Warp Speed Warriors is the ninth studio album by British power metal band DragonForce, released on 15 March 2024 through Napalm Records.[4] It is the first album with bassist Alicia Vigil following the departure of Frédéric Leclercq in 2019 and more than four years after the previous album Extreme Power Metal was released in September 2019, marking their longest gap between studio albums to date. It is also the band's shortest studio album, at 49 minutes and 7 seconds.
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| Released | 15 March 2024 | |||
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| Length | 49:07 | |||
| Label | Napalm | |||
| Producer | Damien Rainaud | |||
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| Singles from Warp Speed Warriors | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Blabbermouth.net |   [1] |
| Metal Hammer |   [2] |
| Sputnikmusic |  [3] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Astro Warrior Anthem" | Sam Totman | Totman | 6:50 |
| 2. | "Power of the Triforce" | Totman | Totman | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Kingdom of Steel" | Totman | Totman | 4:45 |
| 4. | "Burning Heart" | Totman, Thomas Josefsson | Totman, Josefsson | 5:55 |
| 5. | "Space Marine Corp" | Totman | Totman | 6:17 |
| 6. | "Prelude to Darkness" | Instrumental | Totman | 0:52 |
| 7. | "The Killer Queen" | Totman, Josefsson | Totman | 5:49 |
| 8. | "Doomsday Party" | Totman | Totman | 5:14 |
| 9. | "Pixel Prison" | Totman | Totman, Coen Janssen | 6:42 |
| Total length: | 46:17 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 10. | "Wildest Dreams (DragonForce's Version)" (Taylor Swift cover) | Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Shellback | 2:50 |
| Total length: | 49:07 | ||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Astro Warrior Anthem" (featuring Matt Heafy and Nita Strauss) | Totman | Totman | 6:50 |
| 2. | "Burning Heart" (featuring Alissa White-Gluz) | Totman, Thomas Josefsson | Totman, Josefsson | 5:55 |
| 3. | "Doomsday Party" (featuring Elize Ryd) | Totman | Totman | 5:16 |
| 4. | "Power of the Triforce" (instrumental) | Instrumental | Totman | 3:53 |
| Total length: | 21:54 | |||
Personnel
editBand members
- Marc Hudson – lead and backing vocals
- Herman Li – guitars, backing vocals, production
- Sam Totman – guitars, backing vocals, production
- Alicia Vigil – bass, backing vocals
- Gee Anzalone – drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Coen Janssen – keyboards
Technical
- Damien Rainaud – production, mastering, mixing, engineering
Charts
edit| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] | 11 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 35 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] | 21 |
| Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)[8] | 46 |
| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[9] | 19 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[10] | 42 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 42 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC)[12] | 16 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[13] | 9 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[14] | 8 |
References
edit- ^ "Warp Speed Warriors". Blabbermouth.net. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Chantler, Chris (11 March 2024). ""Wacky avalanches of overripe gorgonzola delivered with the band's trademark OTT exuberance and virtuosic flair": Dragonforce's Warp Speed Warriors might be more meme than music, but it still delivers the goods". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 15 March 2024 – via Louder.
- ^ "Review: DragonForce – Warp Speed Warriors". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "DragonForce Announces Warp Speed Warriors Album, Shares 'Power of the Triforce' Music Video". 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – DragonForce – Warp Speed Warriors" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – DragonForce – Warp Speed Warriors" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2024-03-25/p/3" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Oricon Top 50 Digital Albums: March 25, 2024" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of March 20, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – DragonForce – Warp Speed Warriors". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
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