Sonic Firestorm
2004
Noise Records
"Ready your breakfast and eat hearty... For tonight, we dine in hell!"
Mmm...cheesy goodness. DragonForce are those guys that made that super hard song on Guitar Hero, right? 'Through The Smoke and Flames'? Jokes aside this was one of the first "real" metal bands I encountered at a young age. The technical prowess and pure speed of it was very attractive; it wasn't exactly something I listened to on a regular basis. But as I grew older I listened to more and more of the same genre, and discovered new music. Did I ever forget about Sonic Firestorm? Of course not!
This album is a pristine example of all the good parts of 00's power metal. The rocking symphony of pounding drums, shredding guitar, and the godly voice of ZP Theart. Combine that with lyrical imagery of fantasy, of sprawling hills of green, chivalrous knights, fantastical beasts of mythos, all forming into one powerful attack on the senses. Many of the songs have a long run time as well, leading for long and intricate epics. Some of the more atmospheric songs (Soldiers of the Wasteland) appeal to me more with that comfortable arena-metal sound.
This would go on to inspire an even larger audience for the band, as well as more rising potential on later albums. Quintessential for the power-metal everyman or even a hardened veteran. Godspeed, you fiery gods!
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