Music Anyone seen/heard the new DragonForce single?

Just watched it on youtube. A change in sound I must say. I think I prefer the new style of music (and singer, who can actually sing lol) it's not all super fast mess. The Ultra Beatdown album was getting a bit same old in my opinion. I'm seriously looking forward to the Power Within in a few days.



What's everyone else think?

 

They are playing Nottingham Rock City later this year and I have to admit that I am tempted.

 

I think this image sums it up nicely



definitely like the new lead vocalist.

 

seems like the guitar playing has progressed as well. more melody instead of mindless acrobatics to show off skill

 

Definitely chimmy09, though there was still some showing off lol

And totally agree gunsmith, that song doesn't particularly show off his full range IMO but he does sound bloody good

 

Definitely better than Ultra Beatdown. But that's not saying much.
The new non-ZP vocalist has a more long-term pleasant voice, and the backing vocals add a dimension.
That all being said, I still hate the way Herman Li and Sam Totman jam together, their OTT solos that (quite frankly) sound a bit rubbish to me. Fortunately for them, there's only a bit of that in this song.

A full length album like this is likely to fall into "hammerfall-Hell", though, which cheesy power metal bands (except ManOWar) seemt o fall into reliably...

 

[double post-fail]

 

Better.

But DF usually only have one good song an album tbh.

 

this is more toned down than anything they have previously done, but it's still very OTT. I think they never got past the hair metal phase as teenagers.

Look forward to hearing more from them, should be a better then what happened to Nightwish when they changed vocalist...

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I will give this a chance, they do tend to have a few good tracks per album.

 

Sounds like someone has been listening to a lot of Alestorm and Koorpiklaani to me

Plus the new singer looks like Chris Jericho Still, a definite improvement.

 

Not bad, although I can't stand the constant hair flinging in the video, it's not like it's particularly heavy, so it just annoys me

 

I first started watching this and an idea formed in my head.


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Sonata Arctica do it better.

 

^^ as do Manowar...

 

I shall have to listen to Manowar and Sonata Arctica then

 

Just listened to it, rubbish.

 

Hm. They've gone a bit towards Symphony X IMO and that's a fight they are never going to win....

 

I like it personaly but agree with many on here to many arpeggios but none the less a good showing from DF I have ultra beat down and love it but it certainly is an aquired taste thats for sure

 

Ever since I saw them live when they were utter utter pants, I just can't listen to DragonForce.

 

I just can't do modern power metal. Thrash/groove/industrial yes, but not power.