DragonForce discography

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DragonForce discography
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DragonForce performing in 2019
Studio albums9
Live albums2
Music videos10
Singles16
Demo albums1

The discography of DragonForce, a British power metal band, currently consists of nine studio albums, two live albums, one demo album and seven singles.

Contents

DragonForce formed in London in 1999 [1] under the name of "DragonHeart", and released their first and only demo, Valley of the Damned, independently in 2000. This earned them a record deal with Noise Records with whom they released their début studio album Valley of the Damned in 2003, after renaming to "DragonForce". Valley of the Damned featured their debut single of the same name. Their second studio album Sonic Firestorm in 2004 followed by their second single "Fury of the Storm" in 2005. They then signed to Roadrunner Records and released their first charting album and single, Inhuman Rampage and "Through the Fire and Flames", released in 2005 and 2006 respectively, followed by "Operation Ground and Pound" later the same year. Their remixed and remastered versions of Valley of the Damned and Sonic Firestorm were set for release in October 2007, but were postponed to 22 February 2010. Their fourth studio album Ultra Beatdown and its preceding single, "Heroes of Our Time", were released on 25 August 2008 and 4 July 2008 respectively. In 2012, the band released The Power Within with new vocalist Marc Hudson and in 2014 they released their follow up album Maximum Overload .

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[2]
AUS
[3]
AUT
[4]
FRA
[5]
GER
[6]
JPN
[7]
NZ
[8]
SWE
[9]
US
[10]
US
Heat

[10]
US
Indie

[10]
2003 Valley of the Damned 75
2004 Sonic Firestorm
  • Released: 11 May 2004
  • Label: Noise
34
2005 Inhuman Rampage 70325410315
2008 Ultra Beatdown
  • Released: 26 August 2008
  • Label: Roadrunner
1819621199285018
2012 The Power Within
  • Released: 17 April 2012
  • Label: Roadrunner/Essential Music/3Wise/JVC Victor
40795345164374
2014 Maximum Overload 444846154201462
2017 Reaching into Infinity
  • Released: 19 May 2017
  • Label: earMUSIC/Metal Blade/3Wise/JVC Victor
69353427147012
2019 Extreme Power Metal
  • Released: 27 September 2019
  • Label: earMUSIC/Metal Blade/JVC Victor
9387421693426
2024 Warp Speed Warriors
  • Released: 15 March 2024
  • Label: Napalm
113521
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

YearAlbum details
2010 Twilight Dementia
  • Released: 8 September 2010
  • Label: Roadrunner, Spinefarm
2015 In the Line of Fire... Larger Than Live
  • Released: 10 July 2015
  • Label: Metal Blade

Compilation albums

YearAlbum details
2016 Killer Elite: the Hits, the Highs, the Vids
  • Released: 22 July 2016
  • Label: Spinefarm

Demo albums

YearAlbum details
2000Valley of the Damned [A]
  • Released: 5 June 2000
  • Label: MP3.com/Self-released

Singles

YearSongPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
CAN
[10]
US
[10]
US
Main.

[10]
2003"Black Winter Night" Valley of the Damned
"Valley of the Damned"
2005"Soldiers of the Wasteland" Sonic Firestorm
"Fury of the Storm"
2006"Through the Fire and Flames" [B] 618634 Inhuman Rampage
"Operation Ground and Pound"
2007"Revolution Deathsquad"
2008"Heroes of Our Time" Ultra Beatdown
2009"The Last Journey Home"
"Reasons to Live"
2012"Fallen World" The Power Within
"Cry Thunder"
"Seasons"
2014"The Game"
(with Matt Heafy)
Maximum Overload
"Defenders"
"Ring of Fire"
2017"Ashes of the Dawn" Reaching into Infinity
"Curse of Darkness"
"Judgement Day"
"Midnight Madness"
2019"Highway to Oblivion" Extreme Power Metal
"Heart Demolition"
"Razorblade Meltdown"
2021"Troopers of the Stars"
"Strangers"
2022"The Last Dragonborn"
2023"Doomsday Party" Warp Speed Warriors
"Power of the Triforce"
"Power of the Saber Blade"Non-album single
"—" denotes singles that did not chart, or were not released in that country.

Music videos

YearSongDirector
2006"Through the Fire and Flames"Julian Reich [14]
"Operation Ground and Pound"Adam Mason [15]
2008"Heroes of Our Time"unknown [16]
"The Last Journey Home"unknown
2012"Cry Thunder"unknown
"Seasons"unknown
2014"The Game"Sitcom Soldiers
2015"Three Hammers"unknown
2017"Ashes of the Dawn"Ivan Čolić
"Midnight Madness"unknown
2019"Highway to Oblivion"unknown
"Heart Demolition"unknown
"Razorblade Meltdown"unknown
2021"Troopers Of The Stars"unknown
"Strangers"unknown
2022"The Last Dragonborn"unknown
2023"Doomsday Party"Jake Woodbridge
"Power of the Triforce"
"Power of the Saber Blade"
"Astro Warrior Anthem"
"Wildest Dreams"unknown
2024"Burning Heart"Jake Johnston

Footnotes

  1. ^ As DragonHeart.
  2. ^ Although released in 2006 "Through the Fire and Flames" did not enter the charts until 2008.

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