Extreme Power Metal

Extreme Power Metal
Studio album by
DragonForce
Released27 September 2019 (2019-09-27)
StudioMix Unlimited, Los Angeles
Genre
Length52:50
LabelearMUSIC, Metal Blade, JVC Victor
ProducerDamien Rainaud
DragonForce chronology
Reaching into Infinity
(2017) 		Extreme Power Metal
(2019) 		Warp Speed Warriors
(2024)
Singles from Extreme Power Metal
  1. "Highway to Oblivion"
    Released: 30 July 2019
  2. "Heart Demolition"
    Released: 27 August 2019
  3. "Razorblade Meltdown"
    Released: 23 September 2019
  4. "Troopers of the Stars"
    Released: 27 August 2021
  5. "Strangers"
    Released: 25 October 2021
  6. "The Last Dragonborn"
    Released: 29 November 2022
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Blabbermouth.net[4]
Metal Injection[5]
Kerrang![6]

Extreme Power Metal is the eighth studio album by British power metal band DragonForce, released on 27 September 2019.[7] It is the band's last studio album to feature longtime bassist Frédéric Leclercq[8] and the first not to feature longtime keyboardist Vadim Pruzhanov, who left the band in 2018;[9] Epica keyboardist Coen Janssen recorded keyboards for the album as a session member.[7] The lead single "Highway to Oblivion" was released on 30 July 2019.[9] The band embarked on a world tour in support of the album following its release.[10] Music videos for "Troopers of the Stars" and "Strangers" were filmed, but not released until two years later, on 27 August 2021 and 25 October 2021, respectively.[11] In 2022, the band continued touring the album after their last tour's cancelation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] On 29 November 2022, the music video for "The Last Dragonborn" was released, being the first music video with new bassist Alicia Vigil.[13]

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  3. ^ Extreme Power Metal - DragonForce | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 28 January 2022
  4. ^ Blabbermouth (15 September 2019). "Extreme Power Metal - DRAGONFORCE". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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  6. ^ "Album Review: DragonForce – Extreme Power Metal". Kerrang!. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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  11. ^ "DragonForce launches 'Starship Troopers'-inspired video for "Troopers of the Stars"". metalblade.com. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  12. ^ "DRAGONFORCE Goes Full '80s Glam In 'Strangers' Video, Announces North American Tour With BATTLE BEAST". Blabbermouth.net. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  13. ^ "The Last Dragonborn". youtube.com. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.