The second band
I have ever seen live have changed so much since former vocalist ZP Threat left
the band. Back in the day this band would have tunes that would break the fingers
of Guitar Hero players. With the new vocalist Marc Hudson I personally think
they have become a better band when it comes to playing. We all loved the brain
melting solos from their previous albums, but does “Defenders” live up to it?
I'm not exactly
the kind of person who would jump straight on to a demo and review it, but , I thought I'd go against that for once. “Defenders” comes out to the
public as a rough cut of what it will become on DragonForce's new album Maximum Overload. This song has a nice
thrash metal feel to it; it's not over the top like most of DragonForce's stuff
- which after their first four albums comes as a slight relief in some
circumstances. Marc's voice sounds brilliant as his voice powers through the
whole song, and his awesome scream near the end of the verses. The vocal harmonies are everything you’d expect from
DragonForce, but they remind me of a faint choir when Marc leads the vocals
through the song. It’s upbeat, fast, and pounding, and not over the top with
speed as previous songs are, but as it has a slight thrash metal element, so
don't expect something slow and soppy. “Defenders” is a nice look into what
their new album will be, and if it's anything like The Power Within then I'll be happy with that.
~Matthew Clewley
~Matthew Clewley
