DRAGONFORCE — Valley of the Damned (review)

DRAGONFORCE — Valley of the Damned album cover Album · 2003 · Power Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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DragonForce is a band that will bring the experience of fantasy and sprawling lands of adventure, all with the power of, well, power metal. Based in the early 2000's, DragonForce's first release of Valley of the Damned has all of the elements of a DragonForce album: long epics that conduct the music in an almost orchestral way and show off every piece of majesty that they can, lyrics speaking of realms far beyond our own, and of course the rage of smashing speed metal to accompany it all.

The one problem that can happen in a DragonForce album such as this is a sense of great repetition, especially in the drumming area. Every song, give or take one or two, have the same beating, insane drum beats. These are of course enjoyable, however it can get slightly stale when the time comes around to listen to the whole album. Because of this you'll probably end up looking for more variation in the vocals from Theart, who is fantastic. His voice fits perfectly in the songs. Even if they all follow the same general composition, he makes up with it for his different styles. Disciples of Babylon, Valley of the Damned, Black Fire, and on several of the other tracks Theart makes everything sound unique, especially on the first song I listed.

In simple terms, Valley of the Damned is a fantastic first effort from DragonForce. Even though much repetition is noticeable, it is something that was cured in the later releases to be sure. A great start to an awesome metal journey.
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