| 词条 | Maximum Overload (DragonForce album) | ||
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| name = Maximum Overload | type = Studio | artist = DragonForce | cover = DragonForce-Maximum-Overload.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|df=yes|2014|8|18}} | recorded = July 2013 – March 2014 at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden | venue = | studio = | genre = {{hlist|Power metal|speed metal}} | length = 49:33 76:14 (special edition) | label = earMUSIC (Europe) Metal Blade Records (North America) 3Wise (Australia) JVC Victor (Japan) | producer = Jens Bogren | prev_title = The Power Within | prev_year = 2012 | next_title = In the Line of Fire... Larger than Live | next_year = 2015 | misc = {{Singles | name = Maximum Overload | type = studio | single1 = The Game | single1date = 18 June 2014 | single2 = Ring of Fire | single2date = 7 August 2014[1] }} }}{{Album reviews | MC = 71/100[2] |rev1 = Allmusic |rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[3] |rev2 = Alternative Press |rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}} |rev3 = Blabbermouth.net |rev3score = {{Rating|8|10}}[4] |rev4 = Exclaim |rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}} |rev5 = The Guardian |rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}} |rev6 = Kerrang! |rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}} }}Maximum Overload is the sixth studio album by British power metal band DragonForce, which was released in Europe on 18 August 2014, and in North America the next day. Trivium vocalist Matt Heafy contributed backing vocals on three songs, including the album's first single, "The Game".[5] The album was produced by Jens Bogren, marking the first time the band decided not to record in their own studio and with an outside producer. The album was released in three versions: standard physical or digital CD, special edition physical or digital CD (with five bonus tracks and a bonus DVD), and vinyl.[5] It is also the last DragonForce album to feature drummer Dave Mackintosh, who announced his departure from the band on 3 June 2014, and was subsequently replaced by Gee Anzalone.[6] Concept and recordingThe album saw guitarist Sam Totman co-writing songs with bassist Frédéric Leclercq[7] who, due to his thrash and prog tastes, expects the album to sound "a bit more diverse".[7] Guitarist Herman Li explained that the album's title and artwork were inspired by "the constant bombardment of information we are subjected to during our daily lives":[5] {{cquote|We were in an airport departure lounge surrounded by TV screens, flight information screens and advertising screens. We then looked around and no one was saying a word, they were all looking at more screens on tablets, laptops and mobile phones. There's no escaping it; it's complete information overload!}}Totman said it also reflected the musical direction of the album:[8] {{cquote|We were trying to come up with a title to try and describe the music, it's kind of like an overload of music, faster guitar playing and more of everything. The theme of the album is talking about our society and what it does at the moment – information on the internet and phone and absorbing a lot of this unnecessary stuff.}}Song informationOn 18 June 2014, German label Ear Music released the official video of the opening track "The Game" which featured new drummer, Gee Anzalone, as Dave Mackintosh had departed before the video was made. The song also features Heafy's vocals. Herman Li recorded the solos of both this song and "City of Gold" aboard Zoltan Bathory's yacht, off the coast of Los Angeles.[9] Inspired by Sepultura's Beneath the Remains and Slayer's Reign in Blood, "The Game" is the fastest song ever performed by the band at 240 bpm,[9] a record they had already broken in the previous album with "Fallen World".[10] According to Herman Li, after recording numerous takes for the "Three Hammers" solo, he couldn't decide which one to use.[11] Because his dog always reacted with a "cute face" to the pitch bending "Whammy effect", Li had his pet listen to all takes and picked the one which made her do the cutest face.