABlake | October 23rd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | gas83 | October 11th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | beyn666 | October 8th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Aaron77 | December 24th 14 |
| 2.0 poor | vale | October 11th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Vesquezo | September 8th 14 |
| 3.5 great | daberu | August 20th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | roig | July 27th 14 |
| 3.0 good | ngk44 | April 17th 14 |
| 2.0 poor | Wiosna | March 29th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Adam | March 4th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Zeg | February 20th 14 |
| 1.5 very poor | Pwoper | January 29th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Digis | January 3rd 14 |
| 3.5 great | vai90 | November 10th 13 |
| 2.5 average | Skreemo | November 2nd 13 |
| 5.0 classic | tz2002 | January 12th 13 |
| 3.5 great | SMK | November 21st 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Afbg123 | November 17th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Winrar | November 9th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Qwedger | July 31st 12 |
| 2.0 poor | DWiz | July 19th 12 |
| 3.5 great | LTDA | April 23rd 12 |
| 3.5 great | CutMan | April 18th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Dummit | April 16th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Warpt | April 15th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | nikonic | April 15th 12 |
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