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Valley of the Damned (2003)
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1. Invocation of the Apocalyptic Evil
2. Valley of the Damned *MP3
3. Black Fire
4. Black Winter Night
5. Starfire
6. Disciples of Babylon
7. Revelations
8. Evening Star
9. Heart of a Dragon
10. Where Dragons Rule - Bonus track on Japanese edition only.
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Produced by Herman Li and Sam Totman
Noise / Sanctuary Records 2003
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DragonForce wipe the floor with the herd of so-so European power metal outfits; this is British rock royalty in the making. - Terrorizer (UK)
11 out of 13 eyes - Bright Eyes (Germany)
In my mind, power metal doesn’t get any better than this. Simply brilliant. 5/5 - ProgPower Online
5 out of 6 - Scream Magazines (Norway)
... a killer marriage of furious speed, technical prowess, and melody.... All in all, this is one hell of a debut album. 84/100 - Metal Reviews
8 out of 10 score - Babylon Magazine (Italy)
...definitely has the chops to be one of the most memorable bands this year has produced. 9/10 - Nightfall (New Zealand)
9,5 out of 10 - Power Fest (Portugal)
Speed Metal gets a totally new meaning here!!! Recommended indeed! 9/10 - AOR-Europe
5,5 out of 6 - Eternal Terror (Norway)
...a heavenly speed metal masterpiece, and a debut album that will be very hard to follow up.
9/10 - Metal Express (Norway)
Dragonforce are going to be massive in this genre - no question. - Full Strengh (Australia)
Great songwriting and high quality production, and you have an amazing debut that really stands out from the pack. 7! out of 6 stars - Harder Beat (USA)
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...a sound that is distinctly their own.
Seriously, you'll be hard pressed to find many better metal albums this year. 9/10 - Powerplay (UK)
87 out of 100 score - Burrn! (Japan)
DF have delivered a debut album that's fresh, vibrant and good enough to suggest the possibility of a very rosy future - Metal Hammer (UK)
9 out of 10 score - Metal Heart (Germany)
...the sound and production on ‘Valley Of The Damned’, is nothing short of amazing...
Probably the best power metal album to come along in quite a while. 9/10 - UltimateMetal.com
8 out of 10 - Imperiumi (Finland)
Combining technical shred and melody with plenty of speed and heaviness, DF have definitely delivered a winner. 4.3/5 - Metal-Rules.com
...it easily stands out as one of the best debut-cds... effortlessly beat their competition with their hands tied behind... 88/100 -
Lords of Metal (Netherlands)
Por una vez todo lo que anunciaban no era simple palabrería comercial. Por cierto, sorprende su procedencia: Inglaterra, ¿cuántos años sin escuchar una buena banda inglesa de Heavy Metal?, aunque poco se parecen a la legendaria NWOBHM.
9.5/10 -
Metal Masquerade (Spain)
9/10 - Paranoid / Golden Age Metal Review (China)
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DragonForce Line-up for Valley of the Damned:
Herman Li – Lead and rhythm electric guitars, acoustic guitars, backing vocals
Sam Totman – Lead and rhythm electric guitars
ZP Theart – Lead and backing vocals
Vadim Pruzhanov – Keyboards and Piano
Didier Almouzni - Drums
Additional Musicians:
Diccon Harper – Bass guitar
Clive Nolan – Backing vocals, additional keyboards
All song arranged by DragonForce
All lead vocal melodies by Sam Totman except Disciples of Babylon by ZP Theart, Evening Star by Herman Li.
DragonForce logo concept by Herman Li
DragonForce logo designed by Jean Pascal Fournier
Album cover by Jean Pascal Fournier
Recorded at Thin Ice Studios with Karl Groom and Herman Li’s Lamer Luser Studios in England, UK during July to October 2002
Drums recorded by Tommy Hansen at Jail House Studios in Denmark during May 2002
Mixed at Thin Ice Studios by Karl Groom, Herman Li & Sam Totman
Mastered at Aubitt Studio by Rob Aubrey and Herman Li
Engineered by Karl Groom and Herman Li
Produced by Herman Li & Sam Totman
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