[11] "Defenders", which also features Heafy on backing vocals, was the second single and the first song to be revealed via a demo version released via a video uploaded to DragonForce's official channel on 31 March 2014.[12] The official version of the song was premiered at Loudwire's website on 16 June 2014.[13] The newer version was also released as a single on the day after, on iTunes. According to Herman Li, "Defenders" was one of the first songs from the album to be finished.[13] He also explained that the idea for the song "was to create a contrast, by fusing some thrash metal style riffs with DragonForce's big epic choruses and high speed twin guitars solos. Our friend Matt Heafy from Trivium helped us out with some aggressive backing vocals in the pre choruses. In terms of lyrics, here we went for our classic fantasy approach similar to our first album."[13] The album features a cover of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire".[14] According to Totman:[14] {{cquote|Every band member wrote down three songs each and we compared them all, just for a laugh. I wrote down 'Ring of Fire' by Johnny Cash, an idea which the rest of the band loved, so we've DragonForce-ized it!}}The band has announced it as their first released cover,[5][14] not counting "Strike of the Ninja", originally "Feel the Fire", by Shadow Warriors, Totman's side project on 2008's Ultra Beatdown and in their 2012 album The Power Within: "Power of the Ninja Sword" also by Shadow Warriors. Maximum Overload itself features a third Shadow Warriors cover: "Fight to Be Free", available as a deluxe edition bonus track. The song was premiered at The A.V. Club on 6 August 2014.[15] The bonus track "Galactic Astro Domination" is a remix of a short instrumental song originally recorded by DragonForce for a Capital One commercial featured on YouTube. In the video, guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman are performing the song on an asteroid in space while using Capital One's Mobile Banking App. Track listingThe special edition physical copy of the album contained a bonus DVD with a documentary on the making of the album, A New Found Force, as well as a live performance of the song Cry Thunder, from their previous album The Power Within, at the Loud Park 2012 festival. {{tracklist| title1 = The Game | lyrics1 = {{hlist|Sam Totman|Marc Hudson}} | music1 = {{hlist|Frédéric Leclercq|Totman}} | length1 = 4:56 | title2 = Tomorrow's Kings | lyrics2 = {{hlist|Leclercq|Totman}} | music2 = Totman | length2 = 4:13 | title3 = No More | lyrics3 = {{hlist|Leclercq|Totman|Vadim Pruzhanov}} | music3 = {{hlist|Totman|Leclercq}} | length3 = 3:50 | title4 = Three Hammers | lyrics4 = {{hlist|Totman|Leclercq}} | music4 = {{hlist|Totman|Leclercq}} | length4 = 5:50 | title5 = Symphony of the Night | lyrics5 = {{hlist|Leclercq|Totman}} | music5 = {{hlist|Leclercq|Totman}} | length5 = 5:19 | title6 = The Sun Is Dead | lyrics6 = Leclercq | music6 = Leclercq | length6 = 6:34 | title7 = Defenders | lyrics7 = {{hlist|Totman|Leclercq}} | music7 = {{hlist|Leclercq|Totman}} | length7 = 5:47 | title8 = Extraction Zone | lyrics8 = {{hlist|Totman|Leclercq}} | music8 = {{hlist|Totman|Leclercq}} | length8 = 5:06 | title9 = City of Gold | lyrics9 = {{hlist|Leclercq|Totman}} | music9 = {{hlist|Leclercq|Totman}} | length9 = 4:43 | title10 = Ring of Fire | note10 = Johnny Cash cover | lyrics10 = {{hlist|June Carter Cash|Merle Kilgore}} | music10 = {{hlist|Cash|Kilgore}} | length10 = 3:15 }}{{tracklist | headline = Special edition bonus tracks | collapsed = yes | title11 = Power and Glory | lyrics11 = {{hlist|Leclercq|Totman}} | music11 = {{hlist|Totman|Leclercq}} | length11 = 5:06 | title12 = You're Not Alone | lyrics12 = {{hlist|Totman|Hudson}} | music12 = Totman | length12 = 4:38 | title13 = Chemical Interference | lyrics13 = Leclercq | music13 = Leclercq | length13 = 5:12 |title14 = Summer's End|lyrics14=Leclercq |music14=Leclercq |note14 = Japanese bonus track |length14 = 5:28 |title15 = Fight to Be Free|lyrics15=Totman |music15=Totman |note15 = Shadow Warriors cover |length15 = 4:45 |title16 = Galactic Astro Domination|lyrics16=Instrumental |music16=Totman, Herman Li |length16 = 1:32 }} Personnel
* Dave Mackintosh – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Additional musicians
Charts
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Ring of Fire CD Single|url=https://www.discogs.com/Dragonforce-Ring-Of-Fire/release/7281579|work=Apple Music|accessdate=12 November 2017}} {{DragonForce}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/maximum-overload/dragonforce |title=Reviews for Maximum Overload by Dragonforce |publisher=Metacritic |date= |accessdate=2014-08-21}} 3. ^{{cite web |last=Heaney |first=Gregory |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/maximum-overload-mw0002682340 |title=Dragonforce - Maximum Overload |publisher=AllMusic| accessdate=2014-09-08}} 4. ^{{cite web |last=Van Horn, Jr. |first=Ray |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/maximum-overload/ |title=Dragonforce - "Maximum Overload" |publisher=Blabbermouth.net| accessdate=2014-09-08}} 5. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|title=DragonForce To Release 'Maximum Overload' In August|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/dragonforce-to-release-maximum-overload-in-august/|work=Blabbermouth.net|accessdate=9 May 2014|date=31 March 2014}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=DragonForce Parts Ways With Drummer DAVE MACKINTOSH, Announces Replacement|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/dragonforce-parts-ways-with-drummer-dave-mackintosh-announces-replacement/|website=Blabbermouth.net|accessdate=3 June 2014|date=3 June 2014}} 7. ^1 {{cite web|last=Gillicker|first=Hannah|title=Music Interview: DragonForce|url=http://www.bringthenoiseuk.com/201306/music/interviews/music-interview-dragonforce|work=Bring the Noise|accessdate=10 May 2014}} 8. ^{{cite web|last1=Ramanand|first1=Elizabeth|title=Interview: Sam Totman of DragonForce|url=http://www.charged.fm/blog/post/5905/interview-sam-totman-of-dragonforce|website=Charged.com|accessdate=19 August 2014}} 9. ^1 {{cite web|last1=Fehl|first1=Zach|title=Interview: DragonForce’s Herman Li and Sam Totman talk ‘Maximum Overload,’ touring plans, Babymetal|url=http://www.metalinsider.net/interviews/interview-dragonforces-herman-li-and-sam-totman-talk-maximum-overload-touring-plans-babymetal|website=Metal Insider|accessdate=10 August 2014|date=24 July 2014}} 10. ^{{cite web|last=Kaufman|first=Spencer|title=DragonForce Stream New Song 'Fallen World'|url=http://loudwire.com/dragonforce-new-song-fallen-world/|work=Loudwire|publisher=Townsquare Media|accessdate=9 August 2014|date=20 February 2014}} 11. ^1 {{cite web|last1=sciarretto|first1=Amy|title=DragonForce: May the "Force" Be With You|url=https://arena.com/article/dragonforce-guitar-wizards-lead-by-herman-li-are-back|website=Arena.com|accessdate=10 August 2014|location=Greater London|date=30 July 2014}} 12. ^{{cite web|last=Pasbani|first=Robert|title=Here's the New DRAGONFORCE Demo featuring TRIVIUM's Matt Heafy|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/av/heres-the-new-dragonforce-demo-featuring-triviums-matt-heafy|work=Metal Injection|accessdate=10 May 2014|date=31 March 2014}} 13. ^1 2 {{cite web|last1=Childers|first1=Chad|title=DragonForce, ‘Defenders’ – Exclusive Song Premiere|url=http://loudwire.com/dragonforce-defenders-exclusive-song-premiere/|website=Loudwire|publisher=Townsquare Media|accessdate=23 July 2014|date=16 July 2014}} 14. ^1 2 {{cite web|last=Bowar|first=Chad|title=DragonForce Reveal ‘Maximum Overload’ Release Plans, Stream New Demo|url=http://loudwire.com/dragonforce-maximum-overload-release-date-stream-new-demo/|work=Loudwire|publisher=Townsquare Media|accessdate=10 May 2014|date=31 March 2014}} 15. ^{{cite web|last1=Heller|first1=Jason|title=Hear DragonForce make The Man In Black’s "Ring Of Fire" metallic|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/hear-dragonforce-make-man-blacks-ring-fire-metalli-207780|website=The A.V. Club|publisher=The Onion|accessdate=10 August 2014|date=6 August 2014}} 4 : DragonForce albums|Metal Blade Records albums|2014 albums|Albums produced by Jens Bogren |
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